CA2059520A1 - Weighted exercise vest - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A snug-fitting, variable weight vest for wearing while exercising, generally comprising a body having a back panel and left and right front panels connected to the back panel.
the front and back panels consist of flexible material and are joined by elastic along their respective side edges and are interconnected across the shoulders. The diameter of the vest is adjustable in order to conform to the user's body, through the use of a number of straps located on the front panels. A predetermined number of weight-receiving pockets are located on the back panel and on each of the left and right. front panels. Each pocket is of identical size and is designed to hold weights, each of which is of identical size. The weights are formed of loose sand which is permenantly sealed into weight-receiving packets. Each packet is of identical size and weight and is designed to completely fill each pocket when inserted therein. The weight packets are sealed into each pocket so as to be rendered completely immobile through the use of a pocket flap using mating hooks and loop fasteners. The inherent characteristics of sand allow the vest to fit snuggly to the user's body. Foam padding is inserted into pockets located across the top of the back panel and over the top of each shoulder. Each pocket opening is closed through the use of mating hooks and loop fasteners.
A snug-fitting, variable weight vest for wearing while exercising, generally comprising a body having a back panel and left and right front panels connected to the back panel.
the front and back panels consist of flexible material and are joined by elastic along their respective side edges and are interconnected across the shoulders. The diameter of the vest is adjustable in order to conform to the user's body, through the use of a number of straps located on the front panels. A predetermined number of weight-receiving pockets are located on the back panel and on each of the left and right. front panels. Each pocket is of identical size and is designed to hold weights, each of which is of identical size. The weights are formed of loose sand which is permenantly sealed into weight-receiving packets. Each packet is of identical size and weight and is designed to completely fill each pocket when inserted therein. The weight packets are sealed into each pocket so as to be rendered completely immobile through the use of a pocket flap using mating hooks and loop fasteners. The inherent characteristics of sand allow the vest to fit snuggly to the user's body. Foam padding is inserted into pockets located across the top of the back panel and over the top of each shoulder. Each pocket opening is closed through the use of mating hooks and loop fasteners.
Description
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~X~RCIS~ V~ST
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention ThiY invention relatea in ~ener~l to exeraise apparel and more ~peaifiaally to Vests worn by atheletes for weight resistance while performin~ a wide variety of athletia trainin~ ~otivities.
~X~RCIS~ V~ST
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention ThiY invention relatea in ~ener~l to exeraise apparel and more ~peaifiaally to Vests worn by atheletes for weight resistance while performin~ a wide variety of athletia trainin~ ~otivities.
2. Desaription o~ the Relev~nt Art For an ~thelete to ~tt~in hia/her optimum potential in any Aativity~ the benefit~ derived from we~rin~ a weighted vest hre well known. As well ag providin~ aerobia benefits, one of the best methods to improve balanae, stren~th, ~peed and stamina i8 through the use of added weight above the wai 8 t.
~ xi~tin~ wei~ht ve~t~ fall far short of being praatiaal due to the inher~nt fl~ws in their desi~n. Vests usin~
liquid-filled poa~ets are subieat to rupture during heavy body-aontaat aativities.
Vests using ~olid weights (lead) as in US Patent No.
4,658,442 would ,of neaessity, re~uire weights of ~uoh size and thiakness in order to aahieve the desired effects, that the weights would not be bendable so as to aonform to the shape of the user'Y upper torso.
Designs u~ing solid (lead~ weights such as US Patent No.
4,602,387 and US Patent No. 4,989,Z67 where a portion of each weight is exposed~ must be aonsided hazardous protru~ion~. guah de~igns subje~t ~ot only the u6er, but also anyone ~oming in aontaat with the user to bruising and ~v~ r,~
chaf~ing. When the mo~ement Of these weights and more specifically the prevention of the weights from flying out of an open-ended poaket is restricted only by the u9e of an el~atic band, the safety factor i9 dramatiaally reduaed with each wearin~ of the ve~t due to the natural breakdown in resi~tanae and subsequent deterioration of elastic. Any design using solid lead weights will severly restriat upper body movement and prohibit any body aontaat.
