Adjustable Trap Bar

Abstract

Embodiments of improved closed-piece and open-piece trap bar having adjustable properties that enable the user to have a safer and more effective weightlifting experience. Closed-piece trap bars comprise a trap bar wherein the user steps into a structure that entirely surrounds him or her during the lifting and lowering process. Open-piece trap bars comprise a trap bar wherein the user steps into a structure that partially surrounds him or her during the lifting and lowering process. These trap bars are adjustable either because the width of the trap bar itself may be adjusted or the length of the handles may be adjusted or the space in between the handles may be adjusted.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 - 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . A weight-lifting apparatus comprising:
 a left side piece having a left locking mechanism, a left top end and a left bottom end, wherein the left bottom end has a left support mechanism;   a right side piece having a right locking mechanism, a right top end and a right bottom end, wherein the right bottom end has a right support mechanism;   a left weight-loading bar jutting out in the left direction fused to the left side piece;   a right weight-loading bar jutting out in the right direction fused to the right side piece;   a front piece having a front left end and a front right end;   wherein the left top end is fused with the front left end;   wherein the right top end is fused with the front right end;   a left handle inserted within the left side piece that, based on the position of the left locking mechanism, is selectively extendible in the opposite direction of the left weight-loading bar; and   a right handle inserted within the right side piece that, based on the position of the right locking mechanism, is selectively extendible in the opposite direction of the right weight-loading bar.   
     
     
         19 . The weight-lifting apparatus as in  claim 18 , wherein the left support mechanism comprises the left bottom end that is bent with respect to the rest of the left side piece, and wherein the right support mechanism comprises the right bottom end that is bent with respect to the rest of the right side piece. 
     
     
         20 . The weight-lifting apparatus as in  claim 18 , wherein the left support mechanism and the right support mechanism comprise a single back piece fused to the left bottom end and the right bottom end.