Barbell Safety Device

Abstract

The invention is directed towards a lightweight and portable barbell safety device, comprising a first base that stably places the device in a vertical position, a second base that stably places the device in a horizontal position, an anchoring means that holds the bar of the barbell when the device is in a vertical position, and a docking means that holds a weight plate of the barbell when the device is in a horizontal position. The device allows users to safely secure a barbell and quickly and efficiently load and unload the weight plates onto and from the barbell.

1 . A barbell safety device comprising a first base to allow said device to be stably placed in a vertical position, a second base to allow said device to be stably placed in a horizontal position, an anchoring means vertically spaced from said first base for holding a bar of a barbell when said device is in the vertical position, and a docking means to hold a weight plate of a barbell when said device is in the horizontal position. 
     
     
         2 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said first base and said second base are flat surfaces. 
     
     
         3 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said first base is perpendicular to said second base. 
     
     
         4 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein a first spacer separates said anchoring means apart from and above said first base. 
     
     
         5 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein a second spacer separates said docking means apart from and above said second base. 
     
     
         6 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said docking means has two ends, each end includes one or more protrusions. 
     
     
         7 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said docking means has a texturized surface. 
     
     
         8 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said anchoring means is a groove, a notch, or a channel. 
     
     
         9 . The barbell safety device of  claim 8 , wherein said anchoring means has a bulge or a decline with an angle of 45° or less. 
     
     
         10 . The barbell safety device of  claim 4 , wherein said first spacer is a solid made of wood, metal, rubber, plastic, rigid plastic foam, fortified cellulosic products, reinforced composites, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The barbell safety device of  claim 5 , wherein said second spacer is a solid made of wood, metal, rubber, plastic, rigid plastic foam, fortified cellulosic products, reinforced composites, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The barbell safety device of  claim 4 , wherein said first spacer further includes a stabilizing means that is adjacent to said docking means for allowing a weight of a barbell to lean against. 
     
     
         13 . The barbell safety device of  claim 12 , wherein said stabilizing means has an angled surface or a flat surface. 
     
     
         14 . The barbell safety device of  claim 13 , wherein said stabilizing means is an angled surface having an angle of 8° to 1° deviated from said docking means. 
     
     
         15 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , including a ramping means extending from said docking means, whereby a weight plate can be rolled onto said ramping means and placed into said docking means. 
     
     
         16 . The barbell safety device of  claim 15 , wherein said ramping means is a solid made of wood, metal, rubber, plastic, rigid plastic foam, fortified cellulosic products, reinforced composites, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The barbell safety device of  claim 15 , wherein said ramping means has a straight or curved outside edge. 
     
     
         18 . The barbell safety device of  claim 17 , wherein said ramping means has a curved outside edge, and has an angle β of 8° to 1° deviated from the straight edge of said docking means. 
     
     
         19 . The barbell safety device of  claim 4 , wherein said first spacer has one end closed to said first base and said one end contains a rolling means above said first base, to allow changing said device from a vertical position to a horizontal position, or vice versa. 
     
     
         20 . The barbell safety device of  claim 1 , wherein said device has a weight of 0.5 to 6 lbs and occupies about 10 to 40 square inches of floor space.