Belt having a retracting lanyard and a hidden pocket

Abstract

A belt has a retracting lanyard built into it for convenient deployment of an attachment device attached to the lanyard. The lanyard can be contained within the belt when not in use and can be extended therefrom for use. A stop prevents the lanyard from being removed from the belt and, therefore, the lanyard never needs to come off the belt. Because the lanyard retracts into a channel or slot in the belt, it does not get tangled and hung up. The belt can also include a hidden pocket to store money, notes, maps and the like. The attachment device can be stored in an attachment pouch when not in use, keeping the attachment device ready for use and preventing it from getting caught when not in use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A belt comprising:
 a belt body having a first end and a second end;   a lanyard buckle attached to the first end of the belt body;   the second end of the belt body passing through the lanyard buckle and secured to form a loop of a desired size with a belt buckle;   a lanyard passing through the lanyard buckle and extendable from a lanyard channel; and   an attachment device disposed on an end of the lanyard.   
     
     
         2 . The belt of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment pouch for storing the attachment device when not in use. 
     
     
         3 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is a carabineer. 
     
     
         4 . The belt of  claim 1 , further comprising a hidden pocket formed in the belt body. 
     
     
         5 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein the hidden pocket is disposed on an inside surface of the belt body. 
     
     
         6 . The belt of  claim 1 , further comprising a stop disposed on the lanyard to prevent the lanyard from being removed from the belt. 
     
     
         7 . A belt comprising:
 a belt body having a first end and a second end;   a lanyard buckle attached to the first end of the belt body;   the second end of the belt body passing through the lanyard buckle and secured to form a loop of a desired size with a belt buckle;   a lanyard passing through the lanyard buckle and extendable from a lanyard channel;   a stop disposed on the lanyard to prevent the lanyard from being removed from the belt;   an attachment device disposed on an end of the lanyard; and   an attachment pouch for storing the attachment device when not in use.   
     
     
         8 . The belt of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment device is a carabineer. 
     
     
         9 . The belt of  claim 7 , further comprising a hidden pocket formed in the belt body. 
     
     
         10 . The belt of  claim 7 , wherein the hidden pocket is disposed on an inside surface of the belt body.