Patent ID: 11871835
Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRIES UNLIMITED, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of equipping, comprising:
donning an inner belt by passing the inner belt through one or more pant belt loops and fastening a first buckle of the inner belt, the inner belt defining an inner face and an outer face, the inner belt comprising:
a sleeve member,
a padding member extending through the sleeve,
a strap extending through the sleeve member and comprising a unitary rigger loop extending from the outer face, the strap being fall-rated, wherein the unitary rigger loop is integrally formed from the strap of the inner belt by folding the strap upon itself, wherein the unitary rigger loop extends parallel to a longitude of the inner belt, wherein the first buckle is affixed to the strap,
a first fastener of a hook-and-loop fastener interface provided at the outer surface of the inner belt;

removably mounting an outer belt to the inner belt, the outer belt defining an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer belt comprising:
a pass-through window formed in the outer belt and sized to accommodate the unitary rigger loop,
a plurality of carriers provided on the outer surface of the outer belt,
a second buckle affixed to the outer belt for closing the outer belt, and
a second fastener of a hook-and-loop fastener interface provided at the inner surface of the outer belt for selectively attaching to the first fastener with the unitary rigger loop extending through the pass-through window.