US20060059664A1 - Button structure - Google Patents
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- US20060059664A1 US20060059664A1 US10/943,900 US94390004A US2006059664A1 US 20060059664 A1 US20060059664 A1 US 20060059664A1 US 94390004 A US94390004 A US 94390004A US 2006059664 A1 US2006059664 A1 US 2006059664A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B1/00—Buttons
- A44B1/08—Constructional characteristics
- A44B1/14—Constructional characteristics with replaceable or protective coverings
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B1/00—Buttons
- A44B1/18—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening
- A44B1/28—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening with shank and counterpiece
- A44B1/34—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening with shank and counterpiece with snap-action counterpiece
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/36—Button with fastener
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/36—Button with fastener
- Y10T24/3651—Separable
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- the present invention relates to an improved button structure, particularly to a button, the surface of which is formed with a specific trademark specimen by metallurgy injection via metal powder.
- the processed button surface is further combined with a copper pillar element.
- the copper which is soft in its specific physical characteristic, in combined with the button surface, can be extensively applied to clothing articles.
- the conventional buttons have less endurance.
- the surface element is made of zinc or copper.
- the post portion mounted at the surface element of said buttons is made of copper, whereas the surface element of the buttons is made of zinc.
- the combination of said two materials concerns the manufacture cost and efficiency, the stability of the product quality, etc.
- the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved button structure, which is composed of the easily casting zinc and highly extensible copper, thereby simplifying the process, enhancing the manufacture efficiency, reducing the manufacture cost, etc.
- the secondary object of the invention is to provide an improved button structure, which can, as conventional buttons, be freely stylized, provided with a trademark specimen on the upper surface for advertisement purposes.
- the improved button structure according to the invention is composed of a pillar element and a zinc casting body.
- the pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder for coupling purpose and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top.
- the surface of the zinc casting body is provided with a specific trademark specimen, while pluralities of engaging posts, which have a step at the middle section, are provided at the bottom surface thereof.
- the hollow-out holes of the pillar element are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such that the pillar element can be, via mechanical process, mortised to lock to the top end of the engaging posts, which extrude out of the disk to form blunt heads to accomplish a firm combination.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention in combination status.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pillar element and zinc casting body of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cut-away view of the invention in combination status.
- the improved button structure primarily comprises a pillar element 10 and a zinc casting body 20 .
- the pillar element 10 is provided with a hollow cylinder 11 at the bottom and an expanding disk 12 on the top.
- the expanding disk 12 is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes 13 on the edge.
- the zinc casting body 20 serving as a surface element of the button, is provided with a specific trademark specimen 21 on the smooth plane at the upper surface, and pluralities of engaging posts 22 at the bottom surface.
- Each of the positioning posts 22 has a positioning step 23 , such that the hollow-out holes 13 of the pillar element 10 can be positioned in the same level after being mounted thereon.
- the relatively small bar extending from the below of the step 23 of the engaging posts 22 must have a height greater than the thickness of the expanding disk 12 , such that when the pillar element 10 is combined with the zinc casting body 20 , the expanding disk 12 is mounted via the hollow-out holes 13 onto the engaging posts 22 , the end of the engaging posts 22 will extrude out of the hollow-out holes 13 .
- a recession 25 which includes the whole area that the engaging posts 22 is provided. Accordingly, the zinc casting body 20 of the button would present rather thick and solid, but actually more material-efficient. Besides, the zinc casting body 20 becomes lighter in weight.
- the pillar element 10 is disposed in the central recession 25 at the bottom of the zinc casting body 20 .
- the pluralities of hollow-out holes 13 are mounted with the engaging posts 22 , such that the pillar element 10 can be positioned at the step 23 on the positioning portion of the engaging posts 22 .
- the top end of the engaging post 12 extruding out of the expanding disk 12 is further mortised to form a blunt head 24 for a firm combination purpose.
