Granted Patent B2

US 12,396,545 · App. 18/344,321 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventor: Richard S. Wagner, II (Loveland, OH)

Assignee: TUNE BELT, INC.

A45F3/005

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A running belt comprising:

a pouch forming a primary compartment, and the primary compartment is adapted to carry a device;

a divider within the pouch to divide the primary compartment into a first portion and a second portion, the divider comprising a panel surrounded by a first material; and

an adjustable belt, wherein the adjustable belt is operable to retain the pouch about a portion of a user's body and the adjustable belt is operatively connected to the divider to retain the device within the compartment of the pouch the divider having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the divider and the second end of the divider are indirectly coupled with respective ends of the pouch and directly connected to the adjustable belt.

2. The running belt of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pocket defined within the divider between the panel and the first material, and the pocket within the divider is adapted to carry an item that is smaller than the device.

3. The running belt of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first surface on the panel;

a second surface on the panel, wherein the second surface faces an opposite direction as the first surface; and

a first portion of the first material proximate the first surface on the panel, wherein the first portion of the first material defines an opening that is selectively opened and closed.

4. The running belt of claim 2 , further comprising:

a zipper on the first portion of the first material that effectuates the opening to be selectively opened and closed, wherein the zipper is laterally aligned.

5. The running belt of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first surface on the panel, wherein a first portion of the pocket within the divider is defined between the first surface of the panel and a front portion of the first material.

6. The running belt of claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the pouch comprises a second material that is different than the first material.

7. The running belt of claim 6 , wherein the first material comprises elastane and the second material comprises neoprene; and wherein the panel comprises polypropylene (PP).

8. The running belt of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable belt is connected to respective ends of the panel within the divider that is adapted to allow the divider to stretch and allow the pouch to stretch.

9. The running belt of claim 1 , wherein the divider further comprises:

a top edge and a bottom edge on the panel;

a first end and second end on the panel;

wherein the first end and the second end on the panel are indirectly coupled to the first material, and the first material freely surrounds the top edge and the bottom edge on the panel.

10. The running belt of claim 9 , wherein the first material that freely surrounds the panel defines a front portion of a pocket and a rear portion of the pocket within the divider.

11. The running belt of claim 1 , further comprising:

a top of the divider and a bottom of the divider;

wherein the pouch freely surrounds the top of the divider and the bottom of the divider, and wherein there is no connection of the bottom of the divider to the pouch such that the first portion of the primary compartment is in open communication with the second portion of the primary compartment below the divider, and wherein there is no connection of the top of the divider to the pouch such that the first portion of the primary compartment is in open communication with the second portion of the primary compartment above the divider.

12. A running belt has a pouch that defines a primary compartment sized to receive at least a smartphone therein, and there is a divider within the compartment to divide the compartment into a front portion and a rear portion, wherein at least one of the front portion and the rear portion is adapted to retain the smartphone therein, and the divider defines an interior pocket that is divided into at least two portions by a panel within the pocket of the divider, and the pocket is sized to receive an item that is smaller than the smartphone therein, and the panel maintains a substantially constant shape of the divider when the smartphone is inserted into or removed from the primary compartment, and the divider is directly connected to respective ends of an adjustable belt.

13. A method comprising:

donning a belt having a pouch defining a primary compartment and having a divider located within the primary compartment, wherein the divider divides the primary compartment into a first portion and a second portion of the primary compartment; wherein the divider has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the divider and the second end of the divider are indirectly coupled with respective ends of the pouch and directly connected to the belt;

selectively inserting a device into either one of the first portion of the primary compartment or the second portion of the primary compartment;

adjusting the belt, wherein respective ends of the belt are directly connected to the divider within the primary compartment; and

retaining the device within the primary compartment in response to adjustment of the belt.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

opening the divider to reveal a pocket within the divider; and

inserting an item into the divider, wherein the item is smaller than the device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the divider includes a panel that divides the pocket into a first portion and the second portion, the method further comprising:

selectively inserting the item into either one of the first portion of the pocket or the second portion of the pocket.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

stretching a first material that surrounds the panel and defines the divider in response to insertion of the item, wherein the panel has a top edge and a bottom edge, and has a first end and second end, and wherein the first end and the second end on the panel are directly or indirectly coupled to the first material, and the first material freely surrounds the top edge and the bottom edge on the panel;

stretching a second material that forms the pouch in response to insertion of the device, wherein the divider has a top edge and a bottom edge, and the divider has a first end and second end, and wherein the first end and the second end on the divider are directly or indirectly coupled to the second material, and the second material freely surrounds the top edge and the bottom edge on the divider.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein opening the divider to reveal a pocket within the divider is accomplished by unzipping a laterally aligned zipper on a frontal portion of the divider.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

flexing a panel located within the pocket of the divider prior to inserting the item into the pocket of the divider, wherein the panel is flexed prior to inserting the device into either one of the first portion of the primary compartment or the second portion of the primary compartment, wherein the panel is formed from polypropylene (PP).

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

opening the pouch via an overlap opening on a frontal portion of the pouch to provide access to the primary compartment.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

maintaining an exterior profile shape of the divider via a panel located within the pocket of the divider when the item is inserted into the pocket of the divider and when the item is removed from the pocket of the divider.

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