EP1519662B1 - Druckknopf - Google Patents

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EP1519662B1
EP1519662B1 EP03732759A EP03732759A EP1519662B1 EP 1519662 B1 EP1519662 B1 EP 1519662B1 EP 03732759 A EP03732759 A EP 03732759A EP 03732759 A EP03732759 A EP 03732759A EP 1519662 B1 EP1519662 B1 EP 1519662B1
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snap fastener
engaging portion
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Bigley Mark
Graham Peter
Burch Gordon
Ransome John
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
    • A44B17/0064—Details
    • A44B17/0094—Details made from solid metal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
    • A44B17/0029—Press-button fasteners made of plastics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
    • A44B17/0052—Press-button fasteners consisting of four parts
    • 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
    • Y10T24/3685—Button with shank for friction grip fastener

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  • the invention relates to a snap fastener for use with fabrics, especially those worn on the person or used in the home.
  • Snap fasteners comprising a male and female member have been used for many years on garments, bed linen and the like. More recently such fasteners have been made of resilient materials such as plastics.
  • the male and female members each have attachment means that allow the members to be connected to fabric without any need for sewing.
  • the fabric may be sandwiched between a first and second discs, where the first disc forms part of the male or female member.
  • FR-A-1 350 098 discloses a press stud made from plastics material wherein the male member has recesses or cavaties to increase the flexibility of the head of the male member.
  • US-A-4 562 624 discloses a snap fastner for use on garments that has a plurality of angularly spaced slots defined in the rimmed end of a cylindrical wall to render the latter resilient relative to the rest of the male member.
  • Such devices are particularly useful for temporarily connecting items of clothing that may become detached during storage or washing; for example, socks.
  • the invention seeks to avoid or at least mitigate the problems of the prior-art.
  • the invention seeks to provide a snap fastener that is less likely to damage the fabric to which it is attached when the fastener is undone.
  • a male stud of a snap fastener comprising a flange with means for attaching to fabric material; the flange having a cylindrical wall extending axially therefrom, the wall comprising a plurality of circumferentially extending engaging portions each engaging portion being circumferentially separated from the next by a circumferentially extending non engaging portion; and wherein the non engaging portion comprises a flat face.
  • the snap fastener may comprise: flanged male and female members with means of attaching these to fabric material; the flange of the male member having a first cylindrical wall extending axially therefrom, the wall comprising a plurality of circumferentially extending engaging portions each engaging portion being separated from the next by a circumferentially extending non engaging portion, the engaging portions configured to snap fit within an annular groove defined in a second cylindrical wall of the female member.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a male stud 10 according to the invention comprising a flange portion 12 and a generally cylindrical engaging portion 14.
  • the flange portion 12 is generally disc shaped and has a central slightly tapered bore 16 the remaining annular part 18 of the flange having a plurality of circumferential grooves 20 on the underside 22.
  • the bore 16 is tapered at an angle ⁇ to the axis of the bore 16, where ⁇ is typically 5°.
  • the topside 22 of the flange is integrally formed with the cylindrically engaging portion, which extends axially therefrom.
  • the cylindrically engaging portion 14 comprises a plurality of circumferentially extending arcuate portions 26, each such portion being separated from the next by a flat faced portion 28.
  • Figure 1 shows five such arcuate and flat faced portions.
  • the internal wall of the cylindrically engaging portion 14 comprises an un-tapered section 30 extending from the flange 12 and a tapered section 32 extending therefrom.
  • This section 32 is tapered outwardly at an angle ⁇ to the axis of the cylindrically engaging portion 14, where ⁇ is typically 18°.
  • the central part of the external wall 34 of the cylindrically engaging portion also tapers outwardly at an angle ⁇ to the axis of bore 16; there being a curved, and preferably arcuate wall portion 36 between the inner and outer tapered walls of the cylindrically engaging portion 14.
  • a male stud according to the invention may be used with known female sockets.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show such a socket 40 comprising a flange portion 42 similar in configuration to the flange portion 12 of the male stud described above.
  • Flange portion 42 has a generally cylindrically extending female socket portion 44 dimensioned to snugly engage the circumferentially extending arcuate portions 26 of male stud 10.
  • Figure 3 shows the male stud 10 as it is being engaged within female socket 40.
  • Known male stud members having a continuous curved outer wall 34 may also engage such a socket.
  • the flat portions 28 of the male stud according to the invention allow the force required to subsequently separate the male and female members to be controlled. This is achieved by varying the circumferential length of the flat portions 28 relative to the circumferentially extending arcuate portions 26 and also by varying the angle ⁇ . By this means this separation force can be chosen to be suitable for a particular fabric. This is especially advantageous when the fastener is being used with so called “stretch fabrics" such as LYCRA TM .
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show a suitable attachment means comprising a post 50 and head 52.
  • Head 52 has a smooth top face 54 and an underface 56 with a plurality of larger spikes 58 and smaller spikes 60 protruding therefrom.
  • Post 50 extends axially away from the underface 56 and has a tapered of spiked end 62.
  • spike 62 of post 50 pierces the fabric to which it is attached such that this fabric is subsequently held sandwiched between the attachment means and the male stud or female socket by the engaging action of post 50 within the tapered bore 16 of male stud 10 or a similar bore in female socket 40.
  • the male stud described above has 5 flat faces the number may vary; for example 7 faces may be used.
  • the invention may be used with an even number of flats and arcuate portions.
  • the arcuate portions are preferably true arcs of a circle, other curved shapes: for example parabolic portions are possible.
  • the flats are preferably simple flat surfaces other configurations are possible; for example a generally "U-shaped" recess between the arcuate portions.
  • the flats have a shape that ensures that they do not significantly abut female socket portion 44 during connection. As explained above, this allows a reduced separation force, that can be selected by the designer to suit a particular fabric, compared with a conventional male stud.
  • the diameter D (see Figure 2 ) of the engaging portion 34 of the male stud 10 may be 3 to 7 mm, and is preferably about 5 mm.
  • the maximum diameter d (see Figure 1 ) of tapered bore 16 of the male stud 10 may be 2 to 3 mm, and is preferably about 2.5 mm.
  • Snap fasteners according to the invention can be made from a variety of materials including plastics, Acetal TM resin such as DELRIN RTM is particularly suitable.
  • angle ⁇ of the male stud is preferably about 18° values within the range 16° to 20° and indeed 13° to 23° are possible.

