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US 10,244,825 B2Granted
Adjustable belt
OwnerMark Greenhaminventor
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Abstract
An adjustable best for wear about a waist of a person is provided. The adjustable belt includes an overlapping portion that is folded back to form a buckle loop, a buckle captured by the buckle loop and a securing mechanism that secures the overlapping portion of the belt folded back. The belt has a length or a size which is adjustable by varying the length of the overlapping portion. The securing mechanism belt may include one or more studs receivable in one or more holes.
Claims17
An adjustable belt for wear about a waist of a person, including:
- an overlapping portion of the belt which is folded back to form a buckle loop, the overlapping portion having a length;
- a buckle captured by the buckle loop;
- a tongue at a region distal to the buckle, the tongue including a series of buckle holes which the buckle engages to secure the belt in a belt loop;
- and
- a securing mechanism to secure the overlapping portion of the belt folded back along an overlapped portion of the belt, the securing mechanism including at least one stud and at least one hole configured for engagement with the, or each, stud, wherein the belt has a length which is adjustable by varying the length of the overlapping portion so that lengthening the overlapping portion shortens the length of the belt by half the length of the overlapping portion, wherein the, or each, stud includes a head arranged at an end of an elongate member;
- wherein the, or each, stud is receivable in the, or each, hole;
- and wherein the, or each, hole includes an elongate slot configured to receive and secure the elongate member, the elongate slot extending from a substantially circular opening of the, or each, hole.
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An adjustable belt for wear about a waist of a person, including:
- a distal end which is folded back to form a buckle loop, the buckle loop having a length;
- a buckle captured by the buckle loop;
- a tongue at a region distal to the buckle, the tongue including a series of buckle holes which the buckle engages to secure the belt in a belt loop;
- and
- a securing arrangement to secure an overlapping portion of the distal end along an overlapped portion of the belt so that the buckle loop is adjustable, wherein the securing arrangement includes a securing mechanism including at least one stud and at least one hole configured for engagement with the, or each, stud, wherein the, or each stud includes a head arranged at an end of an elongate member;
- wherein the, or each, stud is receivable in the, or each, hole;
- and wherein the, or each hole includes an elongate slot configured to receive and secure the, or each, elongate member, the elongate slot extending from a substantially circular opening of the, or each, hole, wherein the belt has a length which is adjustable by varying a length of the overlapping portion so that lengthening the overlapping portion shortens the length of the belt by half the length of the overlapping portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.