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Granted Patent B2

US 10,065,065 · App. 15/136,338 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

Exercise suit with integrated weights

Inventor: Derrick Herron (Orlando, FL)

A63B21/065 A61B5/02438 A61B5/6801 A61B5/742 A61B5/7405 A61B5/746 A63B21/0603 A61B2560/0487 A63B2220/62 A63B2230/04

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Patent No.: US 10,065,065
App. No.: 15/136,338
Granted: Sep 4, 2018
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An exercise suit with integrated weights includes a shirt portion and a pants portion that are constructed from a lightweight elastomeric material. A plurality of soft weights are disposed along the shirt and pants portions at locations adjacent to the major muscle groups of the suit wearer. Each of the weights can be permanently secured along the inside facing surface of the shirt and pants, and conform to the shape and movement of the suit wearer. The suit also includes a fitness monitor having a heartbeat sensor, timer and display.

Claims (47)

1. An exercise suit, comprising:

a shirt member that is constructed from a single layer of breathable elastomeric material, said shirt member having an inside facing surface an outside facing surface, and a pair of sleeves;

a pants member having an inside facing surface, an outside facing surface and is constructed from a lightweight breathable and elastomeric material;

an electronic fitness monitor that is permanently secured onto the shirt member; and

a plurality of malleable weights, each weight comprising

a fill material having a specific weight,

a discrete bag having a surface area that encompasses the fill material, and

an edging material that is positioned along an outside periphery of the bag, said edging material being sewn directly to the inside facing surface of one of the shirt member and the pants member,

wherein each of the plurality of malleable weights includes a specific shape and size that is configured to conform to a shape and size of a major muscle group of a human body,

said plurality of malleable weights comprising

a single upper back/shoulder weight that is disposed horizontally along a top portion of the shirt member along a back facing side and extending between the pair of sleeves,

a single chest weight that is disposed horizontally along a top portion of the shirt member along a front facing side and extending between the pair of sleeves,

a single abdomen weight that is disposed horizontally along a middle portion of the shirt member and extending between a pair of sides of the shirt member,

a single waist weight that is disposed horizontally along an entirety of a bottom end of the shirt member, and

a pair of front thigh weights and a pair of rear thigh weights that are disposed along the pants member.

2. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the shirt member includes long sleeves, and further comprises a pair of bicep weights, a pair of triceps weights and a pair of wrist weights that are each disposed along an inside facing surface thereof.

3. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the pants member includes long sleeves, and further comprises a pair of front calf weights, a pair of rear calf weights and a pair of ankle weights that are each disposed along an inside facing surface thereof.

4. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weights include a total weight of between 20 and 200 pounds.

5. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the shirt member and the pants member are permanently joined together, and further includes a zipper that is disposed along a back end thereof.

6. The exercise suit of claim 1 wherein the electronic fitness monitor further comprises:

a heart rate monitor having a sensor that is positioned along one of the wrist and chest of the suit, said monitor being configured to engage a user's skin to detect a heart rate of the suit user;

a timer that is configured to measure the passage of time; and

a display that is configured to show a detected heart rate and a clock.

7. The exercise suit of claim 6 , further comprising:

a waterproof main body that is permanently secured to the shirt member, said main body housing the timer and display;

a speaker that is positioned within the waterproof housing;

a memory that is positioned within the waterproof housing; and

a processor that is positioned within the waterproof housing, said processor being in communication with each of the memory, speaker, display, timer and heart rate monitor,

wherein the electronic fitness monitor includes functionality for generating an audible alarm upon detecting that the detected heart rate of the suit user is above a predetermined threshold.

8. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the single upper back/shoulder weight is ten pounds.

9. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the single chest weight includes a shape and dimension that is configured to cover an entirety of a suit wearers pictorial muscles.

10. The exercise suit of claim 1 , wherein the single chest weight is ten pounds.

11. An exercise suit, consisting of:

a shirt member that is constructed from a single layer of breathable elastomeric material, said shirt member having an inside facing surface, an outside facing surface, and a pair of sleeves;