Patents Assigned to TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11950663
    Abstract: A belt system including a belt having a free end, an opposed clamp end, and a plurality of teeth positioned along the free end of the belt. The buckle includes a latch that is actuatable between an engaged position and a retracted position. Wherein when the latch is in the engaged position, the latch is biased against the teeth to mechanically engage the teeth and secure the belt free end with the buckle. When the latch is in the retracted position, the latch is retracted from the teeth to permit removal of the belt free end from the buckle. The buckle also includes a clamp member to secure the belt clamp end to the buckle. The clamp member is positioned on the buckle such that the free end of the belt is substantially concealed by the clamp member and the clamp end of the belt when the free end is inserted through the buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rowland, Tom Hunsucker
  • Patent number: 11896073
    Abstract: A belt clip is adapted for storing a belt. The belt clip includes a first clip member and a second clip member that mechanically and removably attaches to the first clip member. The first clip member and the second clip member collectively form an elongated tunnel through which a belt can be looped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hunsucker, Edward R. Rowland
  • Patent number: 11857032
    Abstract: Clothing belt adjustment systems are configured for wearing around a user's body such as around the waist. The belt adjustment system includes a belt and a buckle wherein the belt can be looped and secured to the buckle to secure the belt around a user's waist or other portion of the body. The buckle has a body with a thin side profile that is not overly bulky such that it can comfortably fit over the button region of a wearer's pants. The buckle advantageously includes one or more threaded retainer members, such as threaded screws, that secure one portion of the buckle to another portion of the buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TEAM Nexbelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rowland, Tom Hunsucker
  • Publication number: 20230157395
    Abstract: An accessory coupler for a belt includes a main body having a pawl configured to transition between a locked position and an unlocked position and a coupling system positioned about the main body and configured to couple the main body to an accessory. The accessory coupler further includes wherein when the pawl is in the locked position, the main body is configured to be fixed along a length of a belt and when the pawl is in the unlocked position, the main body is configured to be moved along the length of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rowland, Brett Seber
  • Publication number: 20230140240
    Abstract: A belt system comprising a belt having a plurality of ratchet teeth, a belt buckle secured to an end of the belt, the belt buckle including a belt buckle frame member having at least one elongated internal shaft. A ring is pivotably secured to the belt buckle, the ring configured to support the weight of a user of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rowland, Tom Hunsucker
  • Patent number: 11540597
    Abstract: A belt buckle system includes a belt buckle frame member having an internal shaft, a first elongated actuator member slidingly positioned within the internal shaft, and a first latch member positioned within the buckle frame. The latch member rotates between an extended position and a retracted position and has a latch portion that extends outward from the belt buckle frame when the first latch member is in the member extended position and wherein the latch portion of the first latch member is positioned within the frame when the latch member is in the retracted position. The first elongated actuator actuates to transition the first latch member between the extended position and the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TEAM NexBelt Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rowland, Tom Hunsucker