Abstract: A waistband extender comprises a plurality of joined loops, at least a portion of at least one of the loops being substantially composed of a material having elastic properties. At least one loop, an engaging loop, is configured to engage a waistband button. A remaining portion of the waistband extender is configured to thread through the buttonhole with which the button mates. A second loop within the remaining portion of the waistband extender engages the button, thereby securing the waistband's button/buttonhole combination, while providing a greater separation than the button/buttonhole combination alone normally would provide.

Abstract: An electronic system includes a control device in combination with an ovonic threshold switch (OTS). The control device, which may be a field effect transistor, a bipolar junction transistor, or a three-terminal ovonic threshold switch, for example, is configured to trigger the OTS. The OTS, a high current-density device, may be configured to drive greater loads than the control device itself would be capable of driving.