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.

Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for user interface (UI) hubs to connect multiple batteries and to output system information to a patient. Embodiments are further disclosed for garment and devices to be worn by a patient requiring treatment. The garments are configured for desired placement of a transmitter coil relative to the body and for facilitating patient comfort and quality of life. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and system are also disclosed.

Duty belt core constituting a rigid backbone of a duty belt, comprising a left hand side piece firmly attached to a left hand half of a front belt buckle, a right hand side piece firmly attached to the right hand half of the front belt buckle. Each of the left hand and right hand side pieces is connected to a common back piece via side-symmetrical length adjustment patterns and safety stops preventing accidental disengagement of the side pieces from the common back piece. A belt buckle provided with extensions, as well as use hereof is also disclosed.

A fastener with one or more movable locking continuous or discontinuous (c-shaped) bands in a drawstring of sweatpants. The body of the fastener is made out of a material, such as highly dense polyurethane foam, that is strong, yet flexible, or of a rigid plastic, that is strong, yet flexible. The drawstring to be fastened passes through one or more gripping and/or locking holes in the fastener body. When the shoelace is passed through the gripping and/or locking holes, the dense polyurethane foam grips the lace tightly. The free ends are pulled through one or more peripheral slits extending towards, but not all the way to, the gripping and/or locking holes and then bent against the upper outer surface of the disk and locked in place in the respective one or more peripheral locking slits. Flexible and/or rigid bands encircling over the fastener drawstrings further secure the drawstrings in a locked position.

The intelligent belt of the invention that automatically monitors waistline and of which the length is adjusted by the electromagnetic array, includes the buckle and the belt body. The buckle includes the waistline-measuring device, the length-adjusting device and the belt-body-fastening device. The measuring device, the length-adjusting device, and the belt-body-fastening device all include a hollow housing with a cuboid shape. The housings are connected in turn by hinges. The waistline-measuring device includes a roller, a rotary encoder, and a counter. The length-adjusting device includes a micro controller, a gyroscope, a wireless transceiver, an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, a platen, a magnet and an electromagnetic array that are positioned in the inner cavity. One end of the belt body is fixedly connected to the belt-body-fastening device. The other end of the belt body is provided with a slot and an adjusting buckle. The intelligent belt has reasonable and structure, easy to use, safe, reliable, and high degree of intelligence, which effectively solve the problem regarding common belts being unable to automatically adjust the length.

An article of clothing is provided and includes a body having a first panel and a second panel cooperating to define a pair of leg openings that receive respective legs of a person during use, whereby at least one of the first panel and the second panel is formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity. A waistband is coupled to the first panel and the second panel and includes a waist opening that is positioned at a waist of a person during use. The waistband includes a first portion partially surrounding a first length of the waist opening and formed of a second material having a second modulus of elasticity and a second portion partially surrounding a second length of the waist opening and formed of a third material having a third modulus of elasticity greater than the second modulus of elasticity.

An apparatus for fastening objects comprises a flexibly deformable wire having a length extending between first and second opposed wire end surfaces and an elastically deformable tube having a length extending between first and second opposed tube end edges, the tube surrounding the wire along the length of the wire between the first and second end surfaces of the wire. The apparatus further comprises a cover having a length extending between first and second opposed distal cover ends wherein the cover surrounds the tube wherein the length of the wire, the length of the tube and the length of the cover are substantially equal to each other and wherein the wire, tube and cover are all securedly coupled to each other along a coupling distance extending from each of the first and second ends thereof so as to form a unitary fastening body having a common length.

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.

It is a clothing or accessory for protection against ionizing radiation comprising a body of flexible material threadable by an operator and reinforcing protection means comprising of one or more layers or plates protecting against ionizing radiation integrated within said body. The garment comprises at least two parts, each provided with a magnetic element for setting, adjusting, arranging or closing the garment or accessory when one of the parts is activated by the operator to cooperate with the other part. Each magnetic element is composed of at least two groups each comprising at least one positive magnet and at least one negative magnet, the groups of the same magnetic element being set directly or indirectly on the same support and/or between them and being able to co-operate with the groups of opposing polarities of the other magnetic element.

An apparatus and method of making the same is presented. The apparatus may comprise a front portion comprising a front exterior panel and a front interior panel, a back portion comprising a back exterior panel and a back interior panel, the back connected along two sides of the back exterior panel to two corresponding sides of the front exterior panel; and a closure part connecting the non-connected sides of the front exterior panel and the back exterior panel. The front interior panel and the back exterior panel may each comprise a slit opening for a pocket. The closure part may comprise a zipper having a key tab. The apparatus may comprise an RF blocking material. The front may further comprise a flat portion having embossed text, and may also comprise a key chain band. The apparatus may be a wallet, handbag, or other luxury accessory, and/or a wearable item.