Belt Retainer Clip With J-Hook Prevents Slippage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices fail to securely retain accessory items on an unbuckled belt, leading to potential damage or accidental discharge when the belt drops, as they are not specifically designed to prevent slipping when unloaded.
Innovation Solution
A clip with a hollow sleeve and a J-shaped hook that secures an unbuckled belt by passing it through a channel and gripping a trouser belt loop, utilizing textured interior walls for frictional engagement and preventing slippage, allowing the belt to remain secured even when unbuckled.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If accessory items are attached to an unbuckled belt for convenient access, then hands are freed for other tasks, but the belt slips through pants loops and drops causing damage or injury
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a belt retainer as an intermediary device between the belt and pants loops. This retainer engages with the belt loop and prevents the belt from slipping through, thereby maintaining belt position stability while allowing the belt to remain unbuckled for convenient accessory access.
Solution Approach 2:
The belt retainer is designed as a separate, standalone component that can be independently attached to the belt. This segmentation allows the retainer to function specifically for position stabilization without interfering with the buckling mechanism or accessory attachment, resolving the contradiction between ease of access and reliability.
2Reliability
If a traditional belt buckle is used to secure the belt, then the belt remains stable, but hands are not freed for other tasks and accessory access is less convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the position-stabilizing function from the traditional buckle mechanism by introducing a separate belt retainer. This allows the belt to remain unbuckled (freeing hands for other tasks) while the retainer independently provides the necessary position stability to prevent slipping and dropping.
3Ease of operation
If the belt is left unbuckled to free hands, then accessibility is improved, but accessory items risk impact damage from dropping
Solution Approach 1:
The belt retainer applies preliminary anti-action by preventing the belt from slipping through the pants loops in the first place. This proactive measure eliminates the potential for dropping and impact damage to accessory items while maintaining the unbuckled state for hand freedom and accessibility.
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
Effectively prevents the loaded belt from falling and minimizes the risk of damage to accessory items by maintaining the belt's position on the user's pants, freeing the hands and accommodating various belt sizes and styles.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing textured interior walls for frictional engagement and preventing slippage
Data Source
AI summary
A clip for securing an unbuckled belt loaded with accessory items includes a hollow sleeve having an open first end, an open second end, a rear surface, and a front surface. A channel extending from the first end to the second end is dimensioned and configured to firmly receive a garment belt. The second end includes a J-shaped hook member extending outwardly therefrom for gripping a trouser belt loop. Accordingly, a belt loaded with accessory items is passed through the channel and is buckled in a conventional fashion. The hook is then secured to a nearby belt loop such that when the belt is unbuckled, the clip prevents the belt from slipping through the pants loops and falling onto an underlying surface.