Patent Application
20250114656
The present general inventive concept relates generally to exercising, and particularly, to a weighted vest.
Generally, exercise is physical activity that improves or maintains physical fitness. Additionally, exercise helps improve health and wellness. Unfortunately, most people have a hard time prioritizing exercise their busy day-to-day lives. Common reasons being the cost of gym memberships, the inconvenience of leaving the house to go to a formal gym, and/or purchasing expensive equipment for full body, at-home workouts that are effective.
Some people use different machines and/or weights for exercise, such as a Smith machine, a barbell, and/or a dumbbell. However, most types of exercise do not use an outfit that is worn to increase exercise.
Therefore, there is a need for a weighted vest that facilitates solo weighted exercise by using a wall.
The present general inventive concept provides a weighted vest.
Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.
The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a weighted vest, including a main body having a shape of at least one of a vest, a shirt, and a blouse, at least one weight disposed on at least a portion of the main body, and at least one wheel disposed on at least a portion of a rear surface of the main body to rotate in response to a user wearing the weighted vest performing squats with a back of the user against a wall.
The weighted vest may further include at least one external weight, and at least one peg disposed on at least a portion of the main body to receive the at least one external weight thereupon.
These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.
Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.
It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.
The weighted vest 100 may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, wood, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.
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The main body 110 may be worn on at least a portion of a body of a user, such as a torso of the user.
The main body 110 may include a neck receiving aperture 111, a plurality of arm receiving apertures 112, and a waist receiving aperture 113, but is not limited thereto.
The neck receiving aperture 111 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. The neck receiving aperture 111 may receive at least a portion of a neck of the user therethrough.
The plurality of arm receiving apertures 112 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. More specifically, a first of the plurality of arm receiving apertures 112 may be disposed on a first side of the main body 110 and a second of the plurality of arm receiving apertures 112 may be disposed on a second side of the main body 110 opposite with respect to the first side of the main body 110. Thus, each of the plurality of arm receiving apertures 112 may receive at least one limb (e.g., a hand, an arm) therethrough.
The waist receiving aperture 113 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. The waist receiving aperture 113 may receive a waist of the user therethrough.
The plurality of pockets 120 may be disposed on at least a portion of a front surface of the main body 110. Each of the plurality of pockets 120 may receive and/or store an external weight therein. For example, each of the plurality of pockets may store ten pounds (lbs) therein. Alternatively, the plurality of pockets 120 may store at least one item (e.g., paper, mobile device) therein.
The plurality of eyelets 130 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. Each of the plurality of eyelets 130 may include a hook therein. As such, the plurality of eyelets 130 may receive and/or connect to an external cord thereto. For example, each of the plurality of eyelets 130 may connect to a resistance band. In other words, the plurality of eyelets 130 may connect to the resistance band to facilitate exercise using resistance.
Each of the plurality of straps 140 may include a cord 141 and a buckle 142, but is not limited thereto.
The cord 141 may be circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the main body 110 in an angular (i.e., perpendicular) direction with respect to an axis extending from the neck receiving aperture 111 through the waist receiving aperture 113.
The buckle 142 may be disposed on at least a portion of a first end of the cord 141. The buckle 142 may detachably connect to a second end of the cord 141. Accordingly, the buckle 142 may connect the first end of the cord 141 to the second end of the cord 141. Also, the buckle 142 may prevent the second end of the cord 141 from separating away from the first end of the cord 141 while the buckle 142 remains connected to the second end of the cord 141.
The fastener 150 may include a zipper, a string, an adhesive (e.g., tape, glue), a hook and loop fastener, a magnet, and/or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.
The fastener 150 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. The fastener 150 may connect a first side of the main body 110 to a second side of the main body 110. Thus, the fastener 150 may prevent the second side of the main body 110 from separating away from the first side of the main body 110 while the fastener 150 remains connected to the first side and/or the second side of the main body 110.
The plurality of wheels 160 may be disposed on at least a portion of a rear surface of the main body 110. The plurality of wheels 160 may move (i.e., rotate, roll, spin) in response to an application of force (e.g., pushing, pulling) thereto. For example, the plurality of wheels 160 may move (i.e., rotate, roll) while disposed against a wall. Thus, the main body 110 may move in response to movement (i.e., rotation) of each of the plurality of wheels 160. As such, the main body 110 may facilitate movement and/or exercise against the wall, such as squatting and/or sitting against the wall.
The rear weight 170 may be disposed on at least a portion of the rear surface of the main body 110. The rear weight 170 may have a first predetermined weight based on a preference of the user. For example, the rear weight 170 may have a weight of five lbs., ten lbs., twenty lbs., etc.
Each of the plurality of front weights 180 may be disposed on at least a portion of the front surface of the main body 110. Each of the plurality of front weights 180 may have a second predetermined weight based on the preference of the user. For example, each of the plurality of front weights 180 may have a weight of five lbs., ten lbs., twenty lbs., etc.
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The plurality of pegs 190 may be disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110. Each of the plurality of pegs 190 may receive an external weight thereon. For example, each of the plurality of pegs 190 may receive a weight of five lbs., ten lbs., twenty lbs., etc. Thus, the plurality of pegs 190 may be used to adjust and/or increase a total weight of the main body 110.
During use, the main body 110 may be worn for exercise. The main body 110 may provide additional weight on the user for use during squats, wall sitting, resistance training, calisthenics, and/or any other exercise desired by the user.
Therefore, the weighted vest 100 may facilitate exercise without need for a gym. Also, the weighted vest 100 may be used for a variety of exercises while using the wall.
Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/543,110, filed Oct. 9, 2023, titled “WEIGHTED VEST”, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63543110 | Oct 2023 | US |