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Claims (7)

  1. Ein Druckknopfstift (10) von einem Druckknopfverschluss, bestehend aus einem Flansch (12) mit einem Mittel zum Verbinden dieses Flansches mit einem Textilgewebematerial; der Flansch eine zylindrische oder ringförmige Wandung (14) aufweist, die sich axial davon erstreckt, die Wandung eine Vielzahl von sich daran erstreckenden umlaufenden Verbindungsteilen (26) umfasst, wobei jedes Verbindungsteil von dem nächsten Verbindungsteil durch ein sich an der Wandung erstreckendes, umlaufendes Nichtverbindungsteil getrennt ist und wobei das Nichtverbindungsteil eine flache Fläche umfasst.
  2. Ein Druckknopfstift für einen Druckknopfverschluss gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei sich wenigstens ein Verbindungsteil radial auswärts erstreckt.
  3. Ein Druckknopfstift für einen Druckknopfverschluss gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verbindungsteil bogenförmig oder parabolisch ausgebildet ist.
  4. Ein Druckknopfstift für einen Druckknopfverschluss gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die äußere Fläche (32) des Verbindungsteiles um einen Winkel β gegenüber der Achse des Zylinders (14) geneigt ist und der Winkel β einen Bereich von 13 bis 23° umfasst.
  5. Ein Druckknopfstift für einen Druckknopfverschluss gemäß Anspruch 4, wobei der Winkel β einem Bereich von 16 bis 20° und bevorzugt 18° umfasst.
  6. Ein Druckknopfverschluss gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das Befestigungsmittel eine Niet oder einen Zapfen (50) umfasst.
  7. Ein Druckknopfverschluss gemäß Anspruch 6, wobei der Zapfen (50) eine Pilzform aufweist.
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GB0214704A GB2390112B (en) 2002-06-26 2002-06-26 Snap fastener for use with fabrics
GB0214704 2002-06-26
PCT/GB2003/002748 WO2004002257A1 (en) 2002-06-26 2003-06-26 Snap fastener for use with fabrics

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EP1519662B1 true EP1519662B1 (de) 2008-02-13
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AT (1) ATE385712T1 (de)
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CA (1) CA2491121A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60319086T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2303593T3 (de)
GB (1) GB2390112B (de)
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WO (1) WO2004002257A1 (de)

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