Money belt

Abstract

A money belt is disclosed herein. The money belt includes an ankle/foot band sized to be attached to an ankle and a money carrying mechanism that is attached to the ankle/foot band and adapted to carry and secure money, e.g., paper money, or other objects.

1 . A personal item carrying device adapted to enclose around a body part, comprising:
 a carrying mechanism comprising:   a hanging member having a first upper edge, the hanging member being adapted to allow the personal item to hang downwardly over the first upper edge;   a binding member having a second upper edge located no higher than the first upper edge; and   an opening defined by the hanging member and the binding member, the opening being adapted to allow an end of the personal item to extend therethough,   wherein the binding member is adapted to press at least a portion of the personal item to secure the personal item to the body part.   
     
     
         2 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising a band sized to enclose around the body part, wherein the carrying mechanism is attached to the band. 
     
     
         3 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising slide mechanism adapted to adjust a length or tension of the personal item carrying device. 
     
     
         4 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the personal item carrying device is made of elastic material. 
     
     
         5 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising a heel hoop adapted to loop over a heel of a shoe to secure the shoe to a foot. 
     
     
         6 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one closure mechanism adapted to connect different portions of the personal item carrying device together. 
     
     
         7 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one ornamental article attached to the personal item carrying device for ornamentation. 
     
     
         8 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , further comprising a flap member adapted to flap over at least a portion of the carrying mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The personal item carrying device of  claim 1 , wherein the binding member is a binding bar. 
     
     
         10 . A money belt for securing money to an ankle region, comprising:
 a carrying mechanism comprising:   a hanging member having an upper edge, an inner side and an outer side, the hanging member being adapted to allow the money to hang downwardly over the upper edge with first and second ends of the money hanging on opposite sides of the hanging member, whereby the first end of the money extends over the inner side of the hanging member and is positioned between the hanging member and the ankle region;   a binding member having an upper edge located no higher than the upper edge of the hanging member; and   an opening defined by the hanging member and the binding member, the opening is adapted to allow the second end of the money to extend therethough with the second end of the money extending over the outer side of the hanging member and being positioned between the hanging member and the binding member,   wherein the binding member is adapted to press at least a portion of the money to secure the money to the ankle region.   
     
     
         11 . The money belt of  claim 10 , further comprising a band sized to enclose around the ankle region, wherein the carrying mechanism is attached to the band. 
     
     
         12 . The money belt of  claim 10 , further comprising slide mechanism adapted to adjust a length or tension of the money belt. 
     
     
         13 . The money belt of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the money belt is made of elastic material. 
     
     
         14 . The money belt of  claim 10 , further comprising a heel hoop adapted to loop over a heel of a shoe to secure the shoe to a foot. 
     
     
         15 . The money belt of  claim 10 , further comprising a flap member adapted to flap over at least a portion of the carrying mechanism. 
     
     
         16 . The money belt of  claim 10 , wherein the binding member is a binding bar. 
     
     
         17 . A method for securing money to a body part by a money belt, wherein the money belt comprises a carrying mechanism including a hanging member and a binding member, the method comprising:
 hanging the money over an upper edge of a hanging member to allow first and second ends of the money to hang downwardly on opposite sides of the hanging member; and   pressing a binding upon at least a portion of the money with an upper end of the binding member positioned no higher than the upper edge of the hanging member.   
     
     
         18 . The method for securing money to a body part by a money belt of  claim 17 , further comprising looping a heel loop of the money belt over a heel of a shoe to secure the shoe to a foot. 
     
     
         19 . The method for securing money to a body part by a money belt of  claim 17 , further comprising sliding a slide mechanism of the money belt to adjust a length or tension of the money belt. 
     
     
         20 . The method for securing money to a body part by a money belt of  claim 17 , further comprising flapping a flap member of the money belt over at least a portion of the carrying mechanism.