JP2012050656A - Button for clothing and clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a button for clothing that is easy to handle for the aged, etc. having difficulty in moving tips of fingers smoothly and that can be stably used repeatedly, and also to provide clothing using the same.SOLUTION: In clothing, there are formed the button 1 having an elliptical contour 10 in planar view and having a plurality of thread holes 2 in a central portion, and formed so as to be formed in a slant surface in which the front surface 11 projects upward from the horizontal plane H at least at both end parts 11a, 11b in the major axis (a) direction and formed so that the thickness d of the front surface 11 and rear surface 12 combined may become gradually smaller, the button is sewn to an elongate button support cloth, and then sewn along the meeting line one front body under such a state in which a finger can be inserted between a cloth of the front body and the button support cloth, and the button hole constituted by cutting in a direction crossing the major axis direction of the button is formed in the meeting line the other front body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a button for clothing and clothing, and more particularly, to a gentle button that is easy to handle for elderly people and the like who cannot smoothly move their fingertips, and clothing such as underwear and pajamas in which the button is used.

  As a button that can be easily put on and off, Patent Document 1 discloses that a bottom surface of a circular button in a plan view has a bottom surface, and the thickness of the button decreases from the bottom surface toward the outer periphery of the button. There has been proposed a button provided with an inclined surface portion, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface portion with respect to the bottom surface portion is in a range of 15 ° to 50 °.

  According to Patent Document 1, when the index finger is brought into contact with a part of the front inclined surface portion of the button and the peripheral edge of the button is pressed against the fabric side, the peripheral edge on the side opposite to the pressed portion is lifted with respect to the fabric. By making use of the fact that the gap between the periphery and the fabric is enlarged, it is easy to put the fingertip into the gap between the button and the fabric, and the thumb is brought into contact with the inclined surface portion on the back side of the button, thereby Can be easily picked with the index finger.

  However, the above-mentioned button requires a plurality of operations such as pressing the edge of the button with the index finger against the fabric side, inserting the fingertip of the thumb on the periphery opposite to the pressed portion, and grasping the button, and the smooth operation of the fingertip However, it was not always easy for elderly people who were difficult to handle. In addition, it is necessary to adjust the posture of the picked button toward the buttonhole and hang it through, or to remove the threaded button from the buttonhole. There was also a problem that it was not easy to insert and remove a circular button into a buttonhole cut to a length slightly larger than the diameter of the button.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 2, for the purpose of providing a button with a universal design that is very easy to pass, the button shape is substantially triangular, and one side is pushed when the button is fastened, so the area is easy to push and insertion Due to the sharp shape of the side, it is easy to insert it into the buttonhole, so that a button that is very easy to thread is proposed.

  In Patent Document 3, as a garment that can easily hold the male and female fasteners with one hand, either one of the male and female fasteners is provided on the back side of either the left or right front body, A fastener support cloth is attached to the other surface side of this, and either the male or female fastener is provided on the surface side of the fastener support cloth, and the fastener support cloth is attached to the finger insertion portion at these fastener positions. Clothing that has been released from the left and right bodies has been proposed.

JP 2004-024771 A JP 2006-288993 A JP 2002-173810 A

  However, in the conventional button described in Patent Document 2, when the button is removed from the buttonhole, the relative operation position of the button and the buttonhole is reversed, and one side of the triangle is positioned along the cut of the buttonhole. There is a problem that the operation when removing the button becomes more difficult than the circular button in plan view.

  Further, according to the garment described in Patent Document 3, the operation of locking the fastener is facilitated. However, when a male and female snap having a small engagement force is used, the snap is changed from the engaged state to the detached state due to a change in body posture. Since it changes easily, it is necessary to use a male-female snap with a strong engaging force. Using such a male-female snap with strong engagement force, in order to disengage the locked fastener, an operation with a large force of pulling one body apart with one hand from the joint of the left and right front bodies is performed. In addition to being necessary, there was a problem that the fabric could be damaged.

  In addition, when a hook-and-loop fastener having a loop portion with a protrusion formed on one surface and a protrusion locked on the other surface is used as a fastener, the locking surface is likely to be displaced vertically or horizontally during the locking operation. In addition, there is a problem that if the position shift occurs, the comfort is deteriorated, and if it is repeatedly used, there is a problem that cotton dust, lint, or the like adheres to the locking surface and the engaging force decreases.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a button for clothes and a garment that are easy to handle and can be used repeatedly and stably for an elderly person or the like who cannot smoothly operate a fingertip.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first characteristic configuration of the button for clothing according to the present invention has an elliptical outline in plan view, as described in claim 1 of the claims, and has a central portion. A plurality of threading holes are formed at the both ends in the major axis direction, and the surface is formed on an inclined surface protruding upward from the horizontal plane and the thickness of the front and back surfaces is gradually reduced. In the point.

