Belt adjustment system
View Patent ↗Disclosed are belt adjustment systems, particularly for wearing around a user's waist, that permit a continuum of belt loop sizes or a larger selection of belt loop sizes. The belt adjustment system includes an elongate belt member having a first end, a second end and a series of teeth positioned on an inner surface near the second end and a fixation member having first and second adjustment elements.
1. A belt system, comprising:
an elongate belt member including a first end, a second end and a series of teeth positioned on an inner surface near the second end; and
a fixation member comprising
a first adjustment element, including
a first channel configured to reversibly couple with the first end of the belt member;
a second channel adjacent the first channel and spaced from the first channel by a wall; and
a rotating plate forming a surface of the first channel and comprising a plurality of teeth configured to engage the first end of the belt member; and
a second adjustment element coupled to the first adjustment element, the second adjustment element including:
a third channel extending between an outer portion coupled to an inner span having a magnetic element, the third channel configured to receive the second end of the belt member, wherein the outer portion of the second adjustment element further comprises a front panel, wherein the front panel com irises a belt insert held within a frame, and wherein the belt insert is formed of a material that matches a material of the belt member; and
a belt engagement mechanism including a pivoting pin element coupled to a plate element having a pawl at a first end and a tab at a second, opposite end, wherein the plate element comprises a first position in which the tab is attracted towards the magnetic element and the pawl projects into the third channel, and wherein the plate element comprises a second position in which the tab is urged away from the magnetic element and the pawl rotates away from the third channel;
wherein the elongate belt member comprises a series of printed markings on the inner surface of the belt near the first end, wherein each printed marking corresponds to a clothing waist size, and
wherein each printed marking identifies a location where the belt member should be cut to a predetermined waist size corresponding to a waist size identifier on the printed markings.
2. The belt system of claim 1 , wherein the pin element further comprises an actuation button coupled to a first end.
3. The belt system of claim 2 , wherein actuating the actuation button pivots the plate element toward the second position.
4. The belt system of claim 1 , wherein the front panel is coupled to the outer portion by a hinge.
5. The belt system of claim 4 , wherein the front panel is configured to rotate away from the outer portion around an axis of the hinge.
6. The belt system of claim 4 , wherein the hinge is positioned on a downward-facing side of the second adjustment element and the front panel rotates in a top-down direction.
7. The belt system of claim 4 , wherein the front panel is configured to store a removable article.
8. The belt system of claim 7 , wherein the removable article is a golf ball marker removably coupled to the front panel by a magnet.
9. The belt system of claim 1 , wherein the belt insert includes a notch in a perimeter region through which a portion of the hook is visible.
10. The belt system of claim 9 , wherein the belt insert and portion of the hook provides the belt system with an appearance of a conventional belt threaded through a belt buckle.