Exercising Weight System

Abstract

A first exercise weight and a second exercise weight have handles, and the first exercise weight also has a cavity for receiving the second exercise weight. When the second exercise weight is received in the first exercise weight, the handle of the first exercise weight overlies the handle of the second exercise weight to form a common handle. In this way, the composite weight formed of the two component weights may be used itself as an exercise weight.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise weight system comprising:
 a first exercise weight having a handle and a second exercise weight having a handle, wherein the first exercise weight has a cavity for receiving the second exercise weight such that when the second exercise weight is received in the first exercise weight to form a composite exercise weight, the handle of the first exercise weight can overly the handle of the second exercise weight to form a common handle for the composite exercise weight.   
     
     
         2 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the handles of the first and second exercise weights are substantially the same length. 
     
     
         3 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second exercise weights are open at both ends. 
     
     
         4 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the first exercise weight extends the length of the of the first exercise weight. 
     
     
         5 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second weight can be slidably received within the first. 
     
     
         6 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second exercise weights are substantially the same length. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second exercise weights are substantially square in a cross-section parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first and second weights. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise weight system as claimed, in  claim 1 , wherein the handles of the first and second exercise weights are formed by removing a part of a top surface and side walls of the first and second exercise weights, respectively. 
     
     
         9 . An exercise weight system according to  claim 8 , wherein only two parts of each weight are removed from each weight to form the handles of each weight. 
     
     
         10 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the handles of the first and second exercise weights are provided in the centre of a top surface of each weight. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the first exercise weight extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle of the first exercise weight. 
     
     
         12 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second exercise weights comprise steel or rubber. 
     
     
         13 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein substantially all of the first and second exercise weights comprise steel or rubber. 
     
     
         14 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the handles of the first and second exercise weights comprise a coating compressible under pressure and/or a resiliently deformable material and/or a friction enhancing material. 
     
     
         15 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the handles of the first and second exercise weights are parallel to a longitudinal axis of the weights. 
     
     
         16 . An exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a third exercise weight, wherein the second exercise weight has a cavity for receiving the third exercise weight, such that when the third exercise weight is received in the second exercise weight to form a composite exercise weight, the handle of the second exercise weight can overly the handle of the third exercise weight to form a common handle for the composite exercise weight. 
     
     
         17 . An exercise weight system according to  claim 16 , wherein the handles of the first, second and third exercise weights can overly to form a common handle. 
     
     
         18 . An exercise weight, the exercise weight being suitable for use as an exercise weight of an exercise weight system as claimed in  claim 1 .