  When the end of the button sewn on the fabric is picked with the thumb and forefinger, if the button has an oval outline in plan view, the major axis has a larger curvature than the minor axis end with a smaller curvature Since the distance from the center is longer at the end portion of the, and a wider picking allowance can be ensured, it becomes easier to pick than a button having a normal circular outline. And since the surface is formed in the inclined surface which protrudes upwards from a horizontal surface on the both ends side of a major axis direction, and the thickness of a surface and a back surface becomes thin gradually, both ends of a major axis direction are cloth. It can be lifted upward from the fingertip, ensuring a posture that can be easily picked by the fingertip, and picking one end along the long axis direction with the thumb and forefinger so that the other end is lifted upwards more like a seesaw. become.

  The other end raised in this way is sharp with a large curvature, so it can be easily inserted into the buttonhole by pressing it toward the buttonhole. Can be maintained. Further, in this state, the button can be passed through the buttonhole by picking up the other end with a finger.

  Conversely, when releasing a button from a buttonhole, one end can be easily detached from the buttonhole by picking up the other end with a finger and tilting one end downward. After that, by pressing the other end toward the buttonhole, it can be easily detached from the buttonhole.

  Accordingly, the button can be easily detached from the buttonhole with one hand. At this time, it is not necessary to use the other hand different from the hand that performs the button picking operation, but if the support operation such as pressing at least the front body on which the buttonhole is formed can be performed with an arm tip, the detaching operation can be performed more easily. become able to.

  If the cut length of the buttonhole is set to be larger than the value obtained by adding a margin of several millimeters to the normally added value of the button diameter and button thickness, that is, in this case, the button length is shortened. If you set a value larger than the value obtained by adding a margin of several millimeters to the added value of the length of the shaft and the thickness of the button, the buttonhole will open greatly and the button will be It is easy to insert into the buttonhole or remove the button from the buttonhole. Even in that case, when the button is passed through the buttonhole, the button length in the long axis direction is sufficiently longer than the slit width formed in the buttonhole, so the button may naturally come off the buttonhole. No.

  As described above, even an elderly person who cannot easily move the fingertip can move the button with a relatively easy fingertip movement. The rehabilitation effect of operation can be obtained.

  In addition to the first feature configuration described above, the second feature configuration has an angle between a line segment connecting the center of the surface and the end in the long axis direction and a horizontal plane of 2 °. It is set in the range of -10 °, and the angle formed by the line connecting the end of the major axis direction from the center of the back surface and the horizontal plane is set to a value larger than the angle.

  If the angle between the line connecting the center of the surface and the end in the major axis direction and the horizontal plane is greater than 10 °, the end will rise above the fabric and will contact other clothing and bedding around the button. Inconveniences such as being caught by contact occur, and when the hand is brought into contact with the vicinity of the button, the button is caught on the button and the user feels uncomfortable. However, if the angle is set in the range of 2 to 10 °, the end of the button sewn on the fabric can be easily picked with the thumb and forefinger without giving such a sense of incongruity. .

  Since the angle between the line connecting the center of the back surface and the end in the major axis direction and the horizontal plane is set to a value larger than the angle, one end along the major axis direction is connected to the thumb and index finger. If it is picked naturally, the other end can be lifted up very easily and easily without being aware of changing the picking posture.

  In the third feature configuration, as described in the third aspect, in addition to the first or second feature configuration described above, the peripheral portion of the threading hole is formed in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane on the back surface. There is in point.

  If the periphery of the threading hole is formed in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane, the button can be placed on the fabric so that the axis of the threading hole is perpendicular to the fabric surface. Even when a button is automatically sewn on a cloth using this machine, the button can always be sewn appropriately without causing a situation in which the button is damaged by a sewing needle.

  A first characteristic configuration of a garment according to the present invention is a garment for fixing a button provided on one of the joints of the left and right front bodies through a button hole provided on the other as described in claim 4. The elongated button support cloth to which the button having any one of the first to third characteristic configurations described above is attached is one front body in a state in which a finger can be inserted between the cloth of the front body and the button support cloth. The button hole is formed along the seam of the other body and is cut in the direction intersecting the long axis direction of the button at the seam of the other front body.

