Inventors:
Patrick M. Fitzgerald - Wando SC
International Classification:
A63B 2106, A63B 2304
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.