CA2008435A1 - Torque ring for belt - Google Patents
Torque ring for beltInfo
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- CA2008435A1 CA2008435A1 CA 2008435 CA2008435A CA2008435A1 CA 2008435 A1 CA2008435 A1 CA 2008435A1 CA 2008435 CA2008435 CA 2008435 CA 2008435 A CA2008435 A CA 2008435A CA 2008435 A1 CA2008435 A1 CA 2008435A1
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- belt
- buckle
- torque ring
- strap
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
- A44B11/02—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps
- A44B11/06—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps with clamping devices
- A44B11/12—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps with clamping devices turnable clamp
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
- A41F9/00—Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
- A41F9/002—Free belts
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A belt with cinching means including a torque ring surrounding a tightening strap. The torque ring loosely receives a free end of the strap, the opposite end being fastened to a retaining buckle. The free end of the strap may be pulled in a reverse direction against the retention forces of the torque ring, in contrast to conventional tensile forces being applied. This permits minimal movement of the strap in a reverse direction while being clamped in place or otherwise retained by cooperating elements of the buckle. The torque ring is further adapted to releasably, retain a buckle tongue member in clamping engagement with the strap to prevent accidental opening of the buckle.
A belt with cinching means including a torque ring surrounding a tightening strap. The torque ring loosely receives a free end of the strap, the opposite end being fastened to a retaining buckle. The free end of the strap may be pulled in a reverse direction against the retention forces of the torque ring, in contrast to conventional tensile forces being applied. This permits minimal movement of the strap in a reverse direction while being clamped in place or otherwise retained by cooperating elements of the buckle. The torque ring is further adapted to releasably, retain a buckle tongue member in clamping engagement with the strap to prevent accidental opening of the buckle.
Description
TORQUE RING FOR BELT
This invention pertains to a means for tightening or cinching a belt strap, and in particular, relates to a so-called "torque ring" for the belt strap having a triple purpose of assisting in tightening the belt strap when using a cam-type buckle, as a loop for retaining a free end of the belt strap after tightening and so a retainer for the free end of a buckle tongue to hold it in closed position. The torque ring has particular applicability to weight lifting and for motorcycle or truck driving body support.
Prior belts or binders utilizing cam-type buckles for ;
releasably retaining opposite ends of a belt strap encircling a human, animal or other object to be tightly encircled by the belt and strap were limited in the degree of attainable "tightness". For instance, although the present invention has application to any of several types of belts, a particular application may be found in belts such as the type described in U.S. Patent No.
4,782,535 granted to Yewer et al. on November 8, 1988.
In that patent, there are disclosed two usual-type belt loops surrounding a supporting webbing or strap in the ~ --usual manner. The loops were supplied for retaining the free end of the webbing or strap after it has been passed through a conventional cam-type buckle.
The present invention will enable one to provide means ror assisting and insuring tightness of a belt having a cam-operated buckle as the belt encircles an object, such clS the waist of a human being.
This invention pertains to a means for tightening or cinching a belt strap, and in particular, relates to a so-called "torque ring" for the belt strap having a triple purpose of assisting in tightening the belt strap when using a cam-type buckle, as a loop for retaining a free end of the belt strap after tightening and so a retainer for the free end of a buckle tongue to hold it in closed position. The torque ring has particular applicability to weight lifting and for motorcycle or truck driving body support.
Prior belts or binders utilizing cam-type buckles for ;
releasably retaining opposite ends of a belt strap encircling a human, animal or other object to be tightly encircled by the belt and strap were limited in the degree of attainable "tightness". For instance, although the present invention has application to any of several types of belts, a particular application may be found in belts such as the type described in U.S. Patent No.
4,782,535 granted to Yewer et al. on November 8, 1988.
In that patent, there are disclosed two usual-type belt loops surrounding a supporting webbing or strap in the ~ --usual manner. The loops were supplied for retaining the free end of the webbing or strap after it has been passed through a conventional cam-type buckle.