  Even if it is a relatively difficult person to pick the button with the thumb and forefinger using the gap between the end of the button and the cloth as described above, the cloth and the button on the front body are attached. Since there is a gap between the button support cloth and the thumb, for example, a thumb is inserted into the gap, the thumb is directed to the end of the long axis side of the button through the button support cloth, and the index finger is addressed from above the button. By gripping, the end of the button can be picked very easily.

  The second characteristic configuration is that, in addition to the first characteristic configuration described above, the long axis direction of the button is sewn to the button support cloth in a lateral orientation. .

  According to the configuration described above, when the button is picked with the fingertip, it is an extremely simple operation of pressing the button in the left-right direction with the fingertip first picking the end on the long axis side of the button. Buttons can be passed through the buttonhole.

  In the third feature configuration, as described in claim 6, in addition to the first or second feature configuration described above, a plurality of buttons are sewn along the longitudinal direction on the button support cloth. The button support cloth and the cloth of the front body are sewn in a bag shape at a central position between the sewing parts.

  According to the above-described configuration, the state in which the button support cloth is lifted from the seam of the body and the comfort is deteriorated in a state where the button is passed through the buttonhole.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a button and a garment for clothing that can be operated very easily when the button is passed through the button hole or when the tongue is detached from the button hole. Became.

(A) is a top view of the button for clothes by this invention, (b) is the front view, (c) is the side view It is explanatory drawing of the threading operation of the button for clothes by this invention, (a) is explanatory drawing before picking a button, (b) is explanatory drawing of the state which picked the edge part of a button, (c) is a buttonhole. Explanatory drawing of the state to insert a button in It is explanatory drawing of the pajamas using the button of this invention, (a) is explanatory drawing of the attachment attitude | position of the button to a cloth, and the attitude | position of a buttonhole, (b) is explanatory drawing of the sewing structure to the cloth of a button. (A) is explanatory drawing of button passing operation, (b) is explanatory drawing of the principal part. (A) is explanatory drawing of button threading operation, (b) is explanatory drawing of another embodiment of the attachment attitude | position of the button to a cloth, and the attitude | position of a buttonhole.

Hereinafter, a button for clothing and clothing according to the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) to (c), the button 1 for clothing according to the present invention is mainly used for underwear, pajamas, etc., and has an elliptical shape with a major axis a and a minor axis b in plan view. Two threading holes 2 are formed in the center portion with a contour 10, and a circular area including the peripheral portion of the threading hole 2 in the back surface 12 is formed in a plane 13 parallel to the horizontal plane H. A groove-like recess 3 is formed between the pair of threading holes 2 on the surface 11.

  The button 1 is formed on an inclined surface that protrudes upward from a horizontal plane H extending the surface in the vicinity of the threading hole 2 at least on both ends 11a and 11b in the major axis a direction, and the thickness of the front surface 11 and the rear surface 12 It is formed so that d becomes gradually thinner.

  The back surface 12 of the button 1 is formed in a flat or curved inclined surface from the above-described flat surface 13 to both end portions 11a and 11b in the major axis a direction, whereby the thickness d of the front surface 11 and the back surface 12 gradually decreases. .

  Since it has such a shape, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), both end portions 11a and 11b in the direction of the major axis a float upward from the fabric 4 to which the button 1 is sewn. By inserting a finger into the space S formed between the two, it is possible to secure a posture in which one of the both end portions 11a and 11b can be easily picked.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), by picking one end portion 11a along the direction of the long axis a so as to be horizontal with the thumb and forefinger, the other end portion 11b becomes larger upward like a seesaw. It comes to emerge.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the other end portion 11b lifted in this way has a large curvature and has a sharp point, so that the end portion 11a of the button 1 is pinched and directed toward the buttonhole 8. By pressing the button 1, the button 1 can be easily inserted into the buttonhole 8, and the inserted state can be maintained even when the finger is released. In this state, the button 1 can be passed through the buttonhole 8 by picking up the other end 11b with a finger.

  When the button 1 is detached from the buttonhole 8, the other end portion 11b is picked up with a finger and the one end portion 11a is inclined downward so that the one end portion 11a can be easily removed from the buttonhole 8. It can be made to detach | leave, and can be easily made to detach | leave from the buttonhole 8 by pressing the said other edge part 11b toward the buttonhole 8 after that.

  With the button 1 described above, even an elderly person who cannot easily move the fingertip can move the button 1 with a relatively easy fingertip movement. By repeating the above, the rehabilitation effect of the fingertip movement can be obtained.

