Metal reinforced belt
View Patent ↗Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a belt for carrying a weapon, tool, or other implement. The belt includes a reinforcement portion to provide rigidity to the belt for carrying heavy objects.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a multi-layered belt arranged to be wrapped around a midsection body portion of a user, the multi-layered belt comprising a plurality of parallel strips coupled together in an aligned stack, including:
two parallel outer layers with their respective profiles aligned together, and
one or more inner layers sandwiched between the two outer layers and enclosed by the two outer layers, wherein the one or more inner layers includes at least one metallic layer and comprises a reinforcement portion;
an adjustment portion disposed at a first end of the belt, comprising a plurality of holes that penetrate through the two parallel outer layers and are arranged to interface with a closure portion; and
a closure portion coupled at a second end of the belt, comprising a buckle, wherein a portion of the buckle is arranged to protrude through one or more of the plurality of holes to temporarily couple together the adjustment portion and the second end of the belt,
wherein the at least one metallic layer extends continuously from the adjustment portion to the closure portion.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of metallic layers disposed between and enclosed by the two outer layers of the belt.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of metallic layers is comprised of layers of different materials.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more features formed into at least a part of one or more surfaces, one or more edges, or one or more surfaces and one or more edges of the reinforcement portion, the one or more features increasing or decreasing a rigidity of the part of the reinforcement portion based on a shape and an orientation of the one or more features.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more features comprise one or more regions where material is removed from or material is added to the at least a part of one or more surfaces, one or more edges, or one or more surfaces and one or more edges of the reinforcement portion.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more features comprise one or more regions where an additional layer is added to the reinforcement portion.
7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more features increase or decrease a friction of the at least a part of the reinforcement portion based on a shape and an orientation of the one or more features.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion extends a full length of the belt.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion extends a partial length of the belt and is arranged to provide reinforcement at a predetermined area of the belt.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion comprises multiple regions having an added layer disposed between the two outer layers of the belt.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a thickness or a width of the reinforcement portion varies along a length of the reinforcement portion according to a predetermined pattern, and determines a rigidity or a flexibility of the reinforcement portion according to the predetermined pattern.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a layer of the reinforcement portion is comprised of titanium.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the multi-layered belt comprises a plurality of layers including one or more metallic layers and one or more adhesive layers, disposed between the two outer layers of the belt.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of parallel strips includes at least one layer of an aramid material.