US20170265601A1 - Male button for a snap button - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a male button for a snap button, and more particularly, to a male button for a snap button that can have an enhanced appearance and that can obtain an advertising effect and decoration effect while representing a luxurious appearance and that can prevent foreign substances from being entered therein.
- the fitting protrusion of the male button 10 b is located to correspond to the coupling hole 12 a formed in the female button 10 a , and when the male button 10 b is pressed toward the female button 10 a , while the fitting protrusion is inserted into the coupling hole 12 a , an elastic ring received in the female button 10 a is pulled by an end portion of the fitting protrusion and is located and pressed at a concave peripheral portion of the fitting protrusion and comes in close contact with an outer periphery of the fitting protrusion and thus the female button 10 a and the male button 10 b are integrally coupled.
- the conventional snap button has a structure in which a pattern, etc., may not be formed on a surface thereof and thus an advertising effect and a decoration effect may not be obtained and quality of the snap button may thus be deteriorated.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems and provides a male button for a snap button having an enhanced appearance by improving a structure thereof such that the inside of the male button is not exposed to the outside.
- the present invention further provides a male button for a snap button that can prevent foreign substances from being entered into the male button to prevent products in which the snap buttons are used from being contaminated.
- a male button for a snap wherein a closed surface portion is formed at a front surface of a main body and a press fixing portion is formed at an edge of the main body in order to form a receiving space within a fitting protrusion and a concave peripheral portion protruded in a cylindrical shape, the receiving space of the main body receives a deformation prevention device that prevents the fitting protrusion and the concave peripheral portion from being dented upon performing a compression work for fixing the male button to a fabric, a snap having a coupling rod is inserted and fixed by compressing to a press fixing portion of the main body, and a snap fixing plate is inserted and fixed by compressing to a coupling rod of the snap.
- the deformation prevention portion is made of a metal that is not dent or broken upon performing a compression work.
- a male button for a snap button of the present invention because a closed surface portion is integrally formed at a front surface of a main body, the inside of the male button is not exposed to the outside and thus the appearance of the male button is enhanced.
- the male button can structurally represent a luxurious appearance and obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect and marketability can be thus enhanced.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a male button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupled state of a male button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupled state of a snap button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are perspective views illustrating a pattern of a surface portion according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are perspective views illustrating another example of a snap according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a snap button according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a male button 100 for a snap button includes a main body 110 having a surface portion 114 and a press fixing portion 115 having a closed front surface in order to form a receiving space 113 within a fitting protrusion 111 and a concave outer peripheral portion 112 protruded in a cylindrical shape; a deformation prevention device 120 received in the receiving space 113 of the main body 110 ; a snap 130 having a coupling rod 131 and fixed to the press fixing portion 115 of the main body 110 ; and a snap fixing plate 140 inserted and fixed to the coupling rod 131 of the snap.
- the male button 100 is coupled separably to a female button 200 of the snap button, and such a male button 100 includes a main body 110 , a deformation prevention device 120 , a snap 130 , and a snap fixing plate 140 .
- the main body 110 , the snap 130 , and the snap fixing plate 140 are produced by shaping a thin metal piece.
- the male button 100 and the female button 200 form the snap button and are installed at opposite locations on an opening portion in order to close the opening portion formed in a product such as garment, a bag or footwear, and when an external force is applied, the male button 100 and the female button 200 are formed such that opposite surfaces are fitted to each other.
- an elastic ring 210 is formed that contacts an outer periphery of the fitting protrusion 111 formed in the main body 110 of the male button 100 to prevent the male button 100 from being separated, and a snap 220 for fixing the female button 200 to a fabric 300 is coupled to the outside of the female button 200 .
- the main body 110 forms a body of the male button 100 , and at a central portion of such a main body 110 , the fitting protrusion 111 and the concave peripheral portion 112 coupled to the elastic ring 210 of the female button 200 are protruded in a cylindrical shape, and the receiving space 113 is formed to receive the deformation prevention device 120 within the concave peripheral portion 112 and the fitting protrusion 111 .
