Thomas L O'Connor

US Patent:

62895184, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Jun 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/593619

Inventors:

Thomas B. O'Connor - Stratford CT

Assignee:

Reborn Products Co., Inc. - Bensalem PA

International Classification:

A41F 302

US Classification:

2338

Abstract:

A garment belt and method of making it. The belt has a first end portion at which a buckle is mounted and a second end portion for engagement with the buckle when the belt is worn. The belt formed of a blank or elongated strap of a first flexible material, e. g. , a relatively low-cost but aesthetically and tactily-pleasing material such as a high quality vinyl. The strap includes outer surface providing that aesthetically pleasing appearance, and an inner surface. A central longitudinal axis form a fold line and extends the length of the strap. A pair of strips of leather are fixedly secured, e. g. , adhesively bonded, onto the inner surface of said elongated strap and they extend parallel to and equidistantly spaced from each other on opposite sides of the fold line. One of the pair of strips has a recess, e. g. , a transversely extending groove or a circular depression, located therein adjacent the first end portion of the belt.