WEIGHTED BAG
A weighted bag having an outer shell and a handle assembly. The outer shell has a plurality of panels and at least one of one of a pair of slots and a first end loop assembly and a second end loop assembly spaced apart from the first end loop assembly coupled to the plurality of panels. The handle assembly has a handle grasping member and a strapping assembly, the strapping assembly extending from the handle grasping member and interfacing with at least one of the pair of slots and the first and second end loop assemblies so as to couple the handle assembly to the outer shell.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A bag configured to be filled with a filler material, comprising:
a shell comprising a central body portion that is elongated between opposed first and second ends and has a top and a bottom extending between the first and second ends, the shell having a lateral centerline extending between the first and second ends, wherein the central body portion and the first and second ends of the shell combine to define and enclose an inner cavity configured for containing the filler material, and wherein the shell has an opening providing access to the inner cavity and a closure mechanism configured for selectively opening and closing the opening; and
a handle assembly comprising a first gripping member connected to the shell proximate a first juncture between the top and the first end and a second gripping member connected to the shell proximate a second juncture between the top and the second end, wherein the first gripping member extends outward from the shell at an oblique angle to at least one of the top, the first end, and the lateral centerline, and wherein the second gripping member extends outward from the shell at an oblique angle to at least one of the top, the second end, and the lateral centerline.
3 . The bag of claim 2 , wherein the first gripping member comprises a first loop having ends connected to front and rear sides of the shell, and the second gripping member comprises a second loop having ends connected to the front and rear sides of the shell.
4 . The bag of claim 2 , wherein the shell is formed of a single panel extending around front and rear sides of the shell and connected to itself by seams at the first and second ends and a lateral seam extending between the first and second ends.
5 . The bag of claim 2 , wherein the handle assembly further comprises a first base connected to the shell and extending on a front side and a rear side of the shell and having a first crossing portion extending over the top between the front side and the rear side proximate a first juncture between the top and the first end, wherein the first gripping member is connected to the first base and extends outward from the first base, and a second base connected to the shell and extending on the front side and the rear side and having a second crossing portion extending over the top between the front side and the rear side proximate a second juncture between the top and the second end, and wherein the second gripping member is connected to the second base and extends outward from the second base.
6 . The bag of claim 5 , wherein the first crossing portion has a first inner edge and the second crossing portion has a second inner edge, and wherein the first and second inner edges each form angles of 80-100° with the top of the shell.
7 . The bag of claim 2 , wherein the shell has a rectangular shape defined by the top, the bottom, and the first and second ends.
8 . A bag configured to be filled with a filler material, comprising:
a shell having a front side and a rear side and comprising a central body portion and opposed first and second ends, the central body portion having a top and a bottom extending between the first and second ends, the shell having a lateral centerline extending between the first and second ends, wherein the central body portion and the first and second ends of the shell combine to define and enclose an inner cavity configured for containing the filler material, and wherein the shell has an opening providing access to the inner cavity; and
a handle assembly comprising a first base connected to the shell and extending on the front side and the rear side and having a first crossing portion extending over the top of the shell between the front side and the rear side proximate a first juncture between the top and the first end of the shell, a first gripping member connected to the first base and extending outward from the first base, a second base connected to the shell and extending on the front side and the rear side and having a second crossing portion extending over the top of the shell between the front side and the rear side proximate a second juncture between the top and the second end of the shell, and a second gripping member connected to the second base and extending outward from the second base, wherein the first crossing portion has a first inner edge and the second crossing portion has a second inner edge, and wherein the first and second inner edges each form angles of 80-100° with the top of the shell.
9 . The bag of claim 8 , wherein the first base further comprises a first front angling portion extending on the front side of the shell to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the first end and the top of the shell and a first rear angling portion extending on the rear side of the shell to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the first end and the top of the shell, wherein the first crossing portion extends between the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion.
10 . The bag of claim 9 , wherein the first front angling portion extends on the front side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell, and the first rear angling portion extends on the rear side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell.
11 . The bag of claim 10 , wherein the second base further comprises a second front angling portion extending on the front side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the second end and the top of the shell and a second rear angling portion extending on the rear side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the second end and the top of the shell, wherein the second crossing portion extends between the second front angling portion and the second rear angling portion.
12 . The bag of claim 9 , wherein the first crossing portion forms juncture angles with the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion that are 110-140°.
13 . The bag of claim 9 , wherein the first crossing portion has a first width between the first inner edge and a first outer edge of the first crossing portion, and the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion have widths defined between inner and outer edges thereof, and wherein the first width is smaller than the widths of the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion.
