# US 2023/0056768 A1 · Apparatus for weighted apparel

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- Number: US 2023/0056768 A1
- Document ID: US20230056768A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/682,772
- Filed: 2022-02-28
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-17
- Assignees: Capped Out Media
- Applicants: Capped Out Media
- Inventors: Waynard Schmidt
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230056768A1

## CPC

- A41B 1/08: Details
- A41D 27/24: Hems; Seams
- A41F 17/00: Means for holding-down garments
- A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

## Abstract

Provided is a weighted shirt comprising a shirt bottom disposed beneath a shirt body, the shirt bottom comprising an outer bottom and an inner bottom, a bottom stitch configured to join the inner bottom to the outer bottom, and a hem cavity bound by at least the outer bottom, the inner bottom, the inflection point, and the bottom stitch. The weighted shirt may comprise a weight disposed within the hem cavity, where the hem cavity is sized to accept the weight. The weight may be an annular member, where the weight comprises an outer face, an inner face, an upper part, and a lower part.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A weighted shirt comprising:
a shirt bottom disposed beneath a shirt body, the shirt bottom comprising:
an outer bottom and an inner bottom,
wherein the shirt body, the outer bottom, and the inner bottom are composed of a continuous material;
an inflection point formed at a vertex of the outer bottom and the inner bottom;
a bottom stitch configured to join the inner bottom to the outer bottom;
a hem cavity bound by at least the outer bottom, the inner bottom, the inflection point, and the bottom stitch;
a weight disposed on the inner bottom; and
one or more outer stitches configured to attach the weight to the inner bottom.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The weighted shirt of claim 1, wherein the weight is an annular member, the weight comprising an outer face, an inner face, an upper part, and a lower part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The weighted shirt of claim 2, wherein the inner face is rounded and the outer face is flat.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The weighted shirt of claim 3, the weight further comprising a weight cavity disposed coaxial to the weight, the weight cavity bound by the outer face, the inner face, the upper part, and the lower part.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The weighted shirt of claim 4, wherein a weighted material is disposed within the weight cavity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The weighted shirt of claim 5, wherein the weighted material is plastic poly pellets.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The weighted shirt of claim 4, wherein the weight is a textile material comprising a weighted material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The weighted shirt of claim 7, wherein the weighted material is one or more additional layers of a fabric material.