Weighted article with fill spout
An article ( 101 ) is provided which comprises 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 including:
a first panel of an elastomeric material having a generally circular shape;
a second panel of the elastomeric material having a generally circular shape;
wherein the first and second panels are adhered together at an outward-facing seam, the outward-facing seam formed by double-stitching near a periphery of the body to form an interior volume, the stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching;
a fill material disposed within the interior volume; and
a capping material adhered to the outward-facing seam, the capping material having a color corresponding to the weight of each of the exercise article,
wherein the first and second panels of a first of the plurality of exercise articles comprises first and second panels having a larger outer diameter than the first and second panels of a second of the plurality of exercise articles;
wherein the second of the plurality of exercise articles has a weight of at least eight pounds and the first of the plurality of exercise articles has a weight of at least twelve pounds.
2. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the capping material is adhered to the outward-facing seam by cross-stitching.
3. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the capping material is rolled under along an edge of the capping material.
4. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or the second panel has at least one of anti-soiling, anti-staining, moisture proof, waterproof, moisture resistant, or water resistant properties.
5. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the generally nonlinear pattern of stitching is a zigzag pattern.
6. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the first and second panels have a shape selected from the group consisting of ellipsoidal, polyhedral, tetrahedral, pentahedral, hexahedral, prismatic, torroidal, spherical, or circular.
7. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the fill material includes a sand.
8. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the fill material includes a liquid.
9. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the fill material includes a metal.
10. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is a laminate of nylon and neoprene.
11. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is a laminate of nylon and an elastomer.
12. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is an elastomeric substrate having a layer of nylon laminated to each side.
13. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the body is configured to conform to a hand of a user.
14. A method of exercising, comprising:
adjusting an amount of fill material in a plurality of weighted exercise articles such that each weighted exercise article conforms to a hand of a user, each weighted exercise article including:
a body including:
a first panel of an elastomeric material having a generally circular shape;
a second panel of the elastomeric material having a generally circular shape;
wherein the first and second panels are adhered together at an outward-facing seam, the outward-facing seam formed by double-stitching near a periphery of the body to form an interior volume, the stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching;
a fill material disposed within the interior volume; and
a capping material adhered to the outward-facing seam, the capping material having a color corresponding to the weight of each of the plurality of weighted exercise articles;
performing a resistance exercise using a weighted exercise article of the plurality of weighted exercise articles;
wherein the exercise is aimed at strengthening at least one of an arm, a leg, a torso, or the hand of the user.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the resistance exercise includes balancing on the weighted exercise article.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the resistance exercise includes throwing the weighted exercise article.