A sports belt comprises two sections of material removably attached to each other at their ends to form a loop or belt for wearing at the waist of a user. One of the sections of material may be attached at its ends to form a loop suitable for wearing as an arm band. Either or both sections may include a pouch for securely carrying small items such as keys or a cellphone.

A cummerbund belt assembly for retaining a cummerbund in a preferred position includes a cummerbund is wearable around a waist of a user to enhance the appearance of formal dress. A plurality of couplers is each coupled to and extends downwardly from the cummerbund. Each of the couplers is positioned at strategic locations along the cummerbund such that each of the couplers is aligned with a respective plurality of suspender buttons in the trousers. Moreover, each of the couplers releasably engages the respective suspender button to inhibit the cummerbund from riding upwardly on the user's waist when the cummerbund and the trousers are worn.

A belt bar comprises of a multi-sided enclosure which sides form a center gap, the sides can be extended and expand and contract to modify the size of said gap, allowing the belt bar to adjust to the width and thickness of varying size belts being passed through the gap. The sides have an inside cavity space that house elastic objects attached to panels that allow for the expansion and retraction of the belt bar.

A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fastening portion. The strap is attached at the first end portion to the back. Additionally, the fastening portion is removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that the second end portion is in a sterile zone of a wearer. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline.

An ambidextrous, adjustable cross-body strap comprising a plurality of variably sized pockets, a buckle and universal interlocking keyring system for added user security. The cross-body strap can be worn under or over a shirt or jacket. In one embodiment, it is water resistant or waterproof. In one embodiment, the cross-body strap has interchangeable clasps and hooks that are stored in one of the plurality of pockets built into the strap. The interchangeable clasps hook and carabiners can be used separately or in combination with the universal interlocking rings to self-attach or alternatively attach to any messenger bag, gym bag tactical clips, such as a keyring holder, straps with snaps or briefcase.

A band length-adjustable hook-fixing type belt buckle according to the present disclosure comprises a band having a plurality of fixing holes formed in a surface thereof and configured to extend in a longitudinal direction; a pushing member provided at one end of the band and including a pushing portion fixing part extending in a width direction of the band and having a fitting groove perforated therein along the extension direction, a spring inserted into the fitting groove to give elasticity, and pushing portions provided at both ends of the fitting groove to be pushed from an inner side of the fitting groove to an outer side by means of the spring; and a buckle provided at the other end of the band and having a slide groove perforated therein and extending along the longitudinal direction so that the pushing portion slides therein.

A bathrobe construction including a continuous main body having a left-side front flap, a right-side front flap, a back, a right sleeve, a left sleeve and optionally a hood. A gathered waistband extends continuously across the left-side front flap, the back, and the right-side front flap. A tab affixed to one of the right-side front flap and the left-side front flap includes a hook fastener attachable to a first non-loop fastener positioned on an inside of the waistband when the bathrobe is in an open condition. A second non-loop fastener positioned on an outside of the waistband of the other of the right-side front flap and the left-side front flap to which the tab is not affixed is used to removably attach the tab to hold the bathrobe in a closed condition.

A magnetic system for fastening of an apparel belt utilizes magnets concealed within the belt to secure the belt in the desired waist size, with said system eliminating the need for a functional buckle for fastening of the belt. The system disclosed herein further provides for novel application a non-slip coating to opposite contact ends of the belt to facilitate a secure fit of the belt and prevent loosening or unfastening of the belt once secured in the desired waist size by the wearer.

A lacing system configured to selectively adjust the size of an opening on an object and allow for the incremental release of the lace within the lacing system. The lacing system can have a reel comprising a housing, a spool supported by the housing, and a knob supported by the housing. The reel can be configured so that cable is gathered in the channel formed in the spool when the spool is rotated in a first direction relative to the housing, and so that cable can be incrementally released from the spool when the spool is rotated in a second direction relative to the housing. In some embodiments, the reel can include a rotation limiter which can be configured to prevent over-tightening of the lacing system and/or to prevent rotation past the substantially fully loosened state.

A modified article of clothing resulting from a substitution of a ligature with which the original article has been equipped, the ligature configured to tighten the article on a body of a wearer. The modified article includes an end having an annular edge divided by a midline, and members of a fastener attached to an exterior surface proximal to the annular edge, with one member of the fastener being attached to a first side of the midline and a mating member being attached to a second side of the midline. The individual members of the fastener are configured not exceed 6 inches in length so as to prevent the use of same as a ligature.