Charger positioning belt
A belt-like garment is disclosed herein that addresses the need in the wireless recharging field for a holder that maintains the proximity of the recharger to the implanted device, is less bulky and better conforming to the wearer, is easy to don and doff, and prevents shifting throughout the recharging session.
1 . A garment comprising:
a tab having a first connector portion;
a belt extending along a length from a first end to a second end, the first end permanently affixed to the tab, the belt having a middle section, a first end section extending from the first end towards the middle section, and a second end section extending from the second end towards the middle section, wherein the middle section has a width that is larger than a width of the first end section and the second end section, wherein the belt has an inside surface extending from the first end to the second end and an outside surface extending from the first end to the second end, the inside surface and the outside surface being on opposite sides of the belt;
a slider having a single opening in which the first end section is received for sliding movement of the slider on the first end section, wherein the slider is configured to receive the second end section of the belt through the single opening for enabling simultaneous sliding movement of the slider on the first and second end sections, wherein the single opening has an inner diameter that is smaller than the width of the middle section such that the slider is not able to slide on the middle section; and
at least one second connector portion arranged along the belt, the at least one second connector portion configured to be semi-permanently affixed to the first connector portion,
wherein the second end section of the belt is configured to be passed through the single opening of the slider by: (i) moving the second end of the belt relatively towards the first end of the belt while inner surfaces of the first end section and the second end section face each other, and (ii) passing the second end of the belt through the single opening of the slider during the movement, thereby arranging the belt into a first belt state;
wherein the first and second ends of the belt are configured to be affixed together when the garment is in the first belt state such that the inner surfaces of the first and second end sections of the belt face each other, thereby arranging the belt into a second belt state; and
wherein the first connector portion is configured to be semi-permanently affixed to the at least one second connector portion when the garment is in the second belt state such that at least a part of the outside surface of one of the first and second end sections is in opposed facing relationship with at least another part of the outside surface of the first end section, the second end section, or the middle section, thereby arranging the belt into a third belt state.
2 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the second end is permanently affixed to the tab in the second belt state.
3 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the second end is not affixed to the tab.
4 . The garment of claim 3 , wherein the second end is configured to be semi-permanently affixed to the first end.
5 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion and the at least one second connector portion comprises hook-and-loop connectors.
6 . The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second connector portions, and the first connector portion is larger than a gap between adjacent second connector portions of the plurality of second connector portions.
7 . The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket arranged on the belt, wherein:
the pocket is configured to receive a wireless recharger device; and
the pocket is arranged along the middle section of the belt.
8 . The garment of claim 7 , wherein the middle section defines a slit, and wherein the pocket is arranged adjacent the slit such that the wireless recharger device can be inserted into the pocket through the slit.
9 . The garment of claim 8 , further comprising a grip arranged at the slit.
10 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the belt includes a first shoulder arranged between the middle section and the first end section, and a second shoulder arranged between the middle section and the second end section.
11 . The garment of claim 1 , further comprising at least one grip pad arranged on the belt or a pocket.
12 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein in the first belt state the slider is arranged around both the first end section and the second end section such that movement of the slider along the belt and away from the tab causes a corresponding decrease in a circumference of the garment.
13 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the tab has an outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter of the single opening in the slider, such that the slider is prevented from traveling past the tab.
14 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the belt is in the second belt state.
15 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the slider comprises only one opening.
16 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second connector portion comprises a plurality of second connector portions that are spaced apart along the length of the belt.
17 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second connector portion is located on the outside surface of the middle section of the belt.
18 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the belt is formed into a loop in at least one of the first belt state, the second belt state, and the third belt state.
19 . The garment of claim 16 , wherein the first connector portion is configured to be semi-permanently affixed to any of the plurality of second connector portions.
20 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least a part of the outside surface of the first end section is in opposed facing relationship with at least another part of the outside surface of the second end section or the middle section in the third belt state.