US Patent No. 5,002,270 ~laims to be a variable weight vest that u~es loo~e or enaap~ulated lead shot that i9 pl~ced in equal amounts o~ 3-1/2 pounds, or equal portions thereof, into eaah of a speaifia and limited number of poakets, eaah of which i8 of a fixed and permanent ~i~e.
~ xperimenta have shown that even when the maximum amount of weight i~ inserted into a poaket of the fixed dimensions recommended by this de~ign, empty spaae remains within the poaket ~llowing ~i~nifi~ant movement of the weight. The natural motion of the u~er'a body during normal aativity generates aonstant movement of the weight within the pooket and is suffiaient to plaae considerable and exaessive stress on the aonstruction of a single poaket bearing 3-1/2 pounds of lead weight and is likely to cause the Premature breakdown of the poaket and the resultant expulsion of the weight.
When a portion of the weight i9 removed from eaah poaket, the amount of empty space is inareased thereby exaggerating the movement of the remaining weight.
Movement of the weights while exeraising aan not only aause bruising and ahaffing but also severely affeat the ~5~520 user'æ balance in a negative and adveræe manner.
US Patent No. ~7002,27D also claims a unique loading design whereby the weights (14 pounds) on the front of the ve~t equal exactly twice the wei~ht ~7 pounds) on the baak.
Researah indicates that after very litle use, this two to one design areates unde~ireable strain on neckl shoulder and baak muscles. Prolonged use of a vest of this design may prove dangerous to the wearer.
In order to ensure that the weights in each pocket used in this design are both equal and acaurate, whenever the total weight o~ the vest iæ changed, requires the purchase and u~e of a set of weigh-scales.
US Patent No. 4,989,267 also uses solid lead weights that protrude from the vest and aan be removed in order to vary the total weight of the vest. I~ the weights can be easily removed æo as to vary the total weight of the vest, then æuch weights could also be readily dislodged during bodily contact and thus present a danger. It is also questionable whether a vest of this design is inexpensive.
None of the existing design~ have a meanæ of limiting the maximum total weight of each veæt, in order to provide a safety factor for the u~er.
It is therefore desireable to have a safe~ simple and economical, variable weight training vest that can be snugly worn by people involved in a wide range of athletic activities.
It is also desireable to have a vest that will not inhibit upper body movement nor be dangerous because of movement~ location~ size~ shape or material of the weightæ.
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It i4 further desireable to have a maximum wei~ht-limiting factor f~r the ~a~ety of the u~er.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention, whiah i8 a variable weight athletia trainin~ vest aomprises a body having a baok panel and le~t and rieht front p~nel~. The baak and front panel~
inalude interaonneating p~nels that extend aaro~s the ~houlder~ ~nd ~11 pAnels m~y aon8i8t Of one sin~le ~heet of lightweight ~lexible material. The ~ront panels are al~o joined to the b~ok panel ~lon~ their appropriate side edge~
by an ela~tia material. Seaurin~ the two front p~nels together is aaaompli~hed by the use o~ numerou~ ~trap~ whiah are att~ahed to one ~ront p~nel And p~8s through D-rin~s or buckles ~ttaahed to the other ~ront panel. These straps may be aomprised o~ material th~t uses mating hooks and loops thereby allowinK them to be fa~tened back onto them~elves.
Padding i9 also a~fixed aaross the top edge of the baak panel and over both sho~lders.
Numerous horizontally and vertiaally spaced pooket~ are formed on the back panel and eaoh of the left and right front panels, with all poakets being of identiaal ~i7e and shape. The pookets reoeive weights eaah of identiaal size, shape and weight whiah are permanently and tightly sealed into wei~ht p~okets made of lightweight, flexible material.
By way of ex~mple only~ in the preferred embodiment eaah weight p~cket weighs 1/2 pound. Any movement of the weight~
within the pock~ts i~ eliminated by the fact that the wei~ht packet~ completely Xill the ~pace of each pooket. ~ach weight packet i~ held within eaoh pocket by a flap that overlays the open end of each po~ket. Eaoh flap i8 ti~htly secured to the pocket by the use of corre~pondin~ mating hooks and loop fa~tener~ located on the inside o~ the flap and the outside of the pooket. This design allow~ the total weight of any vest to be easily and oonveniently varied in small increments by the user~
In the preferred embodiment the weight~ aomprise s~nd in relatively small amounts 90 as to provide su~fiaient wei~ht without plAaing undue ~tres~ on the m~terial u~ed to aon~tru~t the ~arment. Sand also aonform~ to the aonfigur~tion of the u~er' 9 upper torso and does not have a fixed and rigid shape suah ag lead.
