Belt Loop With Integrated Fastener For Duty Belt Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional belt loops interfere with the attachment of inner and outer belts by hook-and-loop material, leading to detachment and reduced load-bearing capacity, especially when heavily loaded or during movement, posing safety hazards and requiring frequent reattachment.
Innovation Solution
A belt loop design with a strip of flexible material and a belt fastener affixed between its ends, allowing the outer belt to attach directly to the belt fastener rather than through the loop, creating an open-sided passage for the inner belt, thereby increasing the attachment area between the belts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the belt passes through conventional belt loops, then the belt can be worn through the garment loops, but the hook-and-loop material on the inner and outer belts cannot couple together at the belt loop locations, creating areas of detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The belt loop is merged with a fastening mechanism by integrating a fastener directly onto the belt loop structure. This allows the outer belt to attach to the belt loop while the inner belt passes through, creating continuous attachment without gaps and eliminating detachment areas at belt loop locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner belt is nested within the belt loop structure, passing through the loop while the outer belt attaches to the external surface of the belt loop. This nested arrangement allows both belts to be positioned correctly while maintaining continuous fastening contact.
2Strength
If the outer belt is attached to the inner belt with hook-and-loop material, then the belts can be joined together, but the intervening belt loop prevents coupling and creates detachment areas that grow under load
Solution Approach 1:
The belt loop and fastening system are merged into a single integrated component. The fastener on the belt loop provides continuous attachment for the outer belt, eliminating the detachment gap that would otherwise exist where the belt loop intervenes between the hook-and-loop materials of the two belts.
Solution Approach 2:
The belt loop with its integrated fastener acts as an intermediary structure that mediates between the inner and outer belts. Instead of the two belts attempting to attach directly (which is blocked by the loop), the belt loop provides its own fastening interface that secures the outer belt while allowing the inner belt to pass through.
3Productivity
If accessories are suspended from the belt, then the belt provides load-carrying capacity, but the weight and movement cause the belts to pull apart at the detachment areas
Solution Approach 1:
The belt loop and fastening mechanism are combined so that the outer belt attaches continuously to the belt loop structure. This eliminates the detachment areas that would otherwise allow accessories to cause separation between the inner and outer belts under load and movement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the stability and load-carrying capacity of the belt system by minimizing detachment areas and allowing for a secure attachment of both belts, even under heavy loads and during movement, reducing the risk of safety hazards.
Implementation Method 1
One or more pieces of hook-and-loop material may be strongly affixed to the outer surface on the liner belt. The second or outer belt, also referred to as a duty belt or main belt, may have one or more complementary pieces of hook-and-loop material strongly affixed to the duty belt's inner surface.
Data Source
AI summary
A belt loop for attachment of a duty belt to a garment or other object includes a belt fastener having a piece of hook-and-loop material complementary to a piece of hook-and-loop material on the duty belt.