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US2636235A
US2636235A US247787A US24778751A US2636235A US 2636235 A US2636235 A US 2636235A US 247787 A US247787 A US 247787A US 24778751 A US24778751 A US 24778751A US 2636235 A US2636235 A US 2636235A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/12—Fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates, e.g. rubber strips, decorative strips for motor vehicles, by means of clips
    • F16B5/123—Auxiliary fasteners specially designed for this purpose
    • F16B5/125—Auxiliary fasteners specially designed for this purpose one of the auxiliary fasteners is comprising wire or sheet material or is made thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B1/00—Buttons
    • A44B1/18—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening
    • A44B1/28—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening with shank and counterpiece
    • A44B1/34—Buttons adapted for special ways of fastening with shank and counterpiece with snap-action counterpiece
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/12—Fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates, e.g. rubber strips, decorative strips for motor vehicles, by means of clips
    • F16B5/128—Fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates, e.g. rubber strips, decorative strips for motor vehicles, by means of clips a strip with a C-or U-shaped cross section being fastened to a plate such that the fastening means remain invisible, e.g. the fastening being completely enclosed by the strip
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps
    • Y10S24/30—Separable-fastener or required component thereof
    • Y10S24/43—Separable-fastener or required component thereof including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10S24/47—Selectively interlocking member having movably attached or biased interlocking component
    • Y10S24/48—And cavity for guiding movement of formations
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S411/918—Threadless nut
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/36—Button with fastener
    • Y10T24/3651—Separable
    • Y10T24/3655—Spring
    • Y10T24/3664—Spring with operating devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45005—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] with third detached member completing interlock [e.g., hook type]
    • Y10T24/45037—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] with third detached member completing interlock [e.g., hook type] for apparel and related accessories
    • Y10T24/45042—Button, button related
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49863—Assembling or joining with prestressing of part
    • Y10T29/49876—Assembling or joining with prestressing of part by snap fit

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  • This invention relates to a button securing device sometimes referred to as button back, and is particularly adapted for use in the securing of a button having two studs projecting rear wardly in spaced relation from the rear face thereof.
  • One of the objects of this invention is to provide a button back which may be pressed into place on the button and will maintain itself in such relation until manually manipulated for release.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will have a resilient action and will be of one piece of material.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will be of extremely simple construction and yet strong and durable.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will protect the prongs of the button from engaging or abrading the user or the clothing of the user.
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view, showing in section a piece of fabric to which the button and back therefore are attached.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view at right angles to the section of Figure 2, showing the studs in dotted lines and the back in a position to secure the back to the studs.
  • Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the parts as moved to a stud releasing position.
  • Figure 5 is a fragmental top plan view of one of the openings and one of the plates to show the gripping means and the free area of the openings adjacent thereto.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the back before bent into final shape.
  • the single sheet of stock which is utilized for the button back is designated generally it and comprises a first fiat plate I I at one'end of the strip which is shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4 .and is the lower plate of the two plates there provided.
  • This plate has a pair of openings l2'l2 in certain spaced relation which is the spacing of the studs l3-I3 extending rearwardly from the button M shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • a second flat plate !5 which is in slidable contact with the plate II and is held in this contact by the edges It of the plate H being rolled over the edges of the plate 15 sufficiently loosely so as to guide the plates in a longitudinal movement.
  • Plate I5 is provided with a first pair of openings ll-ll which are spaced the same as the openings l2 and which have fingers l8-l8 extending inwardly from the opposite sides of the opening so that when the studs l3-I3 are passed through these openings H the fingers will flex upwardly as shown in Figure 2 and will grip the surface of the studs [3. This gripping will occur by reason of the sharp corners of the fingers I8, but in order that there may be a better holding, notches l9 may be placed in the studs 13 at diametrically opposite locations.
  • J are provided in the plate 15 adjacent the openings [1 as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
  • of the plate It is bent sharply as at 22 and 23 where it extends from the plates II and I5 and is then arched on a short radius as at 24 and 25 andon a rather longer radius as at 26 connecting these shorter arch portions together.
  • the stock is so bent that normally the openings l'l-l 1 will align with the openings l2-l2, but when pressure is applied as shown by the arrow 28 so as to arch the portion 28 greater as at 29 (see Figure 4), then the openings 2U2ll will align with the openings I2l2 as shown in Figure 4.
  • the button back may be pressed on to the studs l3l3 to as sume the position shown in Figure l, and if release is desired, pressure will be applied on the opposite sharply arched portions 24 and 25 to flatten these arches by causing the portion 26 to arch on a shorter radius so as to move the openings I! from gripping relation with the studs l3 and cause the openings 28 to be in registry with opening I2 so that there will be no gripping on the stud and thus the button back may be lifted from the studs or the studs may be Withdrawn from the fabric 30 through which they may extend.
  • the device is all formed from a single piece of sheet stock and studs are protected from abrasion with a person or the persons clothing upon which the button is mounted.
