Patent ID: 7762440

Claim:
An ergonomic duty belt for carrying accessories, said duty ergonomic belt designed for wear by a human user wearing pants with belt loops, comprising: a liner belt sized for passage through belt loops, said liner belt having a longitudinal axis parallel with the long dimension of said liner belt, a transverse axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, an inner face, said inner face for placement adjacent the user of said ergonomic duty belt when said ergonomic duty belt is in use, an outer face for placement away from the body of said user when said ergonomic duty belt is in use; an outer belt having a longitudinal axis parallel with the long dimension of said outer belt, a transverse axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, an inner face, said inner face for placement adjacent the outer face of said liner belt, an outer face for placement away from the body of said user when said ergonomic duty belt is in use, with said outer belt being removably attachable to said liner belt; an inner cushion layer adjacent the inner face of said outer belt, said inner cushion layer formed of open cell foam configured to wick moisture away from said user; an outer cushion layer, said outer cushion layer located adjacent said inner cushion layer, said outer cushion layer formed of closed cell foam configured to provide a resilient pad between said user and accessories on said ergonomic duty belt; a semi-rigid frame member attached to and adjacent to said outer cushion layer; a pliable outer covering, said pliable outer covering which covers said semi-rigid frame member, said outer cushion layer, and said inner cushion layer; and an accessory attachment system attached to said semi-rigid frame member, for attachment of accessories.