US1833175A - Belt - Google Patents

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NOV. 24, 1931. M, pou cK BELT Filed May 31, 1930 Patented Nov. 24, 1931 Y UNITED STATES Application filed May 31, 1930.:Seril N0. 458',25'7f My invention relates to a ]oeltand buokle therefor, and more particularly to a belt adapted to have diierent types of buckles secured thereto.

5 There are several types of buckles on the market which difi"erin the width of the portion by which they are secured to the belt.

' Heretofore it has been the practice to carry in stock several lines of belts which were similar in all respects except for the end which receives the buckle. I have therefore provided a belt which readily aocommodates or fits either type of buckle, thereby reducin;r the number of belts required in stock to maintain a complete line.

An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved belt., f r

A; further object is to provide a belt for receiving buckles' of difl'erent widths.

A further obiect is to provide a belt 0 neat and finished appearance when used with different types of buckles.

Other obieets and advantages will appear r as theydeeription proceeds.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig; 1 is a plan view of aportion of the belt showing one type of buckle secured th eto.

are preferahly parallel to the huokle end of the belt. An end nortion 7 is integral withthe body portion m the belt and is preterablv narrower than the -bod nortion. The end portion in rreases in width toward.the body portion and at its widest'part 8 is substantially the same width asthe body portion. Intermediate the body and end portions of the belt. is a nair'bf abrupt indentations 9,

the purpose of which willapnear as' the de scrintion proceeds. Extending from the bodv portion into the end porti on is a longi tudinal slit 11 for reeeivmga:retainmg pin pin like.the

of ajbuckle s iidtth lower side of the belt by means of snap fasteners 15 is a Strap 14: and cooperatingparts"l6 of the snap fastenersare seoured to the endportionof the belt, The Strap 14: actsas spacing mem r ber 'forr loop s 17 which: receive the opp0sitefl end of the beltwhen the belt is'worn.

, It is estomary to provide difierent types 'r ofbelt buckles to be seeured to-the belt at the place ofsalein ordertomeetthe tastes of dif' ferenteustomers.,i In Fig.:1 is shown a bucklev 18 of a type whichelamps the Opposite enol z of the belt to fr cti'onally: adjust the length of;

the belt whenfiworh; Agbuckle of thistype has an attahng member-sor; ring. 19; whioh=: is narrower than the width of the=b 1t.:- Im

7 many instangesthe body portion of; thebeltis f tapered in orderto aceommodate abuckle: having a retaining member of 'this wdth,

This, however; renders the belt obj eo,tionable cause a bckle of. this type willbefitoo loosefi 7 of being too large or wide for the belt.- I havealso found that it:adds greatly to the appearance of the belt to have the body off thebelt of the Same width all the wayto the g i buckle. By providing the belt between the bodyand end portiohs withindentationsor. v

cut-out portions 9 it will accommodate a buckle like 18 with a neat appearance andat the same time, it will tend to hold the butkle in the plane of the belt. The wide part 8- of the end prtion prevents the buckle 18 from sliding out of its place. It will be seen that this is a desirable feature inasmueh as a buckle of this type does not have aretaining pin 12 ofbuckle 1 3 to hold it in.

position. 7 r .n applying a bu ckle like 13 to the belt, re

taihing pin 12 passes through the slit 11, The indentations 9 in no way interfere with the proner positionine; of buckle 13 and ab11ckle of this type attached to the belt ofmy invention is the same from a mechanical, as Wellas artistic point of view, as if the indentations 9 were absent. It will be noted that the longi- 7 tudihal slit 11 extending from the body por: y I

tion into the end poition,- permite a slight lat eral contraetion. of the belt Whereby;theretaihing member of buckle 18 may be more adilysecuredtothe belt.

It 'Wl1'b6 understood that the nature and embodinient of the nventon hereindescrbed and illustrated is nierely llustrative, and

that mnymedifieaticns mayma&etherefih without departngfrom the spirit and*scope 3 S of the invention. 7 7 r. What I claim is new and desreto protect by Lttefs Patent Qfthe United States is 1. A belt a dapted for the" attah1hent Of different types of buckles comprising a body portion, zm end p0rtion, said belt havinga longitudinal slt ezctend-rrgt- "fi*om .thewb0d w porti0n to the end portion, and a pair of in- 7 the edges-ef the beltadj'acent said s1it.

dfl'rent' type of buckles c0mprsng ev-bedy p013tion, an end-po1ftien, an interconnecting portioh between the body and endp0rtio'ns of narrower Width thain the adj-acefit ends of sad"bod-y and end portions formng in 'efl ect a; pair of oppo'sitely disp0sed n0t ches Said potions having a '10ngtdinal s1it' between intel connecting;' and ehd;pertions attach-

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