- the position portion of the engaging post 22 shown in the shown embodiment can be a bar with various diameters, such that a step can be formed.
- the engaging posts 22 can be provided as tapers, such that when the hollow-out holes 13 of the expanding disk 12 can be locked on middle section of the engaging posts 22 after being mounted thereon, to obtain the same positioning purpose.
- the pluralities of hollow-up holes 13 provided on the expanding disk 12 of the pillar element 10 and the pluralities of engaging posts 22 provided at the zinc casting body 20 are identical in amount. Provided the number of the engaging posts 22 is half of the hollow-out holes 13 , the position of each engaging post 22 must be correspondingly set in between each two hollow-out holes 13 , such that said two elements can be mounted to combine.
- the novel button structure of the invention can enhance manufacture quantity and efficiency, reduce manufacture cost, reinforce the combination force of the button, apply to articles of various pattern and style, adopt trademark specimen on the button surface, etc.
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Abstract
An improved button structure is composed of a pillar element and a zinc casting body. The pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top. The zinc casting body is provided with a smooth plane at the upper surface, and pluralities of engaging posts, which have positioning portions, at the bottom surface. The hollow-out holes of the pillar element are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such that the pillar element can be positioned at the positioning portions of the engaging posts and further mortised to lock to the top end of the engaging posts which extrude out of the disk to form blunt heads to accomplish a firm combination, thereby enhancing the benefit in production.
Description
- (a) Technical Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an improved button structure, particularly to a button, the surface of which is formed with a specific trademark specimen by metallurgy injection via metal powder. The processed button surface is further combined with a copper pillar element. The copper, which is soft in its specific physical characteristic, in combined with the button surface, can be extensively applied to clothing articles.
- (b) Description of the Prior Art
- In order to freely change the outer style or brand a logo on the surface, the surface of the conventional buttons used to be made of plastic material or formed via plastic injection, and then combined with a pillar element to accomplish a button structure. However, as the bearing of a production made of plastic is less than that of metal, the conventional buttons have less endurance.
- In respect of metal buttons, the surface element is made of zinc or copper. In view of the higher cost and better extensibility of copper, the post portion mounted at the surface element of said buttons is made of copper, whereas the surface element of the buttons is made of zinc. The combination of said two materials concerns the manufacture cost and efficiency, the stability of the product quality, etc.
- The inventor has previously disclosed U.S. Pat. No. 6,618,909, which relates to a child-proof button. The body portion and tubular portion of said button are combined together via mortise lock technology. However, the combined structure is different from that of the present invention, wherein no rotation would occur after the pillar element and the body element combine.
- The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved button structure, which is composed of the easily casting zinc and highly extensible copper, thereby simplifying the process, enhancing the manufacture efficiency, reducing the manufacture cost, etc.
- The secondary object of the invention is to provide an improved button structure, which can, as conventional buttons, be freely stylized, provided with a trademark specimen on the upper surface for advertisement purposes. To accomplish the above objects, the improved button structure according to the invention is composed of a pillar element and a zinc casting body. The pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder for coupling purpose and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top. The surface of the zinc casting body is provided with a specific trademark specimen, while pluralities of engaging posts, which have a step at the middle section, are provided at the bottom surface thereof. The hollow-out holes of the pillar element are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such that the pillar element can be, via mechanical process, mortised to lock to the top end of the engaging posts, which extrude out of the disk to form blunt heads to accomplish a firm combination.
