IP Library Granted Patent US 12,324,942
Granted Patent B2
US 12,324,942 · App. 18/126,176 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Exercise bag system with multi-locking closure system

Inventors: Suphun Phoeun (Jacksonville Beach, FL); Jason Jerome McCarthy (Jacksonville Beach, FL)
Assignee: Goruck Holdings, LLC
A63B21/0603A63B21/4035A63B2209/10
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Patent No.
US 12,324,942
App. No.
18/126,176
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an exercise bag system for carrying a mass of sand or other granular particles that includes a bag article, a first closure system, a second closure system and a third closure system. The first closure system is at the top and proximate the opening and inside the bag article. The second closure system is at the top and located entirely on the outer surface of the first side panel. The third closure system is at the top and on a foldable panel coupled to the first side panel, such that when the first closure system and the second closure system are engaged, the third closure system is configured to be engaged to seal the bag article.

Claims (19)

1. An exercise bag system for carrying a mass of sand or other granular particles, comprising:

a bag article having a bottom, a top spaced from the bottom, an opening at the top, and at least first and second side panels that extend from the bottom to the top and defines an internal space such that the opening provides access to the internal space, wherein each of the first and second side panels have an inner surface that at least partially defines the internal space, and outer surface;

a first closure system at the top and proximate the opening and inside the bag article, the first closure system having a first closure element on the inner surface of the first side panel and a second closure element on the inner surface of the second side panel opposite the first closure element, wherein the first closure element and the second closure element are configured to be removably attached to each other;

a second closure system at the top and located entirely on the outer surface of the first side panel, the second closure system having a first closure element at the top on the outer surface and opposite the first closure element of the first closure system on the inner surface, and a second closure element on the outer surface that is adjacent to the first closure element on the outer surface, such that the first closure element and the second closure element of the second closure system are configured to fold toward each other and be removably attached to each other; and

a third closure system at the top, the third closure system having a second closure element on the outer surface of the second side panel opposite the second closure element of the first closure system, and a first closure element located on a foldable panel coupled to the first side panel and adjacent the second closure element of the second closure system, such that, when the first closure system and the second closure system are engaged, the second closure element of the third closure system is configured to be removably attached to the first closure element of the third closure system.

2. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , further comprising an upper webbing positioned adjacent the top and extending across a width of the first and second side panels.

3. The exercise bag system of claim 2 , further comprising a lower webbing positioned adjacent the bottom and extending across a width of the first and second side panels.

4. The exercise bag system of claim 3 , wherein the upper webbing and lower webbing each have a width between about 0.5 inches and 4 inches.

5. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , wherein the first closure element is a hook closure and the second closure element is a loop closure, for each of the first, second, and third closure systems.

6. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , wherein the bag article includes a handle.

7. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the second side panel includes a plurality of stitch lines extending from the bottom to the top.

8. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , wherein a width of the bag article is between about 7 to 10 inches and the length of the bag article is between about 20 to 75 inches, such that the internal space is sized to receive therein sand or other granular particles having a weight of about 20 to 220 lbs.

9. The exercise bag system of claim 1 , further comprising an outer bag configured to hold the bag article therein.

10. An exercise bag system for carrying a mass of sand or other granular particles, comprising:

a bag article having a bottom, a top spaced from the bottom, an opening at the top, and at least first and second side panels that extend from the bottom to the top and defines an internal space such that the opening provides access to the internal space, wherein each of the first and second side panels have an inner surface that at least partially defines the internal space, and outer surface;

a first closure system at the top and proximate the opening and inside the bag article, the first closure system having a hook closure on the inner surface of the first side panel and a loop closure on the inner surface of the second side panel opposite the hook closure, wherein the hook and loop closures are configured to be removably attached to each other;

a second closure system at the top and located entirely on the outer surface of the first side panel, the second closure system having a hook closure at the top on the outer surface and opposite the hook closure of the first closure system on the inner surface, and a loop closure on the outer surface that is adjacent to the hook closure on the outer surface, such that the hook and loop closures of the second closure system are configured to fold toward each other and be removably attached to each other; and

a third closure system at the top, the third closure system having a loop closure on the outer surface of the second side panel opposite the loop closure of the first closure system, and hook closure located on a foldable panel coupled to the first side panel and adjacent the loop closure of the second closure system, such that, when the first closure system and the second closure system are engaged, the hook closure of the third closure system is configured to be removably attached to the loop closure of the third closure system.

11. The exercise bag system of claim 10 , further comprising an outer bag configured to hold the bag article therein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PHOEUN, SUPHUN; MCCARTHY, JASON JEROME
To: GORUCK HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065604/0474 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63324016 · Mar 25, 2022
Related Publication 20230302320A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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