Apparatus for stabilizing the core of a person

Abstract

Disclosed herein are apparatuses for strengthening or stabilizing the glutes, the abdominal muscles, or the core of a person wearing one of the apparatuses. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a bag that can rest near or on the glutes, stabilized by a front harness that activates, strengthens, or stabilizes the abdominal muscles. The apparatus includes straps that wrap around the hips and connect the front harness to the bag. For example, two pairs of straps can connect the bag to the harness, and one pair can wrap at the top or just above the hips and the other pair can wrap at the bottom or just below the hips.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a bag; a harness; and   a connector for the harness, comprising:
 two lower edges converging at the bottom of the connector; and 
 two parts that are a connectable to each other and each of the two parts having one of the two lower edges. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises an upside-down triangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, when worn by a person, the connector rests in front of the person near or on the abdominal muscles of the person and the bag rests in back of the person near or on the glutes of the person. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising straps configured to connect the bag to the connector, wherein, when worn by the person, one set of the straps is configured to wrap at the top or just above the hips of the person and the other set of the straps is configured to wrap at the bottom or just below the hips of the person. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the sets of straps comprises sub-straps connectable to each other by at least one intra-strap connector. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein both sets of straps comprises respective sub-straps connectable to each other by respective intra-strap connectors. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising straps configured to connect the bag to the connector, wherein, when worn by the person, one set of the straps is configured to wrap at the top or just above the hips of the person and the other set of the straps is configured to wrap at the bottom or just below the hips of the person. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the sets of straps comprises sub-straps connectable to each other by at least one intra-strap connector. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein both sets of straps comprises respective sub-straps connectable to each other by respective intra-strap connectors. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus for strengthening or stabilizing the glutes, the abdominal muscles, or the core of a person wearing the apparatus, comprising:
 a bag; a harness; and   a connector for the harness, comprising:
 two lower edges converging at the bottom of the connector; and 
 two parts that are a connectable to each other and each of the two parts having one of the two lower edges. 
   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein, when worn by a person, the connector rests in front of the person near or on the abdominal muscles of the person and the bag rests in back of the person near or on the glutes of the person. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising straps configured to connect the bag to the connector, wherein, when worn by the person, one set of the straps is configured to wrap at the top or just above the hips of the person and the other set of the straps is configured to wrap at the bottom or just below the hips of the person. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the sets of straps comprises sub-straps connectable to each other by at least one intra-strap connector. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein both sets of straps comprises respective sub-straps connectable to each other by respective intra-strap connectors. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising straps configured to connect the bag to the connector, wherein, when worn by the person, one set of the straps is configured to wrap at the top or just above the hips of the person and the other set of the straps is configured to wrap at the bottom or just below the hips of the person. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the sets of straps comprises sub-straps connectable to each other by at least one intra-strap connector. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein both sets of straps comprises respective sub-straps connectable to each other by respective intra-strap connectors. 
     
     
         18 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a bag; a harness; and   a connector for the harness, comprising:
 two lower edges converging at the bottom of the connector and each of the two lower edges having the same length; and 
 two parts that are a connectable to each other and each of the two parts having one of the two lower edges, 
 wherein the connector comprises an upside-down triangular shape. 
   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein, when worn by a person, the connector rests in front of the person near or on the abdominal muscles of the person and the bag rests in back of the person near or on the glutes of the person. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , further comprising straps configured to connect the bag to the connector, wherein, when worn by the person, one set of the straps is configured to wrap at the top or just above the hips of the person and the other set of the straps is configured to wrap at the bottom or just below the hips of the person.