U.S. patent application number 13/287099 was filed with the patent office on 2013-05-02 for belt.
The applicant listed for this patent is YUNG-FA SU. Invention is credited to YUNG-FA SU.
Application Number | 20130104292 13/287099 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48170864 |
Filed Date | 2013-05-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130104292 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SU; YUNG-FA |
May 2, 2013 |
BELT
Abstract
A belt includes a buckle and a band. The band has a surface to
which a plurality of decorative members is mounted. The decorative
members are arranged in a spaced manner or simply in the form of
strips and are made of a magnetic material. A magnet is mounted to
an end portion of the band. As such, when the end portion of the
band is set beyond the buckle, the magnetism induced by the
magnetic body is attracted and thus securely kept in position by
the decorative members mounted on the surface of the band, so that
the end portion of the band is in a compliantly and flat laid
condition without causing curving or slackness. Thus, the overall
image of the wearer of the belt is improved and interference caused
by outward curving of the end portion of the band is
eliminated.
Inventors: |
SU; YUNG-FA; (KAOHSIUNG
CITY, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SU; YUNG-FA |
KAOHSIUNG CITY |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
48170864 |
Appl. No.: |
13/287099 |
Filed: |
November 1, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/321 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41F 9/002 20130101;
A44D 2203/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/321 |
International
Class: |
A41F 9/00 20060101
A41F009/00 |
Claims
1. A belt comprising a buckle and a band, the band having a surface
to which a plurality of decorative members is mounted, the
decorative members being arranged in a spaced manner or in the form
of strips, the decorative members being made of a magnetic
material, characterized in that the band has an end portion to
which at least one magnetic body is mounted, the magnetic body
being arranged inside the end portion of the band or being mounted
to a surface of the end portion, whereby the end portion of the
band is kept in position through mutual attraction with the
decorative members mounted to the surface of the band by means of
the magnetism of the magnetic body thereof so as to set the end
portion of the band in a compliantly and flat laid condition.
2. A belt comprising a buckle and a band, characterized in that the
band has an end portion to which at least one decorative member is
mounted and a remaining portion in which a magnetic body is
received, whereby the end portion of the band is kept in position
through mutual attraction with the magnetism of the magnetic body
inside the band by means of the decorative member mounted thereto
so as to set the end portion of the band in a compliantly and flat
laid condition.
Description
(a) TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a belt, and more
particularly to a structure of belt that allows a belt end to be
compliantly laid flat against a surface of belt band, after
extending through a belt buckle.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
[0002] Clothing is helpful in setting off the taste and nature of a
wearer. Some clothing, such as trousers, is often worn with a belt
for securely holding the trousers to the waist of the wearer. Also,
the belt is also helpful in promoting the overall style and cast of
the wearer. Structurally, the belt is composed of a buckle and a
band. The band has a leading end that is attached to the buckle and
a tailing end, which may be sometimes referred to as a belt head,
is set through belt loops of the trousers and then coupled to the
buckle. It is often that a very end portion of the belt head, after
passing through the buckle, projects beyond the buckle. The end
portion that extends beyond the buckle is often set through one of
the belt loops to be kept in position by the belt loop. This has
been long the case for wearing a belt without any substantial
change. However, the end portion of the belt that extends beyond
the buckle is of a length, which changes with the thickness of
clothing fabric, number of clothes worn, and even the diet style of
the wearer. It is commonplace that a consumer intends to purchase a
belt that is slightly longer than the actually required length so
that the end portion of the belt that extends beyond the buckle may
reach the adjacent belt loop, as shown in FIG. 1, in a belt is
shown set around the waist portion of shorts. The belt has a band 1
that has an end portion 12 extending through a buckle 2 to reach
the first belt loop 3 next to the buckle. In case that the end
portion 12 is excessively long and projects over the first belt
loop 3, the tip of the end portion 12 may get curved outward. This
may lead to deterioration of inconsistency of the overall image of
the wearer. Further, the outward curving of the end portion 12 may
cause interference with people or articles moving close by.
Apparently, such an embarrassing situation deserves a solution.
