Adjustable weight training belt

Abstract

Adjustable weight training belt for use with a baseball bat comprising a first layer of flexible material and a hook and loop fastening system. The hook portion of the fastening system connected to one face and the loop portion of the fastening system on the other face, the fastening system being adjustable to adjust the area encircled by the belt. A second layer of flexible material connected to the first layer forming a plurality of pockets between the a face of the first layer and a face of the second layer. A face of the second layer has a high coefficient of friction to resist movement of the belt when placed about the barrel of a baseball bat. A plurality of malleable weights engaged in the pockets, the weights formed to the curved surface of the barrel creating a substantially similar surface profile contributing to the resistance of movement.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An adjustable weight training belt for use with a baseball bat, the belt comprising: 
 a first layer of flexible material having a front face, a back face, and a hook and loop fastening system, the hook portion of the fastening system on the front face and the loop portion of the fastening system on the back face, the fastening system being adjustable to increase or decrease the area encircled by the belt;    a second layer of flexible material having a front face and a back face, the second layer connected to the first layer forming a plurality of pockets between the front face of the first layer and the back face of the second layer, the front face of the second layer having a rubberized surface to resist movement of the belt when placed about a baseball bat; and    at least two malleable weights engaged in the pockets, the weights permanently formable to the curved surface of the baseball bat creating a substantially similar surface profile contributing to the resistance of movement enabling a user to place the weights in substantially the same location along the surface of a baseball bat from one use to another by matching the surface profile of the weights to the curvature of the baseball bat.    
     
     
         2 . The belt of  claim 1  wherein the weights are removably engaged in the pockets.  
     
     
         3 . The belt of  claim 2  wherein the malleable weights are made of lead covered by a flexible non-toxic material and have a combined weight of about four ounces to about twenty ounces.  
     
     
         4 . The belt of  claim 3  wherein the second layer of flexible material is made of rubber.  
     
     
         5 . The belt of  claim 4  wherein the first layer of flexible material is made of nylon webbing.  
     
     
         6 . A weight training belt for use with a hand held athletic tool, the belt comprising: 
 a first layer of flexible material having a front face, a back face, and a two part fastening means, one part of the fastening means on the front face and the second part of the fastening means on the back face;    a second layer of flexible material connected to the first layer forming at least one pocket between a face of the first layer and the second layer, at least one face of the second layer having a high coefficient of friction to resist movement of the belt when place about the athletic tool; and    at least three solid manually reshapeable weight engaged in the pocket, the weight formable to the surface of a hand held athletic tool creating a substantially similar surface profile contributing to the resistance of movement enabling a user to place the weights in substantially the same location along the surface of a hand held athletic tool from one use to another by matching the surface profile of the weights to the surface of the hand held athletic tool.    
     
     
         7 . The belt of  claim 6  wherein the two part fastening means is adjustable to increase or decrease the area encircled by the belt.  
     
     
         8 . The belt of  claim 7  wherein the weight is removably engaged in the pocket.  
     
     
         9 . The belt of  claim 8  wherein the fastening means is a hook and loop fastening system, the hook portion of the fastening system on the front face of the first layer and the loop portion of the fastening system on the back face of the first layer  
     
     
         10 . The belt of  claim 9  wherein the first layer of flexible material is made of nylon webbing.  
     
     
         11 . The belt of  claim 10  wherein the second layer of flexible material is made of neoprene rubber.  
     
     
         12 . The belt of  claim 11  wherein the malleable weight is made of lead having weight of about four ounces to about twenty ounces and is covered by a flexible non-toxic material.  
     
     
         13 . An adjustable weight training belt in combination with a baseball bat, the combination comprising: 
 a baseball bat;    an adjustable weight belt about the baseball bat having a first layer of flexible material with a front face, a back face, and a hook and loop fastening system, the hook portion of the fastening system on the front face and the loop portion of the fastening system on the back face, the fastening system adjusting the belt to the size of the baseball bat;    a second layer of flexible material having a front face and a back face, the second layer connected to the first layer forming a plurality of pockets between the front face of the first layer and the back face of the second layer, the front face of the second layer having a rubberized surface to resist movement of the belt on the baseball bat; and    at least two solid manually reshapeable weights engaged in the pockets, the weights formed to the curved surface of the baseball bat creating a substantially similar surface profile contributing to the resistance of movement enabling a user to place the weights in substantially the same location along the surface of the baseball bat from one use to another by matching the surface profile of the weights to the curvature of the baseball bat.    
     
     
         14 . The combination of  claim 13  wherein the weights are removably engaged in the pocket.  
     
     
         15 . The combination of  claim 14  wherein the first layer of flexible material is made of nylon webbing.  
     
     
         16 . The combination of  claim 15  wherein the second layer of flexible material is made of neoprene rubber.  
     
     
         17 . The combination of  claim 16  wherein the malleable weights are made of lead having weight of about four ounces to about twenty ounces and are covered by a flexible non-toxic material.  
     
     
         18 . An improved adjustable weight training belt for use with a baseball bat, the improvement comprising forming the surface profile of three solid reshapeable weights within an adjustable belt wrapped about a baseball bat to conform with the curved surface of the bat, the surface profile contributing to the retention of the belt about the bat and reducing shifting of the belt about the bat while the bat is in use.  
     
     
         19 . The improvement of  claim 18  wherein the discrete malleable weights are removably engaged in the belt so that the amount of weight the belt contains can be changed.  
     
     
         20 . The improvement of  claim 19  wherein the discrete malleable weights are made of lead having weight of about four ounces to about twenty ounces.