Patent ID: 8393016
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A41F

Abstract:
1. A discreet belt for a clothing article, said belt consisting of: a belt body formed from a flexible, single elongated, elastic strap, the belt body having a first end, a second end, a first terminal end and a second terminal end; a fastening element having a first fastener terminal end and a second fastener terminal end, wherein the first fastener terminal end comprises a male portion and the second fastener terminal end comprises a corresponding female portion, wherein the fastening element is slidably connected to the belt body and the first and second terminal ends releasably engage and interlock with each other to fix the first end to the second end to form a closed belt around an outer surface of the clothing article, wherein when the belt is closed, the belt is configured to apply a tension force directed towards a waist of the user pulling the clothing article closer in to the user's waist; and at least one adjusting element fixedly attached to the first and/or second end and operably connected to said belt body, wherein said at least one adjusting element is configured for movement between the first end and the second end of the belt body such that the belt can be tightened and/or loosened around an outer surface of the clothing article to secure the clothing article to the waist of a user; wherein the belt body is configured to form three discrete sections from said single elongated, elastic strap, the discrete sections comprising: