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US 2002/0157273 A1Published application
Device and method for fitting a waistband
OwnerLily Noyesinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for fitting a waistband is provided that is infinitely adjustable. The device permits the fitting of a waistband of an article of clothing to a very precise measurement without necessitating the ultimate wearer of the garment to have to try the article of clothing on.
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A device for fitting a waistband, comprising:
- a flexible main body having an inner and outer surface, first and second ends and a measuring scale along a portion of its length, said main body being selectively movable from a first open position to a second closed loop position wherein said first end and said second end overlap and the size of the circumference of said loop is visible on said scale at the point at which said first end overlaps said scale;
- adjustable means for releaseably retaining said body in a preselected second closed loop position that corresponds to a desired waistband size;
- and
- means for releaseably attaching said waistband to said body located on said body below said measuring scale.
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A method of fitting a waistband for an article of clothing for a wearer, comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible main body having an inner and outer surface, first and second ends and a measuring scale along a portion of its length;
- overlapping said first and second ends to form a closed loop wherein the size of the circumference of said loop is visible on said scale at the point at which said first end overlaps said scale;
- releaseably retaining said body in a preselected closed loop position that corresponds to a desired waistband size without trying on the main body on the ultimate wearer of the waistband;
- and
- releaseably attaching a waistband to said body below said measuring scale.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.