US4575074A
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Exercise weight
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-09-14
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Granted: 1986-03-11
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Expires: 2004-09-14
Abstract
Abstract An exercise weight that has a handgrip and a hollow body disposed about the handgrip so that the mass of the body and of any material with which it might be filled will be evenly disposed about the hand of the user. The hand grip has a rectangular cross-section so as to engage the articulations of the hand. A flat surface is provided above the handgrip so that the weight can be rested upon the thumb and first finger of the user's hand. The outer walls of the body are sloped and join the bottom at an obtuse angle. The distance between the handgrip and one of the inner walls of the body is such that the device may be used as either a hand weight or a foot weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel J. Damratoski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/06; A63B21/0601; A63B21/0602; A63B21/0603; A63B21/072
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
An exercise weight comprising; a. a handgrip; b. a symmetric hollow peripheral body of substantially uniform internal cross-section having an opening therein whereby the peripheral body may be filled with fluent material and further having a first inner wall segment and a second inner wall segment spaced apart therefrom, the peripheral body being joined to the handgrip in such relationship that the hardgrip is located between the first inner wall segment and the second inner wall segment with the distance from the handgrip to the first inner wall segment being sufficiently greater than the distance from the handgrip to the second inner wall segment that the mass of the peripheral body and of any material with which it may be filled will be substantially uniformly distributed about the hand of a user when grasping the handgrip; and c. means for closing the opening in the peripheral body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
An exercise weight comprising; a. a handgrip; b. a symmetric hollow peripheral body of substantially uniform internal cross-section having an opening therein whereby the peripheral body may be filled with fluent material and further having a first inner wall segment and a second inner wall segment spaced apart therefrom, the peripheral body being joined to the handgrip in such relationship that the hardgrip is located between the first inner wall segment and the second inner wall segment with the distance from the handgrip to the first inner wall segment being sufficiently greater than the distance from the handgrip to the second inner wall segment that the mass of the peripheral body and of any material with which it may be filled will be substantially uniformly distributed about the hand of a user when grasping the handgrip; and c. means for closing the opening in the peripheral body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
169 words
An exercise weight comprising; a. a handgrip; b. a symmetric hollow peripheral body of substantially uniform internal cross-section having an opening therein whereby the peripheral body may be filled with fluent material and further having a first inner wall segment and a second inner wall segment spaced apart therefrom, the peripheral body being joined to the handgrip in such relationship that the handgrip is located between the first inner wall segment and the second inner wall segment with the distance from the handgrip to the first inner wall segment being sufficiently greater than the distance from the handgrip to the second inner wall segment that the least distance between the first inner wall segment and any of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand of a user when grasping the handgrip will be substantially equal to the least distance between the second inner wall segment and any of the distal phalanges of the same hand when grasping the handgrip; and c. means for closing the opening in the peripheral body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
169 words
An exercise weight comprising; a. a handgrip; b. a symmetric hollow peripheral body of substantially uniform internal cross-section having an opening therein whereby the peripheral body may be filled with fluent material and further having a first inner wall segment and a second inner wall segment spaced apart therefrom, the peripheral body being joined to the handgrip in such relationship that the handgrip is located between the first inner wall segment and the second inner wall segment with the distance from the handgrip to the first inner wall segment being sufficiently greater than the distance from the handgrip to the second inner wall segment that the least distance between the first inner wall segment and any of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand of a user when grasping the handgrip will be substantially equal to the least distance between the second inner wall segment and any of the distal phalanges of the same hand when grasping the handgrip; and c. means for closing the opening in the peripheral body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
An exercise weight as in claims 1 or 2 wherein the handgrip is in the shape of a rod the cross-section of which is substantially a rectangle having a first pair of parallel sides and a second pair of parallel sides which are shorter than the first pair of parallel sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
An exercise weight as in claims 1 or 2 wherein at least one end of the handgrip joins the peripheral body at substantially a right angle and the peripheral body provides a flat surface adjacent to the handgrip, the flat surface being sufficiently large that it may be rested upon the thumb and first finger of the hand of a user when grasping the weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An exercise weight as in claims 1 or 2 wherein the outer side surfaces of the peripheral body are substantially flat and join the outer bottom surface at an obtuse angle.
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