Patent ID: 6010438
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An adjustable, removable weight assembly for an athletic shoe, the weight assembly comprising:(a) a pair of removable, unitary base weight plates, each base weight plate having a pre-determined weight, each base weight plate having a top face and a bottom face, each base weight plate comprising at least one attachment means for removably attaching each base weight plate to a respective side of an upper portion of a shoe;(b) a plurality of removable, unitary intermediate weight plates for stacking on the base weight plates, each intermediate weight plate having a pre-determined weight, each intermediate weight plate having a bottom face and a top face;(c) two removable cover plates or straps, for fitting over the uppermost weight plate and retaining the intermediate weight plates on the base weight plates; and(d) an instep strap attached to the two cover plates or cover straps, the instep strap fitting under a shoe instep when the weight assembly is in use.