US1331611A

US1331611A - Badge or button

Info

Publication number: US1331611A
Application number: US309876A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bott Joseph
Original assignee: BASTIAN BROS Co
Current assignee: BASTIAN BROS Co
Priority date: 1919-07-10
Filing date: 1919-07-10
Publication date: 1920-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 1937-02-24

Description

Patented Feb. 24,19 211 INVENTOR. 6%

"Ff i0 ATTORNEYS.

- UNITED sir ,TEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH BOTT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO. BASTIAN BROS. COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NE\/V YORK, A CORPORATION.

BADGE on BUTTON.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application filed July 10, 1919. Serial No. 309,876.

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The present invention relates to a badge or button and more particularly to the manner of securing a fastening device to the badge or button, an object of this invention being to provide a construction in which the fastening device is not only firmly secured to the badge or button against accidental displacement, but is also held against turning movement on the badge or button.

To this and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front face view of the badge or button;

Fig. 2 is a rear face view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4: is an enlarged section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the fastening device.

Badges or buttons have been formed heretofore of sheet metal plates with collets under which a fastening device has been received, but such constructions have been defective due to the fact that the fastening devices were not permanently secured to the button body and the latter would turn on the fastening device. According to this invention, the fastening device is secured to the button body in such a manner that it cannot become accidentally disconnected from the body and the body is held against turning on the fastening device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, 1 indicates the circular front plate of the button or badge which has at its edge a rearwardly turned annular flange 2 deflected slightly inwardly. This front plate is covered by a sheet of celluloid 3 or other material held in place on the front plate by a collet 4.

The collet is of annular form and is made of sheet metal, its outer edge being received within and held by the rearwardly and inwardly turned flange and its inner edge being turned or bent forwardly at 5 substantially in abutment with the rear face of the front plate to provide a substantially closed annular space 6 for the reception of the fastening device. This forwardly turned portion at the inner edge of the collet is deflected away from the rear face of the front plate at two diametrically opposite points indicated at 7 The fastening device as illustrated in Fig. 5 is formed from i a single piece of wire stock and has portions 8 received within the annular space formed by the collet. A U shaped portion 9 between the ends of the wire stock is bent to project from the annular space under one of said deflected portions 7 to provide an anchor for the pin 10 of the fastening device. Apin 10 is formed by one of the eX- treme ends of the wire and projects through the other deflected portion 7 of the collet.

By this arrangement the side walls of the deflected portions 7 of the collet cooperate with the pin 10 and the U shaped portion 9 to prevent the turning of the fastening device in the collet. At the same time, the portions 8 of the fastening device are housed due to the fact that the inner edge of the collet projects forwardly substantially to the forward face of the fastening device thus holding the fastening device against accidental removal.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A badge or button comprising acircular front plate having a rearwardly and inwardly turned annular flange, an annular collet formed of sheet metal and having its outer edge received within and held by the flange of the front wall and its inner edge turned forwardly substantially into abutment with the rear face of the front plate to provide a' substantially closed annular space, the forwardly turned inner edge having, at two diametrically opposite points,

portions deflected awayfromthe rear face one of said deflected portions o f-the, collet of the front plate, and a fastening device to prwide an anchor, and a portion at one formed of a single piece of wire stock and end extended throught'he space 'below the 10 havingportions received andheldwithin the other deflected portion of the collet to pro- 5 annular space by the forwardly tnrnedinner Vide 'a pin which isada-pted to engage with edgeof the collet, a portion between its ends the anchor. V bent to project from the annular space under JOSEPH BOTT.