When the ve~t of the preferred embodiment is worn, the bulk o~ the weight is located in a ~enerally symmetrioal pattern below the user's chest so as to eliminate affeoting the user's balanae in a negative way. The total weight borne by the baak panel is always equal to the total oombined weight borne by the front panels.
It i9 the object of this invention to provide a safe, simple, eoonomiaal, aomfortable and snug-fitting, variable weight training vest whioh uses soft, immobilized weight~.
It is al90 the object of this invention to provide a safe athletic training vest havin~ a predetermined maximum weight ma99 based on a percentage of the user's body weight.
The features and advantages of this invention will be better understood upon reading the following detailed ~5~ ~
de~cription and accompanying drawings.
BRI~F D~SCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 i~ a front view of one embodiment of the ve~t of the present invention.
FIG. 2 i~ ~ rear view of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a ~ide view of one embodiment of the pre~ent invention.
D~TAI~D D~SCRIPTION OF TH~ INV~NTION
Referrin~ now to the drawings ~nd more particularly Fig.
1 and Fig. Z, there i8 shown an exerci8e vest de~ignated by referenae numer~l ~O~ aomprising a left ~ront panel 12, right front panel 14, and a back panel 16. 'Ri~ht" in this context refers to the side o~ the ~ser'~ body ~overed by the "ri~ht" panel.
The front panels 12 and 14 are joined to the rear panel 16 at their approxim~te top ed~es in order to create an area of support over the user's shoulter8, by a pair of connectin~ portion~ 40 ~nd 4Z.
The front panels 12 and 14 and the back panel 16 are sufficiently ~hort in length ~o a~ to ride above z~
the wearer~s waist, therby allowing for freedom of ~ovement while preventing rubbing and chaffing about the hips. In the preferred embodiment the panels lZ, 14, 16, 40 and 4Z are aompri~ed of lightweight, flexible material such as nylon.
The baak panel 16 is joined to each o~ the front panels 12 and 14 by an elasti~ized panel 18 lo~ated under eaah arm.
The preferred embodiment india~tes a sin~le joinin~ elastic panel, but may oon~i~t of numerous small elastic side joinin~; ~tr~p~3. In the pre~erred emb~diment (Fig. 3) el~tisized me~ns 18 join~ the right front panel 14 to the rear p~nel 16 along their respective side edges.
In the preferred embodiment (Fig. 3~ elA~tisized mean~ 1 joins in an identiaal m~nner the left front panel 12 (not shown) to the rear panel 16 along their respeative ~ide edge~.
To enable the ve~t to fit ~nuggly to the wearer'~ body, ~ront fastenin8 means ~9 ~hown in Fig. 1 ~uah as 3traps 20 and D-rings 22 are seaured horizontally oppo~ite eaah other on the panels 14 and 12. In the pre~erred embodiment numerous ~traps 20 are made of hook/loop fastening material.
Foam padding 24 and 26 shown in phantom i~ in~erted into closeable pockets 50 located on the underside of the vest 10 aaro~ the top of eaah ~houlder 40 and 42, and at approximately the upper edge and on the inside of the baak panel 16. Eaah poaket 50 is sealed with hook and loop fasteners.
It i9 found that suffiaient padding 24 and 26 offers the oomfort~ proteation and support required to avoid the bruising of musales in ~hese areas.
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A plurality of horizontally and vertically aligned pockets Z8 for receivin~ weight packets 30, shown in phantom, are located on each of the front panels lZ and 14 and the back panel 16. Eaah poaket 28 is of identioal ~ize and shape in order to receive a weight packet 30. Eaah weight paaket 30 i8 ~imilar in size and weight. ~aah weight paaket ~0 i9 se~led into its respeative pocket Z8 by a flap 44 a8 shown in Fi~. 3.
