Patent · US Expired

Waist adjusting device

US6343384B1 · kind B1 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 2000
Grant dateFeb 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41F1/008
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide a waist adjusting device, in which the number of components is reduced, an assembly thereof is not necessary because of its simple structure so as to achieve reduction of production cost and the adjustment operation is very simple. An adjusting belt has a multiplicity of adjusting protrusions on the surface thereof and a slider has a through portion which the adjusting belt can be passed through in the right and left direction. Engaging protrusions which are capable of engaging the adjusting protrusions, when the adjusting belt is passed through an upper section of the through portion, are provided on both sides of an inner face of a through hole provided on a rear plate thereof. Attaching holes whose inner side is expanded are provided in a surface plate and a fixing device has two attaching posts, which are inserted into the attaching holes and fixed by crushing, at a rear face of a cap. Attaching posts are pierced into a waist belt and crushed in the attaching holes so as to fix the slider. After the slider is attached on the adjusting belt, the adjusting belt is attached to the waist belt. By moving the slider downward together with the …

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