Patent ID: 8468658
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A41F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable belt assembly comprising: an elongated strip of belting material; a buckle coupled to a first end of the strip of belting material, wherein the buckle has a first aperture therethrough, wherein the first aperture is sized to allow a second end of the strip of belting material to pass therethrough; an adjustment ring positioned around the strip of belting material, wherein the adjustment ring has hook-and-loop material on both inner and outer sides so that the adjustment ring is detachably engageable on the inner side of the adjustment ring with an adjustment strip made of hook-and-loop material and located on the strip of belting material, thereby enabling the adjustment ring to be coupled to and uncoupled from the strip of belting material at an adjustable position along the length of the strip of belting material, wherein the adjustment ring is further detachably engageable on the outer side of the adjustment ring with a closure strip made of hook-and-loop material and connected to the second end of the strip of belting material, thereby enabling the closure strip to be coupled to and uncoupled from the adjustment ring; and wherein the adjustment strip and the closure strip are positioned on opposing sides of the strip of belting material; and wherein when the second end of the strip of belting material is passed through the first aperture of the buckle, the closure strip is engaged with the adjustment ring, thereby securing the second end of the strip of belting material to the adjustment ring and securing the adjustable belt assembly on a user at a size that is determined by the position of the adjustment ring along the length of the strip of belting material; and wherein when the closure strip is disengaged from the adjustment ring, the second end of the belting material is removable from the first aperture of the buckle, enabling the belt assembly to be removed from the user.