Belt adjusting and holding device

Abstract

A belt adjusting and holding device includes: a device body including a belt insertion part allowing insertion of a belt and an opening section communicating with the belt insertion part; and a belt folding member including a grasping part and a folding-back part to fold back the belt within the opening section. The belt folding-back member is configured to move forward and backward within the device body. Standing wall portions rising in a stepped shape are formed on the upper and lower inner wall surfaces of the belt insertion part. The belt folding-back member is formed with a protrusion, which substantially stepwisely bends the belt between the protrusions and the standing wall portions at a backward position of the belt folding-back member and release the belt at a forward position of the belt folding member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A belt adjusting and holding device configured to adjust a length of at least one belt and hold the adjusted belt, the device comprising:
 a device body;   a belt folding-back member having a substantially plate shape configured to move forward and backward in a front-back direction within the device body,   a striker including a proximal end portion to which a belt for length fixation or for length adjustment is fixed and a distal end portion formed with a locking pawl,   wherein the device body includes a striker housing part to detachably hold the striker, and an engaging protrusion located in the striker housing part and configured to engage with the locking pawl of the striker,   the distal end portion of the striker is formed with separated right and left insertion leg portions located on a center side and operating portions located on right and left outer sides of the insertion leg portions, the operating portions including the locking pawls,   the striker housing part includes a housing chamber formed with a guide rib for guiding the insertion leg portions in the front-back direction and engaging protrusions configured to engage with the locking pawls of the striker,   the engaging protrusions are formed separately on an upper inner wall and a lower inner wall of the housing chamber, and   when the distal end portion of the striker is inserted into the housing chamber, the operating portions of the striker pass between the separated upper and lower engaging protrusions while being pressed and deformed by the engaging protrusions, and the locking pawls engage with the engaging protrusions when the distal end portion of the striker is completely inserted in the housing chamber.