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Method of filling an athletic bag with air and liquid
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-09-30
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Granted: 1985-07-09
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Expires: 2000-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A method of filling an athletic bag with water and air. After the bag has been assembled and provided with a push-pull valve which communicates with the interior of the bag, water and air are caused to pass through the valve until the bag reaches a predetermined firmness and pressure; then the valve is closed. The firmness of the bag can be controlled by varying the air pressure therein through the push-pull valve. The water and air are confined in a bladder which, before being filled, is essentially the same size and shape as the cover of the bag.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas P. Critelli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:14
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/20; A63B69/22; A63B69/222; A63B21/00; A63B21/06; A63B21/0601; A63B21/0602; A63B69/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S482/00; Y10S482/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for preparing for use an athletic bag of controllable blow responsive characteristics, suitable for being struck by a part of the body of an athlete during practice and for controllably absorbing the force of such blow, said bag including a container for holding fluid under pressure, an opening in said container and a push-pull valve for communicating with such opening and selectively permitting or preventing movement of fluid through it, which container includes a flexible substantially non-elastomeric cylindrical outer cover and an elastomeric fluid-tight inner bladder of essentially the same size and shape as the cover, capable of holding liquid and gas under pressure, which comprises adding liquid to the interior of said bladder through said valve to fill said bladder to 75-99% of its volume, and raising the pressure in the bladder to from 0.01 to 0.4 kg./sq. cm. gauge by blowing air through said valve into the bladder, and closing the valve, with the bladder, under such pressure, being restrained by the cover against expansion and exerting a controllable pressure on said cover.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for preparing for use an athletic bag of controllable blow responsive characteristics, suitable for being struck by a part of the body of an athlete during practice and for controllably absorbing the force of such blow, said bag including a container for holding fluid under pressure, an opening in said container and a push-pull valve for communicating with such opening and selectively permitting or preventing movement of fluid through it, which container includes a flexible substantially non-elastomeric cylindrical outer cover and an elastomeric fluid-tight inner bladder of essentially the same size and shape as the cover, capable of holding liquid and gas under pressure, which comprises adding liquid to the interior of said bladder through said valve to fill said bladder to 75-99% of its volume, and raising the pressure in the bladder to from 0.01 to 0.4 kg./sq. cm. gauge by blowing air through said valve into the bladder, and closing the valve, with the bladder, under such pressure, being restrained by the cover against expansion and exerting a controllable pressure on said cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
111 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the liquid is water, the athletic bag is of cylindrical shape and includes cylindrically shaped padding material between the cover and the bladder, which is form retaining in such position so that upon filling the inner bladder with water through the valve the cylindrically shaped padding material holds the cover and bladder in position so that they are shaped into a cylinder by the addition of water to the bladder, the valve includes a mouthpiece, and the pressure in the bladder is raised to from 0.01 to 0.4 kg./sq. cm. gauge by blowing air through said mouthpiece and through said valve into said bladder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the push-pull valve is communicated with the bladder opening by a tubing which is sealed to said bladder about the opening, the mouthpiece portion of the valve includes a cylindrical portion adaptable for fastening to other tubing through which air or water is addable to the bladder and is removable therefrom, the opening in the container is at the top thereof, the container hangs from an overhead support in swivelable relationship therewith, and liquid is added to the interior of said bladder through said valve and said tubings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
92 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein the athletic bag is a vertically cylindrical punching bag, the cover is of a polyvinyl chloride-coated woven nylon, the bladder is of a polyurethane sheet material, the intervening padding is of a closed cell polyethylene foam, the water is added to the interior of said bladder through said valve to fill said bladder 80-98% of the volume of the bag and air is blown into said bladder through said valve to raise the pressure in the bladder to from 0.02 to 0.2 kg./sq. cm. gauge.
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