- The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
- Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention in combination status. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pillar element and zinc casting body of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a cut-away view of the invention in combination status. - The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
- As shown in the figures, the improved button structure according to the present invention primarily comprises a
pillar element 10 and azinc casting body 20. - The
pillar element 10 is provided with ahollow cylinder 11 at the bottom and an expandingdisk 12 on the top. The expandingdisk 12 is provided with pluralities of hollow-outholes 13 on the edge. - The
zinc casting body 20, serving as a surface element of the button, is provided with aspecific trademark specimen 21 on the smooth plane at the upper surface, and pluralities ofengaging posts 22 at the bottom surface. Each of thepositioning posts 22 has apositioning step 23, such that the hollow-outholes 13 of thepillar element 10 can be positioned in the same level after being mounted thereon. The relatively small bar extending from the below of thestep 23 of theengaging posts 22 must have a height greater than the thickness of the expandingdisk 12, such that when thepillar element 10 is combined with thezinc casting body 20, the expandingdisk 12 is mounted via the hollow-outholes 13 onto theengaging posts 22, the end of theengaging posts 22 will extrude out of the hollow-outholes 13. - In an embodiment of the invention, a
recession 25, which includes the whole area that theengaging posts 22 is provided. Accordingly, thezinc casting body 20 of the button would present rather thick and solid, but actually more material-efficient. Besides, thezinc casting body 20 becomes lighter in weight. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , thepillar element 10 is disposed in thecentral recession 25 at the bottom of thezinc casting body 20. The pluralities of hollow-outholes 13 are mounted with theengaging posts 22, such that thepillar element 10 can be positioned at thestep 23 on the positioning portion of theengaging posts 22. The top end of theengaging post 12 extruding out of the expandingdisk 12 is further mortised to form ablunt head 24 for a firm combination purpose. - It is worth a mention that the position portion of the
engaging post 22 shown in the shown embodiment can be a bar with various diameters, such that a step can be formed. Alternatively, theengaging posts 22 can be provided as tapers, such that when the hollow-outholes 13 of the expandingdisk 12 can be locked on middle section of theengaging posts 22 after being mounted thereon, to obtain the same positioning purpose. The pluralities of hollow-upholes 13 provided on the expandingdisk 12 of thepillar element 10 and the pluralities ofengaging posts 22 provided at thezinc casting body 20 are identical in amount. Provided the number of theengaging posts 22 is half of the hollow-outholes 13, the position of eachengaging post 22 must be correspondingly set in between each two hollow-outholes 13, such that said two elements can be mounted to combine. - Concluded above, the novel button structure of the invention can enhance manufacture quantity and efficiency, reduce manufacture cost, reinforce the combination force of the button, apply to articles of various pattern and style, adopt trademark specimen on the button surface, etc.
- It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
- While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims (5)
1. An improved button structure, comprising a pillar element and a zinc casting body;
the pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top;
the zinc casting body is provided with a smooth plane at the upper surface, and pluralities of engaging posts, which have positioning portions, at the bottom surface;
in assembly, the hollow-out holes of the pillar element are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such that the pillar element can be positioned at the positioning portions of the engaging posts and further mortised to lock to the top end of the engaging posts which extrude out of the disk to form blunt heads to accomplish a film combination.
2. The improved button structure according to claim 1 , wherein a step is form at the middle section of each engaging post at the zinc casting body.
3. The improved button structure according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging posts of zinc casting body are tapered.
4. The improved button structure according to claim 1 , wherein a specific trademark specimen is provided on the smooth plane.
5. The improved button structure according to claim 1 , wherein the pluralities of hollow-out holes provided on the disk of the pillar element and the pluralities of engaging posts provided at the zinc casting body are identical in amount.
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US10/943,900 US20060059664A1 (en) | 2004-09-20 | 2004-09-20 | Button structure |
TW094204876U TWM281476U (en) | 2004-09-20 | 2005-03-30 | Improved button structure |
CN200520012418.0U CN2796461Y (en) | 2004-09-20 | 2005-04-22 | Improvement of face button structure |
US11/559,907 US7526839B2 (en) | 2004-09-20 | 2006-11-15 | Structure of an outer button |
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US5107573A (en) * | 1991-01-16 | 1992-04-28 | Ning Zhang | Rotating connector |
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US10080402B2 (en) * | 2014-12-25 | 2018-09-25 | Duraflex Hong Kong Limited | Snap fastener |
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