Belly band

Abstract

A belly band that would allow independent stepwise regulation of the degree of tension on each location along the vertical direction of the belly part and would prevent detachment of locking members irrespective of any hard movement during wearing. The belly band (1) comprises a band-shaped cloth (2) having a vertical breadth for covering the belly part and having a length ranging from the perimeter in the waistline direction to twice the same and further not only a male locking part (6) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the reverse side of a one-end side of the band-shaped cloth (2) but also, corresponding to the male locking part (6), a female locking part (7) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the obverse side of the other-end side of the band-shaped cloth (2). The female locking part (7) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the obverse side of the other-end side of the band-shaped cloth (2) has an attachment width in the waistline direction being larger than that of the male locking part (6) of hook-and-loop fastener. Only the one end of the band-shaped cloth (2) onto which the male locking part (6) of hook-and-loop fastener is attached is provided with a cutoff area (10) dividing the male locking part (6) of hook-and-loop fastener into multiple regions in the vertical breadth direction.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to an improvement in a belly band which is put around user's abdomen for use as, for example, a festival costume, an abdomen-waist protector for sporting activities such as golf, and a health-enhancing band for daily use.BACKGROUND ART[0002]A belly band has been used as one of festival costumes ever since before. Such a belly band, which is made for example of a bleached white cotton material having a vertical width of approximately 30 cm and a length of approximately 5 m, is placed around user's abdomen for use. After a cutting work, each end of the bleached material is left as it is and has no locking member or the like. Therefore, for the placement, the bleached material is wrapped around user's abdomen several times with its starting end kept pressed down, and then its terminal end is tucked in the layers of the already-wound material to hold it in place.[0003]However, in the case of holding the material simply by inserting its ...

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Benefits of technology

[0018]According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a belly band that allows stepwise tension regulation at separate locations along a vertical direction of user's abdomen individually and succeeds in preventing accidental detachment of a locking member caused by vigorous physical activities during wearing.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the case of holding the material simply by inserting its terminal end between the layers of the material in a wrapped state, due to vigorous physical activities during festivals, the material could sag down easily with the consequence that it needs to be refastened frequently.

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