Decorated children's novelty garment belt

Abstract

A man's, woman's, or child's decorated novelty belt includes a linear array of interchangeable decorations, such as decorated tiles. The tiles are held in place by a retaining structure which holds the interchangeable decorative tiles in place in a linear configuration upon the central portion of a belt between the buckle at one end and the buckle engaging end portion at the other end of the belt. The retaining structure prevents inadvertent slide-out of the interchangeable decorations.

1 . A children's decorated belt for being worn by a child user comprising:
 an elongated strap having an outer surface, an inner surface, top and bottom edges, a distal end portion and a proximate end portion;   a buckling member mounted on said proximate end portion;   said distal end portion adapted to receive said buckling member to secure said children's decorated belt on said child user;   a channel member mounted on said outer surface on a central portion of said belt extending between said proximate and distal portions;   said channel member adapted to secure and display decorative tiles;   said channel member having an opening on at least one end thereof to receive said tiles, said tiles being slidable within said channel member along a length of said belt, decorations on said tiles being displayed when said belt is being worn.   
     
     
         2 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which said channel member comprises a flat portion mounted on the outer surface of said belt extending between proximate and distal portions of said belt, and having tile engaging grips along top and bottom edges of said flat portion coinciding with top and bottom edges of said belt, whereby tiles inserted at either end of said channel member are positioned and linearly arranged and/or reassembled according to discretion of the child user of said belt. 
     
     
         3 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 2  in which said tile engaging grips comprise turned over edges of said channel member. 
     
     
         4 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which said channel member is made of flexible material. 
     
     
         5 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 4  in which said material is plastic with sufficient rigidity to retain said tiles. 
     
     
         6 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 4  in which said material is leather. 
     
     
         7 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 4  in which said material is a fabric. 
     
     
         8 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which said tiles are made of rigid material. 
     
     
         9 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 8  having a deformable block pressed into said opening into said channel member to prevent inadvertent sliding out of said tiles. 
     
     
         10 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which at least one of said tiles has a front face which is highly reflective. 
     
     
         11 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which at least one of said tiles has a pattern of LED's with a programmed sequencer module for said LED's being embedded in said tile. 
     
     
         12 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which at least one of said tiles has a liquid crystal animated display on a front surface thereof, with electronics and on/off switch therefor within and on said tile. 
     
     
         13 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  in which said channel member comprises a flat portion mounted on the outer surface of said belt extending between proximate and distal portions of said belt, and having at least one T-rail mounted on and protruding from said flat portion, said tiles having matching T-slots for engaging said T-rail. 
     
     
         14 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 13  in which said T-rail comprises a leg extending outwardly from said flat portion of said channel member and an overlapping section parallel to said flat portion attached to a distal edge of said leg. 
     
     
         15 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 14  in which a second T-rail is mounted on and protruding from said flat portion, said second T-rail is spaced from, and parallel, to said one T-rail, said tiles having matching slots to engage both of said T-rails. 
     
     
         16 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 15  having a deformable block pressed into a passageway between said spaced T-rails to prevent inadvertent sliding out of said tiles from said T-rails. 
     
     
         17 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 1  further comprising spaced holes in through said outer surface on a central portion of said belt extending between said proximate and distal portions;
 said tiles having means on a backside of each tile to releasably engage said holes for mounting and removing said tiles within said channel on said belt. 
 
     
     
         18 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 17  in which said means on said tiles for releasably engaging said holes comprises snap-on technology. 
     
     
         19 . A children's decorated belt for being worn by a child user comprising:
 an elongated strap having an outer surface, an inner surface, top and bottom edges, a distal end portion and a proximate end portion;   a buckling member mounted on said proximate end portion;   said distal end portion adapted to receive said buckling member to secure said children's decorated belt on said child user;   at least one interlocking receptacle member mounted on said outer surface on a central portion of said belt extending between said proximate and distal portions;   said at least one interlocking receptacle member adapted to secure and display at least one decorative tile therewith;   said at least one interlocking receptacle member having at least one engagement region on a portion thereof to connect with said at least one tile,   said at least one tile being engageable with said at least one interlocking receptacle member along a portion of said belt, such that decorations on said at least one tile being displayed when said belt is being worn;   said at least one tile having means on a backside of said at least one tile to releasably engage said at least interlocking receptacle for mounting and removing said at least one tile on said belt.   
     
     
         20 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 19  in which said interlocking receptacle member for releasably engaging said at least one decorative tile comprises snap-on technology where a backside of said at least one decorative tile snaps together with at least one interlocking snap member. 
     
     
         21 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 19  in which said interlocking receptacle member for releasably engaging said at least one tile comprises at least one hole in said belt through which a corresponding engagement member on a backside of said at least one decorative tile is inserted. 
     
     
         22 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 19  in which said interlocking receptacle member for releasably engaging said at least one decorative tile comprises a channel into which said at least one decorative tile is inserted, said channel being mounted on an outer surface of said belt. 
     
     
         23 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 19  in which at least one of said at least one decorative tile has a front face which is highly reflective. 
     
     
         24 . The children's decorated belt of  claim 19  in which said at least one of decorative tile has a pattern of LED's with a programmed sequencer module for said LED's being embedded in said tile. 
     
     
         25 . The children's decorated belt as in  claim 19  wherein said at least one decorative tile is a plurality of tiles engageable with said at least one interlocking receptacle member. 
     
     
         26 . The children's decorated belt as in  claim 19  wherein said at least one decorative tile is a plurality of tiles each engageable with a respective interlocking receptacle member of a plurality of respective interlocking receptacle members. 
     
     
         27 . The children's decorated belt as in  claim 22  wherein said at least one tile is a plurality of tiles each insertable within at least one respective channel member located on an outer surface of said belt.