  If the cut length of the buttonhole is set larger than the value obtained by adding a margin of several millimeters to the normally added button diameter and button thickness, that is, in this case, the button 1 If the value of the length of the short axis b and the thickness of the button is set to a value larger than the value obtained by adding a margin of several millimeters, the buttonhole is greatly opened, and the above-described threading operation and separation operation are performed. It becomes easy to insert the button 1 into the buttonhole 8 or to release the button 1 from the buttonhole 8. Even in such a case, when the button 1 is passed through the buttonhole 8, the button length in the direction of the major axis a is sufficiently longer than the slit width of about 1 to 2 mm formed in the buttonhole 8, so that the button 1 is a button. There will be no natural departure from Hall 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a line segment L1 connecting the center of the surface 11 of the button 1 to the end in the major axis a direction, and a horizontal plane H extending the surface in the vicinity of the threading hole 2; Is set in the range of 2 ° to 10 °, and the angle formed between the line segment connecting the end of the major axis direction from the center of the back surface and the horizontal plane is set to a value larger than the angle, and the fabric 4 The end portion 11a of the button 1 sewn in is constructed so that it can be very easily picked with the thumb and forefinger.

  This angle θ is more preferably in the range of 3 ° to 5 °. This eliminates the incongruity that the button 1 is in contact with other clothes or bedding around the button 1 and that the user feels that the button 1 is in contact with the hand or the button 1 is touching the button 1 It is.

  The inclined surface may be formed in a flat shape or a curved shape. It is sufficient that the inclined surface is provided at least on both ends 11a and 11b in the major axis a direction, and the entire surface may be formed on the inclined surface from the center of the button 1 to both ends along the major axis a.

  Similarly, both end portions in the minor axis b direction may be formed as inclined surfaces protruding upward from the horizontal plane H, and the center portion of the surface 11 may be formed as a concave surface recessed from the peripheral portion.

  Since the angle φ formed between the line connecting the center of the back surface and the end in the major axis direction and the horizontal plane is set to a value larger than the angle θ, one end 11a along the major axis a direction is connected to the thumb. If you pick it naturally with your index finger, the other end will rise up very easily and easily, without changing your picking posture. The angle φ is preferably set in the range of 5 ° to 15 °.

  The region along the minor axis b direction from the center of the front surface 11 and the rear surface 12 of the button 1 may be formed in a planar shape parallel to the horizontal plane H along both ends thereof, and protrudes downward from the horizontal plane H. It may be formed on an inclined surface. In the latter case, an inclined surface protruding downward in a state where the button 1 is passed through the buttonhole comes into contact with the edge of the buttonhole, and a retaining effect is obtained.

  The two threading holes 2 formed in the button 1 are preferably formed in the center along the minor axis b direction. When one end 11a along the direction of the long axis a is picked so as to be horizontal with the thumb and forefinger, the other end 11b can be easily moved upward with the part sewn on the fabric as a fulcrum. Because it will come to the surface.

  However, the arrangement of the threading holes 2 is not limited to such an arrangement, and may be formed in the central portion along the major axis a direction. Further, four threading holes formed in two rows along the major axis a direction or the minor axis b direction may be provided.

  The size of the button 1 is not particularly limited by a value appropriately set depending on the clothing used, but the ratio b / a of the major axis a to the minor axis b is 1 / 1.1-1 to 1/1. The range of 8 is preferable, and the range of 1 / 1.2 to 1 / 1.5 is more preferable. Usually, taking a pajamas mainly using round buttons having a diameter of about 15 mm to 20 mm, a button according to the present invention has a length in the minor axis b direction of 15 to 20 mm and a length in the major axis a direction. The length is preferably about 20 mm to 30 mm.

  The thickness of the button 1 is slightly different depending on the size of the button 1, but from the viewpoint of securing strength, the maximum thickness is preferably in the range of 2 mm to 5 mm, and the end portions 11a and 11b along the major axis a direction are 1 mm to 2 mm. The degree is preferred.

  As for the material and manufacturing method of the button 1, a known technique can be used. For example, an unsaturated polyester resin or polyurethane resin which is a thermosetting resin is used, and the button 1 is manufactured by casting using a silicon rubber mold. be able to. Also, a flat button blank manufactured using a rod tube method in which a colored liquid unsaturated polyester resin is poured into a tube of a predetermined size having an elliptical cross section and cured and then cut into the shape of the present invention. It may be processed.

