JP3241971U - button cover - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a button cover which has a simple structure, is easy to attach, is stably held on a button when attached, and is excellent in decorativeness. A decorative button cover detachably attachable to a button, comprising: a support having a button accommodating portion capable of accommodating the button therein; a decorative body provided on the surface of the support; substantially U-shaped or approximately A button cover having a V-shaped notch. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to button covers. In particular, the present invention relates to a decorative button cover that is detachably attached to a button of clothing or the like.

Buttons on clothes play an important role in fashion, and different buttons on the same clothes may give completely different impressions. For this reason, it would be beneficial if the buttons could be exchanged according to the situation in order to wear the same clothes efficiently. However, for example, a jacket or the like has more than ten buttons including front buttons and sleeve buttons, and it takes a lot of labor and time to replace all of these buttons, so this is not actually done.

In order to solve the above problem, there is a button cover that is used to cover the button. A button cover that can be attached by pressing a button from a hole has been studied (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a shallow frame-shaped support to which the ornament can be attached and a linear spring body with a button locking portion formed in the center are used, and the spring body is moved along the lower peripheral edge of the support. A button cover having a structure that is locked in a closed state so as to come into contact with the inner side of the button cover has been studied (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Furthermore, a button cover made of a metal foil or a thin metal plate that can cover from the front surface to at least part of the back surface of a button used for clothing has been studied (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

A substrate member having an attachment portion to clothing on the back surface thereof and a surface member detachably attached to the substrate member are provided, and a permanent magnet is provided on one of the substrate member and the surface member, and the permanent A button cover provided with a magnetic member that is attracted to a magnet has been studied (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 05-009306 Registered Utility Model No. 2513089 Registered Utility Model No. 3003687 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-238710

However, the button cover as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is held by the pressing force of the leaf spring, so it may easily come off when attached. There was a possibility that it would be judged as

Further, the button cover as disclosed in Patent Document 2 is supported by the attaching thread of the button and has an introduction portion for the attaching thread. The center of the cover may be displaced from the center of the button and the button may not be completely hidden. Therefore, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of stably holding the button. In addition, there was a concern that the number of parts would be large and the manufacturing cost would be high.

Furthermore, the button cover as disclosed in Patent Document 3 is difficult to use repeatedly because it is covered with a single cover. In addition, the button cover as disclosed in Patent Document 4 is composed of a set of parts as buttons and parts as button covers that are replaceably attachable to and detachable from the parts. It was not possible to attach it to the existing button that is already

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a button cover which has a simple structure, is easy to attach, is stably held on a button when attached, and has excellent decorativeness.

As a result of intensive studies by the inventors of the present invention to solve the above problems, by combining a support body having a button housing portion capable of housing a button therein and a notch portion of a predetermined shape, and a decorative body, the above-mentioned We found that the problem can be solved, and completed the present invention.
That is, the present invention is as follows.
(1) A decorative button cover detachably attachable to a button, comprising: a support having a button accommodating portion capable of accommodating the button therein; and a decorative body provided on the surface of the support. On the surface of the support on the side opposite to the surface on which the decorative body is provided, a substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped thread for inserting the attaching thread of the button is continuously provided with the button accommodating portion. A button cover having a shaped notch.
(2) The button cover according to (1), wherein the shape of the notch is substantially U-shaped.
(3) The button cover according to (1), wherein the maximum width of the notch in plan view is smaller than the diameter of the button.
(4) The button cover according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the decoration has a three-dimensional shape.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a button cover that has a simple structure, is easy to attach, is stably held on the button when attached, and is excellent in decorativeness.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a button cover according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a button cover according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a button cover according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a schematic bottom view of the button cover according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the button cover according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the button;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a button cover according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The configuration described below is an example (representative example) of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
It should be noted that, in the drawings below, in order to make each configuration easier to understand, there are cases where the scale, number, etc., of the actual structure and each structure are different.

(button)
Buttons attached to the button cover of the present invention are not particularly limited. In this specification, circular buttons with a diameter of about 10 mm, which are usually sewn on clothes, are described as representative examples, but buttons of other shapes and sizes may be used. Furthermore, the button cover of the present invention is not limited to the use of buttons sewn on clothing, but can also be used for buttons attached to bags, purses, and the like.

(button cover)
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a button cover according to an embodiment of the invention.
The button cover 10 of this embodiment is a decorative button cover that is detachably attached to a button of clothing or the like. A button cover 10 of this embodiment has a support 1 and a decoration 4 provided on the surface of the support 1 . Although the decoration body 4 shown in FIG. 1 shows an example of a three-dimensional shape, the decoration body 4 may have a planar shape.

<Support>
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the button cover according to the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view of the button cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the support 1 has a button accommodating portion 2 inside which a button can be accommodated. In addition, the support 1 has a substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped notch 3 for inserting the attaching thread of the button on the surface opposite to the surface on which the decorative body 4 is provided. The button accommodating portion 2 and the notch portion 3 are continuously provided.

The shape of the support 1 is not particularly limited as long as it includes the button accommodating portion 2 and the notch portion 3, and can be designed as appropriate. Specific shapes of the support 1 may be, for example, circular, elliptical, quadrangular, polygonal, and the like, and may be arbitrary shapes imitating animals, vehicles, characters, and the like.

The material of the support 1 is not particularly limited, and any material can be used. Specific materials for the support 1 may be, for example, plastic, metal, wood, and the like. Among these materials, plastic is more preferable as the material for the support 1 from the viewpoint of light weight and excellent moldability.

