Belt

Abstract

A belt to secure a covering to a person's upper body is described. The belt can include an elastic part to provide a force to secure the covering, e.g., a towel, to the wearer and a fastener to complete a ring and keep the elastic part under tension to provide the required force to support the covering. The fastener can be at the first and second ends of the elongate belt. The elastic part can be intermediate the ends. The elastic part can extend into the ends. The belt can include a softer material attached to a supportive, back band.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A belt to support a torso covering comprising:
 an elongate body including an elastic part, the body having an at rest length less than the circumference of a circumference of a wearer's chest, the body to removeably secure a torso covering to a wearer;   a first end part affixed to the body, the first end part including a first fastener part; and   a second end part affixed to the body, the second end part including a second fastener part to removeably connect to the first fastener part.   
     
     
         2 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first end part or the second end part or both include elastic to secure the covering to the wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes a backing band and decorative part fixed to the backing band. 
     
     
         4 . The belt of  claim 3 , wherein the backing band includes a slip resistant to engage the covering. 
     
     
         5 . The belt of  claim 3 , wherein the decorative part has a greater width than the backing band. 
     
     
         6 . The belt of  claim 5 , wherein the decorative part is fixed in its middle to the backing band. 
     
     
         7 . The belt of  claim 6 , wherein a ribbon covers the fixed middle of the decorative part. 
     
     
         8 . The belt of  claim 5 , wherein the decorative part extends onto the first end part. 
     
     
         9 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the first end part includes a loop that cantilevers from the remainder of the first end part with the first end part and the second end part being engaged, the loop to be gripped by a wearer to remove the belt. 
     
     
         10 . The belt of  claim 9 , wherein the second end part is beneath the first end part with the belt being extending around the wearer's chest. 
     
     
         11 . The belt of  claim 9 , wherein the first fastener part and the second fastener part form a hook and loop structure. 
     
     
         12 . The belt of  claim 11  wherein the second end part includes a loop that cantilevers from the remainder of the second end part and the loop of the second end part is covered by the first end part or the body or both with the first end part and the second end part being engaged, the loop of the second end part to be gripped by a wearer to put on the belt. 
     
     
         13 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes elastic throughout its length. 
     
     
         14 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes elastic at its middle part and not adjacent the first end part of second end part. 
     
     
         15 . A method of supporting a towel on a person comprising:
 wrapping towel around the chest;   encircling the chest with an elongate, elastic belt at a top of the towel;   stretching the elastic belt to align a first end over a second end; and   engaging a fastener to removeably affix the belt on the towel over the wearer's body.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the belt and towel or positioned at least partly above breast's of the wearer. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein engaging includes connecting a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein a loop that is manually engagable by the wearer remains free with the hook and loop fastener engaged and the belt securing the towel to the wearer's body.