The present invention will enable one to provide means ror assisting and insuring tightness of a belt having a cam-operated buckle as the belt encircles an object, such clS the waist of a human being.
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The present invention will also enable one to provide a torque ring to be used in conjunction with a cam-operated belt buckle or other types of buckles providing necessary cinching action, wherein the free end of an elongated belt may be threaded through the camming portion of the buckle and through the torque ring and pulled in a reverse direction towards the tongue of the buckle as the tongue is moved into camming, clamping relationship with the free end and the buckle end of the belt.
The invention will also enable one to provide cinching means for assisting and insuring full tightness of a free end of a belt with respect to a buckle end of a belt with the belt encircling an object and whereby the free end may be held in a tightened position during and after closure of the belt buckle. The torque ring of this invention may be used with a buckle comprising a conventional channel-member having oppositely disposed upright sides for retaining a web against the base of the support. The locking tongue is disposed between the upright side walls and retained in place by means of a pivot member. The tongue is ~-shaped and may have teeth at the relatively short base of the L-shaped member.
These teeth engage the free end of the webbing that is threaded between the base of the tongue and the base of the support. After threading to a predetermined tightening position, the pivotable tongue is then moved ;
to closed position relative to the support. It will be apparent that as soon as the teeth engage the web they will tend to force the web longitudinally in a reverse direction because of the pivoted camming action and for the distance between the initial touching position of the teeth to the final closed position of the tongue member.
The present invention further provides a temporary restraining means which opposes the "reverse" directional forces tending to loosen the belt from a desired position with respect to the embraced or encircled object. It - - :' , ~ ' .` . :
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2a~ 3s will become immediately important that in the matter of weight lifting and for body support in a human being, that tight contact is not only desired, but often necessary. It will also be apparent that such cinching action is also very desirable when saddling a horse, use as a windsurfing harness, or for other similar activity requiring as tight an embrace as possible.
In drawings which illuminate the embodiment of the invention, FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a belt and belt strap including a torque ring constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view illustrating the torque ring of the present invention in detail;
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the cooperating components of the present invention;
FIGVRE 4 is a top plan view, partly in section, illustrating the relationship of the cooperating elements prior to closure of a cam-type buckle;
FIGURE 5 is top fragmentary view of a belt and a -closure combination similar to the view of FIGURE 4, but with all elements in clamping relationship; and FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 25 6--6 of FIGURE 1. -~
Referring to the drawings, there is indicated generally at 10 a supporting belt or binder to which the present invention may be applied. This belt or binder has been described and claimed in the aforementioned U.S.
Patent No. 4,782,535.
A supplementa~ webbing strap 12 of approximately 2 inches in width is coextensive of the belt body 13 and extends beyond the length of the body 13 as required.
The webbing 12 is sewn to the body 13 intermediate its end portions and is preferably provided with adjustable tightening ancl clamping means in the form of the cam-type ;
buckle shown generally at 15. With respect to FIGURES 3 -- ~: , ,, . ~ .
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-4- ~C~5 and 4, it will be observed that the buckle 15 is of general U-shape and comprises a flat base 16 having oppositely disposed, upstanding, integrally formed sidewalls 17. A manually operated locking tongue 20 is pivotally supported between the upstanding sidewall 17 by means of a transverse pivot pin 22 supported at its ends by the respective sidewalls 17.
The molded tongue 20 is preferably provided with an outwardly bent portion 24 having finger-engaging ridges 25 or other frictional surface engaging configuration on the inner side thereof and extending inwardly of a portion of the tongue 20. The body portion 26 of the tongue 20 is also preferably provided with strengthening integrally molded webs 27. The body portion of the generally L-shaped tongue 20 terminates in an angularly upstanding clamping portion 28 preferably including strap clamping teeth 29. The teeth 29 along with the integrally molded transverse ridge 30 of the base 18 acts to clamp the webbing strap 12 between the teeth 29 and the transverse groove 30 when the tongue 20 has been pivoted to closed position as shown in FIGURE 5. Also with reference to FIGURE 5, it will be noted that the base 16 of the buckle 15 contains two transverse slots 31 for receiving and retaining one end 33 of the webbing strap 12. The end 33 is threaded through the slots as shown and bent backwardly upon itself to be sewn or otherwise fastened to the body of the webbing strap 12.
