Nike patents a barbell attachment with a threaded shaft and joint
The filing describes an exercise device that connects a shaft assembly to a tube assembly using a joint. The shaft assembly features a base with internal threads and an endcap that screws into it, while the tube assembly is designed to hold the end of a barbell.
In the filing’s own words
An exercise device, the exercise device with a shaft assembly having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the shaft assembly includes a shaft, a base with an internal thread at an end of the shaft, and an endcap threadingly connected to the base. The shaft assembly includes a tube assembly with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the second end of the tube assembly receives an end of a barbell. The shaft assembly includes a joint assembly connecting the second end of the shaft assembly and the first end of the tube assembly.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An exercise device, the exercise device comprising: a shaft assembly comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the shaft assembly comprises a shaft, a base with an internal thread at an end of the shaft, and an endcap threadingly connected to the base; a tube assembly comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the second end of the tube assembly is configured to receive an end of a barbell; and a joint assembly connecting the second end of the shaft assembly and the first end of the tube assembly.
Facts
- Company
- Nike (NIKE, Inc.)
- Official title
- EXERCISE DEVICE
- Publication number
- US20260315857A1
- Application number
- 19645947
- Filed
- Apr 13, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
A63B 21/072 Human necessitiesMore from Nike in Clothing & sport
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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