US Patent 7155784 Device for securing a trouser

A uniquely designed device for retaining a trouser on a wearer includes a base plate having inner and outer pairs of geared channels extending from one side to the other. A belt loop clasp extends from each side of the base plate. Each clasp includes a hook portion with a pair of arms extending therefrom each of which is slidably received within a designated channel. Each arm includes teeth thereon for interlocking with the geared surface within its corresponding channel. Each of the hooks are secured about a trouser belt loop and the arms are pressed into the base plate until the trouser waist band is sufficiently tight.