Soft shoulder weight and physical therapy device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-021/065
A63B-021/06
A63B-021/00
출원번호
US-0843281
(2013-03-15)
등록번호
US-9101793
(2015-08-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Kervin, Bruce
출원인 / 주소
Kervin, Bruce
대리인 / 주소
Norment, Rashauna A.
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A soft shoulder weight device for use during vigorous or robust physical activity is a harness having two shoulder straps, with each strap supporting a pocket for holding a weight member, a plurality of quick-release connecting members, two underarm straps, and a back strap. The back strap connects
A soft shoulder weight device for use during vigorous or robust physical activity is a harness having two shoulder straps, with each strap supporting a pocket for holding a weight member, a plurality of quick-release connecting members, two underarm straps, and a back strap. The back strap connects to the shoulder straps and also provides an adjustable connection point for the underarm straps. The weight members are selectively interchangeable and may have masses ranging from approximately 5 pounds to 60 pounds.
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1. A soft shoulder weight device comprising: a. two shoulder straps, with each of said shoulder straps comprising a base having a top surface; a plurality of quick-release connecting members; a horizontal back strap positioned below and between each of said shoulder straps, with said back strap havi
1. A soft shoulder weight device comprising: a. two shoulder straps, with each of said shoulder straps comprising a base having a top surface; a plurality of quick-release connecting members; a horizontal back strap positioned below and between each of said shoulder straps, with said back strap having two overlapping ends; and a pocket attached along the length of said base of each said shoulder strap;b. a chest strap comprising a first set of the plurality of said quick-release connecting members for connecting each of said shoulder straps together near the front of the user's body, and a second set of the plurality of said quick-release connecting members;c. two adjustable underarm side straps, with each of said underarm straps comprising an underarm strap-to-back attachment member for attaching said underarm strap to said back strap; a strap-length extender for extending the length of each said underarm strap around the user's body, and a third set of the plurality of said quick-release connecting members for connecting an end of each said strap-length extender to the second set of said quick-release connecting members of said chest strap;d. an adjustable neck strap having a strap and a fourth set of the plurality of said quick-release connecting members for connecting each of said shoulder straps together behind the user's neck for maintaining the position of said shoulder straps on the shoulders; ande. a plurality of weight members, each of said weight members being selectively interchangeable and insertable into each of said pockets. 2. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 1, said pocket comprising an opening at an end of said pocket and at least one flap connected along one edge of the pocket for opening and closing said pocket, each of said weight members removably insertable into said pocket and secured with said flap. 3. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 1, each of said weight members having a predetermined mass, each of said weight members selectively enclosed within said pocket for varying the intensity of the physical activity exerted upon the user. 4. The soft shoulder device of claim 3, each of said weight members having a mass ranging from approximately five pounds to sixty pounds. 5. The soft shoulder device of claim 1, each of said weight members having a pliable weighted substance in a sealed non-permeable membrane or a sealed semi-permeable membrane having low porosity, said weighted substance being selected from the group consisting of un-solidified cement powder, sand, gravel, lead shot and combinations thereof. 6. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 5, each of said weight members comprising un-solidified cement powder sealed in a non-permeable membrane for preventing leakage of said weighted substance. 7. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 1, said back strap further comprising a removably adjustable base-to-base strap having an adhesive surface, with a first base-to-base strap of one of said shoulder straps overlapping a second base-to-base strap of another of said shoulder straps, and a base-to-strap attachment member having an adhesive surface for overlapping and connecting with said strap-to-back attachment member, said strap-to-back attachment member having a corresponding adhesive surface. 8. A soft shoulder weight device for use during vigorous or robust physical activity, said soft shoulder weight device comprising: a. a left shoulder strap and a right shoulder strap, each of said shoulder straps having an elongated base panel for positioning over the shoulder, each said base panel having a pocket affixed to said base panel, each said pocket having two flaps;b. a horizontal back strap having a first section and a second section, said back strap for abutting against the user's back and positioned below each of said shoulder straps, with the first section of said back strap having a top surface comprising a first adhering portion and a second non-adhering portion, and a bottom surface comprising a third non-adhering portion and a fourth adhering portion; and with the second section of said back strap having a top surface comprising a fifth adhering portion, with said fourth adhering portion adjustably overlapping said