IP Library Granted Patent US 12,427,358
Granted Patent B2
US 12,427,358 · App. 18/189,509 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Multi-piece end cap system for wrappable sport weight

Inventor: Jay Ciccarone (Wayne, PA)
Assignee: LACEUP FITNESS LLC
A63B21/065A63B21/0607A63B71/0036
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Patent No.
US 12,427,358
App. No.
18/189,509
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi end cap system for a wrappable sport weight has an inner cap including a hat defining a rim configured to rest on an end of a compressible covering of the wrappable sport weight, and a sleeve extending away from the rim and configured to be inserted between the compressible covering and a flexible bar of the wrappable sport weight to displace a portion of the compressible covering away from the flexible bar.

Claims (17)

1. A wrappable sport weight system comprising:

a wrappable sport weight including a flexible bar and a compressible covering;

an inner cap including a hat defining a rim configured to rest on an end of the compressible covering, and a sleeve extending away from the rim and configured to be inserted between the compressible covering and the flexible bar to displace a portion of the compressible covering away from the flexible bar, the inner cap defining an inner cavity configured to receive an end of the flexible bar; and

an outer cap defining an outer cavity, the inner cap being disposed within the outer cavity such that the hat is surrounded by and in contact with the outer cap, and the outer cap including a tube portion configured to engage a ledge of the wrappable sport weight partially defined by the end such that the portion of the compressible covering is compressed between the sleeve and tube portion.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve tapers from the rim to an end thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hat and outer cap are bonded to each other.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inner cavity is further configured to receive an end of an additional flexible bar.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the inner cavity has a binocular shape.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein an interior surface of the sleeve defines a pair of opposing protrusions extending into the inner cavity and configured to space the flexible bar away from the additional flexible bar.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inner cavity has a cylindrical shape.

8. A wrappable sport weight system comprising:

a wrappable sport weight including a pair of flexible bars and a compressible covering;

an inner cap including a hat defining a rim configured to rest on an end of the compressible covering, and a sleeve extending away from the rim and configured to be inserted between the compressible covering and the pair of flexible bars to displace a portion of the compressible covering away from the flexible bars, the inner cap defining a binocular-shaped inner cavity configured to receive ends of the flexible bars; and

an outer cap defining an outer cavity, the inner cap being disposed within the outer cavity such that the hat is surrounded by and in contact with the outer cap, and the outer cap including a tube portion configured to engage a ledge of the wrappable sport weight partially defined by the end such that the portion of the compressible covering is compressed between the sleeve and tube portion.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the sleeve tapers from the rim to an end thereof.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hat and outer cap are bonded to each other.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein an interior surface of the sleeve defines a pair of opposing protrusions extending into the inner cavity and configured to space the flexible bars away from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2023
From: CICCARONE, JAY
To: LACEUP FITNESS LLC
Reel/Frame 063108/0850 →
Continuity (1)
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