US1480839A

US1480839A - Button

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Publication number: US1480839A
Application number: US602575A
Authority: US
Inventors: Major M Robinson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-11-22
Filing date: 1922-11-22
Publication date: 1924-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 1941-01-15

Description

Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES MAJOR M. ROBINSON, OF JACKSON, .IEIN'NESSEE.y

kppiieationund November 2'2, 1922. Serial Nb. 602,575.

To all 'whom may concern.'

Be it know that Il, MAJOR M. RoniNsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in buttons and is directedv incre especially to uniform or other decorative buttons and has: as onel of itsprimary objects to provide a buttonl which willf beadapted for secure attaehrnent to the overlapped side of a uniform coat orother garment and' will present anl unobstructed shank projecting forwardly from@ the said portion of the garment a sufficient distance to so space the head of the button from thefsaidvr portion of the garment als to perm of free play of the overlapping portion which willl be provided with a buttonhole for passage over the head of the button. Therefore, the invention contemplates the provision or a button which will beparticularly adapted liar employment on uniforms inasmuch' asthere will be no uckering of the garment where it is engage with the button and therefore the garment will present and maintain a neat and dressy alppeaarance and will be less liable to become wrinkled than where the ordinary button is employed.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the button that when applied to the overlapped portion o'f theE garment it willl be securely locked, in place` so that it cannot become lost or disarranged.

As stated, the button is designed primarily for use upon uniforms or Where a decorativel eiect is to be produced by the button ait thesame time it performs its primary function, and as uniform buttons ordinarily bear insignia on the faces of their heads it is of' course; desirable that the buttons be maintained* in position to display such in'- signia in upright position, and therefore the invention has as another important object to provide means whereby this result be obtained.

Inthe accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the buttonl embodying the invention applied to the gement;

Fig. 2 is a group perspective view illnetraxtiug the component parts of the button disassembled;

Fig. is a perspective view illustrating the locking means provided tor holding the locking' key in laico;-

Fig. 4 is a. ongitudinaal section-1l View through the locking key;

In the drawings the head of the button is indicated in general by the numeral 1 a/nd the same mary be of any desired contour and dimensions and ornamented or provided Witih insignia as may be found desirable. The` head 1 is provided with an axially located shank 2 which for a portion of its length is of cylindrical contour as indicated by the numeral 3 and for the remainderl of its length is reduced and given a rectangular form as indicated by the numoral 4. The shank 2 is formed with a threaded bore indicated by the numeral 5, the bore opening through the end of the reduced squared portion 4 of the shank 2.

The back of the button comprises a body 6 which may be of the circular form shown in the drawings or of any other desired contour, and the back is provided upon one of its faces with a threaded stud 7 designed to enter the threaded' bore 5. In connection with the back 6 there is employed a washer indicated by the numeral 8 which is formed centrally with a rectangular opening 9 of dimensions to adapt the Washer to be fitted on to the reduced squared portion 4 of the shank 2 as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In the said figure the numeral l() indicates theA overlapped portion of a garment such, for example,y as the front of a unio'rm coat or jacket and the' numeral 1l indicates the overlapping portion of mid garment, this lfaiiter portion being formed with a buttonhole indicated by the numeral 12. At this point it may he remarked that ordinarily uniform buttons are riveted or similarly secured* to the portion 10' of the garment and have relatively short sha-nhs so that when the overlapping portion H of the garment is applied over thebuttori and the shank of the button is received intheV buttonhole 12this portion of the garment is liable to pocker or become wrinkled thus detracting from the neat and dressy appearance of the uniform; By referring ro Fig. of the drawings it will be observed that in the present invention this disadvantage is eiectually overcome for when the portion 10 of the garment is suitably puncturcd to receive the squared portion 4 ol thel shank 2 of the button head and this shank is fitted -rst through the opening 9 in the washer 8 and then through the puncture in the said portion 10, the Washer Will bear against the shoulder formed by producing the reduced portion 4, and which shoulder is indicated in the drawings by the numeral 13, and will also hear flat against the forward side of the said portion of the garment. lith the parts thus positioned the stud 7 of the bai-k 6 is then threaded into the bore 5 by rotating the back, and finally the said portion of the garment Will be clamped {irmly between the washer and the back. If desired the back 6 may be provided with a milled or serrated periphery 14 to facilitate its assemblage with the shank of the head 1.

As previously stated it is desirable to maintain the head 1 of the button in a predetermined position in View of the fact that the button will ordinarily bear insignia of one kind or another upon the face of its head and it is desirable to keep the insignia in an upright position. Therefore, in order that the button may be maintained in such position, a spur 15 is provided upon that face of the washer 8 which is to bear against the portion 10 of the garment, and this spur will penetrate the said portion of the garment when the back 6 is assembled with the other parts of the button.

Inasmuch as it is desirable that the button be more or less securely anchored to the portion 10 of the garment, a looking means is provided for the purpose of preventing rotation of the back 6, and this means, as illustrated in Fi 2 of the drawings, comprises a locking rey 16 having beveled lateral edges 17 adapting it to be removably inserted into a recess 18 having beveled or undercut side Walls 19 and which recess is formed in that face of the back 6 from which the threaded stud 7 projects. The recess 18 opens through the periphery of the said back and extends radially inwardly across the face of the back beyond the center thereof so that in fact the stud 7 projects from the bottom wall of the said recess. The locking key 16 is formed in its end which is to be located Within the inner end of the recess 18, when the key is in place, with a recess 20 defining locking lingers 21 located in spaced parallel relation. The opposin sides of the fingers 21 are plane an spaced apart a distance equal to the diametric dimension of the reduced squared portion 4 of the shank 2. It will now be evident that when the parts are assembled, with the exception of the locking key 16, in the manner previously stated, the end of the squared portion 4 of the shank 2 will seat in the recess 18 in the back 6 and after the back has been rotated With relation to the head of the button to such position that two of the faces of the portion 4 wili be parallel to the edges of the walls 19 of the recess 18, the key may be fitted inte place Within the recess, and when it has been properly inserted, its lingers 21 will straddle the squared portion 4 of the shank 2 :1nd in this manner the parts will be locked against relative. rotation.

In order that the locking key 16 may be held in place within the recess in the back of the button, a latch spring 22 is secured at one end, as at 28, within a recess in the head of the key and, through its resiliency, normally assumes a position sprung to project at its free end somewhat beyond the plane of the face of the locking key within which the said recess is formed. This end of the latch spring is formed with a locking "i" tongue 25 which is designed to be s rung into engagement in a notch 26 formed 1n the inner Wall of the recess 18, when the locking ke f is slid into place within the said recess. Oil course, when the locking tongue is in engagement in the notch, the locking key will be securely held against Withdrawal, but in order that it may be withdrawn when occasion requires a fin er button 27 is provided and is connected y a shank 28 to the latch spring 22. The shank 28 of this button works through a slot 29 in the back 6 of the bottom and when pressure is applied against the head 27 in an inward direction, the locking tongue 25 will be disengaged from the notch 26.

While the button, in the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and hereinbefore described, is designed primarily for employment Where one portion of a garment is to be bnttoned in overlapped relation to another portion, it will be understood that, by a slight modification in structure, the button might be employed merely as an orna ment as, for example, on the sleeves of the garment.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A button comprising a head having a shank formed with a reduced squared end portion, a Washer fitted thereon against the shoulder provided b the formation of said portion and thus he d in spaced relation to the back of the head, the shank havin a threaded bore, a back having a threaded stud fitting the said bore, and means upon the back coactin with the squared portion of the shank and locking the back against rotation in a direction to unthread the stud from the bore.

2. A button comprisin a head having a shank formed with a re uced squared end portion, a Washer fitted thereon against the shoulder provided b the formation of said portion and thus he d in spaced relation to the back of the head, the shank havin a. threaded bore, a back havin a threa ed stud fitting the said bore, an means upon the back coactin with the squared portion of the shank an locking the back against lSO rotation in a direction to unthread the stud from the bore, thc said means comprising a key slidably engaged with the back and having spaced portions to straddle the squared portion of the head shank.

3. A button comprising a head having a shank formed with a reduced squared end portion, a Washer fitted thereon against the shoulder provided b the formation of said portion and thus held in spaced relation to the hack of the head, l(he shank having a threaded bore, n back having a` threaded stud fit-ting the said bore, and means upon the tion of the head shank, and a latch carried by the locking key and coacting with the said back of the button to restrain the key against displacement from the recess in which it is seated.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

MAJOR M. ROBINSON. [L 5.]