The free end 34 of the strap 12 also preferably contains one portion 36 of a Velcro fastener engageable with a cooperating portion 37 (see FIGURE 6) for retention of the free end 36 to the body of the strap 37.
The present invention focuses on a novel torque ring 40 freely slideable on the strap 12 and of internal dimensions suitable for receiving the free end portion 34 of the strap 12, and when fully closed, the outwardly bent portion 24 of the buckle 20 as shown in FIGURE 5 is provided with a pair of elongate legs 43 and 44. Leg 43 . .:
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-5- ~8~5 abuts the interior surface of the free end portion 41 of the strap 12, and the leg 44 abuts the exterior surface of the free end portion 34. The torque ring 40 has an internal dimension at least slightly smaller than the outer dimensions of the buckle 15 so as to be retained between the buckle 15 and the end portion 33 of the webbing strap 12. It is preferred to sew the remaining areas of the strap webbing 12 directly to the body 13 of the belt or binder 10.
The torque ring is of sufficient internal dimension to define an opening 42 to readily accept both ends 33, 34 of the strap webbing 12, with the particular purpose of assisting in tightening the belt strap 12 around an object encircled by the belt 10 to the full desired 15 extent, and without slippage in a return or reverse ~
direction, as is usually the case when using cam-type , buckles. This function will now be described.
With attention first being directed to the views of FIGURES 3 and 4, it will be observed that the free end 34 of the webbing strap 12 is fed through the opening existing between the pivot end of the ton~ue 20 and the base 16 of the buckle 15, and then through the opening 42 of the torque ring 40. The distal portion of the free end 34 is then pulled to the left with respect to FIGURE
4 until the webbing strap 12 has been drawn to the desired degree of tightness for the encircling belt 10 around its encircled object, such as the waist of a human being. Tension is continued on the free end 34 while the other hand of the person tightening or fastening the belt operates the manually operable tongue 20 of the buckle 15 and rotates it on its pivot pin 22 to the final locking position shown in FIGURE 5. In the position of FIGURE 5, it will be noted that the teeth 29 of the clamping portion 28 will force the free end 34 into the cavity or groove formed by the transverse ridge 30 in a "snap-over"
type camming movement. The buckle 15 and tongue 20 are then held tightly in clamping engagement with the free -6- ~G~ 5 end 34 of the strap 12. The torque ring 40 may be slipped over the outwardly bent portion 24 to retain the ring 40 in place relative to the outward bias of the relatively resilient tongue 20 to maintain buckle in locking position.
The locking aspect is important to keep from accidental openings as the belt is used in many active sports where an unexpected fall may open buckle - water skiing - snow skiing - windsurfing.
Also when weight lifting the wearer might otherwise brush the members with his or her hand or may rub against equipment.
It will be apparent that with continued tension being applied to the free end 34 in the direction of the arrows of FIGURE 4, the leading engaging members will be held against the torqueing action of the torque ring 40, while the camming action of the body 20 of the buckle 15 acts against the free end portion 34 to retain the same in the groove 30 of the buckle 15, thereby wedging the strap 12 between the base 16 of the buckle 15 and the teeth 29 of the tongue 20. The tension bias exerted against the torque ring 40 will permit only locking position with minimal rearward movement of the portion 34 during this locking-clamping action.
To complete the procedure, the free end 34, after being clamped in place against the buckle body 18, is then secured to the strap 12 by means of the Velcro portions 36, and 37.
