Weight vest

Patent 4658442 Issued on April 21, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 4, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 06/794478 filed on 11/04/1985

US Classes:

2/94, Hunters' and special-article carrying2/102, Vests2/2.5, Penetration resistant482/105Weight worn on body of user

Examiners

Primary: Troutman, Doris L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Tervo; Calif Kip

International Classes

A63B 21/065 (20060101)
A63B 21/06 (20060101)

Abstract

A snugly-fitting, variable-weight vest for wearing while exercising generally comprises a back panel, and left and right front panels connected to the back panel at their proximate top edges. The panels are of flexible material and are relatively short, having a length above the waist of a user. Elastic panels join the front and back panels along their respective side edges. The vest is fastened at the front with a plurality of straps to adjust the vest to conform to the user's body. Pockets on the panel receive weights which are shaped to snugly fit into the pockets. The weights are easily bendable by a wearer to conform to the wearer's body. A second embodiment employs horizontal pockets on the inside of the vest and padded weights. The vest is designed to fit snugly and conform to the user's body so that the weights do not move relative to the user's body during use.