  It is also possible to manufacture the button 1 by using a nylon resin, which is a thermoplastic resin, and performing injection molding using a hard rubber mold or a mold. In addition, acrylic, ABS resin, or the like can be used as the raw material of the button 1.

  3 (a) and 3 (b) show a pajamas as an example of clothing in which the above-described button 1 is sewn to the joint 7 on the front body of the fabric 4. It is a left front pajamas for men in which the button 1 provided in the right front body 6 of the joint 7 is passed through the button hole 8 provided in the left front body 5 and fixed. The same except for the difference.

  The elongated button support cloth 9 is sewn on the end P1 side along the seam of the right front body 6 so that a finger can be inserted between the cloth 4 of the right front body 6 and the button support cloth 9. Has been. A plurality of buttons 1 according to the present invention described above are sewn on the button support cloth 9 so that the major axis direction thereof is in a lateral orientation, and the joint 7 of the left front body 5 is attached to the major axis of the button 1. A plurality of button holes 8 cut in a direction crossing the direction are formed.

  The button support cloth 9 and the cloth 4 of the right front body 6 are sewn laterally at the center position P2 between the sewing parts of each button 1, and the button support cloth 9 is sewn in a bag shape for each button 1. Yes. The broken line in FIG. 3B indicates the sewing position.

  The button support cloth 9 may be the same cloth as the cloth 4 of the front body 6, and the end of the front body 6 on the joint 7 side without preparing a separate button support cloth 9. , And the folded portion may function as the button support cloth 9.

  A person who uses the gap S between the end of the button 1 described in FIG. 2A and the cloth 4 of the front body 6 to grip the button 1 with the thumb and index finger is relatively difficult. 4 (a) and 4 (b), a bag-like space P is formed between the cloth 4 of the front body 6 and the button support cloth 9 to which the button 1 is attached. For example, the user can insert the thumb into the end 11a of the long axis side of the button 1 through the button support cloth 9, and the index finger from above the button 1, so that the end of the button can be very easily The part can be picked. FIG. 5A shows an operation of gripping the long axis side end portion 11a of the button 1 with the thumb and index finger in this way.

  Moreover, another aspect is shown by FIG.5 (b). A plurality of buttons 1 according to the present invention described above are sewn to the button support cloth 9 so that the major axis direction thereof is in the vertical orientation, and the joint 7 of the left front body 5 is attached to the major axis direction of the button 1. A plurality of buttonholes 8 cut in a direction intersecting with is formed. Even if it is such a structure, the effect of this invention is show | played.

  The button according to the present invention is suitable for both men and women who need an easy detaching operation of the button, for example, elderly people, infants, disabled persons and the like who cannot smoothly move their fingertips. It can be widely used not only in pajamas but also in clothes such as jackets.

1: Button 2: Threading hole 3: Groove-like depression between threading holes 4: Fabric 5: Left front body 6: Right front body 7: Seam 8: Button hole 9: Button support cloth 10: Contour 11: Surface 11a 11b: end 12 in the major axis direction 12: back surface 13: plane a: major axis b: minor axis d: thickness S, P: space

Claims (6)

It has an oval outline in plan view,
A plurality of threading holes are formed in the center,
A button for clothing which is formed on an inclined surface whose surface protrudes upward from a horizontal plane at least at both ends in the major axis direction, and is formed so that the thickness of the front surface and the back surface is gradually reduced.   The angle between the horizontal line and the line connecting the long axis end from the center of the surface is set in a range of 2 ° to 10 °, and the line connecting the long axis end from the center of the back to the horizontal plane The button for clothes according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed is set to a value larger than the angle.   The button for clothes according to claim 1 or 2 with which the peripheral part of said threading hole is formed in the plane parallel to a horizontal surface among backs. A garment for fixing a button provided on one of the joints of the left and right front body through a button hole provided on the other,
The elongate button support cloth which attaches the button in any one of Claim 1 to 3 along the joint line of one front body in the state which can insert a finger between the cloth and button support cloth of a front body A garment that is sewn and has a buttonhole cut in a direction intersecting the long axis direction of the button at the joint of the other front body.   The garment according to claim 4, wherein the button is sewn to the button support cloth so that the long axis direction of the button is in a horizontal posture.   A plurality of the buttons are sewn along the longitudinal direction on the button support cloth, and the button support cloth and the cloth of the front body are sewn in a bag shape at a central position between the sewing portions of the buttons. The garment according to claim 4 or 5.

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