Apparatus to keep pants up and shirts tucked

Abstract

A device to keep pants pulled up and shirts tucked in comprising a two-part design that secures the lower torso of the shirt under the beltline. The device comprises an elastic ring and a receiver body that are constructed to capture the shirt between the elastic ring and a groove of receiver body. When the device and shirt are tucked into the pants, a second groove of receiver body is configured to rest on the lower lip of a belt of waistline. The shirt is thereby held below the belt, providing the wearer confidence in his or her appearance while participating in an active lifestyle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) A shirt holder utilized by a user to keep a lower torso of a shirt made of a fabric tucked into a pair of pants, wherein the pair of pants are cinched around the user's waist by a belt, the device comprising:
 an elastic ring and a receiver body   wherein the receiver body is generally cylindrical having a distal face and a proximal face defined by a diameter at opposing ends of the cylinder, and a pair of grooves on the cylindrical surface comprising a proximal groove and distal groove; wherein the pair of grooves are circular and generally concentric to the axis of the cylinder;   wherein the elastic ring has an inner diameter and can exist in a stretched state and secure state,
 the stretched state defined as a condition enabling the inner diameter of the ring to extend beyond the diameter of the proximal face, 
 and a secured state defined as a condition in which the inner diameter of the ring is smaller than the diameter of the proximal face; and 
   wherein the proximal groove is configured to hold a continuous section of the fabric of the shirt within the groove by the elastic ring in the secured state.   
     
     
         2 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal groove of the receiver body is bounded by a proximal rim and a middle rim, and the distal groove of the receiver body is bounded by the middle rim and a distal rim. 
     
     
         3 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal face includes a plurality of rounded frictional elements which are configured to be in communication with the fabric of the shirt and aid in securing the shirt against the proximal face of the receiver body. 
     
     
         4 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the distal face includes a plurality of pointed frictional elements which are configured to be in communication with the pants and aid in securing the distal face of the receiver body against the pants. 
     
     
         5 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the belt has a lower edge and the distal grove of the receiver body is configured to be in communication with the lower edge of the belt to aid in securing the receiver body below the belt. 
     
     
         6 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal grove has a diameter, the distal grove has a diameter, and the diameter of the proximal groove is larger than the diameter of the distal groove. 
     
     
         7 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the receiver body is coat with a soft membrane. 
     
     
         8 ) The shirt holder of  claim 1 , wherein the ring further comprises a pull tab extending outward from the edge of the ring. 
     
     
         9 ) The shirt holder of  claim 8 , wherein the pull tab includes a series of laterally oriented ribs configured to provide friction for the user when traversing from the secured state to the stretched state. 
     
     
         10 ) A shirt holder utilized by a user to keep a lower torso of a shirt made of a fabric tucked into a pair of pants, wherein the pair of pants are cinched around the user's waist by a belt, the device comprising:
 an elastic ring and a receiver body   wherein the receiver body is generally cylindrical having a distal face having a diameter and a proximal face having a diameter at opposing ends of the cylinder, and a continuous groove on the cylindrical surface that is generally concentric to the axis of the cylinder;   wherein the elastic ring has an inner diameter and can exist in a stretched state and secure state,
 the stretched state defined as a condition enabling the inner diameter of the ring to extend beyond the diameter of the proximal face, 
 and a secured state defined as a condition in which the inner diameter of the ring is smaller than the diameter of the proximal face; and 
   wherein the groove is configured to hold a continuous section of the fabric of the shirt within the groove by the elastic ring in the secured state.   
     
     
         11 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the groove of the receiver body is bounded between a proximal rim and a distal rim. 
     
     
         12 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the proximal face includes a plurality of rounded frictional elements which are configured to be in communication with the fabric of the shirt and aid in securing the shirt against the proximal face of the receiver body. 
     
     
         13 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the distal face includes a plurality of pointed frictional elements which are configured to be in communication with the pants and aid in securing the distal face of the receiver body against the pants. 
     
     
         14 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the belt has a lower edge and the receiver body is configured to be in communication with the lower edge of the belt to aid in securing the receiver body below the belt. 
     
     
         15 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the diameter of the distal face is smaller than the diameter of the proximal face. 
     
     
         16 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the diameter of the distal face is larger than the diameter of the proximal face. 
     
     
         17 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the diameter of the distal face is equal to the diameter of the proximal face. 
     
     
         18 ) The shirt holder of  claim 10 , wherein the receiver body is coat with a soft membrane.