Low profile belt buckle

Abstract

A waist belt for a wearer is disclosed. A belt strap has a first end and a second end. The send end has at least one axially-aligned aperture proximate therewith therethrough. A buckle is fixed with the first end of the belt strap and has an inner face and an outer face. The inner face further includes a pin projecting away therefrom and that is adapted to retain the second end of the belt strap thereon through any one of the at least one apertures. The buckle may further includes a receptor for receiving the second end of the belt strap therethrough and facilitating parallel axial alignment of each end of the belt strap when the second end of the belt strap is engaged with the pin of the buckle. The receptor directs the second end of the belt strap under the first end of the belt strap, substantially out-of-sight, when the second end of the belt strap is inserted therethrough.

1 . A waist belt for a wearer comprising:
 a belt strap having first and second ends, the second end having at least one axially-aligned aperture proximate therewith therethrough; and   a buckle fixed with the first end of the belt strap, the buckle having an inner face and an outer face, the inner face being concave and the outer face being convex such that the buckle has a slight curvature that conforms at least partially to the wearer's body, the inner face further including a pin projecting away therefrom and adapted to retain the second end of the belt strap thereon through the at least one aperture;   whereby with the belt encircling the wearer and with the at least one aperture of the second end of the belt strap engaged with the pin of the buckle, the belt lies substantially flat against the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The waist belt of  claim 1  wherein the buckle further includes a receptor for receiving the second end of the belt strap therethrough and necessitating parallel axial alignment of each end of the belt strap when the second end of the belt strap is engaged with the pin of the buckle. 
     
     
         3 . The waist belt of  claim 2  wherein the receptor directs the second end of the belt under the first end of the belt when the second end of the belt is inserted therethrough. 
     
     
         4 . The waist belt of  claim 2  wherein the pin is J-shaped and projects away from the inner face and the receptor of the buckle. 
     
     
         5 . The waist belt of  claim 4  wherein the pin traverses both ends of the belt strap and is fixed to the belt buckle at a side opposite the receptor. 
     
     
         6 . The waist belt of  claim 1  wherein each end of the belt strap is coaxially aligned when the aperture most proximate the second end of the belt is engaged with the pin of the buckle. 
     
     
         7 . The waist belt of  claim 1  wherein the buckle is made of a rigid plastic material and the first end of the belt is attached to the buckle by sewn threads. 
     
     
         8 . The waist belt of  claim 1  wherein the buckle is made of a rigid plastic material and the first end of the belt is attached to the buckle with an adhesive. 
     
     
         9 . The waist belt of  claim 1  wherein the buckle is made of a rigid plastic material and the first end of the belt is attached to the buckle by ultrasonic welding.