US 12,465,804 B1
Exercise bar connector assembly
Curt Reynolds, Tomball, TX (US)
Assigned to Cap Barbell, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Cap Barbell, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 21, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/214,903.
Application 19/214,903 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/658,629, filed on May 8, 2024, granted, now 12,324,945.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 21/072 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/0722 (2015.10) [A63B 21/0724 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector assembly for a multi-segmented exercise bar, comprising:
a plurality of exercise bar segments;
a female end portion, the female end portion formed along an anterior portion of a first exercise bar segment, the female end portion comprising:
a connector sleeve, the connector sleeve comprising:
a channel extending at least partially through the connector sleeve, the channel comprising an opening proximate to its anterior end;
a locking opening located proximate to the channel opening; and
a female threaded portion formed along a portion of an inside wall of the channel, the female threaded portion formed posterior to the locking opening; and
a male end portion, the male end portion located proximate to an anterior end of a second exercise bar segment, the male end portion comprising:
a male threaded portion; and
a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned posterior to the male threaded portion,
wherein the pin head is level with an outside surface of the connector sleeve.