Exercise suit with integrated weights

• US 10,065,065 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Derrick Herron
• Original Assignee: Derrick Herron
• Inventors: Herron, Derrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Manuel, George
• Application Number:
  US15/136,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20170304670A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/10 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/18 Elastic
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/09 Rehabilitation or training
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0204 of power management
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0487 Special user inputs or interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0603 Fluid-like particles, e.g. gun shot or sand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/065 worn on user's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 : with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/04 : heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 : heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

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

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;

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.