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US 2019/0076715 A1Published application
Variable weight shot put assembly
OwnerDerek Dentoninventor
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Abstract
An assembly and method for a variable weight shot put assembly. The assembly maintains its size while its total weight can be altered by the user as the user trains. The assembly includes a sphere, the shot put, which splits into at least two portions. Slugs are placed in various inner cavities located within the sphere. Slugs have different set weights and weights are placed in the inner cavities so that the sphere maintains its original center of gravity.
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A variable weight shot put assembly, comprising:
- a sphere having a base portion and a top portion, the sphere configured to separate between the base portion and the top portion along a mating surface;
- an internal cavity located within the sphere in communication with the mating surface;
- a slug located in the internal cavity;
- and
- a fastener configured to secure the base portion and the top portion together.
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A variable weight shot put assembly, comprising:
- a sphere having a base portion and a top portion the sphere configured to separate between the base portion and the top portion along a mating surface;
- a plurality of internal cavities in the base portion and in the top portion;
- a plurality of slugs configured to reside in the plurality of internal cavities;
- and
- a fastener configured to secure the base portion and the top portion together.
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A method for using a variable weight shot put assembly, comprising:
- opening a sphere including at least one internal cavity, the sphere configured to separate along a mating surface between a top portion and a bottom portion, the at least one internal cavity having an opening along the mating surface;
- locating a one or more slugs in the at least one internal cavity;
- exchanging the one or more slugs to adjust the weight within the sphere;
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- securing the one or more slugs in the sphere through the use of a fastener in communication with the sphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.