# US 10,369,400 B2 · Weighted throwing sleeve

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- Number: US 10,369,400 B2
- Document ID: US10369400B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/678,035
- Filed: 2017-08-15
- Published: 2018-02-15
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-15
- Applicants: Jaime Pozo
- Inventors: Jaime Pozo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369400B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/065: worn on user's body
- A63B 21/4017: {to the upper limbs}
- A41D 13/08: Arm or hand (protective gloves A41D19/015 {; protectors for the hands of players or sportsmen A63B71/14})
- A63B 21/00061: {Replaceable resistance units of different strengths, e.g. for swapping}
- A63B 69/002: {for football (American-football dummies A63B69/34)}
- A63B 69/0071: {for basketball}
- A63B 69/38: for tennis {(A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence)}
- A63B 2069/0006: {for pitching}
- A63B 2069/0008: {for batting}
- A63B 2243/007: American football
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A weighted throwing sleeve worn by an athlete during practice or training comprised of a sleeve from about the wrist of the wearer to the upper arm. The wrist end has integrated weights. Use of the device during practice can build strength and muscle memory for the more demanding task of throwing with a weighted wrist. During a game and without the sleeve the athlete is able to throw harder, farther and more accurately.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of athletic throwing training, the method comprising:
applying a weighted throwing sleeve for athletic throwing training to one arm of an athlete such that the weighted throwing sleeve extends from an upper portion of the one arm of the athlete distally to a wrist of the one arm of the athlete, wherein the upper portion is above an elbow of the one arm of the athlete;
the weighted throwing sleeve comprising: a sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the sleeve is configured to entirely surround the one arm of the athlete from the proximal end of the sleeve to the distal end of the sleeve; the proximal end of the sleeve being configured to be dimensioned to terminate on the upper portion of the one arm of the athlete; the distal end of the sleeve being configured to be dimensioned to terminate on the wrist of the one arm of the athlete; a weight integrated into the distal end of the sleeve; wherein the sleeve is flexible and is configured to fit tightly onto the one arm of the athlete;
the athlete wears the weighted throwing sleeve while throwing during a practice; and
the athlete does not wear the weighted throwing sleeve while throwing during a competitive play subsequent to the practice.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between five and eighty ounces for baseball batting training.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between one and eight ounces for baseball throwing training.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between three and thirty-six ounces for basketball training.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between twenty and eight ounces for boxing training.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between one and five ounces for tennis training.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of athletic throwing training in claim 1, wherein the weight is between two and sixteen ounces for football training.