US5076575A
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Weight belt
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-03
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2010-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A weight belt comprises a sheet of flexible material having two strips of material over one face and joined by stitching seams to form a number of pockets side-by-side, the pockets containing plates of lead, and being closed by further folding of the sheet to bring the pockets face to face, where they are retained by touch-and-hold material. They can be lifted away for adding or reducing the number of lead plates. Access to some of the plates can be provided to allow removal or replacement without necessarily removing the belt.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Eylander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 00:47
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/02; B63C11/30; A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/06; A63B21/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A weight belt comprising a sheet of flexible material having two side strips directed towards each other from respective sides of the sheet over a face of the sheet, a plurality of stitching seams, extending across both the side strips, retaining the side strips in contiguity with said sheet face and dividing both said side strips into a plurality of pockets, a plurality of weight plates in respective said pockets, retention means on the side strips which are effective in retaining the side strips in face-to-face contiguity upon folding of the sheet along a fold zone between the side strips to bring the side strips into said face-to-face contiguity, and releasable fastening means on the ends of the belt co-operable to retain the belt in a loop.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A weight belt comprising a sheet of flexible material having two side strips directed towards each other from respective sides of the sheet over a face of the sheet, a plurality of stitching seams, extending across both the side strips, retaining the side strips in contiguity with said sheet face and dividing both said side strips into a plurality of pockets, a plurality of weight plates in respective said pockets, retention means on the side strips which are effective in retaining the side strips in face-to-face contiguity upon folding of the sheet along a fold zone between the side strips to bring the side strips into said face-to-face contiguity, and releasable fastening means on the ends of the belt co-operable to retain the belt in a loop.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein said side strip retention means comprise at least one touch-and-hold fastener overlying side strip pockets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein said side strip retention means comprise touch-and-hold fasteners overlying pockets of each said side strip which abut and releasably interengage upon said folding of the sheet along a fold zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein said releasable fastening means comprises two lengths of belt webbing extending from opposite ends of one of said side strips, and a buckle on one of said belt lengths cooperable with the other said belt length to releasably retain the belt in a loop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein said side strips are folded portions of said sheet extending over said face along opposite sides of said sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein said weight plates comprise lead and are of such thickness as to be readily deformable.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A weight belt according to claim 1 wherein each said weight plate comprises a surface defining a suspension aperture near one end thereof.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-12-30 | 1995-07-01 | 1995-12-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-12-30 | 1999-07-01 | 1999-12-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-12-30 | 2003-07-01 | 2003-12-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |