The present invention relates to a buckle coupling device in which a part of the buckle coupling device remains fixed while the other part is movable in a certain range so that a length of the buckle coupling device is temporarily extended, and the moved part of the buckle coupling device returns to an original position thereof by an internal spring that is compressed when the length is extended. According to the present invention, a retractable buckle coupling device includes: a belt coupling member having a first fixing protrusion, a fixed part, and a coupling part; a first cover member having a fastening rod; a buckle fastening member having a second fixing protrusion and a fastening part; at least one spring member fitted to the first fixing protrusion and the second fixing protrusion; and a second cover member fastened to the fastening rod.

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 safety garment for use in hazardous environments. The safety garment includes a covering configured to cover at least part of a torso of a wearer of the garment and a refillable heat extraction pack attached to the covering. The pack defines a chamber for receiving and releasably retaining a cooling medium therein for absorbing heat from the wearer and a flow control device for permitting the release of the cooling medium from the chamber via a port after a cooling capacity of the cooling medium has been reduced. The safety garment also includes a wearer-carrying harness integrated into the covering. The wearer-carrying harness having a pair of shoulder straps, each of the shoulder straps being configured to completely encircle a respective shoulder of the wearer.

In one embodiment, an extender belt for clothing is disclosed including a belt strap, a belt buckle coupled to the belt strap, and an extender button coupled to the belt strap. The belt strap is configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user and form a loop. The belt strap has a series of a plurality of openings near a first end configured to receive a protrusion or prong of the belt buckle. The belt strap further has one or more buttonholes near a second end configured to receive a button of the pants or trousers. The belt buckle is pivotally coupled to the belt strap near the second end. The belt buckle has the pivotal protrusion or prong configured to extend into the plurality of openings near the first end. The extender button is coupled to an inner surface of the belt strap near the first end. The extender button is configured to extend into a pant hole of pants that typically receive the pant button. The belt strap can have a wide portion configured to cover over an open zipper and an open waist of the pants or trousers.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bottom wear capable of suppressing a situation in which an underwear worn by a wearer is slid in a wearer's stature direction with respect to the wearer's waist portion. The means for achieving the purpose is a bottom wear including a waist-encircling section, wherein a cylindrical part including a cloth of bottom wear and a planar material different from the cloth, or a cylindrical part including a planar material different from the cloth of bottom wear is present at a back portion of the waist-encircling section and inside the bottom wear, the cylindrical part is disposed in such a manner that the axis direction of the cylindrical part is substantially parallel to the waist-encircling direction of the waist-encircling section, the static friction coefficient of the inner surface of a rear portion of the cylindrical part is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less, and the stress of a front portion of the cylindrical part at 10% elongation in the transverse direction of the cylindrical part is 10 N/25 mm or less.

A waistband for an article of apparel is provided. The waistband may comprise at least one tunnel structure through which one or more cords may extend to allow tensioning of the waistband through pulling of the cord(s), while additionally providing comfort, stretchability, breathability, and adjustability for the wearer through integration of one or more elastic or elastically resilient portions into the waistband.

A utility belt is disclosed. The utility belt comprises a belt track, a ball bearing assembly, and an extender assembly. The belt track includes a first belt section having a first male locking mechanism and a first female locking mechanism, and a second belt section having a second male locking mechanism and a second female locking mechanism. The first male locking mechanism connects to the second female locking mechanism. The second male locking mechanism connects to the first female locking mechanism. The first belt section and the second belt section each comprises an outer sheath and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a plurality of C-shaped rings. The ball bearing assembly has a ball bearing and a joint. The ball bearing rotates about the belt track. An extender assembly is coupled to the belt track and includes at least one connector and at least one spacer.

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.

Various example garments, footwear articles and bags may include a closable circumference or waist or foot opening. The circumference closing system may utilize at least one constrict-able tubular length to releasably retain a selected size of the closable circumference or opening.

A measuring apparatus comprising a drawstring member made of a flexible and non-stretchy material formed into a drawstring that is both wearable and a measuring apparatus to be integrated into an article of clothing. The drawstring has a front surface with measurement indicia permanently illustrated thereon. The measurement information includes a plurality of specific measurements and a graphical representation corresponding to each specific measurement. The measurement indicia can be in standard and/or metric units on one or more sides of the drawstring member.