While a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptations of that embodiment will occur to those skilled in the art. For instance it is within the scope of this invention to utilize the torque ring in connection with conventional belts or belt straps having longitudinally spaced apertures for receiving a tongue-like member protruding through a selected aperture and resting, at its distal end, against a transverse bar _7~ L~
end portion of the buckle. Further, the strap 12 may comprise a pair of separate fastening portions each having an end secured to the belt by sewing, stapling or other fastening means and with the respective free ends of the pair being arranged for joining and tightening the belt. It is to be expressly understood that such modifications and adaptations are within the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims:
The present invention will also enable one to provide a torque ring to be used in conjunction with a cam-operated belt buckle or other types of buckles providing necessary cinching action, wherein the free end of an elongated belt may be threaded through the camming portion of the buckle and through the torque ring and pulled in a reverse direction towards the tongue of the buckle as the tongue is moved into camming, clamping relationship with the free end and the buckle end of the belt.
The invention will also enable one to provide cinching means for assisting and insuring full tightness of a free end of a belt with respect to a buckle end of a belt with the belt encircling an object and whereby the free end may be held in a tightened position during and after closure of the belt buckle. The torque ring of this invention may be used with a buckle comprising a conventional channel-member having oppositely disposed upright sides for retaining a web against the base of the support. The locking tongue is disposed between the upright side walls and retained in place by means of a pivot member. The tongue is ~-shaped and may have teeth at the relatively short base of the L-shaped member.
These teeth engage the free end of the webbing that is threaded between the base of the tongue and the base of the support. After threading to a predetermined tightening position, the pivotable tongue is then moved ;
to closed position relative to the support. It will be apparent that as soon as the teeth engage the web they will tend to force the web longitudinally in a reverse direction because of the pivoted camming action and for the distance between the initial touching position of the teeth to the final closed position of the tongue member.
The present invention further provides a temporary restraining means which opposes the "reverse" directional forces tending to loosen the belt from a desired position with respect to the embraced or encircled object. It - - :' , ~ ' .` . :
: . . . - : ~ ~ ' ,, , : ' :
... . ~ . .
2a~ 3s will become immediately important that in the matter of weight lifting and for body support in a human being, that tight contact is not only desired, but often necessary. It will also be apparent that such cinching action is also very desirable when saddling a horse, use as a windsurfing harness, or for other similar activity requiring as tight an embrace as possible.
In drawings which illuminate the embodiment of the invention, FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a belt and belt strap including a torque ring constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view illustrating the torque ring of the present invention in detail;
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the cooperating components of the present invention;
FIGVRE 4 is a top plan view, partly in section, illustrating the relationship of the cooperating elements prior to closure of a cam-type buckle;
FIGURE 5 is top fragmentary view of a belt and a -closure combination similar to the view of FIGURE 4, but with all elements in clamping relationship; and FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 25 6--6 of FIGURE 1. -~
Referring to the drawings, there is indicated generally at 10 a supporting belt or binder to which the present invention may be applied. This belt or binder has been described and claimed in the aforementioned U.S.
Patent No. 4,782,535.
A supplementa~ webbing strap 12 of approximately 2 inches in width is coextensive of the belt body 13 and extends beyond the length of the body 13 as required.
The webbing 12 is sewn to the body 13 intermediate its end portions and is preferably provided with adjustable tightening ancl clamping means in the form of the cam-type ;
buckle shown generally at 15. With respect to FIGURES 3 -- ~: , ,, . ~ .
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-4- ~C~5 and 4, it will be observed that the buckle 15 is of general U-shape and comprises a flat base 16 having oppositely disposed, upstanding, integrally formed sidewalls 17. A manually operated locking tongue 20 is pivotally supported between the upstanding sidewall 17 by means of a transverse pivot pin 22 supported at its ends by the respective sidewalls 17.