- a front surface of the receiving space 113 is closed by the surface portion 114 , and at an edge of the main body 110 , the press fixing portion 115 is formed to fix the snap 130 .
- the inside of the male button 100 is not exposed to the outside and thus the male button 100 has an enhanced appearance and prevents foreign substances from being entered therein.
- connection portion 116 is integrally formed between the concave peripheral portion 112 and the press fixing portion 115 .
- a space 115 a is formed to receive the snap 130 , and upon performing a compression work of the press fixing portion 115 , an inner surface of the connection portion 116 supports the snap 130 .
- a pattern 114 a is formed at the surface portion 114 of the main body 110 .
- a luxurious appearance of the male button can be structurally represented through the pattern 114 a and an advertising effect and a decoration effect can be obtained.
- the pattern 114 a of the surface portion 114 is formed by intaglio or embossment.
- the pattern 114 a may be formed by intaglio
- the pattern 114 a may be formed by embossment.
- the deformation prevention device 120 is housed at the receiving space 113 of the main body 110 . As shown in FIG. 5 , such a deformation prevention device 120 performs a function of preventing the fitting protrusion 111 and the concave peripheral portion 112 from being dented upon performing a compression work for fixing the male button 100 to the fabric 300 .
- the deformation prevention device 120 is made of a metal.
- the snap 130 in a state in which the snap 130 is inserted into the space 115 a of the press fixing portion 115 , the snap 130 is fixed by compression.
- an end portion of the press fixing portion 115 is compressed while winding in a circle shape to come in close contact with an edge of the snap 130 and thus the snap 130 is securely fixed in a state inserted into the space 115 a of the press fixing portion 115 .
- the snap 130 is formed in a circular shape corresponding to the press fixing portion 115 .
- straight line portions 130 a may be formed.
- FIG. 8B at both sides of the snap 130 , it is characterized in that a discharge hole 132 is formed.
- the discharge hole 132 upon plating the male button 100 , the discharge hole 132 performs a function of discharging a plating liquid entered into the male button 100 to the outside.
- a movement prevention circle jaw 133 inserted into the receiving space 113 of the main body 110 is protruded.
- the circle jaw 133 is inserted into the receiving space 113 and prevents a movement of the snap 130 upon performing a compression work that fixes the snap 130 to the press fixing portion 115 of the main body 110 .
- the main body 110 and the snap 130 may be integrally formed using die casting, if necessary.
- the snap fixing plate 140 is inserted and fixed to the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 , and at a central portion thereof, an insertion hole 141 inserted into the coupling rod 131 is formed.
- a groove 142 and a latch jaw 143 are formed, and at an edge of the snap fixing plate 140 , a round rim 144 having a concave groove 144 a is provided.
- a location to fix the male button 100 is marked to the fabric 300 of the garment, the bag and the footwear, a hole is formed by a punch at a marking location, the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 is inserted into the hole, the insertion hole 141 of the snap fixing plate 140 is inserted into the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 inserted and protruded to the hole of the fabric 300 , and by striking the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 by the punch, when an end portion of the coupling rod 131 is extended to and comes in close contact with the latch jaw 143 of the snap fixing plate 140 , the male button 100 is securely fixed to the fabric 300 .
- the female button 200 of the snap button is disposed and securely fixed to the fabric 300 of a location opposite to the male button 100 .
- a fixing cap 150 is inserted and fixed by compression to the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 .
- the coupling rod 131 in a state in which the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 is inserted into a coupling hole 151 formed in the fixing cap 150 , the coupling rod 131 is securely fixed to the coupling hole 151 through compression and is not exposed to the outside by the fixing cap 150 .
- the closed surface portion 114 is integrally formed at a front surface of the main body 110 , the inside of the male button 100 is not exposed to the outside and thus there is an advantage that the appearance of the male button is enhanced.
- the male button 100 can structurally represent a luxurious appearance and obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect and marketability can be thus enhanced.
