Abstract: A weighted vest includes a pair of mirror image front panels joined to a back panel to form a sleeveless weight supporting vest. A plurality of pliable easily conformed weight packets are secured within the vest interior by fabric attachment pads together with a combination of elastic bands and belts. The vest provides weight distribution particularly suited to activities of substantial acceleration such as sprint starting, American football or the like. A porous liner and mesh outer layer over certain areas of the vest allow heat to be vented from the vest interior. A pair of variable spring rate expansion joints are coupled between the front panels and the back panel passing over the shoulder, neck and collar bone region of the athlete's body to provide reduction of localized stress upon the athlete.

Abstract: A mounting for a gem that tapers to a bottom tip has a base with an opening for receiving a tiny bit of the end of the tip and arms for engaging and holding the gem below its uppermost surface. The peripheral shape of the mounting may correspond generally to the largest peripheral shape of the gem. The mounting displays the gem in a manner that makes essentially the entire surface of the gem visible for viewing.