Weighted article with fill spout
An article ( 101 ) is provided which may include a body ( 103 ) having an interior volume ( 113 ), and a collapsible inlet ( 105 ) which is in open communication with said interior volume and which is movable from a first position in which it extends from said body, to a second position in which it extends into said internal volume.
1. A plurality of exercise articles, each of the plurality of exercise articles comprising:
a body having an interior volume, the body comprising a first and a second panel of material adhered together by stitching near a periphery of the body, the stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching, the first and the second panels having a generally circular shape; and
a collapsible inlet which is in open communication with said interior volume and which is movable from a first position in which it extends from said body, to a second position in which it extends into said internal volume, the inlet comprising one or more sheets of material comprising lateral edges adhered together forming one or more seams;
wherein said inlet is configured such that when the inlet is in the first position, the one or more seams are inverted;
wherein the first and second panels of at least one of the plurality of exercise articles have a larger outer diameter than first and second panels of at least one other of the plurality of exercise articles.
2. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet is collapsible in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis.
3. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 2 , wherein said inlet comprises a material that readily deforms as the body is filled with a granular material.
4. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein first lateral edges of the one or more sheets are sewn together, and wherein second lateral edges of the one or more sheets are sewn together.
5. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 4 , wherein the first lateral edges of the one or more sheets are sewn together with a double stitch pattern, and wherein the second lateral edges of the one or more sheets are sewn together with a double stitch pattern.
6. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sheets are attached to said first panel.
7. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet comprises a nylon fabric.
8. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet comprises an elastomer.
9. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet is invertible.
10. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet is inverted when it is moved from said first position to said second position.
11. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said interior volume is filled with a granular material.
12. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said interior volume is filled with a material selected from the group consisting of liquids, sand, and metal particles.
13. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the first and second panels have essentially a shape selected from the group consisting of ellipsoidal or circular.
14. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body is provided with an aperture, and wherein one end of said inlet is connected to said body in the vicinity of said aperture.
15. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said inlet is a tube.
16. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of exercise articles are sandbags.
17. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body comprises an elastomer.
18. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body comprises neoprene.
19. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body comprises a laminate of nylon and neoprene.
20. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of exercise articles are ellipsoidal in shape.
21. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body comprises a laminate of nylon and an elastomer.
22. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein said body comprises an elastomeric substrate having a layer of nylon laminated to each side.
23. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the nonlinear pattern is a zig-zag pattern.
24. A plurality of exercise articles, each of the plurality of exercise articles comprising:
a body having an interior volume, the body comprising a first and a second panel of material adhered together by stitching near a periphery of the body, the stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching, the first and the second panels having a generally circular shape; and
a collapsible, invertible inlet which is in open communication with said interior volume, the inlet comprising one or more sheets of material comprising lateral edges adhered together forming one or more seams;
wherein said inlet is configured such that when the inlet is positioned external from the interior volume, the one or more seams are inverted;
wherein the first and second panels of at least one of the plurality of exercise articles have a larger outer diameter than first and second panels of at least one other of the plurality of exercise articles.
25. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 24 , further comprising a fill disposed in said internal volume.