Retention Apparatus with Single-Exit Anchored Drawstring

A waistband retention apparatus comprising:

• a garment;
• a waistband casing;
• a drawstring;
• and
• a drawstring cord lock;
• wherein said waistband casing extends circumferentially around an upper portion of said garment;
• wherein said drawstring passes through and within said waistband casing;
• wherein said drawstring consisting of one externally accessible free end segment;
• wherein said drawstring consisting of one anchored end segment;
• wherein said one anchored end segment secured to an interior portion of said waistband casing;
• wherein said one externally accessible free end segment extends outward from a single exit aperture of said waistband casing;
• wherein said one externally accessible free end segment pullable outward from said waistband casing and secured with said drawstring cord lock to adjust and hold a tension in said waistband casing;
• wherein said adjust a tension in said waistband casing constricts said waistband casing around a waist of a wearer of said garment;
• wherein said one anchored end segment is adhered to an interior portion of said waistband casing;
• and
• further wherein said adhered is selected from the group consisting of heat-welding, chemical bonding, adhesive bonding, and stitching.

A method of selectively retaining a garment retention band around a wearer, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a garment, a retention band casing, a drawstring, and a drawstring cord lock;
• extending circumferentially said retention band casing around an upper portion of said garment, wherein said drawstring passes through and within said retention band casing, wherein said drawstring consisting of one externally accessible free end segment and further wherein said drawstring consisting of one anchored end segment;
• adhering said one anchored end segment to an interior portion of said retention band casing;
• securing said one anchored end segment to an interior portion of said retention band casing;
• pulling with one hand said one externally accessible free end segment to constrict a retention band of said garment;
• retracting said drawstring within said retention band casing;
• selectively adjusting a tension by said one hand pulling of said one externally accessible free end segment;
• and
• locking the tension of said drawstring with said drawstring cord lock.