Weight training sled

Abstract

A weight sled provides a frame with runners and reconfigurable handles to provide use of the sled as a wheelbarrow apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A weight training sled, comprising:
 a frame having a front end and a rear end;   a first member adapted for temporarily attaching weights to the frame;   a pair of rear runners and a pair of front runners attached to the frame by means extending downward from the frame;   two pairs of upward facing receptacles including a rear pair of receptacles and a front pair of receptacles; and   a pair of elongated members each adapted to individually engage each receptacle and extend upward from the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The sled of  claim 1 , further comprising an axle attached to the front end of the frame and adapted for rotatable mounting of a common circular barbell weight to the frame as a wheel for the frame. 
     
     
         3 . The sled of  claim 2 , wherein the front axle is mounted to the frame forward from the front pair of runners. 
     
     
         4 . The sled of  claim 2 , further comprising an inverted u-shaped member mounted to the frame in proximity to opposing ends of the axle and extending upward, allowing clearance for a common barbell weight mounted on the axle by the u-shaped member. 
     
     
         5 . The sled of  claim 2 , further comprising a pair of rearward facing receptacles mounted to the frame and each adapted to engage an individual elongated member with the engaged elongated member extending rearward from the frame, to form a lifting handle for the rear end of the frame. 
     
     
         6 . The sled of  claim 5 , wherein the rearward facing receptacles are angled outward towards the rear of the frame to provide increasing separation between elongated members engaged in the rearward facing receptacles with increasing distance from the frame. 
     
     
         7 . The sled of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of rearward facing receptacles mounted to the frame and each adapted to engage an individual elongated member with the engaged elongated member extending rearward from the frame, to form a lifting handle for the rear end of the frame. 
     
     
         8 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein each of the upward facing receptacles of the two pairs of receptacles attaches a separate runner to the frame. 
     
     
         9 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated members may be located in either the rear pair of receptacles or the front pair of receptacles to allow the sled to be pushed either toward the front end of the sled or toward the rear end of the sled, respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a pair of parallel interconnected members extending forward and rearward in the frame. 
     
     
         11 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein the first member is elongated and is mounted extending upward from the frame to engage central holes in common circular barbell weights to carry the weights on the frame. 
     
     
         12 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein the two pair of upward facing receptacles and the elongated members are adapted to engage snugly to transmit horizontal force from the elongated members to the frame. 
     
     
         13 . The sled of  claim 1 , wherein the front pair of receptacles and the rear pair of receptacles have different spacing between their individual receptacles to provide different spacing between elongated members mounted in each pair. 
     
     
         14 . A weight training device, comprising:
 a frame having a front end and a rear end;   a first member adapted for temporarily attaching weights to the frame;   a pair of rear runners attached to the frame by means extending downward from the frame;   an axle attached to a front end of the frame and adapted for rotatable mounting of a common circular barbell weight to the frame as a supporting wheel for the frame;   a pair of rearward facing receptacles mounted to the frame; and   a pair of elongated members each adapted to individually engage each rearward facing receptacle and to extend rearward from the frame,   wherein individually engaging the pair of elongated members in one of the pair of rearward facing receptacles with a common circular barbell mounted on the axle forms a wheelbarrow-like training device.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the rearward facing receptacles are angled outward towards the rear of the frame to provide increasing separation between elongated members engaged in the rearward facing receptacles with increasing distance from the frame. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising an inverted u-shaped member mounted to the frame in proximity to opposing ends of the axle and extending upward, allowing clearance for a common barbell weight mounted on the axle. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising a pair of upward facing receptacles with each individual receptacle mounting one of the pair of rear runners to the frame, wherein the upward facing receptacles are adapted to engage one of the elongated members and couple horizontal force from elongated members engaged therewith to the frame. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the first member is elongated and is mounted to extend upward from the frame to engage central holes in common circular barbell weights to carry the weights on the frame. 
     
     
         19 . A weight training device, comprising:
 a frame having a front end and a rear end;   a first member adapted for temporarily attaching weights to the frame;   a pair of runners attached to the frame by means extending downward from the frame provide contact with a surface;   an axle attached to the frame and adapted for rotatable mounting of a wheel to the frame;   a pair of rearward facing receptacles mounted to the frame; and   at least one elongate handle member attached to and extending outward from the frame,   wherein in a first configuration, the frame is movable over the surface by applying a force to the frame substantially in the desired direction, and   wherein in a second configuration, the frame is movable over the surface by balancing the frame on a wheel attached to the axle and applying force to the handle member.   
     
     
         20 . A method for utilizing a weight training device, comprising:
 A) providing a weight training device comprising:
 i) a frame, 
 ii) a pair of runners attached to the frame, 
 iii) an axle attached to the frame for rotatable mounting a wheel thereto, 
 iv) a pair of rearward facing receptacles mounted to the frame, 
 v) at least one elongated handle member attached to and extending outward from the frame, and 
 vi) a first member adapted for temporarily attaching weights to the frame; 
   B) moving the weight training device over a surface by one of applying a force to the frame substantially in the desired direction and balancing the frame on a wheel attached to the axle and applying force to the handle member.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20  further comprising:
 C) attaching weights to the first member of frame.