Patent ID: 8695194

Claim:
A weighted ribbon, comprising: a ribbon formed of a woven, fusible fabric, said ribbon having a fold along the length of said ribbon, wherein said fold forms a closed-end of said weighted ribbon, thereby forming a trough, said trough comprising sides and top edges; a plurality of weights disposed in spaced array within said trough; a longitudinal seal formed proximate to said top edges of said trough; and, a plurality of transverse seals formed in said weighted ribbon, wherein at least one transverse seal of said plurality of transverse seals is formed between each weight disposed within said trough, and wherein each transverse seal of said plurality of transverse seals comprises a section for cutting said weighted ribbon, wherein said weighted ribbon can be cut through any said section of any said transverse seal to separate from said weighted ribbon at least one selected length of multi-weight ribbon or at least one individual weight dumpling, and wherein any said cut through any said section of any said transverse seal can be made without loss of a weight adjacent to any said cut, and without substantial fraying of said ribbon proximate to any said cut.