US2341371A

US2341371A - Apparel belt

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Publication number: US2341371A
Application number: US339068A
Authority: US
Inventors: Haskel S Frank
Original assignee: Stein A & Co
Current assignee: A Stein & Co; Stein A & Co
Priority date: 1940-06-06
Filing date: 1940-06-06
Publication date: 1944-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 1961-02-08

Description

Feb'. s; 1944.

Patented Feb. 8, 1944 APPAREL BELT Haskel S. Frank, Chicago, Ill., assigner to A. Stein & Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application June 6, 1940, Serial No. 339,068

13 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in belts and more particularly to apparel belts, especially designed for mens wear although not necessarily restricted thereto. The main objects of the invention are to provide a belt of improved trousers supporting characteristics; to provide a belt of novel and attractive appearance; to provide a belt having the improved features referred to but which may be made economically and'at low cost, and in general, it is the object of the invention to provide an improved belt of the type referred to.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing wherein there is disclosed an apparel belt embodying a selected form of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective illustrating the improved belt in its entirety;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. l;

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections corresponding to Fig. 2 but showing the belt in successive stages of manufacture; and

Fig. 5 is a section corresponding to Fig. 2 but showing a modified construction.

The belt shown in the drawing is formed from a pair of strips or straps of suitable leather or other material, an inner strap being designated 5 and an outer strap I5.. As best shown in Figure 3, the inner strap is slightly narrower than the outer strap and it has one side skived so as to taper to substantially feather edges from a, predetermined thickness intermediate its edges as indicated at l. uniform thickness throughout its width and it has said inner strap 5 adhesively secured thereto by suitable flexible cement or vin any other suitable manner. The composite strip embodying the construction illustrated in Figure 3 is folded upon itself as indicated more or less diagrammatically in Figure 4 and the folding is completed to cause the inner skived marginal portions 8. 8 of the inner strap to come into face to face engagement as shown in Figure 2, The inside surface of the strip 5 is prelminarily coated with suitable adhesive, so that when the composite strips are folded to the lcondition illustrated in Figure 2, the respective folds will adhere to each other so as to maintain the straps in the folded condition illustrated.

As shown, narrow marginal portions 9, 9 of the outer strap extend beyond the side edges of the inner strap and said narrow marginal portions are suitably pressed into face to face engagement as clearly shown in Figure 2, so that the outer strap 6 completely encloses and surrounds the width of the inner strap 5. Such marginal treatment serves to produce a more or less rounded The outer strip 6 is preferably of lower edge which approximately corresponds with the rounded upper edge of the folded strap.

As an alternative to the above described construction, the belt may be made as illustrated in Figure 5 wherein there is an inner strap II! of predetermined narrow width but so skived as to produce a cross-sectional wedge shape as illustrated and an outer strap I I which is folded around the wedge-shaped inner strap Il) so as to produce, in effect, the wedge-shaped belt form illustrated in Figure 2.

In the construction shown in Figure 5, a slight space may be provided as indicated at I2 above the wide upper edge of the inner strap IU so as to provide an upper edge softness which may be considered desirable -for some purposes. The inner strap I0 may, of course, be made of one flat strap or of several plies. The inner strap I0 may be preliminarily attached to one side portion of the outer strap I0, after which the other side portion of the outer strap may be folded around the thick edge of the inner strip and secured to the opposite side thereof. Similarly, if the inner strap I0 is to be formed of two plies of material. one ply may be attached to each side portion of the outer strap I I in such spaced relation that when the composite strap is folded upon itself, the plies of the inner strap will come into face to face contact to form in effect a solid wedgeshaped inner. strap such as illustrated in Figure 5. The wedge-shaped cross-section of the belt strap is advantageous not only because of its attractive appearance but also because it has a tendency to conform to body lines more effectively than does a conventional uniformly thick belt strap. It will be seen that the upwardly increased thickness of the strap adapts the inner face thereof to more closely follow the inward and upward recession of the hip bones with less distortion to the strap itself than occurs with a flat belt strap. Hence, there is less functional cause for curling of the improved belt strap while the increased' thickness of the upper` portion thereof adds measurably to the resistance of the strap to curling or buckling. Hence, the improved belt strap is capable of maintaining a neat and attractive appearance fora much longer peri od of time than a comparable conventional flat strap.

The belt may be completed in any suitable manner as by having a buckle I3 attached to one end of the strap and a loop I4 provided for receiving the opposite end to hold it in close, overlapping relation when the belt is worn. The buckle may be of any suitable type, either a selflocking or of the tongue type, in which case one end of the strap will be provided with the required holes for engagement with the tongue. 'Ihe buckle may be attached in any conventional manner and the loop I4 may be secured in place or permitted to move freely to any desired position as may best suit the convenience of the manufacturer or user of the belt.

