Weighted bag and shell for holding one or more weighted articles

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip;
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• a storage compartment defined by an elongated sheath positioned on the top of the outer shell, wherein the storage compartment has an opening accessible from an exterior of the outer shell and is configured to receive the extendible handle,
• wherein the extendible handle is moveable between a retracted position, where the extendible handle is retracted into the storage compartment, and an extended position, where the extendible handle extends outside the storage compartment and away from the outer shell, and
• wherein the outer shell has an elongated cylindrical shape that is elongated between a first end and a second end, and wherein the storage compartment has an opening located proximate to the first end of the outer shell, and the storage compartment extends in a direction from the first end toward the second end.

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip;
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• a storage compartment defined by an elongated sheath positioned on the top of the outer shell, wherein the storage compartment has an opening accessible from an exterior of the outer shell and is configured to receive the extendible handle,
• wherein the extendible handle is moveable between a retracted position, where the extendible handle is retracted into the storage compartment, and an extended position, where the extendible handle extends outside the storage compartment and away from the outer shell, and
• wherein the sheath is formed by a fabric piece connected to an outer surface of the outer shell to define the storage compartment between the fabric piece and the outer surface.

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip;
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• a storage compartment defined by an elongated sheath positioned on the top of the outer shell, wherein the storage compartment has an opening accessible from an exterior of the outer shell and is configured to receive the extendible handle,
• wherein the extendible handle is moveable between a retracted position, where the extendible handle is retracted into the storage compartment, and an extended position, where the extendible handle extends outside the storage compartment and away from the outer shell, and
• wherein the storage compartment has a flared portion at the opening, the flared portion receiving the grip when the extendible handle is in the retracted position.

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell formed by one or more fabric panels defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
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• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip, wherein the tether is formed of a flexible fabric material and comprises:
• a fixed end connected to the outer shell;
• a flexible portion extending from the fixed end to a distal end spaced from the fixed end along a length of the tether;
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• a rigid portion extending from the distal end of the flexible portion to the grip, such that the grip is spaced from the distal end of the flexible portion along the length of the tether,
• wherein the rigid portion comprises a rigid reinforcing member engaged with the flexible fabric material to provide the rigid portion with greater stiffness than the flexible portion.

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having an elongated cylindrical shape that is elongated between a first end and a second end and further having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip, wherein the tether is formed of a flexible fabric material and comprises:
• a fixed end connected to the outer shell;
• a flexible portion extending from the fixed end to a distal end spaced from the fixed end along a length of the tether;
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• a rigid portion extending from the distal end of the flexible portion to the grip, such that the grip is spaced from the distal end of the flexible portion along the length of the tether,
• wherein the rigid portion comprises a rigid reinforcing member engaged with the flexible fabric material to provide the rigid portion with greater stiffness than the flexible portion;
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• a storage compartment defined by an elongated sheath positioned on the top of the outer shell, wherein the storage compartment has an opening accessible from an exterior of the outer shell and is configured to receive the extendible handle, and wherein the opening is located proximate to the first end of the outer shell, and the storage compartment extends in a direction from the first end toward the second end,
• wherein the extendible handle is moveable between a retracted position, where the extendible handle is retracted into the storage compartment, and an extended position, where the extendible handle extends outside the storage compartment and away from the outer shell.

A shell assembly configured for holding one or more weighted articles, the shell assembly comprising:

• an outer shell defining a cavity configured for receiving the one or more weighted articles therein, the outer shell having a top, a bottom, and a shell opening providing access to the cavity for insertion or removal of the one or more weighted articles;
• an extendible handle comprising a grip configured for grasping by a user and a tether connected to the outer shell and the grip and extending between the outer shell and the grip;
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• a storage compartment defined by an elongated sheath positioned on the top of the outer shell, wherein the storage compartment has an opening accessible from an exterior of the outer shell and is configured to receive the extendible handle,
• wherein the extendible handle is moveable between a retracted position, where the extendible handle is retracted into the storage compartment, and an extended position, where the extendible handle extends outside the storage compartment and away from the outer shell, and
• wherein the outer shell has first and second opposed ends and comprises one or more fabric panels connected by one or more seams, and wherein the bottom of the outer shell has no seams extending perpendicular to an axis extending between the first and second opposed ends of the outer shell.