Abstract: A shirttail retention system has two shay retention suspenders, one for each thigh or upper leg of the wearer. Each retention suspenders has a circular, elastic strap which encircles the wearer's thigh, an elastic strip extending from the strap to the shirttail, and fastening clips at the ends of the strip for securing the strip and, thus, the suspenders to the shirttail.

Abstract: The tactical dress belt assembly allows a wearer to readily and comfortably carry a variety of tactical items, while maintaining a conventional dress appearance. The tactical dress belt assembly is a two or three component system, including an inner belt, and either a combined outer utility belt with an integral front dress belt section or separate dress belt over an outer utility belt. The inner belt is worn to hold up the wearer's trouser and typically is run through the belt loops of the wearer's trousers. The outer belt fits over the inner belt and provides a comfortable load bearing platform for a variety of carried items. The integrated front dress belt section or separate dress belt covers the front of the inner belt so that only the outer dress belt is visible when a coat or jacket is worn.

Abstract: A fastening device that is adjustable in length and diameter and which is visually attractive is provided. The device can be easily positioned about a wearer's hair and fastened thereabout, and is resistant to creeping down a hair bundle. The device comprises a body component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon for connecting the first and second ends together to form a cylindrical shape that can be positioned about a hair bundle. A plurality of body components can be connected to each other to form a hair fastening device of a desired length. An end component can be attached to the body component, and can optionally be adjusted in diameter.

Abstract: A ballistic vest is formed with an integrated suspension system for supporting the duty belt directly from the ballistic vest. Front and rear support straps can be tunneled into the structure of the ballistic vest and terminate in clip members formed with an interior slot or cavity into which the duty belt can be positioned. The duty belt is loosely contained within the clip members to permit shifting relative to the ballistic vest to the comfort of the officer wearing the apparatus. The clip member can be formed with a latching clevis to engage the strap for positional adjustment of the clip member or with a plurality of horizontal slots for the threading of the strap. The ballistic vest can be manufactured with the appearance of a uniform shirt so that the ballistic vest can be worn as an external garment as part of the officer's uniform.

Abstract: A lower body garment support assembly for restricting the movement of a waist band for a pair of boxing shorts during rigorous physical activity or when an elastic band or fastener in the waist band fails. Straps are sewn into the inner hem of the boxing short waist band. The straps include upper straps that join with lower straps after wrapping around the waist band of an adjacent and underlying jock strap. The boxing short waist band extends and wraps the straps tightly to the jock strap waist band. Since the jock strap functions to fit snugly to the body, the boxing shorts waist band uses the jock strap waist band as an anchor to the waist. In this manner, the boxing shorts waist band can remain in place around the waist with minimal movement above or below the waist during a boxing match.

Abstract: An inner belt fits along the juncture of a person's stomach and thighs. The inner belt has first and second arches with a garment supported by the arch and the arch sized to offset the garment's waistline from the inner belt. Each arch has a front end a rear end fastened to the inner belt. The front end of each arch is located so it fastens to the inner belt adjacent the user's crotch during use. The rear end of each arch is located so it fastens to the inner belt at or before the hips of the user during use. A first loop extends from each arch, over the waistline and a normal, outer belt threads through the first loops and also through the normal belt loops on the garment. The outer belt supports the garment and the first loop and arches support the outer belt in a position offset from the inner belt. One or more second loops can optionally be fastened to the back of the inner belt to extend over the waistline and support the outer belt along the user's back.

Abstract: The clothing jewelry is formed from a plurality of short chains removably attached to an article of clothing to form a plurality of vertically extending retainer loops, and an elongated decorative member supported by the retainer loops and encircling a portion of the clothing, e.g., a pant leg, a jacket or blouse adjacent the cuff, a skirt adjacent the hemline, and similar clothing articles. The elongated member may be a jewelry chain formed into a continuous or endless loop, a ribbon formed into an endless loop, or other decorative loops. The short chains have fasteners, e.g., a pin and back fastener, at both ends for removable attachment to the article of clothing.

