Weight rack accessory coupling

Abstract

A coupling for use with a conventional weight rack having a first wall, a second wall and an intermediate wall that together form an open channel, a pivot pin extending orthogonally from a pin portion of the first wall towards the second wall and a releasable pin tethered to the coupling and sized to be received through aligned apertures in the first wall and second wall. Upon insertion of the releasable pin into the aligned apertures, the releasable pin and the pivot pin are spaced apart one from the other. Both of the pivot pin and the releasable pin are sized to be received into apertures in an upright rail of a conventional weight rack. The exterior side of the intermediate wall may be secured to a wide variety of weight rack accessories.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A coupling for securing an accessory to a weight rack, comprising:
 a first wall member having a top end, a bottom end spaced apart from the top end, a proximal edge intermediate the top end and the bottom end, a distal edge intermediate the top end and the bottom end and spaced apart from the proximal edge, an interior side intermediate the proximal edge and the distal edge, an exterior side intermediate the proximal edge and the distal edge and opposite the interior side, and a pin portion proximal to the top end of the first wall and intermediate the proximal edge and the distal edge;   a second wall member having a top end, a bottom end spaced apart from the top end, a proximal edge intermediate the top end and the bottom end, a distal edge intermediate the top end and the bottom end and spaced apart from the proximal edge, an interior side intermediate the proximal edge and the distal edge, and an exterior side intermediate the proximal edge and the distal edge and opposite the interior side;   an intermediate wall member having a top end, a bottom end spaced apart from the top end, a first edge connected to the distal edge of the first wall member, a second edge connected to the distal edge of the second wall member, an interior side and an exterior side to which an accessory for use with a weight rack can be secured;   an open channel formed intermediate the interior side of the first wall and the interior side of the second wall and intermediate the proximal edges of the first and second walls and the intermediate wall member, the open channel having an opening intermediate the proximal edges of the first wall and the second wall and sized to receive an upright rail of a weight rack having a plurality of regularly spaced apertures therethrough; and   a pivot pin having a proximal end connected to the pin portion of the first wall, and an intermediate portion terminating at a second end of the pivot pin, the pivot pin extending orthogonally from the interior side of the first wall and sized to be received within the regularly spaced apertures of the upright rail of the weight rack.   
     
     
         2 . The coupling of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a releasable pin having a proximal end and a distal end, the releasable pin connected to the coupling by a tether member;   a first wall aperture in the first wall proximal to the bottom end of the first wall and sized to receive the releasable pin upon insertion therein; and   a second wall aperture in the second wall proximal to the bottom end of the second wall, the second wall aperture being aligned with and spaced apart from the first wall aperture, the second wall aperture sized to receive the distal end of the releasable pin upon insertion through the first wall aperture and to and through the second wall aperture.   
     
     
         3 . The coupling of  claim 2 , wherein the tether member is one of a cable, a wire and a chain. 
     
     
         4 . The coupling of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal end of the pivot pin is welded to the first wall. 
     
     
         5 . The coupling of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal end of the pivot pin is connected to the first wall by press fitting the proximal end of the pivot pin into a pivot pin aperture through the pin portion of the first wall.