Apparatus for weighted apparel

Abstract

Provided is a weighted shirt comprising a shirt bottom disposed beneath a shirt body, the shirt bottom comprising an outer bottom and an inner bottom, a bottom stitch configured to join the inner bottom to the outer bottom, and a hem cavity bound by at least the outer bottom, the inner bottom, the inflection point, and the bottom stitch. The weighted shirt may comprise a weight disposed within the hem cavity, where the hem cavity is sized to accept the weight. The weight may be an annular member, where the weight comprises an outer face, an inner face, an upper part, and a lower part.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A weighted shirt comprising:
 a shirt bottom disposed beneath a shirt body, the shirt bottom comprising:
 an outer bottom and an inner bottom,
 wherein the shirt body, the outer bottom, and the inner bottom are composed of a continuous material; 
 
 an inflection point formed at a vertex of the outer bottom and the inner bottom; 
 a bottom stitch configured to join the inner bottom to the outer bottom; 
 a hem cavity bound by at least the outer bottom, the inner bottom, the inflection point, and the bottom stitch; 
 a weight disposed on the inner bottom; and 
 one or more outer stitches configured to attach the weight to the inner bottom. 
   
     
     
         2 . The weighted shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the weight is an annular member, the weight comprising an outer face, an inner face, an upper part, and a lower part. 
     
     
         3 . The weighted shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the inner face is rounded and the outer face is flat. 
     
     
         4 . The weighted shirt of  claim 3 , the weight further comprising a weight cavity disposed coaxial to the weight, the weight cavity bound by the outer face, the inner face, the upper part, and the lower part. 
     
     
         5 . The weighted shirt of  claim 4 , wherein a weighted material is disposed within the weight cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The weighted shirt of  claim 5 , wherein the weighted material is plastic poly pellets. 
     
     
         7 . The weighted shirt of  claim 4 , wherein the weight is a textile material comprising a weighted material. 
     
     
         8 . The weighted shirt of  claim 7 , wherein the weighted material is one or more additional layers of a fabric material.