Extender belts with extenders for bridging open waistbands

Abstract

In the disclosure, an extendable belt for clothing is disclosed including a strap, an extender, a belt buckle, a billet, and one or more fasteners to pivotally couple the belt buckle to the strap. The belt face has an area to cover over an unbuttoned pant area near an open pant waist of pants. The extender has first and second ends coupled to an inside or backside of the belt face. The extender further has an extender button and a plurality of openings to receive a pant button. The extender button is configured to couple into a pant button opening to close the open pant waist of the pants.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An extendable belt for clothing, the extendable belt comprising:
 a strap having first and second ends configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user into a loop, the strap having one or more holes near the first end, and a belt face at the second end opposite the first end, each hole configured to receive a pivotal protrusion, the belt face configured to cover over an unbuttoned pant area near an open pant waist of pants;   an extender having at least one of first and second ends coupled to a back side of the belt face, the extender having an extender button near the first end and a plurality of second openings between the extender button and the second end, each second opening configured to receive a pant button and the extender button configured to couple into a pant button opening to close the open pant waist of the pants;   a belt buckle having a shaft and a pivotal protrusion pivotally coupled to the shaft, the belt buckle having an opening configured to receive the first end of the strap, the pivotal protrusion configured to extend into one of the one or more holes in the strap;   a billet wrapped around the shaft of the belt buckle having a center opening over the prong to center it around the shaft, first and second ends of the billet folded together; and   one or more fasteners coupled to the first and second ends of the billet and the belt face to pivotally couple the belt buckle to the strap.   
     
     
         2 . The extendable belt of  claim 1 , wherein the belt buckle is a D type belt buckle and the extender belt further comprises a belt loop coupled to the first and second ends of the billet. 
     
     
         3 . The extendable belt of  claim 1 , wherein the strap, the billet, and the extender are formed of leather. 
     
     
         4 . The extendable belt of  claim 2 , wherein the strap, the billet, the extender, and the belt loop are formed of leather, polyurethane, cloth, or metal. 
     
     
         5 . The extendable belt of  claim 2 , wherein the strap, the billet, the extender, and the belt loop are formed of lizard skin. 
     
     
         6 . The extendable belt of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more fasteners are a pair of rivets or stitching. 
     
     
         7 . The extendable belt of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more holes are prong holes, punched holes, or grommet holes. 
     
     
         8 . The extendable belt of  claim 7 , wherein the pivotal protrusion is a prong or a hook. 
     
     
         9 . A method for pants, the method comprising:
 coupling an extender button of an extender of an extender belt into a button hole of an open pant waist of pants;   selecting an extender button hole of a plurality of extender button holes in the extender to receive a pants button;   coupling a pant button of the pant waist of the pants into the selected extender button hole of the extender of the extender belt such that the extender of the extender belt closes over the open pant waist of the pants;   threading a first end of a strap of the extender belt into a belt buckle of the extender belt;   pulling on the first end of the strap through the belt buckle to cinch up the strap of the extender belt around the pant waist; and   locking the position of the first end of the strap to the belt buckle to hold a position of the extender belt around the pant waist.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 unlocking the position of the first end of the strap from the belt buckle to begin releasing the extender belt from the pant waist;   pulling out the first end of the strap and unthreading the first end of the strap form the belt buckle;   decoupling the pant button of the pant waist of the pants from the extender button hole in the extender of the extender belt to open pant waist of the pants.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 taking the pants off in response to the decoupling of the pant button from the extender button hole.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 prior to coupling an extender button, putting on the pants.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 prior to coupling an extender button, threading the first end of the strap through a plurality of belt loops around the pant waist.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein
 the extender belt includes a belt face at a second end of the strap opposite the first end of the strap, the belt face configured to cover over the extender, the open patent waist, and a partially open zipper below the open pant waist.   
     
     
         15 . An extendable belt for clothing, the extendable belt comprising:
 a strap having first and second ends configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user into a loop, the strap having one or more holes near the first end, and a belt face at the second end opposite the first end, each hole configured to receive a button stud, the belt face configured to cover over an unbuttoned pant area near an open pant waist of pants;   an extender having at least one of first and second ends coupled to a back side of the belt face, the extender having an extender button near the first end and a plurality of second openings between the extender button and the second end, each second opening configured to receive a pant button and the extender button configured to couple into a pant button opening to close the open pant waist of the pants;   a belt sleeve coupled to a front side of the belt face, the belt sleeve configured to receive and slide over the first end of the strap; and   at least one button stud coupled to the belt face in alignment with a center line through the belt sleeve, the at least one button stud being configured to receive a selected hole of the one or more holes in the strap to configure the strap into a loop.   
     
     
         16 . The extendable belt of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one button stud is further configured to receive the selected hole of the one or more holes in the strap to configure a predetermined size of the loop. 
     
     
         17 . The extendable belt of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one button stud is two button studs configured to receive two adjacent holes of the one or more holes in the strap to selectively configure the strap into the loop. 
     
     
         18 . A method for pants, the method comprising:
 coupling an extender button of an extender of an extender belt into a button hole of an open pant waist of pants;   selecting an extender button hole of a plurality of extender button holes in the extender to receive a pants button;   coupling a pant button of the pant waist of the pants into the selected extender button hole of the extender of the extender belt such that the extender of the extender belt closes over the open pant waist of the pants;   threading a first end of a strap of the extender belt into a belt sleeve of the extender belt;   pulling on the first end of the strap through the belt sleeve to cinch up the strap of the extender belt around the pant waist; and   locking the position of the first end of the strap with one or more holes in the strap extended over one or more button studs in a belt face to hold a position of the extender belt around the pant waist.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 prior to coupling an extender button, putting on the pants.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 prior to coupling an extender button, threading the first end of the strap through a plurality of belt loops around the pant waist.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein
 the extender belt includes the belt face at a second end of the strap opposite the first end of the strap, the belt face configured to cover over the extender, the open patent waist, and a partially open zipper below the open pant waist.   
     
     
         22 . The ornamental designs for an extender belt, substantially as shown and described.