Patent ID: 8595867

Claim:
A race-number belt for holding a race-number bib having two mounting holes, comprising: a belt component; first means for attaching the race-number bib to the belt component, said first means including a first snap-fastener subassembly mounted on the belt component; second means for attaching the race-number bib to the belt component, said second means including a second snap-fastener subassembly mounted on the belt component; third means for attaching the race-number bib to the belt component, said third means including a first cord assembly having a first cord with a proximal end that is secured to the belt component by the first snap-fastener subassembly, a free distal end that is not stitched to the belt, and a cord-locking component that a user can slide onto the free distal end of the cord and along the cord to a selected position on the cord for bib-retention purposes; and fourth means for attaching the race-number bib to the belt component, said fourth means including a second cord assembly having a second cord with a proximal end that is secured to the belt component by the second snap-fastener subassembly, a free distal end that is not stitched to the belt, and a cord-locking component that a user can slide onto the free distal end of the cord and along the cord to a selected position on the cord for bib-retention purposes.