TACTICAL DUTY BELT

Abstract

A duty belt includes a belt and a buckle. A first fixed belt end is rigidly secured to the belt, and a second free belt end having longitudinally-distributed recesses is releasably engaged with at least one rigid buckle pin via at least one recess in the closed state of the duty belt. In the closed state, the free end is guided through a buckle opening and overlaps with the fixed end. The buckle has two perpendicularly and longitudinally offset buckle plates such that a connection element with precisely one opening for passing through the belt is between the two plates. The first plate inner face has a securing device securing the fixed end to the buckle while the second plate inner face has the at least one rigid pin so that one plate is constantly visible from outside in the closed state regardless of which belt side lies outside.

Claims

1. A duty belt, comprising a belt (2) and a buckle (1), wherein a first belt end in the form of a fixed belt end (3) is fixedly attached to the buckle (1), wherein a second belt end in the form of a free belt end (4), which has a plurality of recesses (6) distributed in the longitudinal direction of the belt, is in releasable engagement with at least one rigid prong (7) of the buckle by means of at least one recess in the closed state of the duty belt, wherein the free belt end (4) is guided in the closed state through an opening (8) of the buckle and overlaps with the fixed belt end (3), wherein the buckle (1) has two buckle plates (9, 11) which are offset from one another both perpendicularly to the plane of the belt (2) and in the longitudinal direction (5) of the belt, so that a connection element (10) with precisely one opening (8) for passing the belt through is located between the two buckle plates (9, 11), wherein the first buckle plate (9) has on its inner side securing means (12) for securing the fixed belt end (3) to the buckle (1), while the second buckle plate (11) has on its inner side the at least one rigid prong (7), so that in the closed state of the duty belt, regardless of which side of the belt (2) is on the outside, one of the two buckle plates (9, 11) is always visible on the outside.

2. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the buckle plates (9, 11) do not overlap each other in the longitudinal direction (5) of the belt (2).

3. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the buckle plates (9, 11) are arranged parallel to each other and have a distance from each other normal to the plane of the belt (2).

4. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the two buckle plates (9, 11) coincide when rotated 180° about an axis normal to the longitudinal direction of the belt (2) and parallel to the plane of the belt (2).

5. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the buckle (1) is of integral and rigid design.

6. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the buckle (1) is designed in two parts in that the two buckle plates (9, 11) are pivotable relative to one another.

7. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the second buckle plate (11) has on its inner side a rigid prong (7) whose dimension in the width direction of the belt (2) is at least one third of the width of the belt (2).

8. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the connection element (10) comprises two webs which extend normally to the plane of the belt (2) and continue in the longitudinal direction of the belt at the edges of at least one buckle plate (9, 11).

9. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the fixed belt end (3) is detachably connected to the buckle (1) in that holes (16) of the fixed belt end are placed on pins (12) of the buckle (1) and screwed tightly onto the pins (12).

10. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein similar recesses (6) in the form of elongated holes, which are aligned normally to the longitudinal direction (5) of the belt (2), are arranged over the major part of the belt length.

11. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein various types of recesses are arranged over the major part of the belt length.

12. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the buckle (1) is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

13. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein the belt (2) is made of polyurethane.

14. The duty belt according to claim 1, wherein a holder for a tactical resource, e.g. for a weapon or a tool, is inserted into at least one recess (6) of the belt (2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] The invention is exemplified by the following schematic figures, wherein:

[0034] FIG. 1 shows the plan, elevation and two perspective views of an integral rigid buckle,

[0035] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the buckle of FIG. 1 with belt,

[0036] FIG. 3 shows the plan, elevation and two perspective views of a two-piece tiltable buckle,

[0037] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the buckle of FIG. 3 with belt,

[0038] FIG. 5 shows the pan and elevation view of the belt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0039] As can be seen from FIG. 1, the integral rigid buckle 1 here consists of the first buckle pate 9, the second buckle plate 11 and a connection element 10, which is formed here by two webs. The webs continue along both edges of both buckle plates 9, 11. The webs extend normally to the plane of the belt 2, see FIG. 2. A wide, inwardly directed prong 7 is integrally formed on the second buckle plate 11, which measures about one third of the width of the buckle plate 11 or about one third of the with of the belt 2, as viewed normally to the longitudinal direction 5 of the belt 2. The free belt end 4 (see FIG. 5) is passed through the opening 8 formed between the webs of the connection element 10 and the two buckle plates 9, 11. Two inwardly directed cylindrical pins 12, e.g. each with an internal thread M3×0.5, are arranged on the first buckle plate 9.

[0040] According to FIG. 2, the belt 2 can be guided around the body in both directions 17, 18 and its free belt end 4 can be guided through the opening 8. If it is passed around the body in the first direction 17, the free belt end 4 would be visible after passing through the opening 8, thus would be in front of the fixed belt end 3 in FIG. 2. The visible outer side of the belt 2 would be the side visible in FIG. 2. If the free belt end 4 is passed around the body in the second direction 18, the free belt end 4 would not be visible after passing through the opening 8 because the visible outer side of the belt 2 is the other, non-visible rear side of the belt 2 in FIG. 2.

[0041] As can be seen from FIG. 3, the two-part bitable buckle consists of a first part comprising the first buckle pate 9 and a second part comprising the second buckle plate 11 and the connection element 10, which is again formed here by two webs. The webs continue along the two edges of the second buckle plate 11. The first buckle plate 9 also again has webs normally to the buckle pate at its edges. The second buckle plate 11 again has the wide prong 7 on its inside.

[0042] The webs of the connection dement 10 connected to the second buckle plate 11 each have a hole 13. The webs of the first buckle plate 9 each have a threaded hole 14, here e.g. M4×0.7. The two parts of the two-part buckle are screwed together e.g. by means of two pinhead bolts 15 (M4×10), see FIG. 4, and can be pivoted against each other. The first buckle plate 9 again has two cylindrical pins 12, each with an internal thread (M3×0.5), on its inner side in order to fasten the fixed belt end 3 to the buckle. The pivotability of the two parts of the buckle allows it to better adapt to body curves. Two-part end closures (male/female) according to the prior art can only be closed rigidly and cannot be tilted or pivoted relative to each other.

[0043] Analogous to FIG. 2 and also according to FIG. 4, the belt 2 with the buckle according to FIG. 3 can be used in both directions 17 and 18 and guided through the opening 8.

[0044] As can he seen from FIG. 5, the belt 2 contains recesses 6, which are des fined here as similar elongated holes, extend normally to the longitudinal direction 5 of the belt 2 and are arranged over almost the entire length of the belt, and two holes 16. The belt 2 with the holes 16 is slipped onto the pins 12 from FIGS. 1 and 3 and screwed to the pins 12 by means of panhead bolts (M3×6).

[0045] The duty belt can be provided in different standard lengths: S—100 cm, M—110 cm, L—120 cm, XL—130 cm, XXL—140 cm

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0046] 1 Buckle

[0047] 2 Belt

[0048] 3 First (fixed) belt end

[0049] 4 Second (free) heft end

[0050] 5 Longitudinal direction of the heft

[0051] 6 Recess of the belt

[0052] 7 Prong

[0053] 8 Opening of the buckle

[0054] 9 First buckle plate

[0055] 10 Connection element

[0056] 11 Second buckle plate

[0057] 12 Cylindrical On (fastener for attaching the fixed belt end to the buckle)

[0058] 13 Hole

[0059] 14 Threaded hole.

[0060] 15 Panhead bolt for pin 12 (fastener for attaching the fixed heft end to the buckle),

[0061] 16 Holes of the heft 2

[0062] 17 First direction

[0063] 18 Second direction