Weighted training equipment
AssigneeCaxy Sports, LLC
InventorThomas J. Langston
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Abstract
Training equipment includes a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity and at least one polymer material filling at least a portion of the internal cavity. The polymer material may fill the entire internal cavity of the hollow shaft. The polymer material may be a visco-elastic polymer material or polyurethane. A spacer or a filler may fill at least a portion of the internal cavity. A method of making weighted training equipment with a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity may include injecting a curable composition into at least a portion of the internal cavity. The method may further include curing the curable composition into a polymer material.
Claims12
A weighted training equipment comprising:
- (i) a training device configured for exercise or therapy, the training device comprising an elongated hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity;
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- (ii) at least one added weight made from a polymer material having a first density,
- wherein the added weight is added to the cavity and cured directly to the sidewall, such that the weight of the training equipment is greater than the training device,
- wherein the added weight is distributed evenly along at least a portion of the cavity, thereby increasing the flexibility of the training device along the portion of the cavity over which the added weight is distributed and
- wherein, when the weight is added to the cavity, the weighted training equipment is configured to be swung by a user.
A weighted training equipment comprising:
- sporting equipment comprising butt end and an elongated hosel end with an elongated hollow shaft extending therebetween;
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- at least one added weight made from a curable polymer material,
- wherein the at least one added weight is added to the elongated hollow shaft between the butt end and the hosel end, such that the weight of the training equipment is greater than that of the sporting equipment, and
- wherein the at least one added weight is configured to be cured directly to a sidewall of the elongated hollow shaft, thereby increasing the flexibility of the sporting equipment along at least the portion of the sidewall where the at least one added weight is cured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.