Garment Cinching Belt

Abstract

A garment cinching belt for tightening garments around a user and for supporting articles of clothing. The garment cinching belt includes a strap having a pair of hooks on opposing ends for securing the strap to belt loops of a garment. A tightening mechanism allows a wearer to adjust how the garment is fitted to the wearer. In one embodiment, the tightening mechanism includes a pair of chains that pass through eyelets on opposing sides of the strap, that allow the wearer to pull the opposing ends of the strap together and tie the chains into a knot to fix the position. The strap may also include a pair of pins on the opposing ends for securing a first section of a garment to a second section of a garment.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A garment cinching belt comprising:
 a strap having a first end and an opposing second end;   a first hook disposed at the first end of the strap, the first hook configured to receive a first belt loop therein;   a second hook disposed at the opposing second end of the strap, the opposing second hook configured to receive a second belt loop therein;   a tightening mechanism configured to adjust the distance between the first end and the opposing second end.   
     
     
         2 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first pin disposed at the first end of the strap, the first pin configured to removably affix the first end of the strap to a garment;   a second pin disposed at the opposing second end of the strap, the second pin configured to removably affix the second end of the strap to a garment.   
     
     
         3 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the strap comprises a first side opposing the side on which the first and second hooks are disposed, wherein a removable member is affixed thereto.   
     
     
         4 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first pin and the second pin are oriented parallel to each other and flush with each corresponding first and second hooks.   
     
     
         5 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tightening mechanism comprises a first chain and a second chain;   the first chain and the second chain each having a first end and a second end;   a first eyelet and a second eyelet disposed on one of the hooks;   a third eyelet and a fourth eyelet disposed on a hook opposing the hook on which the first eyelet and the second eyelet are disposed;   the first end of the first chain affixed to the first eyelet and passing through the third eyelet;   the first end of the second chain affixed to the second eyelet and passing through the fourth eyelet;   wherein the second end of the first chain and the second end of the second chain are configured to be tied into a knot for adjusting a distance between the first end of the strap and the second end of the strap.   
     
     
         6 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first, second, third, and fourth eyelets are rotatably affixed to the strap.   
     
     
         7 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first hook is a J-shaped clip biased toward the strap.   
     
     
         8 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the second hook is similar in shape and size to the first hook.   
     
     
         9 ) The garment cinching belt of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the strap comprises an elastic band configured to expand and contract.