The molded tongue 20 is preferably provided with an outwardly bent portion 24 having finger-engaging ridges 25 or other frictional surface engaging configuration on the inner side thereof and extending inwardly of a portion of the tongue 20. The body portion 26 of the tongue 20 is also preferably provided with strengthening integrally molded webs 27. The body portion of the generally L-shaped tongue 20 terminates in an angularly upstanding clamping portion 28 preferably including strap clamping teeth 29. The teeth 29 along with the integrally molded transverse ridge 30 of the base 18 acts to clamp the webbing strap 12 between the teeth 29 and the transverse groove 30 when the tongue 20 has been pivoted to closed position as shown in FIGURE 5. Also with reference to FIGURE 5, it will be noted that the base 16 of the buckle 15 contains two transverse slots 31 for receiving and retaining one end 33 of the webbing strap 12. The end 33 is threaded through the slots as shown and bent backwardly upon itself to be sewn or otherwise fastened to the body of the webbing strap 12.
The free end 34 of the strap 12 also preferably contains one portion 36 of a Velcro fastener engageable with a cooperating portion 37 (see FIGURE 6) for retention of the free end 36 to the body of the strap 37.
The present invention focuses on a novel torque ring 40 freely slideable on the strap 12 and of internal dimensions suitable for receiving the free end portion 34 of the strap 12, and when fully closed, the outwardly bent portion 24 of the buckle 20 as shown in FIGURE 5 is provided with a pair of elongate legs 43 and 44. Leg 43 . .:
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-5- ~8~5 abuts the interior surface of the free end portion 41 of the strap 12, and the leg 44 abuts the exterior surface of the free end portion 34. The torque ring 40 has an internal dimension at least slightly smaller than the outer dimensions of the buckle 15 so as to be retained between the buckle 15 and the end portion 33 of the webbing strap 12. It is preferred to sew the remaining areas of the strap webbing 12 directly to the body 13 of the belt or binder 10.
The torque ring is of sufficient internal dimension to define an opening 42 to readily accept both ends 33, 34 of the strap webbing 12, with the particular purpose of assisting in tightening the belt strap 12 around an object encircled by the belt 10 to the full desired 15 extent, and without slippage in a return or reverse ~
direction, as is usually the case when using cam-type , buckles. This function will now be described.
With attention first being directed to the views of FIGURES 3 and 4, it will be observed that the free end 34 of the webbing strap 12 is fed through the opening existing between the pivot end of the ton~ue 20 and the base 16 of the buckle 15, and then through the opening 42 of the torque ring 40. The distal portion of the free end 34 is then pulled to the left with respect to FIGURE
4 until the webbing strap 12 has been drawn to the desired degree of tightness for the encircling belt 10 around its encircled object, such as the waist of a human being. Tension is continued on the free end 34 while the other hand of the person tightening or fastening the belt operates the manually operable tongue 20 of the buckle 15 and rotates it on its pivot pin 22 to the final locking position shown in FIGURE 5. In the position of FIGURE 5, it will be noted that the teeth 29 of the clamping portion 28 will force the free end 34 into the cavity or groove formed by the transverse ridge 30 in a "snap-over"
type camming movement. The buckle 15 and tongue 20 are then held tightly in clamping engagement with the free -6- ~G~ 5 end 34 of the strap 12. The torque ring 40 may be slipped over the outwardly bent portion 24 to retain the ring 40 in place relative to the outward bias of the relatively resilient tongue 20 to maintain buckle in locking position.
The locking aspect is important to keep from accidental openings as the belt is used in many active sports where an unexpected fall may open buckle - water skiing - snow skiing - windsurfing.
Also when weight lifting the wearer might otherwise brush the members with his or her hand or may rub against equipment.
It will be apparent that with continued tension being applied to the free end 34 in the direction of the arrows of FIGURE 4, the leading engaging members will be held against the torqueing action of the torque ring 40, while the camming action of the body 20 of the buckle 15 acts against the free end portion 34 to retain the same in the groove 30 of the buckle 15, thereby wedging the strap 12 between the base 16 of the buckle 15 and the teeth 29 of the tongue 20. The tension bias exerted against the torque ring 40 will permit only locking position with minimal rearward movement of the portion 34 during this locking-clamping action.