~ aah flap 44 aan be sealed to the poaket ZA in order to immobilize and retain the wei~ht paoket 30 within the pocket 2~. The flap 44 is sealed to the pocket 2~ by means of hook and loop ~asteners 46, as shown in Fig. 3, loaated on the underside of eaah flap 44 and oorrespondin~ly on the outside o~ each pooket 2~. By w~y of example, a flap 44 and hook and loop ~a8teners 46 are 8hown on only one pocket 28 but are preferably assoaiated with every poaket 2~.
While the total number o$ poakets 2~ may vary ~rom vest to ve~t aaoording to the amount of wei~ht to be safely u~ed by the wearer based on a per~enta~e of the user's body weight, the ~ e and shape of eaah poaket Z~ remains identiaal on ea~h vest, as does the ~i~e and shape o~ each w~ight p~aket 30.
The total weight cf any vest is alway~ e~ually divided 90 that the weight a8signed to the baoX pane~ 16 i~ alway~
equal to the combined ~um of the weight found on the front panels 12 and 14.
Regardless of the total ma99 of any vest~ the bulk o~ the wei~ht i8 always located in the lower areas of the back panel 16 and each of the ~ront panels 12 and 14. This method z~
o~ deployment serves to minimise the negative e~feat of weight on the u~er's balance.
Weight~ in a pre~erred embodiment comprise~ sand of predetermined and identiaal wei~ht. Eaah identical amount i~
seaured ~nuggly and permenantly into packets 30 shown in phantom. Each weight paaket 30 i9 secured snuggly into a poaket 28. The use of sand is preferred because of its inherent ability to ~on~orm to the shape of the user'8 body.
The primary re~son for u~in~ sand is it~ resilienay and the obviou~ ~afety faator this aharaateri~tia of ~ers over lead, particularly when the vest i8 u~ed by an athelete involved in any body- aontaat aativity. An additional oonaider~tion for usin~ sant rather than lead is aoat.
Although this invention ha~ been de~aribed in speaifia detail with partiaular referenae to preferred embodiment~, it will be understood that modifications and variations within the ~aope o~ the invention are intended to be aovered aa de~aribed in the appended alaims.
~ xi~tin~ wei~ht ve~t~ fall far short of being praatiaal due to the inher~nt fl~ws in their desi~n. Vests usin~
liquid-filled poa~ets are subieat to rupture during heavy body-aontaat aativities.
Vests using ~olid weights (lead) as in US Patent No.
4,658,442 would ,of neaessity, re~uire weights of ~uoh size and thiakness in order to aahieve the desired effects, that the weights would not be bendable so as to aonform to the shape of the user'Y upper torso.
Designs u~ing solid (lead~ weights such as US Patent No.
4,602,387 and US Patent No. 4,989,Z67 where a portion of each weight is exposed~ must be aonsided hazardous protru~ion~. guah de~igns subje~t ~ot only the u6er, but also anyone ~oming in aontaat with the user to bruising and ~v~ r,~
chaf~ing. When the mo~ement Of these weights and more specifically the prevention of the weights from flying out of an open-ended poaket is restricted only by the u9e of an el~atic band, the safety factor i9 dramatiaally reduaed with each wearin~ of the ve~t due to the natural breakdown in resi~tanae and subsequent deterioration of elastic. Any design using solid lead weights will severly restriat upper body movement and prohibit any body aontaat.
US Patent No. 5,002,270 ~laims to be a variable weight vest that u~es loo~e or enaap~ulated lead shot that i9 pl~ced in equal amounts o~ 3-1/2 pounds, or equal portions thereof, into eaah of a speaifia and limited number of poakets, eaah of which i8 of a fixed and permanent ~i~e.
~ xperimenta have shown that even when the maximum amount of weight i~ inserted into a poaket of the fixed dimensions recommended by this de~ign, empty spaae remains within the poaket ~llowing ~i~nifi~ant movement of the weight. The natural motion of the u~er'a body during normal aativity generates aonstant movement of the weight within the pooket and is suffiaient to plaae considerable and exaessive stress on the aonstruction of a single poaket bearing 3-1/2 pounds of lead weight and is likely to cause the Premature breakdown of the poaket and the resultant expulsion of the weight.
When a portion of the weight i9 removed from eaah poaket, the amount of empty space is inareased thereby exaggerating the movement of the remaining weight.
