US 11,717,715 B2
Assembly for weightlifting racks
Emmanuel Sergakis, Plain City, OH (US); Nash Dunahay, Blacklick, OH (US); and Bill Henniger, Columbus, OH (US)
Assigned to Coulter Ventures, LLC., Columbus, OH (US)
Filed by Coulter Ventures, LLC., Columbus, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/466,267.
Application 17/466,267 is a continuation of application No. 16/275,027, filed on Feb. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,110,316.
Application 16/275,027 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/656,317, filed on Jul. 11, 2018, granted, now D890273, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/629,898, filed on Feb. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203153 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 21/078 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/078 (2013.01) [A63B 21/0783 (2015.10); A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket assembly for use in association with a rack, the bracket assembly comprising:
a back plate with an outer side and an inner side opposite the outer side, the back plate including a pin opening extending through the back plate from the outer side to the inner side;
a clasp member extending from the back plate and having an extending portion extending rearwardly from the back plate and an encasing portion extending laterally from the extending portion, wherein the extending portion and the encasing portion of the clasp member and the inner side of the back plate define a channel configured to receive a beam of the rack;
a pin seated in the pin opening, the pin having a shank and a head that is enlarged with respect to the shank, the head of the pin being positioned at the outer side of the back plate and the shank extending from the head through the pin opening and into the channel, such that the shank of the pin is configured to engage the beam of the rack within the channel, the head being welded to the outer side of the back plate; and
an extension member comprising an outward leg extending outwardly away from a lower edge of the back plate and an outer lip extending upwardly from a distal end of the outward leg, such that the back plate, the outward leg, and the outer lip collectively define a horizontal channel configured to receive an object, and the extension member defines a support surface within the channel configured to support the object.