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James W Schiek, Sr

James M Schiek

A support belt has a back support pad and an abdominal support pad for supporting both the back and abdomen during strenuous activity. The support pads are secured to one another by belt side portions which are of a vertical height which provides clearance between the ribs and hips of the wearer, maximizing abdominal and back support with a minimum of discomfort. Utility rings may be secured to the belt for attaching harnesses and the like to assist with support during strenuous activity.

Support and utility belt

A one-way hook and loop fastener system is incorporated on a cinchable belt for providing a cinchable fastener which may be tightened in one direction without disengaging the fastener elements from one another. The natural tension on the belt when tightened engages and locks the fasteners in the opposite direction.

Sports belt with cinchable fastener system

A hook and loop-type fastener system is provided with a shield disposed between the mated, juxtaposed hooked and looped surfaces of the fastener to preclude premature and inadvertent engagement. Once the two components of the fasteners have been properly positioned relative to one another, the shield may be removed, thereby facilitating engagement and bonding of the surfaces to one another.

Adjustable hook and loop-type fastener assembly

A belt or belt-type support device includes a pair of straps, each having one of a complementary pair of pads of a hook and loop-type fastener system. A removable shield is placed over the surface of one of the pads to preclude inadvertent, premature engagement of the hooked and looped surfaces when the belt is placed in position around the waist of the wearer. Once the belt is properly positioned, the shield may be removed to facilitate engagement of the hook and loop fastener system.

Belt support device with adjustable hook and loop-type fastener

A support belt adapted to encircle the waist, comprising a unitary structure of pliable, nonelastic material, and having a back section for spanning the lumbar vertebrae. Strap means extend obliquely from the back section to form a belt, when considered in elevational side view, of a truncated configuration.

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Fond du Lac, WI, United States of America

James W Schiek, Sr