Movement of the weights while exeraising aan not only aause bruising and ahaffing but also severely affeat the ~5~520 user'æ balance in a negative and adveræe manner.
US Patent No. ~7002,27D also claims a unique loading design whereby the weights (14 pounds) on the front of the ve~t equal exactly twice the wei~ht ~7 pounds) on the baak.
Researah indicates that after very litle use, this two to one design areates unde~ireable strain on neckl shoulder and baak muscles. Prolonged use of a vest of this design may prove dangerous to the wearer.
In order to ensure that the weights in each pocket used in this design are both equal and acaurate, whenever the total weight o~ the vest iæ changed, requires the purchase and u~e of a set of weigh-scales.
US Patent No. 4,989,267 also uses solid lead weights that protrude from the vest and aan be removed in order to vary the total weight of the vest. I~ the weights can be easily removed æo as to vary the total weight of the vest, then æuch weights could also be readily dislodged during bodily contact and thus present a danger. It is also questionable whether a vest of this design is inexpensive.
None of the existing design~ have a meanæ of limiting the maximum total weight of each veæt, in order to provide a safety factor for the u~er.
It is therefore desireable to have a safe~ simple and economical, variable weight training vest that can be snugly worn by people involved in a wide range of athletic activities.
It is also desireable to have a vest that will not inhibit upper body movement nor be dangerous because of movement~ location~ size~ shape or material of the weightæ.
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It i4 further desireable to have a maximum wei~ht-limiting factor f~r the ~a~ety of the u~er.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention, whiah i8 a variable weight athletia trainin~ vest aomprises a body having a baok panel and le~t and rieht front p~nel~. The baak and front panel~
inalude interaonneating p~nels that extend aaro~s the ~houlder~ ~nd ~11 pAnels m~y aon8i8t Of one sin~le ~heet of lightweight ~lexible material. The ~ront panels are al~o joined to the b~ok panel ~lon~ their appropriate side edge~
by an ela~tia material. Seaurin~ the two front p~nels together is aaaompli~hed by the use o~ numerou~ ~trap~ whiah are att~ahed to one ~ront p~nel And p~8s through D-rin~s or buckles ~ttaahed to the other ~ront panel. These straps may be aomprised o~ material th~t uses mating hooks and loops thereby allowinK them to be fa~tened back onto them~elves.
Padding i9 also a~fixed aaross the top edge of the baak panel and over both sho~lders.
Numerous horizontally and vertiaally spaced pooket~ are formed on the back panel and eaoh of the left and right front panels, with all poakets being of identiaal ~i7e and shape. The pookets reoeive weights eaah of identiaal size, shape and weight whiah are permanently and tightly sealed into wei~ht p~okets made of lightweight, flexible material.
By way of ex~mple only~ in the preferred embodiment eaah weight p~cket weighs 1/2 pound. Any movement of the weight~
within the pock~ts i~ eliminated by the fact that the wei~ht packet~ completely Xill the ~pace of each pooket. ~ach weight packet i~ held within eaoh pocket by a flap that overlays the open end of each po~ket. Eaoh flap i8 ti~htly secured to the pocket by the use of corre~pondin~ mating hooks and loop fa~tener~ located on the inside o~ the flap and the outside of the pooket. This design allow~ the total weight of any vest to be easily and oonveniently varied in small increments by the user~
In the preferred embodiment the weight~ aomprise s~nd in relatively small amounts 90 as to provide su~fiaient wei~ht without plAaing undue ~tres~ on the m~terial u~ed to aon~tru~t the ~arment. Sand also aonform~ to the aonfigur~tion of the u~er' 9 upper torso and does not have a fixed and rigid shape suah ag lead.
When the ve~t of the preferred embodiment is worn, the bulk o~ the weight is located in a ~enerally symmetrioal pattern below the user's chest so as to eliminate affeoting the user's balanae in a negative way. The total weight borne by the baak panel is always equal to the total oombined weight borne by the front panels.
It i9 the object of this invention to provide a safe, simple, eoonomiaal, aomfortable and snug-fitting, variable weight training vest whioh uses soft, immobilized weight~.
