US630045A - Waist-belt. - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. l, I899. H. J. GMSMAN.

WAIST BELT.

(Application Med Oct. so, 1991.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. GAISMAN, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y..

WAIST-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,045, dated August 1, 1899.

Application filed October 30,1897. Serial No. 656,896. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, a citizen of the United States, residingin New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVaist-Belts, of which the following is a specification.

In the class of Waist-belts that are composed of two or more strap-like parts provided with a front fastener or buckle for adjusting the belt around a waist and fastenings for connection with a garment, if the belt is too long or even too short, it happens that the fastenings will not be retained in a proper position relatively to the front of the garment when adjustment for size around the waist is made.

The object of my invention therefore is to provide such a belt with a buckle or fastening at the rear of said fastenings to enable the belt to be adjusted to size around a persons waist, while allowing the front fastener and the garment fastenings to be retained in a proper position relatively to the front of the garment.

The invention consists in the novel details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of a waist-belt embodying myinvcntion, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the belt having a fastener at the front and back.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similarnu meralsindicate corresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates generally a waist-belt which com prises a plurality of main strap-like parts, in Fig. 1 there being three such parts 2 3 4 shown, and in Fig. 2 two such parts 2 The belt is provided with a main or usual fastener or buckle 5 at the front and with auxiliary fasteners or buckles 6 7 at the sides or hip portions in Fig. 1. In the arrangement shown the fastener or buckle 5 is attached to one end of strap 3, while the strap 2 is provided with apertures 2 to receive the tongue 5 of the buckle. The opposite ends of the straps 2 3 are detachably connected with the strap 4 and in such manner that the length of the belt can be regulated by either one of the fastenings 6 7, or by both. As

shown, the fastener or buckle (l is attached to one end of strap 3, and the fastener or buckle 7 is attached to one end of strap 2, and the strap 4 is provided with holes to receive the tongues of said fasteners or buckles. In this figure also the style of buckle shown is substantially annular to give the appearance of a ring, although the buckle may have other outline. It is evident, however, that it is im material whether the fasteners 6 7 are attached to the straps 2 and 3 or to strap 4; but by having said fasteners attached to the straps 2 3 the strap 4 is free to be drawn at either end forwardly or outwardly by a user, which is the most convenient way of adjustinga belt around a waist. In the example shown the buckles 6 7 are attached to the straps 2 3 by folding the end portions 2 3 of the straps 2 3 around the appropriate parts of the fasteners or buckles and securing such ends to the body of the straps. In this case also I have shown a loop 8 for the free end of the adjacent strap, as 4,which loop may be formed by two slits made in the folded ends of the straps 2 3, the loop being adapted to receive the free end 4 of the adjusting-strap; but it is evident that any ordinary loop may be used for the purpose. I find this, however, to be a very convenient means of forming a loop, as it is not exposed on the exterior of the belt and is not liable to be detached from the belt.

X'Vith the arrangement described it will be understood that if a person buys a belt that is not the proper size for his waist he may readily adjust the same as to its length by one or both of the fasteners or buckles 6 7, and preferablyin such manner that these fasteners or buckles will come in the proper positions over the hips, by which means the free end of strap 2, that engages the front buckle 5, need not project therefrom to any great length, and therefore the necessity of having a loop to hold the front end is obviated, and said free end of the strap is not liable to swing outwardly on the wearer or produce an undressed appearance.

At the front the belt is provided on its inner face with fastenings 9 10 at opposite sides of the front fastener, and, as shown, these fastenin gs have slots extending lengthwise of the belt and are adapted to be attached to the buttons on the waistband of the garment or trousers for securing the belt thereto, so that the belt will have a sliding: connection with the buttons to hold it properly in position around the garment and the waist at all times. The user can adjust the fastenings 9 to the garment or trousers band and can then adjust the length of the belt around the waist by means of the fasteners or buckles 6 7, that are behind the fastenings 9 10, so that at any time he has use for the belt the fastenings 9 10 will come in the proper position to engage the buttons on the garment. This is particu larly useful also where the buttons on different pairs of trousers may be located at difierent distances from the flap in front, which is veryoften the case, so that without the side fastener or buckle to adjust the length of the belt from behind these fastenings it might happen that when one fastening is in position on a button the other fastening cannot be properly connected with its corresponding button while still allowing the belt to be drawn properly around the waist at the front buckle or fastener 5.

While in Fig. 1 I have shown two fasteners 6 7 behind the front fastenings at the sides of the belt, it is evident that the belt need be provided with but one fastening behind the fastenings 9 10, as shown in Fig. 2, in which case but two straps 2 3 need be used. As

' shown in Fig. 2, the fastener 6 is attached to the strap 2, which is made long enough for the purpose, whereupon the adjustment for the size of the belt may be made at the fastener or buckle 6, and then the fastener or buckle 5 may be utilized for attaching and detaching the belt to and from the Waist. In Fig. 2 the fastener or buckle 6 is shown 10- cated at the back of the belt diametrically type ofbuckle for connecting the parts of the belt together, it is evident that some other appropriate type of fastener therefor may be utilized. It is also evident that any other suitable arrangement of fastening for attachment to the garment may be applied to the belt instead of that illustrated.

I do not limit my invention to the precise details of construction shown and described, as they may be varied without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A waist-belt comprising a plurality of strap-like parts, a fastener at the front of the belt, fastenings carried by the belt on opposite sides of said front fastener and arranged to have an adjustable connection with complemental devices on a garment, and a buckle or fastener carried by one strap at the rear of said fastenings to adjustably receive another strap to enable the belt to be adjusted to size around a waist and to permit proper connection to be made with the garment devices while allowing the front fastener to be located in a normal position relatively to the front of the garment, substantially as described.

2. A waist-belt comprising a plurality of strap-like parts, a fastener at the front of the belt, fastenings carried by the belt on opposite sides of said front fastener and arranged to have a sliding connection with the buttons on a garment, and a buckle or fastener carried by one strap at the rear of said fastenings to adjustably receive another strap to enable the belt to be adjusted to size around a waist and to permit proper connection to be made with the garment-buttons while allowing the front fastener to be located in a normal position relatively to the front of the garment, substantially as described.

H. J. GAISMAN.

Witnesses:

THEODORE BOURNE, T. F. BOURNE.

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