Examples of the above plastic include polyethylene terephthalate resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, polyethylene resin, polycarbonate resin, ABS resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, (meth)acrylic resin, nylon, alkyd resin, polybutylene terephthalate resin, and fluorine resin. , silicon-based resins, and the like. These may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together. Among these, polyethylene terephthalate resin, polypropylene resin, and polystyrene resin are preferable from the viewpoint of easy availability of materials, recovery or reuse after disposal, and excellent moldability, and excellent impact resistance. Polystyrene resin is more preferable from the viewpoint of Various fibers (glass fiber, carbon fiber, etc.), fillers (calcium carbonate, talc, mica, clay, etc.) and the like may be blended with the plastic as appropriate.

As the metal, those having good workability are preferable, and examples thereof include iron, aluminum, brass, copper, and stainless steel. These may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together.

The size of the support 1 is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately designed according to the button to be attached. For example, when the support 1 is circular, it may have a diameter of about 5 mm to 50 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm to 20 mm.

The support 1 may be colored with any color. Coloring of the support 1 can be carried out by a known method depending on the material used for the support 1 .

<< button housing >>
As described above, the support 1 has the button accommodating portion 2 inside which a button can be accommodated. The button accommodating portion 2 mainly has a function of accommodating a button introduced through a notch portion 3 (to be described later) in the support 1 . As a result, the buttons can be completely hidden when worn, and the button cover 10 can be prevented from coming off. Further, when the inner wall surface of the button accommodating portion 2 and the outer peripheral surface of the accommodated button come into contact with each other, the button is locked by the button accommodating portion 2, and the button cover 10 is stably held by the button.

The shape of the button accommodating portion 2 is not particularly limited as long as the shape can accommodate the button, and can be designed as appropriate. Specifically, the shape of the button accommodating portion 2 is preferably substantially U-shaped as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

The size of the button accommodating portion 2 is not particularly limited as long as it can accommodate the buttons, and can be designed as appropriate. For example, when the button accommodating portion 2 is substantially U-shaped, even if the width dimension is about 2 mm to 20 mm, the length dimension is about 3 mm to 30 mm, and the height dimension is about 1 mm to 10 mm in plan view. good.

<<Notch>>
As described above, the support 1 has a substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped notch 3 for inserting the attachment thread of the button on the surface opposite to the surface on which the decorative body 4 is provided. . The cutout portion 3 is an opening formed from the substantially central portion to the end portion of the support 1, and in the button cover 10 of the present embodiment, the attachment string of the button is inserted through the cutout portion 3 so that the button can be taken in and out. can. In addition, by making the maximum length of the notch 3 in the width direction smaller than the diameter of the button in a plan view, the notch 3 can securely hold the button attachment string and more stably hold the button cover. can.

The shape of the notch 3 in the substantially central portion of the support 1 is preferably a curved shape from the viewpoint of improving compatibility with the attachment thread. That is, the shape of the notch 3 is more preferably substantially U-shaped from the viewpoint of compatibility with the attachment thread.

The size of the notch 3 is not particularly limited as long as the attachment string of the button can be inserted through it. For example, when the notch 3 is substantially U-shaped, its width in plan view is about 1 mm to 10 mm, its length is about 2 mm to 15 mm, and its height is about 0.5 mm to 5 mm.

<Decoration body>
A decoration 4 is provided on the surface of the support 1 . The shape, size, color, pattern, material, etc. of the decorative body 4 are not particularly limited, and the mounting method thereof can be appropriately attached by adhesion, fitting, or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the decorative body 4 is three-dimensionally configured with a character attached. It may be a flat decorative body with a flat surface, or may be a body with various three-dimensional decorations such as hairline processing and embossing. Moreover, the decorative body 4 may be uncolored or plain, and may be integrally formed of the same material as the support 1 . Further, a button cover in which the support 1 and the decorative body 4 are independently configured as separate members, and the decorative body 4 is attached to the surface of the support 1 later is also included in the button cover of the present embodiment. be From the viewpoint of improving the aesthetic appearance, the decorative body 4 preferably has a three-dimensional shape and is made of an appropriate material such as plastic, light metal, natural stone, glass, or the like.

<Other optional members>
The button cover 10 may be provided with other optional members as necessary within the range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. For example, the button cover 10 may have a hooking portion on which a fingertip or a toe can be hooked on the support 1, a lid portion covering the decorative body 4, or the like, if necessary.

(How to use the button cover)
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the button cover according to the embodiment of the invention is attached to the button.
The user pushes the notch 3 of the support 1 along the attachment thread 31 of the button 30 sewn on the garment 20 to introduce the attachment thread 31 into the notch 3 . When the attachment thread 31 is introduced, the attachment thread 31 is positioned substantially in the center of the support 1 and the button 30 is accommodated in the button accommodation portion 2 of the support 1 . Thereby, the button cover 10 is held by the button 30 as shown in FIG. As described above, the button cover 10 of the present embodiment has a simple structure, is easy to attach, and is stably held by the button when attached.
When the button cover 10 is removed from the button 30, the support 1 is pulled so that the attachment thread 31 in the notch 3 of the support 1 passes through the notch 3 and is pulled out.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Support body 2... Button accommodating part 3... Notch part 4... Decorative body 10... Button cover 20... Clothes 30... Button 31.・・ Attachment thread

Claims (4)

A decorative button cover detachably attached to a button,
a support having a button accommodating portion capable of accommodating the button therein;
a decoration provided on the surface of the support;
has
On the surface of the support opposite to the surface on which the decorative body is provided, there is provided a substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped thread connected to the button accommodating portion and through which the attaching thread of the button is inserted. having a notch,
button cover. 2. The button cover according to claim 1, wherein said notch has a substantially U shape. 2. The button cover according to claim 1, wherein a maximum length of said notch in a width direction in plan view is smaller than a diameter of said button. The button cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the decorative body has a three-dimensional shape.

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