It is al90 the object of this invention to provide a safe athletic training vest havin~ a predetermined maximum weight ma99 based on a percentage of the user's body weight.
The features and advantages of this invention will be better understood upon reading the following detailed ~5~ ~
de~cription and accompanying drawings.
BRI~F D~SCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 i~ a front view of one embodiment of the ve~t of the present invention.
FIG. 2 i~ ~ rear view of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a ~ide view of one embodiment of the pre~ent invention.
D~TAI~D D~SCRIPTION OF TH~ INV~NTION
Referrin~ now to the drawings ~nd more particularly Fig.
1 and Fig. Z, there i8 shown an exerci8e vest de~ignated by referenae numer~l ~O~ aomprising a left ~ront panel 12, right front panel 14, and a back panel 16. 'Ri~ht" in this context refers to the side o~ the ~ser'~ body ~overed by the "ri~ht" panel.
The front panels 12 and 14 are joined to the rear panel 16 at their approxim~te top ed~es in order to create an area of support over the user's shoulter8, by a pair of connectin~ portion~ 40 ~nd 4Z.
The front panels 12 and 14 and the back panel 16 are sufficiently ~hort in length ~o a~ to ride above z~
the wearer~s waist, therby allowing for freedom of ~ovement while preventing rubbing and chaffing about the hips. In the preferred embodiment the panels lZ, 14, 16, 40 and 4Z are aompri~ed of lightweight, flexible material such as nylon.
The baak panel 16 is joined to each o~ the front panels 12 and 14 by an elasti~ized panel 18 lo~ated under eaah arm.
The preferred embodiment india~tes a sin~le joinin~ elastic panel, but may oon~i~t of numerous small elastic side joinin~; ~tr~p~3. In the pre~erred emb~diment (Fig. 3) el~tisized me~ns 18 join~ the right front panel 14 to the rear p~nel 16 along their respective side edges.
In the preferred embodiment (Fig. 3~ elA~tisized mean~ 1 joins in an identiaal m~nner the left front panel 12 (not shown) to the rear panel 16 along their respeative ~ide edge~.
To enable the ve~t to fit ~nuggly to the wearer'~ body, ~ront fastenin8 means ~9 ~hown in Fig. 1 ~uah as 3traps 20 and D-rings 22 are seaured horizontally oppo~ite eaah other on the panels 14 and 12. In the pre~erred embodiment numerous ~traps 20 are made of hook/loop fastening material.
Foam padding 24 and 26 shown in phantom i~ in~erted into closeable pockets 50 located on the underside of the vest 10 aaro~ the top of eaah ~houlder 40 and 42, and at approximately the upper edge and on the inside of the baak panel 16. Eaah poaket 50 is sealed with hook and loop fasteners.
It i9 found that suffiaient padding 24 and 26 offers the oomfort~ proteation and support required to avoid the bruising of musales in ~hese areas.
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A plurality of horizontally and vertically aligned pockets Z8 for receivin~ weight packets 30, shown in phantom, are located on each of the front panels lZ and 14 and the back panel 16. Eaah poaket 28 is of identioal ~ize and shape in order to receive a weight packet 30. Eaah weight paaket 30 i8 ~imilar in size and weight. ~aah weight paaket ~0 i9 se~led into its respeative pocket Z8 by a flap 44 a8 shown in Fi~. 3.
~ aah flap 44 aan be sealed to the poaket ZA in order to immobilize and retain the wei~ht paoket 30 within the pocket 2~. The flap 44 is sealed to the pocket 2~ by means of hook and loop ~asteners 46, as shown in Fig. 3, loaated on the underside of eaah flap 44 and oorrespondin~ly on the outside o~ each pooket 2~. By w~y of example, a flap 44 and hook and loop ~a8teners 46 are 8hown on only one pocket 28 but are preferably assoaiated with every poaket 2~.
While the total number o$ poakets 2~ may vary ~rom vest to ve~t aaoording to the amount of wei~ht to be safely u~ed by the wearer based on a per~enta~e of the user's body weight, the ~ e and shape of eaah poaket Z~ remains identiaal on ea~h vest, as does the ~i~e and shape o~ each w~ight p~aket 30.