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A male button for a snap button is provided that can have an enhanced appearance and that can obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect while representing a luxurious appearance and that can prevent foreign substances from being entered therein. The male button for a snap button includes: a main body 110 having a surface portion 114 and a press fixing portion 115 having closed front surfaces in order to form a receiving space 113 within a fitting protrusion 111 and a concave peripheral portion 112 protruded in a cylindrical shape; a deformation prevention device 120 received at the receiving space 113 of the main body 110; a snap 130 having a coupling rod 131 and fixed to the press fixing portion 115 of the main body 110; and a snap fixing plate 140 inserted and fixed to the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130.
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- This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0145393, filed on Oct. 19, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a male button for a snap button, and more particularly, to a male button for a snap button that can have an enhanced appearance and that can obtain an advertising effect and decoration effect while representing a luxurious appearance and that can prevent foreign substances from being entered therein.
- Description of the Related Art
- In general, in order to fasten two materials used in a product such as a garment, a bag, or footwear, a pair of buttons such as press buttons or snap buttons are installed at the materials facing each other, and when an external force is applied to the pair of buttons, opposite surfaces thereof may be fastened to each other.
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FIG. 1 , a conventional snap button includes afemale button 10 a and amale button 10 b that may be coupled or separated, is formed in astructure having snaps female button 10 a and themale button 10 b, respectively, to a fabric, while couplingholes female button 10 a and themale button 10 b, respectively, and thesnaps cylindrical coupling rods coupling holes female button 10 a, the snap button houses an elastic ring that contacts with an outer periphery of a fitting protrusion formed in themale button 10 b to prevent themale button 10 b from being separated. - In a process of attaching such a conventional snap button to a garment, a bag and footwear, a location to fix the
female button 10 a and themale button 10 b is marked at a fabric of the garment, the bag, and the footwear, a hole is formed by a punch at the marking location, thecoupling rods snaps coupling holes female button 10 a and themale button 10 b are fitted to thecoupling rods snaps coupling rods snaps coupling holes coupling rods coupling holes female button 10 a and themale button 10 b each are fixed to the fabric. - Therefore, when coupling them, the fitting protrusion of the
male button 10 b is located to correspond to thecoupling hole 12 a formed in thefemale button 10 a, and when themale button 10 b is pressed toward thefemale button 10 a, while the fitting protrusion is inserted into thecoupling hole 12 a, an elastic ring received in thefemale button 10 a is pulled by an end portion of the fitting protrusion and is located and pressed at a concave peripheral portion of the fitting protrusion and comes in close contact with an outer periphery of the fitting protrusion and thus thefemale button 10 a and themale button 10 b are integrally coupled. When separating the snap button, if the fabric to which thefemale button 10 a is fixed is pulled, the fitting protrusion is separated from the elastic ring to be conveniently separated therefrom. Even if a coupling location of such afemale button 10 a andmale button 10 b is installed on the contrary, the same operation may be performed. A detailed description of such a snap button is described in Korean Registered Utility Model Nos. 20-0183274 and 20-0288149. - However, as shown in
FIG. 1 , in themale button 10 b for the conventional snap button, because thecoupling hole 12 b is exposed to the outside in a state in which themale button 10 b is separated from thefemale button 10 a, there is a problem that themale button 10 b does not structurally have an enhanced appearance and therefore themale button 10 b may not represent a luxurious appearance. - Further, because the
coupling hole 12 b of the conventional snap button is formed in a central portion of themale button 10 b, the conventional snap button has a structure in which a pattern, etc., may not be formed on a surface thereof and thus an advertising effect and a decoration effect may not be obtained and quality of the snap button may thus be deteriorated. - In the
conventional male button 10 b, because foreign substances are easily entered into themale button 10 b through thecoupling holes - The present invention has been made in view of the above problems and provides a male button for a snap button having an enhanced appearance by improving a structure thereof such that the inside of the male button is not exposed to the outside.
