Patent ID: 6974432
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for adjusting the length of a belt having right and left front portions and a back portion, the right and left front portions of the belt each moveable with respect to the back portion of the belt, the method comprising: attaching opposite ends of a strap to the right and left front portions of the belt, the strap having a middle section comprising opposing portions detachably coupled to one another; coupling the strap to the back portion of the belt between the opposite ends of the strap such that movement of the right and left front portions of the belt away from the back portion of the belt causes detachment of the opposing portions of the middle section of the strap from one another; and moving the right and left front portions of the belt away from the back portion of the belt to adjust the length of the belt, the detachable coupling of the opposing portions of the middle section of the strap ensuring that the right and left front portions of the belt move in approximately equal amounts relative to the back portion of the belt.