| CPC A63B 21/0783 (2015.10) [A63B 21/0724 (2013.01); A63B 2225/093 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A bracket assembly, comprising:
a first plate;
a second plate positioned in parallel to said first plate;
an extension plate connecting said first plate and said second plate, wherein said extension plate connects perpendicular to said first plate and said second plate, wherein said first plate, said second plate and said extension plate form a U-shaped structure, wherein each of first plate, said second plate and said extension plate comprises an inner side and an outer side, and wherein said inner sides of said first plate, said second plate and said extension plate define a U-shaped chamber;
an extending member extending from said outer side of said first plate;
an encasing member extending perpendicularly from said extending member, and positioning parallel and facing said outer side of said first plate, and wherein said extending member, said encasing member, and said outer side of said first plate define a rack receiving opening wherein a plane extending perpendicular to the inner side of the second plate and vertically above the encasing member intersects at least a portion of the second plate and the first plate; and
a pin having a shank, wherein said shank extends from said outer side of said first plate,
wherein said rack receiving opening receives a rack,
wherein said shank inserts into an aperture of a plurality of rack openings formed in said rack, and
wherein said U-shaped chamber receives and secures a barbell in a vertical lifting motion.
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