Belt construction

A belt or other band-like article adapted to be worn around a user's waist, hips or other body part, said belt comprising a length of material and including a free end, means loosely retaining a loop at the other end of said belt, said loop selectively positionable at the front or rear side of the belt, said belt adapted to be worn in one mode wherein said free end is passed through said loop when positioned at the front side of said belt after the belt is wrapped around the user's waist, hips or other body part, said free end adapted to be passed under and around said belt beyond the loop, doubled back on itself and passed back through the loop to lock said belt in place, said belt adapted to be worn in another mode wherein a separate buckle is positioned and retained on said belt by passing said free end through said buckle and through said loop when positioned at the rear side of said belt, said belt being secured in place by passing said free end through said buckle again, passing said free end under and around said belt beyong said buckle, doubling it back on itself, and passing it back through said buckle.

A belt or band-like article adapted to be worn around a user's waist, hips or other body part, said belt comprising a length of material having a rear side which faces the user's body part and a front side which faces away from the user's body part when the belt is in place, said belt having a free end, means at the other end of said belt retaining a loop at the rear side of said belt and extending inwardly thereof, a buckle retained on said belt by passing the free end of said belt through the buckle and through the loop and pulling the belt tight on the buckle which is positioned adjacent the loop, said belt adapted to be worn around the waist, hips or other body part of a user by passing the free end through the buckle again, passing the free end under and around the belt beyond the buckle, and manipulating the free end to tie a knot in the belt.

A method of tying a belt or band-like article which includes the steps of providing a belt constructed of a length of material having a free end and a loop retained at its other end and disposed on the front side of the belt, wrapping the belt around the waist, hips or other body part of a user, passing the free end of the belt through the loop, passing the free end under and around the belt beyond the loop, and then doubling the free end of the belt back on itself and passing it back through the loop to tie a knot in the belt.

A method of tying a belt or band-like article which includes the steps of providing a belt constructed of a length of material having a free end and a loop retained at its other end and disposed on the rear side of the belt, positioning a buckle on the belt by passing the free end through the buckle and then the loop, wrapping the belt around the waist, hips or other body part of a user, passing the free end of the belt through the buckle, passing the free end under and around the belt beyond the buckle, and then manipulating the free end to tie a knot in the belt.