14 . The bag of claim 9 , wherein the first base is formed of a continuous panel, and the first base is folded over itself at the first crossing portion, such that a first surface of the continuous panel forms an outer surface of the first front angling portion and an inner surface of the first rear angling portion.
15 . The bag of claim 8 , wherein the shell has a lateral centerline extending between the first and second ends, wherein the first gripping member extends outward from the first base at an oblique angle to at least one of the top, the first end, and the lateral centerline, and wherein the second gripping member extends outward from the first base at an oblique angle to at least one of the top, the second end, and the lateral centerline.
16 . The bag of claim 8 , wherein the first gripping member comprises a first loop having ends connected to the first base on the front and rear sides of the shell and the second gripping member comprises a second loop having ends connected to the second base on the front and rear sides of the shell.
17 . The bag of claim 8 , wherein the shell is formed of a single panel extending around the front and rear sides and connected to itself by seams at the first and second ends and a lateral seam extending between the first and second ends.
18 . The bag of claim 8 , wherein the shell has a rectangular shape defined by the top, the bottom, and the first and second ends.
19 . A bag configured to be filled with a filler material, comprising:
a shell comprising a central body portion that is elongated between opposed first and second ends and having a top and a bottom extending between the first and second ends, the shell further having opposed front and rear sides and a lateral centerline extending between the first and second ends, wherein the central body portion and the first and second ends of the shell combine to define and enclose an inner cavity configured for containing the filler material, and wherein the shell has an opening providing access to the inner cavity; and
a handle assembly comprising:
a first gripping member connected to the shell proximate a first juncture between the top and the first end wherein the first gripping member extends outward from the shell at oblique angles to the top, the first end, and the lateral centerline, and
a first base connected to the shell and extending on the front side and the rear side of the shell and having:
a first crossing portion extending over the top of the shell between the front side and the rear side proximate a first juncture between the top and the first end;
a first front angling portion extending on the front side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the first end and the top of the shell; and
a first rear angling portion extending on the rear side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the first end and the top of the shell,
wherein the first crossing portion extends between the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion,
wherein the first gripping member comprises ends connected at the first base to the shell, forming a first loop configuration between the ends, and wherein the first gripping member extends outward from the first base;
a second gripping member connected to the shell proximate a second juncture between the top and the second end, wherein the second gripping member extends outward from the shell at oblique angles to the top, the second end, and the lateral centerline;
a second base connected to the shell and extending on the front side and the rear side and having:
a second crossing portion extending over the top between the front side and the rear side proximate a second juncture between the top and the second end;
a second front angling portion extending on the front side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the second end and the top of the shell; and
a second rear angling portion extending on the rear side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell at oblique angles to the second end and the top of the shell,
wherein the second crossing portion extends between the second front angling portion and the second rear angling portion,
wherein the second gripping member comprises ends connected at the second base to the shell, forming a second loop configuration between the ends, and wherein the second gripping member extends outward from the second base.
20 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the shell is formed of a single panel extending around the front and rear sides of the shell and connected to itself by seams at the first and second ends and a lateral seam extending between the first and second ends.
21 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the first crossing portion has a first inner edge extending over the top of the shell and the second crossing portion has a second inner edge extending over the top of the shell, and wherein the first and second inner edges each form angles of 80-100° with the top of the shell when empty and pressed flat.
22 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the shell has a rectangular shape defined by the top, the bottom, and the first and second ends, and the first juncture and the second juncture are corners of the rectangular shape along the top of the shell.
23 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the first front angling portion of the first base extends on the front side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell, and the first rear angling portion of the first base extends on the rear side of the shell from the first end to the top of the shell, and wherein the second front angling portion of the second base extends on the front side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell, and the second rear angling portion of the second base extends on the rear side of the shell from the second end to the top of the shell.
24 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the first inner edge of the first crossing portion forms juncture angles with the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion of the first base that are 110-140°, and wherein the second inner edge of the second crossing portion forms juncture angles with the second front angling portion and the second rear angling portion of the second base that are 110-140°.
25 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the first crossing portion has a first width between the first inner edge and a first outer edge of the first crossing portion, and the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion of the first base have widths defined between inner and outer edges thereof, and wherein the first width is smaller than the widths of the first front angling portion and the first rear angling portion.
26 . The bag of claim 19 , wherein the first base is formed of a continuous panel, and the first base is folded over itself at the first crossing portion, such that a first surface of the continuous panel forms an outer surface of the first front angling portion and an inner surface of the first rear angling portion.