Belt loop with belt fastener

Abstract

A belt loop for attachment of a duty belt to a garment or other object. The belt loop includes a belt fastener having a piece of hook-and-loop material complementary to a piece of hook-and-loop material on the duty belt.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A belt loop for attachment to a duty belt, comprising:
 a strip of a material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer surface extending from said upper end to said lower end; and   a belt fastener affixed to said strip of material between said upper end and said lower end, said belt fastener positioned to attach to said duty belt.   
     
     
         2 . The belt loop of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener comprises a part of hook-and-loop fastener material matching a part of hook-and-loop fastener material on a liner belt. 
     
     
         3 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener comprises a part of hook-and-loop fastener material complementary to a part of hook-and-loop fastener material on said duty belt. 
     
     
         4 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener comprises a loop part of hook-and-loop fastener material. 
     
     
         5 . The belt of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener comprises a hook part of hook-and-loop fastener material. 
     
     
         6 . The belt loop of  claim 1 , wherein a first linear dimension of said belt fastener is at least eighty percent (80%) of a corresponding first linear dimension of said belt loop. 
     
     
         7 . The belt loop of  claim 1 , further comprising a second of said belt fastener attached to said belt loop. 
     
     
         8 . The belt loop of  claim 7 , wherein said belt fastener and said second belt fastener are separated from one another by an intervening aperture passing through an outer surface of said belt loop. 
     
     
         9 . The belt loop of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener is affixed to an outer surface of said belt loop. 
     
     
         10 . The belt loop of  claim 1 , wherein said belt fastener is affixed to an inner surface of said belt loop. 
     
     
         11 . A method, comprising:
 attaching a first piece of a first part of a hook-and-loop material to a belt loop;   attaching the belt loop to a surface of a garment, forming between a first end of the belt loop and a second end of the belt loop an open-sided passage for receiving a liner belt having a second piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material attached to the liner belt; and   attaching a duty belt having a piece of hook-and-loop material complementary to the first piece on the belt loop to the belt loop and to the liner belt.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising attaching the first piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material to an outer surface of the belt loop. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising forming an aperture through an inner surface and an outer surface of the belt loop and attaching the first piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material to the inner surface of the belt loop with a part of the first piece extending into the aperture. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising forming the first piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material to have a first linear dimension of at least eighty percent (80%) of a corresponding first linear dimension of the belt loop. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising attaching another piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material to an outer surface of the belt loop. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising forming an aperture through an outer surface of the belt loop and coupling the duty belt to the liner belt through the aperture. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising attaching the first piece and the another piece of the first part of the hook-and-loop material on opposite sides of the aperture. 
     
     
         18 . A garment, comprising:
 a panel; and   a belt loop attached to said panel, comprising:
 a strip of a material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer surface extending from said upper end to said lower end; and 
 a belt fastener affixed to said strip of material between said upper end and said lower end. 
   
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 18 , wherein said garment comprises trousers.