Modular Weight Vest

Abstract

The weight vest includes a carrier or support garment and a plurality of individual weight packets, which are selectively mounted to the support garment using a MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) interface style connection. The MOLLE system connection allows each individual weight to be readily affixed to and selectively positioned about the support garment to distribute the weight as needed and desired.

I claim: 
     
         1 : A weight vest for physical exercise comprising:
 a support garment adapted to be worn by a user; and   a plurality of removable weight packets adapted to be selectively attached to the support garment,   each of the plurality of individual weight packets includes a weighted body, an elongated fastening strap extending from the weight packet for connecting the strap to the weighted body, the support garment includes an outer covering having a plurality of horizontal slits arranged in a plurality of rows and columns and adapted to receive the straps of the plurality of weight packets where the straps are interwoven through adjacent slits in one of the columns.   
     
     
         2 : The weight vest of  claim 1  wherein the fastening strap of each of the plurality of removable weight packets has a first end affixed to the weighted body and a second extending from the weighted body. 
     
     
         3 : The weight vest of  claim 2  wherein each of the plurality of removable weight packets includes a mating fasteners affixed to the weighted body and second end of the fastening strap for detachably connecting the second end of the strap to the weighted body. 
     
     
         4 : The weight vest of  claim 1  wherein the weighted body of each of the plurality of removable weight packets has a through slot defined therein and the fastening strap passes through the slot of the weighted body. 
     
     
         5 : The weight vest of  claim 4  wherein the fastening strap of each of the plurality of removable weight packets has a first end extending through the slot of the weighted body and a second extending from the weighted body. 
     
     
         6 : The weight vest of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of removable weight packets includes a strap keeper affixed to the weight body.