Apparel belts which allow the wearer to store and hide excess belt strap behind the secured portion of the belt.

A leg restraint system to hold a person's thighs together while seated with bent legs, including a strap having a first strap end and a second strap end, a buckle, the buckle having a first latchable end and a second latchable end, wherein the first latchable end is affixed to the first strap end and the second latchable end affixed to the second strap end, one or more keepers configured to gather the first strap end and a second strap end, a bungee binder, the bungee binder configured to hold the strap in a stored position and, thus, functions to be easily used to carry or transport the leg restraint system and utilize the leg restraint system to clasp, cinch, and hold a seated passengers bent legs in parallel and prevent their bent legs from spreading to a V-spread and encroaching on another adjacent traveler's designated leg space.

The Belt Ratcheting Device (BRD) facilitates unidirectional belt fastening and fast release. The BRD has a turning gate rotatably installed diagonally in a channel. The turning gate has a tapered front end with sharp edge with a smooth side. A preloaded spring keeps the BRD in active state when the release lever is not pulled. The BRD has two states: active and inactive. In the active state the device works as a belt ratchet i.e. allowing the belt to be pulled forwards but restricting any belt motion backwards. After fastening, the belt remains fastened until the BRD is switched into inactive state by manually pulling the lever. The BRD doesn't employ serrated surfaces, which cause accelerated belt wear. Instead, the BRD's smooth side and channel's smooth surfaces minimize belt wear. BRDs facilitate garment belt fastening or belt fastening of footwear.

A flexible battery connection structure is provided. A flexible battery connection structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of flexible batteries electrically connected to each other, disposed along a longitudinal direction, and each including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal protruding from one end portions; a connection member disposed at positions corresponding to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal to protect the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and connect two flexible batteries adjacent to each other; and a housing configured to surround the plurality of flexible batteries connected to each other through the connection members.

A radiation protection device for providing protection of a body part that includes active bone marrow from ionizing radiation may include a radiation protection component configured to be placed adjacent to and externally cover the body part so as to reduce a radiation dose absorbed in that body part.

A rope belt for securing a garment on the body of a wearer and optionally, for providing a utility to the wearer of always having a rope and buckle for various applications, may have a buckle having a plurality of holes for receiving a rope, and at least one rope having, at least, a first end of the rope passing through at least one of the plurality of holes on the buckle and further forming loop for hooking onto the buckle.

A tactical belt or belt accessory system comprising an integral single layer strap having a two opposite ends, a top edge and a bottom edge, and at least one row of a plurality of openings distributed lengthwise along the strap between the two opposite ends, the openings being separated by links that are an integral part of the single layer strap, the openings configured to facilitate attachment of MOLLE-compatible accessories along a horizontal axis or a vertical axis without skipping any of the links.

An attachment combination for positioning the accessory along an elongate structure such as a shoe lace a shoe strap, arm or finger where the accessory has a closed loop attached to the accessory that is held inside a releasable clasp that has an open position for receiving the closed loop and the elongate structure and a closed position that holds the elongate structure and the closed loop together in a pocket formed by the releasable clap. In one form the releasable clasp is a flexible strap having joinable sections that when spaced apart allow the strap to receive both the loop band and the elongate structure and when joined together surround the elongate structure and hold the loop band together with the elongate structure. The joinable sections may be the hook and loop portions of a hook and loop type strap.

An athletic wear illumination system. The athletic wear illumination system may comprise a power pack device, and an athletic wear garment. The power pack may be configured to connect to a power pack connector and at least one illumination channel. The at least one illumination channel may be configured to consist of at least one upper layer and at least one bottom layer, where one or more lights are placed within the channel of the upper layer and bottom layer of an athletic wear garment.

Disclosed are belt adjustment systems, particularly for wearing around a user's waist, that permit a continuum of belt loop sizes or a larger selection of belt loop sizes. The belt adjustment system includes an elongate belt member having a first end, a second end and a series of teeth positioned on an inner surface near the second end and a fixation member having first and second adjustment elements.