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, the elastomeric material formed of a neoprene laminate;
a second panel of the elastomeric material having a generally circular shape, the first and second panels adhered together at an outward-facing seam formed by double-stitching near a periphery of the body to form an interior volume, the double-stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching; and
a capping material adhered to the outward-facing seam, the capping material having a color corresponding to the weight of the exercise article;
wherein the interior volume is capable of being filled with a granular fill material;
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; and
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 first and second panels have a shape selected from the group consisting of ellipsoidal, polyhedral, tetrahedral, pentahedral, hexahedral, prismatic, torroidal, spherical, or circular.
4. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 1 , wherein the deformable fill material is selected from the group consisting of a sand, a liquid, or a metal.
5. 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, the elastomeric material formed of a neoprene laminate;
a second panel of the elastomeric material having a generally circular shape, the first and second panels adhered together at an outward-facing seam formed by double-stitching near a periphery of the body to form an interior volume, the double-stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching; and
a capping material adhered to the outward-facing seam, the capping material having a color corresponding to the weight of the exercise article;
a granular fill material disposed in the interior volume; and
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; and
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.
6. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 5 , wherein the capping material is adhered to the outward-facing seam by cross-stitching.
7. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 5 , 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.
8. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 5 , wherein the deformable fill material is selected from the group consisting of a sand, a liquid, or a metal.
9. 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, the elastomeric material formed of a neoprene laminate;
a second panel of the elastomeric material having a generally circular shape, the first and second panels adhered together at an outward-facing seam formed by double-stitching near a periphery of the body to form an interior volume, the double-stitching following a generally nonlinear pattern of stitching; and
a capping material adhered to the outward-facing seam, the capping material having a color corresponding to the weight of the exercise article;
a granular fill material disposed in the interior volume; and
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.
10. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 9 , 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.
11. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 9 , wherein the capping material is adhered to the outward-facing seam by cross-stitching.
12. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 9 , 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.
13. The plurality of exercise articles of claim 9 , wherein the deformable fill material is selected from the group consisting of a sand, a liquid, or a metal.