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US 12,543,809 B2Granted
Ergonomic duty belt
AssigneeTedder Industries, LLC
InventorRandy Watts
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Abstract
In various examples, a belt (e.g., duty belt, service belt, etc.) may include a strap and a first member for detachably coupling a first buckle component to the strap proximate a first end of the strap. The belt may also include a second member for detachably coupling a second buckle component to the strap proximate a second end of the strap. In some instances, one or more connection points may be disposed in the strap proximate the second end, and the connection point(s) may be for adjusting a position of the second member to adjust a size of the belt. In some examples, the first member and the second member may be disposed on a same side of the duty belt and the first end of the strap may at least partially overlap the second end of the strap when worn by a user.
Claims17
A belt comprising:
- a strap comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and multiple connection points extending through the strap from the first side to the second side;
- a first buckle attachment loop detachably coupled to the first side of the strap proximate a first end of the strap using one or more first screws inserted through one or more first connection points of the multiple connection points, the first buckle attachment loop configured to be inserted through at least a portion of a first buckle component to detachably couple the first buckle component to the strap;
- a second buckle attachment loop detachably coupled to the first side of the strap proximate a second end of the strap using one or more second screws inserted through one or more second connection points of the multiple connection points, the second buckle attachment loop configured to be inserted through at least a portion of a second buckle component to detachably couple the second buckle component to the strap;
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- a retainer loop detachably coupled to the strap proximate the first end using the one or more first screws inserted through the one or more first connection points,
- wherein an excess portion of the strap between the second buckle attachment loop and the second end of the strap is configured to be inserted through a space between the retainer loop and the second side of the strap.
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A duty belt comprising:
- a strap comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first member configured to detachably couple, to the first end of the strap, a first component of a multi-component buckle, the first member comprising a first strip of material folded at an intermediate portion to define a first loop and one or more first flange portions, the first member detachably coupled to the first side of the strap proximate the first end using one or more first screws inserted through one or more first connection points aligned across the one or more first flange portions and the strap, the first loop configured to receive at least a portion of the first component of the multi-component buckle;
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- a second member configured to detachably couple, to the second end of the strap, a second component of the multi-component buckle, the second member comprising a second strip of material folded at an intermediate portion to define a second loop and one or more second flange portions, the second member detachably coupled to the first side of the strap proximate the second end using one or more second screws inserted through one or more second connection points aligned across the one or more second flange portions and the strap, the second loop configured to receive at least a portion of the second component of the multi-component buckle further comprising a retainer loop positioned around the first end of the strap and detachably coupled to the strap using the one or more first screws.
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A system comprising:
- a multi-component buckle comprising a first component and a second component;
- a strap comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first member comprising a first strip of material folded at an intermediate portion to define a first loop and one or more first flange portions, the first member configured to detachably couple to the first side of the strap proximate the first end using one or more first fasteners inserted through one or more first connection points aligned across the one or more first flange portions and the strap, the first loop configured to support the first component of the multi-component buckle;
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- a second member comprising a second strip of material folded at an intermediate portion to define a second loop and one or more second flange portions, the second member configured to detachably couple to the first side of the strap proximate the second end using one or more second fasteners inserted through one or more second connection points aligned across the one or more second flange portions and the strap, the second loop configured to support the second component of the multi-component buckle further comprising a retainer loop, the retainer loop configured to be detachably coupled to the first side of the strap proximate the first end using at least one of the one or more first fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.