Securing a wader belt

Abstract

A method for securing a belt to a pair of waders is described. In one embodiment, the method includes forming the belt, attaching a strip of material to a front side of the waders within a waist area of the waders, and looping the strip through an opening of the belt. In some embodiments, the belt includes a strap and a buckle. Forming the belt includes feeding an end of the strap through the belt buckle, folding the end of the strap back on itself after feeding the end of the strap through the belt buckle, and attaching the end of the strap to the strap.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for securing a belt to a pair of waders, comprising:
 forming the belt, wherein the belt includes a strap and a buckle, and wherein forming the belt includes:
 feeding an end of the strap through the belt buckle; 
 folding the end of the strap back on itself after feeding the end of the strap through the belt buckle; and 
 attaching the end of the strap to the strap; 
   attaching a strip of material to a front side of the waders within a waist area of the waders; and   looping the strip through an opening of the belt.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the strip is attached to the waders in between belt loops attached to the waders. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 overlapping the strip on itself after looping the strip through the opening of the belt; and   attaching the strip to itself after overlapping the strip on itself.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt includes looping the strip through the opening made by the fold in the strap where the belt buckle is attached to the strap. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 forming an eyelet on at least one side of the belt buckle.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt comprises looping the strip through the eyelet. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the belt buckle includes a male side and a female side, the belt buckle being a snap-fit buckle. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the strip is folded and attached to the waders at the fold. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the strip includes a first strip and a second strip separate from the first strip, the second strip being a different length than the first strip. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt comprises looping the second strip through the opening of the belt. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for securing a belt to a pair of waders, comprising:
 a strip of material, the strip of material being attached to a front side of the waders within a waist area of the waders;   wherein the strip is looped through an opening of the belt;   wherein the belt includes a strap and a buckle, an end of the strap being fed through the belt buckle and folded back on itself after feeding the end of the strap through the belt buckle; and   wherein the end of the strap is attached to the strap.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the strip is attached to the waders in between belt loops attached to the waders. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the strip is overlapped onto itself after looping the strip through the opening of the belt, and wherein the strip is attached to itself after overlapping the strip on itself. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt includes looping the strip through the opening made by the fold in the strap where the belt buckle is attached to the strap. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus includes:
 an eyelet formed on at least one side of the belt buckle.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt comprises looping the strip through the eyelet. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the belt buckle includes a male side and a female side. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the belt buckle comprises a snap-fit buckle. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the strip is folded and attached to the waders at the fold. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the strip includes a first strip and a second strip separate from the first strip, the second strip being a different length than the first strip, and wherein looping the strip through the opening of the belt comprises looping the second strip through the opening of the belt.