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US 12,623,110 B1Granted
Variable weight exercise equipment
OwnerTimothy Vinopalinventor
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Abstract
A weight assembly includes a shell having a pair of opposing half sections that cooperatively define an interior enclosure space. The shell houses a set of circumferentially spaced-apart and axially extending partition elements that span between and connect the pair of opposing shell half sections. The partition element includes a pair of opposing radial edges that connect to the pair of shell half sections. A compartment space is defined by each pair of adjacent partition elements. The mass of the weight assembly can be variably adjusted by loading an appropriate amount of fill material such as sand into the set of isolated compartment spaces.
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An exercise weight assembly, comprising:
- a hollow shell including a pair of opposing half sections cooperatively defining an interior enclosure space;
- a central aperture formed in the hollow shell;
- a plurality of spaced-apart partition elements disposed in the interior enclosure space, each partition element of the plurality of partition elements having a mesh construction;
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- a plurality of compartment spaces each defined by an adjacent pair of partition elements of the plurality of spaced-apart partition elements, each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces being isolated from an adjacent pair of compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces,
- wherein each partition element of the plurality of spaced-apart partition elements extends in a radial direction from an inner radial end thereof proximate the central aperture to an outer radial end thereof proximate a radial periphery of the hollow shell, wherein the plurality of spaced-apart partition elements are each equidistant from one another,
- wherein the plurality of spaced-apart partition elements each extend between the pair of opposing half sections within the enclosure space,
- wherein opposite sides of each partition element of the plurality of spaced-apart partition elements are attached to the pair of opposing half sections of the hollow shell, respectively, and wherein the plurality of partition elements include a rectangular construction, and
- wherein the hollow shell and each partition element of the plurality of partition elements has a flexible construction, and wherein the exercise weight assembly has (i) a packed state in which each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces is unloaded and the exercise weight assembly is packaged into a compact structure and (ii) a deployed state in which one or more compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces are loaded with a respective amount of weighted material independently from other compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces for enabling an overall weight of the exercise weight assembly to be variably adjusted.
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An exercise weight assembly, comprising:
- a hollow shell including a pair of opposing half sections cooperatively defining an interior enclosure space;
- a central aperture formed in the hollow shell;
- a plurality of radially extending, circumferentially spaced-apart partition elements disposed in the interior enclosure space and extending between the pair of opposing half sections, each partition element of the plurality of partition elements having a mesh construction;
- a plurality of compartment spaces each defined by a circumferentially adjacent pair of the plurality of partition elements, each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces being isolated from an adjacent pair of compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces;
- wherein each partition element of the plurality of partition elements extends in a radial direction from an inner radial end thereof proximate the central aperture to an outer radial end thereof proximate a radial periphery of the hollow shell, and wherein the plurality of partition elements include a rectangular construction;
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- a plurality of slots provided at the radial periphery of the hollow shell, wherein each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces is associated with a respective slot of the plurality of slots, each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces configured to be loaded with a respective amount of weighted material through the respective slot independently from other compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces for enabling an overall weight of the exercise weight assembly to be variably adjusted.
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An exercise weight assembly, comprising:
- a disc-shaped, hollow shell including a pair of opposing half sections cooperatively defining an interior enclosure space;
- a central aperture formed in the hollow shell;
- a plurality of radially extending, circumferentially spaced-apart partition elements disposed in the interior enclosure space and extending between the pair of opposing half sections;
- a plurality of compartment spaces each defined by a circumferentially adjacent pair of the plurality of partition elements, each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces being isolated from an adjacent pair of compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces;
- a plurality of slots provided at a radial periphery of the hollow shell, wherein each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces is associated with a respective slot of the plurality of slots, each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces configured to be loaded with a respective amount of weighted material through the respective slot independently from other compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces for enabling an overall weight of the exercise weight assembly to be variably adjusted;
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- at least one handle disposed at the radial periphery of the hollow shell,
- wherein each partition element of the plurality of partition elements has a mesh construction that extends in a radial direction from an inner radial end thereof proximate the central aperture to an outer radial end thereof proximate the radial periphery of the hollow shell, and wherein the plurality of partition elements include a rectangular construction, and
- wherein the hollow shell and each partition element of the plurality of partition elements has a flexible construction, and wherein the exercise weight assembly has (i) a packed state in which each compartment space of the plurality of compartment spaces is unloaded and the exercise weight assembly is packaged into a compact structure and (ii) a deployed state in which one or more compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces are loaded with a respective amount of the weighted material independently from other compartment spaces of the plurality of compartment spaces for enabling an overall weight of the exercise weight assembly to be variably adjusted.
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