To complete the procedure, the free end 34, after being clamped in place against the buckle body 18, is then secured to the strap 12 by means of the Velcro portions 36, and 37.
While a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptations of that embodiment will occur to those skilled in the art. For instance it is within the scope of this invention to utilize the torque ring in connection with conventional belts or belt straps having longitudinally spaced apertures for receiving a tongue-like member protruding through a selected aperture and resting, at its distal end, against a transverse bar _7~ L~
end portion of the buckle. Further, the strap 12 may comprise a pair of separate fastening portions each having an end secured to the belt by sewing, stapling or other fastening means and with the respective free ends of the pair being arranged for joining and tightening the belt. It is to be expressly understood that such modifications and adaptations are within the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims:
Claims (8)
1. A belt for cinching around a body, comprising:
(a) a strap for surrounding at least a portion of said body to be cinched by the belt, said strap having a first end portion with a free end and having a second end portion with a free end, said end portions being adapted to be brought together to encircle the body;
(b) a buckle having a frame and a releasable securing means, said frame being secured to the free end of the first end portion of said strap at a first end of the buckle and said releasable securing means being arranged to releasably secure the free end of the second end portion to a second end of the buckle; and (c) a torque ring surrounding the first end portion of the strap inwardly of said buckle and having an inside surface at its interior periphery and a far side surface at its periphery which is distal from the buckle;
wherein the free end of the second end portion of the strap is insertable through said buckle and through said torque ring and pulled in a direction away from said body to manually tighten the belt around the body, said torque ring being constructed to slide the second end portion of the strap against the inside and far side surfaces of the torque ring as the second end portion is pulled under tension outwardly away from said body, said torque ring directing said second end portion in a circumferential direction from the first end of the buckle to the second end of the buckle.
(a) a strap for surrounding at least a portion of said body to be cinched by the belt, said strap having a first end portion with a free end and having a second end portion with a free end, said end portions being adapted to be brought together to encircle the body;
(b) a buckle having a frame and a releasable securing means, said frame being secured to the free end of the first end portion of said strap at a first end of the buckle and said releasable securing means being arranged to releasably secure the free end of the second end portion to a second end of the buckle; and (c) a torque ring surrounding the first end portion of the strap inwardly of said buckle and having an inside surface at its interior periphery and a far side surface at its periphery which is distal from the buckle;
wherein the free end of the second end portion of the strap is insertable through said buckle and through said torque ring and pulled in a direction away from said body to manually tighten the belt around the body, said torque ring being constructed to slide the second end portion of the strap against the inside and far side surfaces of the torque ring as the second end portion is pulled under tension outwardly away from said body, said torque ring directing said second end portion in a circumferential direction from the first end of the buckle to the second end of the buckle.
2. The belt of Claim 1, wherein the frame of the buckle has a pivot support at the second end of the buckle and the releasable securing means includes a tongue which is pivoted to the pivot support, said tongue including a laterally projecting portion which clamps the strap between the tongue and the frame when the tongue is pivoted toward the torque ring.
3. The belt of Claim 2, wherein an end of the tongue is received in the torque ring when the belt is secured around a body.
4. The belt of Claim 3, wherein the end of the tongue extends beyond the first end of the buckle and can be received in the torque ring when the belt is secured around a body.
5. The belt of Claim 4, wherein the end of the tongue is outwardly-turned to hook inside the torque ring and orient the torque ring so as to retain the tongue in the secured position.
6. The belt of Claim 1, wherein the torque ring has an internal peripheral dimension which is smaller than the buckle so as to restrict longitudinal movement of the torque ring past the buckle during tensioning of the belt around a body.
7. The belt of Claim 1, wherein the inside and far side surfaces of the torque ring are joined with a radius so that said second end portion is freely slideable relative to the torque ring upon tightening of the belt around a body.
8. The belt of Claim 7, wherein the torque ring further has an outside surface and the outside surface is joined to the far side surface with a radius.
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