Barbell assembly

摘要

A barbell includes a bar assembly that includes a sleeve rotatably fitted over a rotating-locking mechanism at an end of a shaft; and an end cap attached to an open end of the sleeve to enclose the rotating-locking mechanism and the end of the shaft inside the sleeve, in which the rotating-locking mechanism includes a supporting ring rotatably fitted over the shaft and a joining ring attached to the end of the shaft, in which the supporting ring abuts, on one side, a shoulder on an inner surface of the sleeve and, on the other side, the joining ring.

主权项

1. A barbell comprising a bar assembly that comprises:
a sleeve rotatably fitted over a rotating-locking mechanism at an end of a shaft; and an end cap attached to an open end of the sleeve to enclose the rotating-locking mechanism and the end of the shaft inside the sleeve, wherein the rotating-locking mechanism comprises a supporting ring rotatably fitted over the shaft and a joining ring attached to the end of the shaft, wherein the supporting ring abuts, at a first end of the supporting ring, a shoulder on an inner surface of the sleeve and abuts the joining ring at a second end of the supporting ring, wherein the joining ring includes threads on an internal surface and is attached to the end of the shaft by thread engagement, and a pin is inserted through an off-center hole in the joining ring and into an off-center hole in the end of the shaft to prevent the joining ring from rotating around the shaft.