Weighted exercise glove

• US 6,629,911 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2001
• Issued: 10/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bob Cook
• Original Assignee: Bob Cook
• Inventors: Cook, Bob
• Primary Examiner(s): Donnelly, Jerome W.
• Application Number:
  US09/858,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128120A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 482/83-90, 482/124, 482/105, 2 1/8, 226/11, 2 1/6, 446/267
• US Class Current: 482/105
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/065 worn on user's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4019 to the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4021 to the wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4023 the user operating the resistance directly, without additional interface A63B21/072 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/102 Boxing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/145 Boxing gloves

Abstract

Weighted exercise gloves shaped like boxing gloves. The shape and distribution of the weight about the gloves allows the user to have resistance weight at the end of his arms without having to grip the weight. The weight is equally distributed across the hands and lower forearms, and there is no requirement to grip the weight of the gloves, thus stress on the wrists is minimized.

Claims

1. An exercise weighted glove comprising:

a dorsal side, a thumb dorsal area, a wrist area and a glove palm;

said dorsal side, said thumb dorsal area, said wrist area and said glove palm sharing an external skin of said glove;

a non-foam solid flexible weight surrounding said dorsal side, said thumb dorsal area, said wrist area and said glove palm; and

said weight being secured under said external skin.

2. The glove as in claim 1, said weight comprising a single flexible solid weight.

3. The glove as in claim 1, said weight comprising a plurality of solid weights.

4. The glove as in claim 1, further comprising said glove being oriented between a first position anatomically distal to a wearer'"'"'s fingertips and a second position anatomically proximal said wearer'"'"'s wrist.

5. The glove as in claim 1, further comprising said glove being oriented between a first position anatomically proximal to a wearer'"'"'s fingertips and a second position anatomically proximal said wearer'"'"'s wrist.

6. The glove as in claim 1, said weight being permanently secured under said external skin.

7. A weighted exercise glove, comprising:

a glove body configured to accommodate a user'"'"'s hand in a neutral position, said glove body including a dorsal side, a palm side, and a wrist area;

a non-foam solid flexible weight integrally positioned within the dorsal side and wrist area of the glove body, while permitting the palm side of the glove to remain flexible.

8. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the weighted exercise glove is configured as a boxing glove.

9. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the interior of the glove body is shaped to accommodate the natural curve of a user'"'"'s fingers, thereby permitting a user to exercise with said weighted exercise glove without gripping.

10. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the glove body includes a finger portion that accommodates the user'"'"'s fingers, and a thumb portion that accommodates the user'"'"'s thumb.

11. A glove as in claim 10, wherein the thumb section includes a dorsal side, and wherein said glove also includes a weight integrally located in the dorsal side of said thumb section.

12. A glove as in claim 10, wherein the thumb portion includes an aperture that permits a user'"'"'s thumb to extend beyond the distal end of the thumb portion.

13. A glove as in claim 10, wherein the finger portion includes an aperture for each finger, thereby permitting the user'"'"'s fingers to extend beyond the distal end of the finger portion.

14. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the weight comprises a singular flexible rubberized weight that extends throughout the dorsal side and the wrist area.

15. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the interior of said glove body is shaped and padded to provide a natural support and shape for a user'"'"'s hand.

16. A glove as in claim 7, wherein the weight comprises a plurality of weights secured in separate cased compartments within an outer skin on the dorsal side and wrist area of said glove body.

17. A glove as in claim 7, wherein said glove includes padding between the integral weight and an outer skin.

18. A glove as in claim 8, further comprising a weight integrally placed in the palm section of the glove.

19. A glove as in claim 7, further including a finger portion and a thumb portion wherein said finger portion and said thumb portion include an aperture for each finger and thumb to permit a user'"'"'s fingers to extend beyond the distal end of the finger portion and a user'"'"'s thumb to extend beyond the distal end of the thumb portion.

20. A weighted exercise glove, comprising:

a glove body configured to accommodate a user'"'"'s hand in a neutral position, said glove body including a dorsal side and a palm side;

a non-foam flexible solid weight integrally positioned within the dorsal side of the glove body, while permitting the palm side of the glove body to remain flexible.