Hybrid belt assembly

Abstract

This invention comprises a body belt, a subassembly for holding, superposed on the former, a buckle disposed closely to one extremity of the body belt, a snap hook disposed closely to the other extremity, a first strap having an array of loops or hooks and having a length that is one-half the length of the body belt is superposed on the subassembly for holding and starts in proximity of the snap hook; and a second strap having an array different from the array of the first strap. The second strap, equal in size to the first strap, is superposed on and starts from an end of the subassembly for holding. The hybrid belt assembly is adaptable, when used as a dip belt, to work in conjunction with a chain-load subassembly comprising a chain and weight(s), the former being attachable to the buckle and snap hook.

1 . A hybrid belt assembly comprising 
 means for supporting;    means for holding, aligned with and superposed on said means for supporting, said means for supporting and said means for holding having a common longitudinal axis of symmetry;    means for buckling disposed closely to one extremity of said means for supporting;    means for hooking disposed closely to another extremity of said means for supporting;    first means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type comprising a first strap having an array selected from the group consisting of loop and hook elements and having a length that is, generally, one-half the length of said means for supporting and being superposed on said means for holding and starting in proximity of said means for hooking;    second means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type comprising a second strap having an array also selected from the group consisting of loop and hook elements; said first means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type having, in order to achieve a self-engagement, its array different from said array of said second means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type; said second means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type being equal in width and length to said first means for self-engaging of loop-and-hook type, and being superposed and starting from an end of said means for holding so as to be adaptable to contact said first means for self-engaging when said hybrid belt assembly is in its working positions:    weightlifting belt and dip belt    means for stitching together the components of said hybrid belt assembly;    said hybrid belt assembly being adaptable, when used as a dip belt, to work in conjunction with a chain-load subassembly comprising means for chaining compatible to be used with one or more weight(s) and adaptable to be attached with its ends to said means for buckling and hooking.    
   
   
       2 . The hybrid belt assembly, as defined in  claim 1 , wherein 
 said means for supporting incorporates a body support made of a flexible, non-extensible material, and has a length less than a circumference of a user's waist;    said means for holding includes a holding strap made also of a flexible, non-extensible material; said holding strap comprising 
 a lower holding segment, superposed on said body support; and  
 an upper holding segment, superposed on said lower holding segment;  
   said means for buckling incorporates a buckle, rectangular in shape;    said means for hooking includes a snap hook;    an end of said lower holding segment being folded over to a length of several inches, after being first inserted throughout said snap hook and then folded around a leg of the latter; a remainder of said lower holding segment being superposed on said body support and extending toward said buckle, wherein after being folded around a frame element of the latter, returns as said upper holding segment, superposed on said lower holding segment toward said snap hook and continues past it; a length of said upper holding segment being so chosen as to accommodate a waist size range;    said means for stitching including a combination of several longitudinal stitching lines,    a transversal stitching, and a “box and X” pattern of stitching;    said lower and upper holding segments, together with said first strap being sewn to said body support along their several longitudinal stitching lines; said transversal stitching being used in proximity of said buckle where said several longitudinal stitching lines start extending towards said snap hook;    said end of said lower holding segment folded over to a length of several inches, after being first inserted throughout said snap hook and then folded around said leg of the latter, is aligned and joined by said “box and X” pattern of stitching with the following successively superposed elements: a portion of said upper holding segment, and a corresponding portion of said first strap.    
   
   
       3 . The hybrid belt assembly, as defined in  claim 1 , wherein 
 said means for supporting incorporates a body support made of a flexible, non-extensible material, and has a length less than a circumference of a user's waist;    said means for holding includes a holding strap made also of a flexible, non-extensible material;    said holding strap comprising 
 a single holding strap aligned with and superposed on said body support; and  
   a holding strap section, made from the same material as said single holding strap, but relatively shorter in length than the latter;    said means for buckling incorporates a buckle rectangular in shape;    said means for hooking incorporates a snap hook;    said holding strap section is superposed on said body support and has its ends facing said buckle, after being folded over to an equal length on both sides by firstly inserting throughout said snap hook and secondly by folding around a leg of the latter;    an end of said single holding strap is folded over to a length of several inches, after being first inserted throughout said buckle and then folded around a frame element of the latter;    a remainder of said single holding strap is superposed on said body support, then extends toward said snap hook and continues past it; generally an entire length of said single holding strap is about twice the length of said body support;    said first strap is generally equal in width to said single holding strap and has a length that is, generally, one-half the length of said body support, is superposed on said single holding strap and starts in proximity of said snap hook;    said second strap of loop-and-hook type is generally equal in size to said first strap and starts at a point behind a tip of an end of said single holding strap and being superposed on the latter and sewn to it;    said single holding strap together with said first strap is usually sewn together along said several longitudinal stitching lines to said body support;    said holding strap section, superposed on said body support and has its ends facing said buckle after being folded over to an equal length on both sides by firstly inserting throughout said snap hook and secondly by folding around a leg of the latter, together with a corresponding superposed portion of said single holding strap and said body support, are aligned and joined together by a “box and X” pattern of stitching;    said end of said single holding strap is folded over to a length of several inches after being first inserted throughout said buckle and then folded around a frame element of the latter, and is superposed on said body support and joined with the latter by said “box and X” pattern of stitching.