US 12,389,965 B2
Belt loop connector
Frances M. Rodgers, Ashland, OR (US); and Tamra B. Perry, Central Point, OR (US)
Assigned to SAMTECH, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by SAMTECH, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/782,738.
Application 18/782,738 is a continuation of application No. 17/815,162, filed on Jul. 26, 2022, granted, now 12,070,091.
Prior Publication US 2024/0373963 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41F 9/00 (2006.01); A41F 17/00 (2006.01); A41F 17/02 (2006.01); A41F 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A41F 9/007 (2013.01) [A41F 17/00 (2013.01); A41F 17/02 (2013.01); A41F 17/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A garment system comprising:
a first piece of body garment comprising a first type of connector; and
a second piece of body garment comprising a second type of connector configured to releasably engage and interconnect with the first type of connector to attach the first piece of body garment to the second piece of body garment;
wherein the second type of connector includes a one-piece continuous member foldable at about a center to define a pair of opposite segments;
wherein a first segment of the pair includes a first area with a first type of fastening material and a second area without the first type of fastening material;
wherein a second segment of the pair includes a third area with a second type of fastening material and a fourth area without the second type of fastening material; and
wherein a size of the first area with the first type of fastening material is substantially similar to a size of the third area with the second type of fastening material, such that, when the second type of connector engages and interconnects with the first type of connector, the second area without the first type of fastening material and the fourth area without the second type of fastening material provide space for receiving and retaining the first type of connector, and the first area with the first type of fastening material engages and fastens to an entirety of the third area with the second type of fastening material.