- The present invention further provides a male button for a snap button that can obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect while representing a luxurious appearance by forming various patterns or logos on a surface of the male button, thereby enhancing marketability.
- The present invention further provides a male button for a snap button that can prevent foreign substances from being entered into the male button to prevent products in which the snap buttons are used from being contaminated.
- In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a male button for a snap, wherein a closed surface portion is formed at a front surface of a main body and a press fixing portion is formed at an edge of the main body in order to form a receiving space within a fitting protrusion and a concave peripheral portion protruded in a cylindrical shape, the receiving space of the main body receives a deformation prevention device that prevents the fitting protrusion and the concave peripheral portion from being dented upon performing a compression work for fixing the male button to a fabric, a snap having a coupling rod is inserted and fixed by compressing to a press fixing portion of the main body, and a snap fixing plate is inserted and fixed by compressing to a coupling rod of the snap.
- Further, in the present invention, at the surface portion of the main body, various patterns or logos are formed.
- Further, in the present invention, at the surface portion of the main body, a pattern is formed by intaglio or embossment.
- Further, in the present invention, the deformation prevention portion is made of a metal that is not dent or broken upon performing a compression work.
- Further, in the present invention, at both sides of the snap, a discharge hole is formed to discharge a plating liquid.
- Further, in the present invention, a fixing cap is inserted and fixed by compression to the coupling rod of the snap.
- According to a male button for a snap button of the present invention, because a closed surface portion is integrally formed at a front surface of a main body, the inside of the male button is not exposed to the outside and thus the appearance of the male button is enhanced.
- Further, because various patterns or logos are formed on a surface portion of the main body by intaglio or embossment, the male button can structurally represent a luxurious appearance and obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect and marketability can be thus enhanced.
- Further, because foreign substances can be prevented from being entered into the male button through a closed surface portion of the main body, products in which the snap buttons are used can be prevented from being contaminated.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a conventional snap button; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a snap button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a male button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is an exploded cross-sectional view illustrating a male button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupled state of a male button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupled state of a snap button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 7A and 7B are perspective views illustrating a pattern of a surface portion according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 8A and 8B are perspective views illustrating another example of a snap according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a snap button according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Hereinafter, a configuration according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
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FIGS. 2 to 9 , amale button 100 for a snap button according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes amain body 110 having asurface portion 114 and apress fixing portion 115 having a closed front surface in order to form areceiving space 113 within afitting protrusion 111 and a concave outerperipheral portion 112 protruded in a cylindrical shape; adeformation prevention device 120 received in thereceiving space 113 of themain body 110; asnap 130 having acoupling rod 131 and fixed to thepress fixing portion 115 of themain body 110; and asnap fixing plate 140 inserted and fixed to thecoupling rod 131 of the snap. - Here, the
male button 100 is coupled separably to afemale button 200 of the snap button, and such amale button 100 includes amain body 110, adeformation prevention device 120, asnap 130, and asnap fixing plate 140. In this case, themain body 110, thesnap 130, and thesnap fixing plate 140 are produced by shaping a thin metal piece. - The
male button 100 and thefemale button 200 form the snap button and are installed at opposite locations on an opening portion in order to close the opening portion formed in a product such as garment, a bag or footwear, and when an external force is applied, themale button 100 and thefemale button 200 are formed such that opposite surfaces are fitted to each other. In this case, at the inner side of thefemale button 200, anelastic ring 210 is formed that contacts an outer periphery of thefitting protrusion 111 formed in themain body 110 of themale button 100 to prevent themale button 100 from being separated, and asnap 220 for fixing thefemale button 200 to afabric 300 is coupled to the outside of thefemale button 200. - The
