Free weight organization system

Abstract

A free weight organization system is described that prevents misplacement of the free weight plates on the weight rack. The system may include weight plates with recesses and keyed weight rack posts with corresponding projections. The placement of the recesses varies from one size of weight plate to another, preventing a weight plate of the wrong size being placed on a rack post of the weight rack. The weight plates may also include a loading rest recess, with the keyed rack posts having a loading rest rod to assist in the correct placement of the plates on the rack. The organization system also includes a support which is modular and has slots to accommodate varying projections for holding various weights and for attaching other additions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for managing weight plates, the system comprising:
 a weight rack, the weight rack comprising at least one shaft having at least one keyed projection; and   wherein the shaft further comprises a primary slot; and   wherein the keyed projection further comprises a slide barrel adapted to slide into the primary slot.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the keyed projection further comprises a rotation shield. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a primary spacer bar adapted to slide into the primary slot. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a shaft cap. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the shaft cap further comprises slot studs adapted to fit into the primary slot. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft further comprises slide strips. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the slide strips have edges, the edges being rounded. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the keyed projection further comprises a rotation shield, the rotation shield having a rotation shield angle, the rotation shield angle being adapted to engage the slide strips. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a first side and a second side, the primary slot being disposed on the first side; and
 further comprising a second primary slot disposed on the second side.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first primary slot and the second primary slot are disposed vertically along a length of the shaft. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary slot. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a secondary spacer bar adapted to slide into the secondary slot. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the secondary slot has a diameter and the primary slot has a diameter, the diameter of the secondary slot being less than the diameter of the primary slot. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a utility projection adapted to slide into the secondary slot. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the utility projection comprises a display surface. 
     
     
         16 . A weight racking system, the system comprising:
 a weight rack, the weight rack comprising a base, and further comprising at least one shaft, the shaft having a first primary slot disposed on a first side of the shaft, a second primary slot disposed on a second side of the shaft; and   wherein the first primary slot and the second primary slot are disposed vertically along a length of the shaft.   
     
     
         17 . The weight racking system of  claim 16 , wherein the first primary slot, the second primary slot, and the secondary slot are generally circular. 
     
     
         18 . The weight racking system of  claim 16 , wherein the system further comprises a plurality of projections, each of the projections have a slide barrel configured for nesting within the first primary slot or second primary slot. 
     
     
         19 . A method of racking weights, comprising the steps of:
 Selecting a shaft with at least one primary slot and at least one secondary slot; and   Selecting a keyed projection adapted to fit into the primary slot; and   Sliding the keyed projection into the primary slot; and   Sliding a utility projection into the secondary slot; and   Placing a weight onto the keyed projection.   
     
     
         20 . The method of racking weights of  claim 19 , further comprising the step of applying a shaft cap having slot studs to an open end of the shaft.