IP Library Granted Patent US 12,414,611
Granted Patent B1
US 12,414,611 · App. 18/392,069 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Belt buckle system with threaded retainers

Inventors: Edward Rowland (Rancho Cucamonga, CA); Tom Hunsucker (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Assignee: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
A44B11/005A41F9/002
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Patent No.
US 12,414,611
App. No.
18/392,069
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Clothing belt adjustment systems are configured for wearing around a user's body such as around the waist. The belt adjustment system includes a belt and a buckle wherein the belt can be looped and secured to the buckle to secure the belt around a user's waist or other portion of the body. The buckle has a body with a thin side profile that is not overly bulky such that it can comfortably fit over the button region of a wearer's pants. The buckle advantageously includes one or more threaded retainer members, such as threaded screws, that secure one portion of the buckle to another portion of the buckle.

Claims (11)

1. A clothing belt system, comprising:

an elongate belt member comprising a first end, a second end and an inner surface near the second end, wherein the inner surface has a series of teeth;

a buckle on a first end of the belt member, the buckle adapted to engage the series of teeth of the belt member in a pinless manner such that the belt does not require holes and the buckle does not require a pin, the buckle being formed of at least two components;

at least one threaded screw that retains a first component of the buckle to a second component of the buckle.

2. The belt system as in claim 1 , wherein the at least one threaded screw has a diameter of 1 mm.

3. The belt system as in claim 1 , wherein the buckle includes a main body and a bridge that forms an opening through which the second end of the belt can be threaded when worn by a user.

4. The belt system of claim 1 , wherein the threaded screw retains the main body to the bridge.

5. The belt system as in claim 4 , further comprising a door on the belt buckle that opens and closes to reveal a hidden compartment.

6. The belt system as in claim 5 , wherein the compartment is sized and shaped to contain at least one of a ball marker and a divot repair tool.

7. The belt system as in claim 5 , wherein the door to separate from the body of the belt buckle.

8. The belt system as in claim 5 , wherein the door is pivotably attached to the body of the belt buckle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: ROWLAND, EDWARD; HUNSUCKER, TOM
To: NEXBELT, LLC
Reel/Frame 065928/0661 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: NEXBELT, LLC
To: TEAM NEXBELT OPERATING, INC.
Reel/Frame 065928/0877 →
Continuity (2)
Division 15999564 · Aug 20, 2018
Provisional Application 62547835 · Aug 20, 2017
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