Belt Loop Lock. To keep your belt from sliding out

Short answer:

Belt Loop Lock. To keep all your belt clips... clipped to your belt.

Medium answer:

Having tools clipped to your belt is very convenient.
But cell phones are heavy, not to mention Keys, Multi-tools, flash lights, Belagarth Swords, ....
BUT THEN ... you hear the call of nature... so you need to unbuckle:
... For bathroom break, To tuck in your shirt, To smooth panty lines, ...
AND... At the worst moment, when you are unbuckled and busy... EVERYTHING FALLS OFF

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How to USE:
The Belt Loop Lock... locks your belt to your pants belt loop.
Just slide the pin into one of the belt's holes (ideally near the last Pants Loop)
Rotate it so the beveled edge slides OVER the pants belt loop. (see LockCatches.stl)

AND... the Belt Loop Lock can be rotated so it can slide through belt loops.
(see RotatedUnlocks.stl)

Long answer:

I printed BeltLoopLock.stl using 0.3 mm layers, It printed in under 5 minutes.
No infill, brims, or support. 1.2 mm walls. Ordinary PLA worked fine.
NOTE: LockCatches.stl and RotatedUnlock.stl, are unprintable, They are for visualization only.

The head of the pin needs to go all the way through the belt's hole, and stay in snugly.

• IF you have a very thick belt, THEN increase the scale of the X dimension so the pin is longer
• IF the pin is too large to fit through the belt hole THEN reduce the scale of Y and Z so the pin is thinner
• IF the pin is too small to stay in the belt hole THEN increase scale of Y and Z so the pin is thicker

It is a simple design. Through several iterations, this simple design ended up working the best.

• When your belt is buckled, there is no strain on the BeltLoopLock.
• When your belt is unbuckled, one assumes you are not running and straining the BeltLoopLock.
• When the BeltLoopLock is engaged, forces actually force the pin into the belt hole.

IF the BeltLoopLock is not touching the Pants Loop,
THEN you may need to guide it to catch the loop when needed.
I find it automatically catches the pants loop, but your experience may differ.

I printed a BeltLoopLock for each belt I had.
I could match color, and do not have to worry about removing it.
Just rotate BeltLoopLock when moving the belt to a new pair of pants.

Why the BeltLockLoop... Why not use Alternative solutions... Hear are some issues with alternatives:

• Secure items to your belt: Now you can not easily get those items off, or your belt off.
• Put items "buckle side": To add/remove some items means completely removing your belt.
• "knotting/looping" the end of the belt when needed: Easy to knot means easy to un-knot and everything falls off.
• Clip items to clothes: Clips that can not wrap around a belt, go on easy, and come off easy.
• Use a tool belt: Tool belts are useful for a lot of tools, but are bulky, is a double belt solution, and get in the way of unbuckling a belt.