The total weight cf any vest is alway~ e~ually divided 90 that the weight a8signed to the baoX pane~ 16 i~ alway~
equal to the combined ~um of the weight found on the front panels 12 and 14.
Regardless of the total ma99 of any vest~ the bulk o~ the wei~ht i8 always located in the lower areas of the back panel 16 and each of the ~ront panels 12 and 14. This method z~
o~ deployment serves to minimise the negative e~feat of weight on the u~er's balance.
Weight~ in a pre~erred embodiment comprise~ sand of predetermined and identiaal wei~ht. Eaah identical amount i~
seaured ~nuggly and permenantly into packets 30 shown in phantom. Each weight paaket 30 i9 secured snuggly into a poaket 28. The use of sand is preferred because of its inherent ability to ~on~orm to the shape of the user'8 body.
The primary re~son for u~in~ sand is it~ resilienay and the obviou~ ~afety faator this aharaateri~tia of ~ers over lead, particularly when the vest i8 u~ed by an athelete involved in any body- aontaat aativity. An additional oonaider~tion for usin~ sant rather than lead is aoat.
Although this invention ha~ been de~aribed in speaifia detail with partiaular referenae to preferred embodiment~, it will be understood that modifications and variations within the ~aope o~ the invention are intended to be aovered aa de~aribed in the appended alaims.
Claims (4)
1. A safe, simple, economical and snugly fitting variable weight athletic exercise vest comprising:
a body having a back panel, left and right front panels and interconnecting panels; said panels having an inside and an outside and being of flexible material; means for elastically joining said front panels to said back panel along their appropriate side edges; means for adjustably connecting said left and right front panels together;
a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced weight-receiving pockets being of identical size and shape;
the number of said weight-receiving pockets located on said back panel being equal to the combined total number of said weight-receiving pockets formed on the said left and right front panels; said weight-receiving pockets formed on said back panel being essentially horizontally aligned with said weight-receiving pockets of said front panels;
weight secured in each pocket, said weights being of a fixed quantity of sand; each predetermined quantity of sand being of equal weight and permenantly sealed in weight packets; each of said weight packets being of identical size and shape so as to fit snugly into said weight-receiving pocket; flaps secured to the body and overlapping the pocket openings; the total weight of the weights in the pockets of the back panel being exactly equal to the total combined weight of the weights in the left and right front panels;
means for releasably closing each pocket;
flexible padding to be inserted into a releasably closeable pocket formed horizontally across the inside upper portion of said back panel;
flexible padding to be inserted into a releasably closeable pocket formed on the inside of each interconnecting shoulder panel.
a body having a back panel, left and right front panels and interconnecting panels; said panels having an inside and an outside and being of flexible material; means for elastically joining said front panels to said back panel along their appropriate side edges; means for adjustably connecting said left and right front panels together;
a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced weight-receiving pockets being of identical size and shape;
the number of said weight-receiving pockets located on said back panel being equal to the combined total number of said weight-receiving pockets formed on the said left and right front panels; said weight-receiving pockets formed on said back panel being essentially horizontally aligned with said weight-receiving pockets of said front panels;
weight secured in each pocket, said weights being of a fixed quantity of sand; each predetermined quantity of sand being of equal weight and permenantly sealed in weight packets; each of said weight packets being of identical size and shape so as to fit snugly into said weight-receiving pocket; flaps secured to the body and overlapping the pocket openings; the total weight of the weights in the pockets of the back panel being exactly equal to the total combined weight of the weights in the left and right front panels;
means for releasably closing each pocket;
flexible padding to be inserted into a releasably closeable pocket formed horizontally across the inside upper portion of said back panel;
flexible padding to be inserted into a releasably closeable pocket formed on the inside of each interconnecting shoulder panel.
2. The vest of claim 1 wherein the said pocket closing means comprising a flap secured to said body and overlapping the pocket openings,
3. The vest of claim 1 wherein the said pocket closing means comprising mutually-co-operating mating hooks and loop fasteners, said closing means located on the underside of said flaps and correspondingly on the outside of said pockets.
4. The vest of claim 1 wherein the weight containing means fits snuggly into said weight-receiving pockets.
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| CA 2059520 CA2059520A1 (en) | 1992-01-16 | 1992-01-16 | Weighted exercise vest |
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