Customizable fashion belt

Abstract

A clip for removably retaining a frame such as a canning screw band having a pair of arms with cutaways portion adjacent an outer surface of a canning screw band increasing removability of the canning screw band from the clip. The clip has a pair of shoulders that coact to removably retain the canning screw band during use. The arms and shoulders are connected by a bridge portion spacing the shoulders such that they engage inner surfaces of the canning screw band during use. A clasp portion adjacent the bridge portion may be used for clasping another object between the bridge portion and the clasp portion. The clip may be used to attach a piece of artwork framed within a canning screw band to a typical fashion belt or a plurality of clips may be linked together with a fabric shoe string to create a unique customizable fashion belt.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to apparel belts and more particularly to fashion belts utilizing multiple parts for decorative customization. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Belt attachment structures allowing attachment of functional elements to belts have been known for quite some time. Many of the prior art belts conceived require functional elements that are specially made to fit the attachment means employed by the belt. Some of these functional attachment belts are disclosed here. [0005] U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,013 issued to Johnson discloses a stabilizing belt comprising a pliable belt, means for securing the band about the waist of the forward person of a tandem pair, and at least two discrete hand grip assemblies for the rearward person of the pair. The hand grip assembly utilizes an anchor member adjustably mounted to the belt to carry a loop of material for hand gripping by the reward p...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0018] The frames have at least one side member that frame inserts displayed within the display aperture of the frames. The frames may take the form of canning screw bands used with canning jars giving the fashion belt a unique appearance and provides the additional feature of using a preexisting uniform utilitarian item that 29 million homes already have. A customized fashion belt assembled with canning screw bands provides a fashion accessory with a novel appearance that has not been previously seen.

Problems solved by technology

The medallions overlap each other giving a unique and expensive appearance to the belt.

Although the belts previously discussed provide means for attaching elements to a belt for functional or aesthetic purposes, the prior art still lacks an attachment structure for belts that accept items that are not specially made for attachment to another item such as a belt.

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