Clothing Belt Connector and Clothing Belt Assembly

Abstract

A clothing belt assembly includes a first belt band segment, a second belt band segment, and a clothing belt connector. The clothing belt connector connects the first and second belt band segments together. The clothing belt connector has one or more connector plate(s).

1 . A clothing belt assembly, comprising:
 a first belt band segment with a first end;   a second belt band segment with a second end; and   a clothing belt connector connecting said first and second belt band segments together, said clothing belt connector having at least one connector plate attached to said first end of said first belt band segment and attached to said second end of said second belt band segment.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one connector plate is attached to said first and second ends via a fastener, adhesive, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said clothing belt connector has a first socket that receives said first end of said first belt band segment and has a second socket that receives said second end of said second belt band segment. 
     
     
         4 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one connector plate includes at least one side wall that is located adjacent a first side edge of said first belt band segment, adjacent a second side edge of said second belt band segment, or adjacent both side edges. 
     
     
         5 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one connector plate includes a first connector plate situated on an outside surface of said first belt band segment, on an outside surface of said second belt band segment, or on outside surfaces of both segments, and includes a second connector plate situated on an inside surface of said first belt band segment, on an inside surface of said second belt band segment, or on inside surfaces of both segments, said at least one side wall extending between said first and second connector plates. 
     
     
         6 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said first connector plate, said second connector plate, and said at least one side wall at least partly define a socket that receives both of said first and second ends of said first and second belt band segments. 
     
     
         7 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one connector plate includes a first connector plate situated on an outside surface of both of said first belt band segment and said second belt band segment, and includes a second connector plate situated on an inside surface of both of said first belt band segment and said second belt band segment. 
     
     
         8 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said clothing belt connector includes an extension wall extending between said first and second connector plates, said extension wall lacking a joint that would allow movement between said first and second connector plates. 
     
     
         9 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first connector plate, said second connector plate, and said extension wall at least partly define a first socket that receives said first end of said first belt band segment and at least partly define a second socket that receives said second end of said second belt band segment. 
     
     
         10 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 9 , wherein both of said first and second connector plates are attached to both of said first and second ends of said first and second belt band segments, and said extension wall is free of an attachment to said first and second ends. 
     
     
         11 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one connector plate includes a first connector plate and a second connector plate, said first connector plate includes a first connector plate part situated on an outside surface of said first belt band segment and includes a second connector plate part situated on an outside surface of said second belt band segment, and said second connector plate includes a third connector plate part situated on an inside surface of said first belt band segment and includes a fourth connector plate part situated on an inside surface of said second belt band segment. 
     
     
         12 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said clothing belt connector includes a first extension wall extending between said first and third connector plate parts, and includes a second extension wall extending between said second and fourth connector plate parts. 
     
     
         13 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 12 , wherein said first connector plate part, said third connector plate part, and said first extension wall at least partly define a first socket that receives said first end of said first belt band segment, and said second connector plate part, said fourth connector plate part, and said second extension wall at least partly define a second socket that receives said second end of said second belt band segment. 
     
     
         14 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 12 , wherein said first and second extension walls are attached together via a joint that allows movement between said first and second extension walls. 
     
     
         15 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 14 , wherein said joint is a swivel joint that allows swivel movement between said first and second extension walls. 
     
     
         16 . The clothing belt assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a third belt band segment with a third end, and comprising a second clothing belt connector connecting said second and third band segments together, said second clothing belt connector having at least one connector plate attached to said second end of said second belt band segment and attached to said third end of said third belt band segment. 
     
     
         17 . A clothing belt connector apparatus, comprising:
 at least one connector plate attachable to an end of a clothing belt band segment;   a wall extending from said at least one connector plate and being situatable adjacent the end of the clothing belt band segment; and   a socket defined at least in part by said at least one connector plate and said wall, the end of the clothing belt band segment being receivable in said socket.