ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,642, issued on Dec. 2.
"Belt with a battery" was invented by Daniel Borra (Surrey, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt with at least one rechargeable battery including a buckle housing that contains the a rechargeable battery and a reel adjustment mechanism to adjust length of one or more belt member including a reel that accepts a cord associated with the proximal end of the belt member(s) and a dial connected to the reel that is turned to adjust length of the belt member(s) extending from the buckle housing. The rechargeable battery is connected to or connectable to a charging cable for connecting to an electrical de...