main body 110 forms a body of themale button 100, and at a central portion of such amain body 110, thefitting protrusion 111 and the concaveperipheral portion 112 coupled to theelastic ring 210 of thefemale button 200 are protruded in a cylindrical shape, and thereceiving space 113 is formed to receive thedeformation prevention device 120 within the concaveperipheral portion 112 and thefitting protrusion 111. A front surface of thereceiving space 113 is closed by thesurface portion 114, and at an edge of themain body 110, thepress fixing portion 115 is formed to fix thesnap 130. In this case, at a front surface of themain body 110, because thesurface portion 114 is integrally formed, the inside of themale button 100 is not exposed to the outside and thus themale button 100 has an enhanced appearance and prevents foreign substances from being entered therein. - The
fitting protrusion 111, the concaveperipheral portion 112, thesurface portion 114, and thepress fixing portion 115 of themain body 110 are integrally formed through a thin metal piece. Aconnection portion 116 is integrally formed between the concaveperipheral portion 112 and thepress fixing portion 115. In this case, at an inner side of thepress fixing portion 115, aspace 115 a is formed to receive thesnap 130, and upon performing a compression work of thepress fixing portion 115, an inner surface of theconnection portion 116 supports thesnap 130. - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIGS. 7A and 7B , it is characterized in that apattern 114 a is formed at thesurface portion 114 of themain body 110. In this case, at thesurface portion 114 of themain body 110, becausevarious patterns 114 a or logos may be formed, a luxurious appearance of the male button can be structurally represented through thepattern 114 a and an advertising effect and a decoration effect can be obtained. - Further, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is characterized in that the
pattern 114 a of thesurface portion 114 is formed by intaglio or embossment. In this case, as shown inFIG. 7A , thepattern 114 a may be formed by intaglio, and as shown inFIG. 7B , thepattern 114 a may be formed by embossment. - The
deformation prevention device 120 is housed at thereceiving space 113 of themain body 110. As shown inFIG. 5 , such adeformation prevention device 120 performs a function of preventing thefitting protrusion 111 and the concaveperipheral portion 112 from being dented upon performing a compression work for fixing themale button 100 to thefabric 300. - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the
fitting protrusion 111 and the concaveperipheral portion 112 from being dented or broken upon performing a compression work, it is characterized in that thedeformation prevention device 120 is made of a metal. - The
snap 130 is fixed to thepress fixing portion 115 of themain body 110 and has acoupling rod 131 for fixing thesnap fixing plate 140. In this case, thesnap fixing plate 140 and thecoupling rod 131 are integrally formed through a thin metal piece, and thecoupling rod 131 is formed in a hollow shape. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , in a state in which thesnap 130 is inserted into thespace 115 a of thepress fixing portion 115, thesnap 130 is fixed by compression. In this case, as shown inFIG. 5 , an end portion of thepress fixing portion 115 is compressed while winding in a circle shape to come in close contact with an edge of thesnap 130 and thus thesnap 130 is securely fixed in a state inserted into thespace 115 a of thepress fixing portion 115. - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 3 , thesnap 130 is formed in a circular shape corresponding to thepress fixing portion 115. - According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 8A , at four side edges of thesnap 130,straight line portions 130 a may be formed. - Further, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 8B , at both sides of thesnap 130, it is characterized in that adischarge hole 132 is formed. In this case, upon plating themale button 100, thedischarge hole 132 performs a function of discharging a plating liquid entered into themale button 100 to the outside. - In the
snap 130, a movementprevention circle jaw 133 inserted into the receivingspace 113 of themain body 110 is protruded. In this case, thecircle jaw 133 is inserted into the receivingspace 113 and prevents a movement of thesnap 130 upon performing a compression work that fixes thesnap 130 to thepress fixing portion 115 of themain body 110. - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the
main body 110 and thesnap 130 may be integrally formed using die casting, if necessary. - The
