Weightlifting bar

Abstract

An open trap bar, comprising a body portion, the body portion comprising: a left body portion; a right body portion; and a middle body portion extending between the left body portion and the right body portion; a left handle extending from the left body portion towards a center of the open trap bar; a right handle extending from the right body portion towards the center of the open trap bar; a left sleeve; a right sleeve; a curved left foot extending from the left body portion; and a curved right foot extending from the right body portion, wherein the curved left foot and right foot are configured as a counterweight to the body portion.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An open trap bar, comprising: 
 a body portion, the body portion comprising: 
 a left body portion; 
 a right body portion; and 
 a middle body portion extending between the left body portion and the right body portion; 
   a left handle extending from the left body portion towards a center of the open trap bar;   a right handle extending from the right body portion towards the center of the open trap bar;   a left sleeve extending from the left body portion away from the center of the open trap bar;   a right sleeve extending from the right body portion away from the center of the open trap bar;   a curved left foot extending from the left body portion, the left foot including a first left foot portion, a second left foot portion, and a third left foot portion extending between the first and second left foot portions, wherein the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion extend farther from the body portion than the third left foot portion to create the curve of the left foot; and   a curved right foot extending from the right body portion, the curved right foot including a first right foot portion, a second right foot portion, and a third right foot portion extending between the first and second right foot portions, wherein the first right foot portion and the second right foot portion extend farther from the body portion than the third right foot portion to create curve of the curved right foot,   wherein the curved left foot and right foot are configured as a counterweight to the body portion.   
     
     
         2 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the curved left foot is coupled to the body portion at the third left foot portion. 
     
     
         3 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the curved right foot is coupled to the body portion at the third right foot portion. 
     
     
         4 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion are wider than the third left foot portion. 
     
     
         5 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the first right foot portion and the second right foot portion are wider than the third right foot portion. 
     
     
         6 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the curved left foot consists of a solid and unitary material such that the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion are not hollow. 
     
     
         7 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the curved right foot consists of a solid and unitary material such that the first right foot portion and the second right foot portion are not hollow. 
     
     
         8 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the left body portion, right body portion, and middle body portion of the body portion comprise a continuous cylindrical bar extending from the left body portion to the right body portion. 
     
     
         9 . The open trap bar of  claim 8 , wherein the body portion has a hexagonal shape, wherein the left body portion comprises two sides of the hexagonal shape, the right body portion comprises two sides of the hexagonal shape that are opposite the left body portion, and the middle body portion comprises two opposing sides of the hexagonal shape and is between the left body portion and the right body portion. 
     
     
         10 . The open trap bar of  claim 9 , wherein the two middle body portions comprise a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side includes a bar extending between the left body portion and the right body portion and the second side is an open space such that the left body portion and the right body portion are not connected by a bar.  
     
     
         11 . The open trap bar of  claim 1 , wherein the curved left foot is curved from first left foot portion to second left foot portion, and the curved right foot is curved from first right foot portion to second right foot portion.  
     
     
         12 . An open trap bar, comprising: 
 a body portion, wherein the body portion has a hexagonal shape, the body portion comprising: 
 a left body portion, wherein the left body portion comprises two sides of the hexagonal shape; 
 a right body portion, wherein the right body portion comprises two sides of the hexagonal shape; and 
 a middle body portion extending between the left body portion and the right body portion, wherein the middle body portion comprises a single side of the hexagonal shape; 
   a left handle extending from the left body portion towards a center of the open trap bar;   a right handle extending from the right body portion towards the center of the open trap bar,   wherein the left and the right handle each comprise a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion;   a left sleeve extending from the left body portion away from the center of the open trap bar;   a right sleeve extending from the right body portion away from the center of the open trap bar;   a curved left foot extending from the left body portion, the curved left foot including a first left foot portion, a second left foot portion, and a third left foot portion extending between the first and second left foot portions;; and   a curved right foot extending from the right body portion, the curved right foot including a first right foot portion, a second right foot portion, and a third right foot portion extending between the first and second right foot portions,    wherein the curved left foot is configured to support the open trap bar when the first left foot portion and second left foot portion of the curved left foot contact a flat ground surface, and the third left foot portion is configured to be spaced apart from the flat ground surface when the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion are in contact with the flat ground surface.   
     
     
         13 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the curved left foot is coupled to the body portion at the third left foot portion. 
     
     
         14 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the curved right foot is coupled to the body portion at the third right foot portion. 
     
     
         15 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion are wider than the third left foot portion. 
     
     
         16 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the first right foot portion and the second right foot portion are wider than the third right foot portion. 
     
     
         17 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the curved left foot consists of a solid and unitary material such that the first left foot portion and the second left foot portion are not hollow. 
     
     
         18 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the curved right foot consists of a solid and unitary material such that the first right foot portion and the second right foot portion are not hollow. 
     
     
         19 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the left body portion, right body portion, and middle body portion of the body portion comprise a continuous cylindrical bar extending from the left body portion to the right body portion. 
     
     
         20 . The open trap bar of  claim 12 , wherein the curved left foot and the curved right foot are configured as counterweights to the middle body portion such that a weight of the middle body portion is equivalent to a weight of the curved left foot and the curved right foot.