Abstract: A device for compressing and concealing a boot beneath a trouser leg includes an elongated panel having an inner side, an outer side, a bottom end and a top end. Secured to the top end is a buckle means for securing the panel to a boot strap. A pair of length adjustable straps extend from the panel for encircling and compressing the upper portion of a boot. Accordingly, the compressed upper portion of the boot may be easily inserted into a pants leg and concealed therewithin.

Abstract: A shooter's support belt that can be used by competition shooters, police officers, service personnel, security officers and others to simultaneously support a wearer's lower back while virtually immobilizing an outer gun holster and belt to increase gun draw speed, whereby the support belt provides a relatively stiff support platform having hook and loop fastening material permanently attached between the belt ends and a fastening strap extending from one end lined on both sides with hook and loop fastening material so that 360.degree. of hook and loop fastening material is always provided for releasably attaching an outer belt and holster system having a corresponding hook and loop liner.

Abstract: A combination suspenders for use with button and buttonless trousers includes interchangeable clip ends and button strap ends connected to the suspender straps via a clip carrier. The clip carrier is formed of a horizontally folded flexible material forming a channel which engages a button strap end or a connector on the clip end having a pair of horizontally extending opposed arms. In one embodiment, the clip connector is T-shaped with outwardly extending arms and engages the channel via a slit which vertically bisects the channel into opposed halves. In another embodiment, the clip connector is C-shaped and engages the channel from the outside with inwardly extending arms.

Abstract: A vehicle internal safety belt for holding one's head to the head-rest of a vehicle internal seat or for holding one's legs together, which is comprised of two identical belt bodies connected back to back at the middle. The middle part of each belt body is formed of an elastic band so that the safety belt is permitted to flexibly extend within a certain range. Each of the two belt bodies of the safety belt has a hook strip and a loop strip at two opposite ends so that one belt body can be fastened around the head-rest of a vehicle internal seat and the other belt body can be fastened around one's head to secure one's head to the internal seat. The two belt bodies can also be reversely fastened to secure one's two legs together to prevent the legs from opening apart while one is sleeping in a seat.

Abstract: The open end of a ladies stocking is in the shape of an inverted V, and an elasticized band is disposed adjacent to the peripheral edge of the open end.

Abstract: A belt assembly for sizingly adjusting the fit of a garment in the crotch region thereof. The belt assembly comprises first and second buckle closure members with an elongate belt secured thereto and forming first and second loop portions therebetween. The belt is applied to the body of a wearer with the first loop portion encircling the wearer's waist, and the second loop portion encircling the lower posterior abdomen of the wearer below the first loop portion, with the second loop portion reentrantly passing forwardly between the legs of the wearer and forwardly upwardly to a frontal proximal extremity which is fixedly secured in proximity to the matably locked buckle closure members. The belt assembly of the invention is particularly useful to sizingly adjust oversized protective garments, e.g., of the disposable type, to conformably fit the wearer.

Abstract: Athletic team identification belts are made of vinyl and are secured by VELCRO type fasteners. An additional fastener secured toward the center of the belt, on the inside surface, allows a second belt to be secured to the first, and draped over the users shoulder. The material portion of the fasteners extend at intervals along the belt from one end at least one third of the length of said belt, on the outside surface. The hook fasteners are on the inside toward the other end of the belt in a strip preferably one half inch wide. In an alternate embodiment the hooks are located on the outside surface of the belt.

Abstract: An inside garment waistband belt loop arrangement whereby the belt loops are secured at the bottom on the inside garment waistband and free to float inward at the upper loop end permitting a belt inserted therein to grip around individual's body waist free of gathering garment waistband.

Abstract: The central sections of first and second elongated string-like portions are connected by a knot. The first portion carries decorative end elements and includes first and second parts adapted to extend in opposite directions from the rear to the front of the pants to encircle the waistband in belt-like fashion. The ends of the first and second parts are tied together. The second portion is adapted to extend downwardly from the knot, between the leg portions of the pants, and upwardly along the front thereof. The second portion includes third and fourth parts adapted to be clipped onto the first and second parts, respectively, at spaced locations along the first portion on either side of the point where the first and second parts are tied or onto spaced belt loops across the front of the waistband. In a second embodiment, a fifth string-like part connects the first and second parts with the third and fourth parts.