snap fixing plate 140 is inserted and fixed to thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130, and at a central portion thereof, aninsertion hole 141 inserted into thecoupling rod 131 is formed. In this case, as shown inFIG. 4 , in the central portion of thesnap fixing plate 140, agroove 142 and alatch jaw 143 are formed, and at an edge of thesnap fixing plate 140, around rim 144 having aconcave groove 144 a is provided. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , in a process of attaching themale button 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention to thefabric 300 of a garment, a bag and footwear, a location to fix themale button 100 is marked to thefabric 300 of the garment, the bag and the footwear, a hole is formed by a punch at a marking location, thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130 is inserted into the hole, theinsertion hole 141 of thesnap fixing plate 140 is inserted into thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130 inserted and protruded to the hole of thefabric 300, and by striking thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130 by the punch, when an end portion of thecoupling rod 131 is extended to and comes in close contact with thelatch jaw 143 of thesnap fixing plate 140, themale button 100 is securely fixed to thefabric 300. As shown inFIG. 6 , thefemale button 200 of the snap button is disposed and securely fixed to thefabric 300 of a location opposite to themale button 100. - As described above, in a state in which the
male button 100 faces thefemale button 200, each of them are fixed to thefabrics 300 facing each other, when pressing themale button 100 and thefemale button 200 together, while thefitting protrusion 111 is inserted into thefemale button 200, theelastic ring 210 is pulled by an end portion of thefitting protrusion 111 and is located at the concaveperipheral portion 112 of thefitting protrusion 111 to be pressed and to come in close contact with an outer periphery of thefitting protrusion 111 and thus themale button 100 and thefemale button 200 are integrally coupled, as shown inFIG. 6 . As described above, in a state in which the snap button is coupled, when each of themale button 100 and thefemale button 200 is pulled in opposite directions, thefitting protrusion 111 is separated from theelastic ring 210 and thus themale button 100 and thefemale button 200 are simply separated. - According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 9 , a fixingcap 150 is inserted and fixed by compression to thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in a state in which thecoupling rod 131 of thesnap 130 is inserted into acoupling hole 151 formed in the fixingcap 150, thecoupling rod 131 is securely fixed to thecoupling hole 151 through compression and is not exposed to the outside by the fixingcap 150. - Therefore, in the present invention, because the
closed surface portion 114 is integrally formed at a front surface of themain body 110, the inside of themale button 100 is not exposed to the outside and thus there is an advantage that the appearance of the male button is enhanced. - Further, in the present invention, because the
various patterns 114 a or logos are formed at thesurface portion 114 of themain body 110 by intaglio or embossment, themale button 100 can structurally represent a luxurious appearance and obtain an advertising effect and a decoration effect and marketability can be thus enhanced. - In the present invention, because foreign substances can be prevented from being entered into the
male button 100 through thesurface portion 114 of the closedmain body 110, a product in which the snap button is used can be prevented from being contaminated.
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1. A male button 100 for a snap button comprising:
a main body 110 having a surface portion 114 and a press fixing portion 115 having closed front surfaces in order to form a receiving space 113 within a fitting protrusion 111 and a concave peripheral portion 112 protruded in a cylindrical shape;
a deformation prevention device 120 received at the receiving space 113 of the main body 110;
a snap 130 fixed to the press fixing portion 115 of the main body 110; and
a snap fixing plate 140 fixed to the snap 130,
wherein a coupling rod 131 for fixing the snap fixing plate 140 is provided at the snap 130, a movement prevention circle jaw 133 inserted into the receiving space 113 of the main body 110 is protruded to the snap 130, and a discharge hole 132 is formed at both sides of the snap 130.
2. The male button of claim 1 , wherein a pattern 114 a is formed at the surface portion 114 of the main body 110 by intaglio or embossment.
3. The male button of claim 1 , wherein the deformation prevention device 120 prevents the fitting protrusion 111 and the concave peripheral portion 112 from being dented upon performing a compression work for fixing the male button 100 to a fabric 300 and is made of a metal to prevent from being dented or broken upon performing a compression work.
4. The male button of claim 1 , wherein the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 is securely fixed through compression in a state in which the coupling rod 131 of the snap 130 is inserted into a coupling hole 151 formed in a fixing cap 150, and the coupling rod 131 is not exposed to the outside by the fixing cap 150.
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