A waistband with retractable display panel apparatus having a waistband, a display panel frame and a display panel. The waistband includes a first strap and a buckle. The first strap including a plurality of notches, wherein one of the plurality of notches connects to the buckle to allow the waistband to be worn around a wearer's waist. The display panel frame includes a second strap and a first attachment mechanism. The second strap includes a plurality of notches. The first attachment mechanism connects the second strap to the first strap, by attaching one or more of the plurality of notches located along a left side of the second strap to one or more of the plurality of notches located on a left side of the first strap and by attaching one or more of the plurality of notches located along a right side of the second strap to one or more of the plurality of notches located on a right side of the first strap. The second strap is affixed to the first strap at a location so that the second strap is extended along the backside of the waistband. The retractable display panel includes a panel and a second attachment mechanism. The panel includes a plurality of holes embedded on the top edge of the panel. Moreover, the panel includes one or more visual elements imprinted thereon. The second attachment mechanism connects the panel to the display panel frame by attaching one or more of the plurality of holes located on a left side of the top edge of the panel to one or more of the plurality of notches located on a left side of the second strap and by attaching one or more of the plurality of holes located on a right side of the top edge of the panel to one or more of the plurality of notches located on a right side of the second strap. The one or more visual elements imprinted on the panel are visible when the panel is deployed and the one or more visual elements imprinted on the panel are not visible when the panel is retracted.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a shirt. The shirt comprises a shelf. The shelf is constructed to restrain motion of the shirt relative to a belt worn around a waist of a wearer of the shirt. The shelf is constructed to restrain motion of pants operatively engaged with the belt relative to the shirt.

A protective device and pad are disclosed. The protective device includes a garment or belt configured for securing a pad that has a lateral side shorter than a medial side over a portion of an abdomen/pelvis of a subject.

In various example embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for a waist measuring belt are provided. An example waist measuring belt is made up of a belt buckle frame with attachments for a belt strap. The belt further includes a position measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures an attachment position of a second end of the belt strap to the belt buckle frame. The belt also includes a tension measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures a tension through the belt buckle frame and the belt strap. A memory and a wireless communication module attached to the belt may be used to store measurements and communicate with a mobile device or server. In various embodiments, estimated user waist sizes over time using measured values and belt-specific data may be used to estimate a user's waist size and generate a waist size history.

An EMS exercise device is provided which includes EMS electrodes and at least one sacrificial anode, preferably a dedicated sacrificial anode for each EMS electrode. The at least one sacrificial anode is connected to the EMS electrodes in an electrically conductive manner in order to protect the EMS electrodes and/or other elements in the electrically conductive connections from corrosion. In addition, an EMS electrode with a sacrificial anode, an EMS garment a sacrificial anode, an EMS signal cable a sacrificial anode, an EMS pulse generating unit a sacrificial anode, and an EMS undergarment with a sacrificial anode for an EMS exercise device are provided, and a method for operating an EMS exercise device, for which a sacrificial anode is provided.

A fishing garment system can include a fabric garment having a pocket with an opening. A gimbal plate is disposed within the pocket of the fabric garment such that the gimbal plate is positioned for supporting a fishing rod. The gimbal plate is removable from the pocket of the fabric garment through the opening of the pocket. The fishing garment system can also include a belt with features for supporting a fishing rod.

The present disclosure provides a double-sided usable belt buckle, including a tail clamp, a frame, a buckling pin, first connectors, and a second connector. Both the frame and the buckling pin are connected with the tail clamp and rotate relative to the tail clamp, and a first end of the tail clamp is configured to connect with a belt body. The first connectors are configured to connect the tail clamp with the frame, the second connector is configured to connect the tail clamp with the buckling pin. A fixing base is disposed on a second end of the tail clamp, and the fixing base includes a left part fixing base and a right part fixing base. The left part fixing base and the right part fixing base are symmetrically disposed, a gap is formed between the left part fixing base and the right part fixing base.

A smart clothing system includes an item of clothing wearable by a person, the item having a conductive fiber disposed therein, the conducive fiber being capable of conducting electrical energy, a rechargeable power supply physically coupled to the item and electrically coupled to the conductive fiber, at least one component physically coupled to the item of clothing and electrically coupled to the conductive fiber, a wireless communication system physically coupled to the item of clothing and electrically coupled to the conductive fiber, the wireless communication system configured to communicate with the at least one component and an external data communications network, and a remote camera disposed remotely from the person and coupled to a remote item, the remote camera being configured to capture at least one of video and audio data, and wirelessly communicate with at least one of the external data communications network and the at least one component via the wireless communication system.

A dual color belt includes a belt body of an elastic webbing with front and back surfaces thereof differently colored so that the front side and back side of the belt body can be selectively used, and a belt buckle having an upper guide groove and a lower guide groove defined in a base component thereof for guiding the front end of the belt body into the base component for enabling the front end of the belt body to be engaged by a clamping plate of the belt buckle. Thus, installation between the belt body and the base component of the belt buckle and replacement between the front side and the back side of the belt body are easy.

Provided are systems and methods for integrated control and safety systems (ICSSs) that employ intelligent personal protective equipment (PPE). In some embodiments, an industrial plant system includes an industrial safety system (ISS) for monitoring a safety status of an industrial plant and one or more intelligent PPE systems worn by personnel located in the industrial plant. Each of the intelligent PPE systems includes one or more intelligent PPE devices for sensing personal and environmental characteristics of a person wearing the intelligent PPE system, and transmits safety data corresponding to the personal and environmental characteristics sensed. The ISS collects the safety data, determines (based on the safety data) whether a safety incident has occurred and, in response to determining that a safety incident has occurred, executes a response to the safety incident.