Belly band

Abstract

A belly band that would allow independent stepwise regulation of the degree of tension on each location along the vertical direction of the belly part and would prevent detachment of locking members irrespective of any hard movement during wearing. The belly band ( 1 ) comprises a band-shaped cloth ( 2 ) having a vertical breadth for covering the belly part and having a length ranging from the perimeter in the waistline direction to twice the same and further not only a male locking part ( 6 ) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the reverse side of a one-end side of the band-shaped cloth ( 2 ) but also, corresponding to the male locking part ( 6 ), a female locking part ( 7 ) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the obverse side of the other-end side of the band-shaped cloth ( 2 ). The female locking part ( 7 ) of hook-and-loop fastener attached onto the obverse side of the other-end side of the band-shaped cloth ( 2 ) has an attachment width in the waistline direction being larger than that of the male locking part ( 6 ) of hook-and-loop fastener. Only the one end of the band-shaped cloth ( 2 ) onto which the male locking part ( 6 ) of hook-and-loop fastener is attached is provided with a cutoff area ( 10 ) dividing the male locking part ( 6 ) of hook-and-loop fastener into multiple regions in the vertical breadth direction.

1 . A belly band comprising:
 a band-shaped cloth having a vertical width large enough to cover an abdominal region and a length which is greater than the perimeter of the abdominal region in a waistline direction but less than or equal to twice the perimeter;   a male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached to a reverse side at one end of the band-shaped cloth; and   a female locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached, in correspondence with the male locking portion, to an obverse side at the other end of the band-shaped cloth,   wherein the female locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached to the obverse side at the other end of the band-shaped cloth is larger in attachment width in the waistline direction than the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener,   and wherein, only at one end of the band-shaped cloth having the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener, there are formed cutaway portions to divide the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener into a plurality of segments in a vertical-width direction.   
     
     
         2 . A belly band comprising:
 a band-shaped cloth having a vertical width large enough to cover an abdominal region and a length which is greater than the perimeter of the abdominal region in a waistline direction but less than or equal to twice the perimeter;   a male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached to a reverse side at one end of the band-shaped cloth; and   a female locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached, in correspondence with the male locking portion, to an obverse side at the other end of the band-shaped cloth,   wherein the female locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached to the obverse side at the other end of the band-shaped cloth is larger in attachment width in the waistline direction than the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener,   and wherein, only at one end of the band-shaped cloth having the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener, there are formed cutting-aid portions for allowing formation of cutaway portions to divide the male locking portion of hook-and-loop fastener into a plurality of segments in a vertical-width direction.   
     
     
         3 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the band-shaped cloth is composed of a front fabric, a lining, and an interlining interposed therebetween stacked on top of one another. 
     
     
         4 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein a protective net having a mail-like structure is detachably inserted between the front fabric and the lining of the band-shaped cloth. 
     
     
         5 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein, in the band-shaped cloth, the front fabric is made of a leather material and the lining is made of a cloth material, and the lining is detachable from the front fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein, in the band-shaped cloth, the front fabric is made of a leather material and the lining is made of a cloth material, and the lining is detachable from the front fabric. 
     
     
         7 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the band-shaped cloth is composed of a front fabric, a lining, and an interlining interposed therebetween stacked on top of one another. 
     
     
         8 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein a protective net having a mail-like structure is detachably inserted between the front fabric and the lining of the band-shaped cloth. 
     
     
         9 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein, in the band-shaped cloth, the front fabric is made of a leather material and the lining is made of a cloth material, and the lining is detachable from the front fabric. 
     
     
         10 . The belly band as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein, in the band-shaped cloth, the front fabric is made of a leather material and the lining is made of a cloth material, and the lining is detachable from the front fabric.