Adjustable athletic shoe weight assembly
US6010438A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An adjustable, removable weight assembly for an athletic shoe, each weight assembly comprising: (a) one or two removable, unitary base weight plates, each base weight plate having a pre-determined weight of between about 0.1 and about five pounds, each base weight plate having a top face and a bottom face, a length of between about two and ten inches, and a width of between about one and five inches, each base weight plate comprising at least one attachment for removably attaching each base weight plate to an upper portion of the shoe; (b) up to twenty removable, unitary, stackable intermediate weight plates, each intermediate weight plate having an identical, pre-determined weight of between about 0.1 and about five pounds, each intermediate weight plate having a bottom face and a top face; (c) two removable cover plates or straps, one on the inner side of the shoe upper, and the other fitting on an outer side of the shoe upper; and (d) an instep/back strap attached to the two cover plates or cover straps, the strap fitting under a shoe instep or along the back of the shoe when the weight assembly is in use.
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