Although most of the improvements of belts or waistbands are placed
on the buckle and band, it is still a challenge for the industry to
develop a solution that effectively handles the end portion of a
belt that extends over a belt loop and thus gets loose and
non-fixed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a belt, and particularly an improvement made on a belt band to
allow an end portion of the band, after extending over the closest
belt loop of trousers, to be laid compliantly and flat on a band
surface to be kept securely in position and thus improving the
overall image of a belt wearer and eliminating undesired
interference caused by an outward curved portion of the belt
band.
[0004] The present invention provides a belt that comprises a
buckle and a band, wherein the band has a surface to which a
plurality of decorative members is mounted. The decorative members
are arranged in a spaced manner or simply in the form of strips.
The decorative members are made of metal or magnetic material. The
decorative members can be of various shapes and configurations. A
magnet is mounted to an end portion of the belt band by embedding
the magnet inside the end portion of the band or by fixing the
magnet on a surface of the end portion of the band. As such, when
the end portion of the band is set beyond the buckle, the magnetism
induced by the magnet is attracted and thus securely kept in
position by the decorative members mounted on the surface of the
band, so that the end portion of the band is laid compliantly and
flat on the surface of the band without causing curving or
slackness and thus the overall image of the wearer of the belt is
improved and interference caused by outward curving of the end
portion of the band is eliminated.
[0005] The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief
introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these
and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention
itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the
art, the following detailed description of the invention and the
claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical
reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0006] Many other advantages and features of the present invention
will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making
reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets
of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment
incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by
way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the use of a
conventional belt.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a belt constructed in
accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
[0009] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the use of the
belt according to the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 4.
[0012] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a belt constructed in
accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0013] The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only,
and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or
configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following
description provides a convenient illustration for implementing
exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the
described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement
of the elements described without departing from the scope of the
invention as set forth in the appended claims.
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the present invention provides a
belt, which comprises a buckle 4 and a band 5. The present
invention is made to provide an improvement or modification of the
band 5 and thus the following description will simply skip details
of the buckle 4. As shown in the drawings, the band 5 has a front
end 51 that is fixed to the buckle 4. The present invention is made
primarily to mount a plurality of decorative members 6 on a surface
of the band 5. The decorative members 6 are arranged in a spaced
manner or simply in the form of strips and the decorative members 6
are made of metal or magnetically attractive material. The
decorative members 6 can be of various shapes and configurations.
At least one magnetic body 7 that induces magnetism is mounted to
an end portion 52 of the band. The magnetic body 7 can be arranged
inside or outside the end portion 52. In a practical application,
the magnetic body can be a fabric piece that contains or embeds
magnetic metals therein, or can alternatively be flexible magnetic
material. The magnetic body 7 can alternatively be mounted to a
surface of the end portion 52 and may be provided with a pattern on
a surface thereof to service as mark of trade name or brand. As
such, when the end portion 52 is set beyond the buckle 4, the
magnetism induced by the magnetic body 7 can be used for being
attracted and kept in position by the decorative members 6 mounted
on the surface of the band 5, so that the end portion 52 of the
band can be laid compliantly and flat on the surface of the band as
shown in FIG. 4 without causing curving or slackness. Thus the
overall image of the wearer of the belt is improved and
interference caused by outward curving of the end portion 52 of the
band is eliminated.
[0015] Referring to FIG. 5, the band 5 may be provided with
magnetic body 7 that is embedded in the band and an end portion 52
of the band is provided with at least one decorative member 6.
Thus, the end portion 52 of the band, after extending through the
buckle 4, can attract the decorative member 6 mounted to the end
portion 52 of the band through the magnetism of the magnetic body
7. Again, the end portion 52 of the band can be kept in a
compliantly and flat laying condition without outward curving or
slackness. The overall image of the belt wearer can be improved and
interference caused by outward curving of the end portion 52 of the
band is eliminated.
[0016] It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together may also find a useful application
in other types of methods differing from the type described
above.
[0017] While certain novel features of this invention have been
shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is
not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be
understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and
changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in
its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without
departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
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