fifth adhering portion to form said horizontal back strap;c. a chest strap comprising a first set of quick-release connecting members for connecting said shoulder straps together near the front of the user's body, and a second set of quick-release connecting members;d. two underarm straps, with a first of said underarm straps having an adhering bottom surface for adjustably attaching to said first adhering portion of said back strap and the second of said underarm straps having an adhering bottom surface for adjustably attaching to said fifth adhering portion of said back strap, each of said underarm straps further having a strap extender having a stretchable material for securing the device tightly around the user's body, and a third set of connecting members for connecting with said second set of connecting members of said chest strap;e. an adjustable neck strap having a fourth set of quick-release connecting members having a mating end attached to each of said shoulder straps for connecting said shoulder straps together behind the user's upper body; andf. a first weight member and a second weight member selected from a plurality of interchangeable weight members, each of said weight members having a mass ranging from approximately five to sixty pounds, with said first weight member insertable into said pocket of said left shoulder strap and said second weight member insertable into said pocket of said right shoulder strap. 9. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 8, each of the sets of said quick-release connecting members being selected from the group consisting of quick-release connectors, strap and belt combination, buckles, a loop and strap combination, a strap and strap combination, and combinations thereof. 10. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 8, each of the plurality of said weight members having a predetermined mass, each of said weight members selectively enclosed within one of said pockets. 11. The soft shoulder device of claim 8, each of the plurality of said weight members independently having a mass from approximately five pounds to sixty pounds. 12. The soft shoulder device of claim 8, each of the plurality of said weight members having a pliable weighted substance sealed in a non-permeable membrane or sealed semi-permeable membrane having low porosity, said weighted substance being selected from the group consisting of un-solidified cement powder, sand, gravel, steal, lead shot and combinations thereof. 13. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 8, each of the plurality of said weight members comprising un-solidified cement powder sealed in a non-permeable membrane for preventing leakage of said weighted substance. 14. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 8, each of said adhering portions being selected from the group consisting of hooks and loops, buttons, snaps, zippers, hooks, straps and buckles, and combinations thereof. 15. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 8, said device further comprising each of said base panels of the left shoulder strap and right shoulder strap being approximately 17 inches long, 3 inches wide and having a ½ inch double thick hem around the perimeter of said base panel; each of said horizontal back straps being approximately 9 inches long and 2 inches wide; said neck strap being approximately 10 inches long and ¾ inches wide and attached approximately 12 inches from the front of each of said base panels; said underarm strap stretchable material being approximately 4 inches long and ¾ inches wide. 16. A soft shoulder weight device for use in vigorous or robust physical activity, said soft shoulder weight device comprising: a harness having: a. two shoulder straps;b. a chest strap having a first set of connecting members and a second set of connecting members, said first set of connecting members having two mating ends for detachably connecting the lower front ends of said shoulder straps together at the front of the user's body;c. an adjustable neck strap having a third set of connecting members, said third set of connecting members having two mating ends for detachably connecting the shoulder straps together behind the user's neck for maintaining the position of said shoulder straps upon the shoulders;d. an adjustable back strap having two strap-length extenders made from a stretchable material, with a first end of each of said strap-length extenders connecting together behind the user's back and an opposite end of each of said strap-length extenders extending around the user's underarms and body, the opposite end of each of said strap-length extenders having a fourth set of connecting members for connecting with the second set of connecting members of said chest strap;e. a pocket attached along the length of each shoulder strap; andf. a plurality of weight members, each of said weight members having a predetermined mass for being selectively interchangeable and insertable into each of said pockets. 17. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 16, each of the plurality of said weight members having a predetermined mass ranging from approximately five pounds to sixty pounds for varying the intensity of the physical activity exerted upon the user. 18. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 16, each of the plurality of said weight members comprising un-solidified cement powder sealed in a non-permeable or a semi-permeable membrane having low porosity for preventing leakage of said weighted substance. 19. The soft shoulder weight device of claim 16, each of said pockets further comprising at least one flap located near the rear end of the pocket for enclosing and securing one of the weight members within the pocket.
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