Patent ID: 7661177

Claim:
A pants waist adjusting device comprising: a first engaging member having means for fastening directly onto the waist rim of a pair of pants at a first fasten point therealong; a second engaging member having means for fastening directly onto the waist rim at a second fasten point therealong; a connecting member that is pivotally connected to both engaging members, wherein the connecting member may be pivoted between a closed position and a range of open positions, wherein the closed position is defined by all three members being generally aligned and wherein pivoting toward the closed position draws the fasten points closer together and thereby produces a tighter pants waist fit about a wearer; and a latch pin for locking the engaging and connecting members in fixed relation; wherein the latch pin is slidably mounted in a chamber formed within the second engaging member, wherein the latch pin may be slid between an unlock position in which it is completely retracted into the second engaging member and a lock position in which it extends from the second engaging member, through a receiving hole formed within the connecting member and into a receiving slot formed within the first engaging member.