Various changes in the described construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which should be determined by reference to the following claims, the same being construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of the art.

I claim:

l. An apparel belt comprising inner and outer strap elements, the inner element having its thickness gradually reduced transversely from its center toward its opposite side edges, an outer element secured to said inner element, said inner and outer elements being folded longitudinally intermediate the width thereof and the folds being united to each other, thereby producing a strap of wedge-shaped cross section.

2. An apparel belt comprising inner and outer strap elements, the inner element having its thickness gradually reduced transversely from its center toward its opposite side edges, an: outer element secured to said inner element, said inner and outer elements being folded longitudinally intermediate the width thereof and the folds being united to each other, thereby producing a strap of wedge-shaped cross section, the outer member being of such width that when folded, marginal edge portions thereof extend beyond the adjacent edge of said inner member, said marginal portions being united to each other to provide full coverage of the adjacent edge portion of said inner member.

3. An apparel belt comprising inner and outer strap elements, the inner element having its thickness gradually reduced transversely'from its center towardiits opposite side edges, an outer element of substantially uniform thickness secured to said inner element, said inner and outer elements being folded longitudinally intermediate the width thereof and the folds being united to each other, thereby producing a strap of wedgeshaped cross section.

4. An apparel belt comprising inner and outer strap elements, the inner element, having its thickness gradually reduced transversely from its center toward its opposite side edges, an outer element of substantially uniform thickness secured to said inner element, said inner and outer' elements being folded longitudinally intermediate the width thereof and the folds being united to each other, thereby producing a strap of wedge-shaped cross section, the outer member being of such width that when folded, marginal edge portions thereof extend beyond the adjacent edge of said inner member, said marginal portions being united to each other to provide full coverage of the adjacent edge portion of vsaid inner member.

5. An apparel belt of wedge-shaped transverse cross section having inner and outer` strap elements, the inner element being of wedgeshaped transverse cross section and the outer member being of substantially uniform thickness throughout its width and being folded around said inner member so as to enclose the same, said outer strap being folded around the thickest edge of said inner strap and in spaced relation thereto, so as to provide a cushion edge on the belt.

6. An apparel belt comprising an elongated strap folded longitudinally upon itself and having its respective folds tapered in thickness from adjacent the line of folding to the edges of the strap, whereby the belt is wedge-shaped in transverse cross section.

7. An apparel belt comprising an elongated strap folded longitudinally upon itself and having at least one of its folds tapered in thickness from adjacent the line of folding to the edge of such fold, whereby the belt is wedge-shaped in transverse cross section.

8. An apparel belt comprising an elongated strap folded longitudinally upon itself and having its respective folds skived so as to be tapered in thickness from adjacent the line of folding to the edges of the strap, the folds being skived on the same side of the strap and the skived faces being brought into face to face relation, whereby the belt is wedge-shaped in transverse cross-section.

9. A trousers supporting belt adapted to fit through the belt loops on the outside of apair of trousers and of suflcient length to encircle a persons body, the belt comprising inner and outer strap elements, the inner element being of wedge-shaped transverse cross-section and the outer element being of substantially uniform thicknss throughout its width, said outer member extending across the thick edge of the wedgeshaped inner member, and across both faces and beyond the thin edge of said inner member, the portions of said outer member which extend beyond said thin edge being united to each other outwardly of said inner member.

l0. A trousers supporting belt adapted to fit through the belt loops onv the outside of a pair of trousers and of sufcient lengthv to extend around a persons body, the belt being of' uniform wedge-shaped transverse cross section' substantially throughout its length and havingI its upper edge portion of greater thickness than its lower edge portion.

11. An apparel belt of wedge-shaped cross section comprising inner and outer elongated strap elements of substantially constant width throughout their lengths, the inner element bing of wedge-shaped transverse cross section and having its upper edge portion of greater thickness than its lower edge portion, said outer element being of substantially uniform thickness from edge to edge and extending transversely around and enclosing said inner element' and united thereto.

12. A trousers supporting beltl adapted tol fit through the belt yloops on the outside o'f a pair of trousers and of sufficient length to extend around a personsbody, the belt comprising a pair of elongated straps disposed in face to face relation, at least one of the straps beingthi'cker at one longitudinal edge than at itsother longitudinal edge and tapering in thickness from its thicker edge to its thinner edge, thereby providing a belt of wedge-shaped cross-section.A

13. An apparel belt of wedge-shaped crosssection comprising inner and outer elongated strap elements of substantially constant vwidth throughout their length, the inner element being of wedge-shaped transverse cross-section and having its upper edge portion of greater thickness than its lower edge portion, said outer element being of substantially uniform thickness from edge to edge and extending transversely around said inner element in face to face engagement with both sides of the inner element'.

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