  • a device for securing a two-post button in place comprising a first plate having a pair of openings spaced and of a size to receive there.- through the posts of the button to be secured, a second plate in slidable contact with the first plate and having a first pair of openings spaced to register with the openings in the first plate and provided with resilient means to grip the posts and prevent movement of the posts in one direction therethrough and a second pair of open: ings free of gripping means and communicating with the first pair of openings and permitting the posts to move from the first pair of openings Qf the 5 9 3 o nin a ca ing means to urge the plates to move the first pair of openings in the second plate into registry with the pair of openings in the first plate but yieldable to align the second pair of openings in the second plate with the first pair of openings in th fi t p a fo el asin t e os s- 2.
  • a device as in claim 1 wherein the edges of one plate are rolled over the edges of the other plate for slidably connecting the plates for movement one along thev other.
  • a device for gripping said posts comprising a first plate having a pair of spaced openings receiving therethrough the posts, a second plate in slidable contact with the first plate and having a first pair of openings spaced to register with the openings in the first plate and provided with resilient means gripping the posts and preventing movement of the posts in one direction therethrough and a second pair of openings free of gripping means and communicating with the first pair of openings and permitting the posts to move from the first pair of openings to the second pair of openings, elastically yielding means to urge the plates to cause the first pair F of openings in the second plate into registry with the pair of openings in the first plate but yieldable to align the second pair of openings in the second plate with the first pair of openings in the first plate for releasing the posts.

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April 28,,1953
E. A. N YGARD BUTTON SECURING DEVICE Filed Sept. 22, 1951 INVENTOR.
ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUTTON SECURING DEVICE Erik A. Nygard, Woonsocket, R. I. Application September 22, 1951, Serial No. 247,787
7 Claims. (Cl. 24-110) This invention relates to a button securing device sometimes referred to as button back, and is particularly adapted for use in the securing of a button having two studs projecting rear wardly in spaced relation from the rear face thereof.
One of the objects of this invention is to provide a button back which may be pressed into place on the button and will maintain itself in such relation until manually manipulated for release.
Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will have a resilient action and will be of one piece of material.
Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will be of extremely simple construction and yet strong and durable.
Another object of the invention is to provide a button back which will protect the prongs of the button from engaging or abrading the user or the clothing of the user.
With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is an elevational view, showing in section a piece of fabric to which the button and back therefore are attached.
Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional view at right angles to the section of Figure 2, showing the studs in dotted lines and the back in a position to secure the back to the studs.
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the parts as moved to a stud releasing position.
Figure 5 is a fragmental top plan view of one of the openings and one of the plates to show the gripping means and the free area of the openings adjacent thereto.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the back before bent into final shape.
In proceeding with this invention, I cut from a strip of sheet stock of the required length, a blank which has a plate at each end in which there are located openings for accomplishing the results desired, while the stock intermediate these plates is of a flexible, resilient character which may be bent into a bowed or ached shape for aligning the openings as desired while permitting sliding of the plates for a difierent position of the openings.
With reference to the drawings the single sheet of stock which is utilized for the button back is designated generally it and comprises a first fiat plate I I at one'end of the strip which is shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4 .and is the lower plate of the two plates there provided. This plate has a pair of openings l2'l2 in certain spaced relation which is the spacing of the studs l3-I3 extending rearwardly from the button M shown in Figures 1 and 2. At the opposite end of this strip of stock It] there is a second flat plate !5 which is in slidable contact with the plate II and is held in this contact by the edges It of the plate H being rolled over the edges of the plate 15 sufficiently loosely so as to guide the plates in a longitudinal movement. Plate I5 is provided with a first pair of openings ll-ll which are spaced the same as the openings l2 and which have fingers l8-l8 extending inwardly from the opposite sides of the opening so that when the studs l3-I3 are passed through these openings H the fingers will flex upwardly as shown in Figure 2 and will grip the surface of the studs [3. This gripping will occur by reason of the sharp corners of the fingers I8, but in order that there may be a better holding, notches l9 may be placed in the studs 13 at diametrically opposite locations. A second pair of openings 20-2|J are provided in the plate 15 adjacent the openings [1 as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
The middle or shank portion 2| of the plate It is bent sharply as at 22 and 23 where it extends from the plates II and I5 and is then arched on a short radius as at 24 and 25 andon a rather longer radius as at 26 connecting these shorter arch portions together. The stock is so bent that normally the openings l'l-l 1 will align with the openings l2-l2, but when pressure is applied as shown by the arrow 28 so as to arch the portion 28 greater as at 29 (see Figure 4), then the openings 2U2ll will align with the openings I2l2 as shown in Figure 4.
By reason of this construction the button back may be pressed on to the studs l3l3 to as sume the position shown in Figure l, and if release is desired, pressure will be applied on the opposite sharply arched portions 24 and 25 to flatten these arches by causing the portion 26 to arch on a shorter radius so as to move the openings I! from gripping relation with the studs l3 and cause the openings 28 to be in registry with opening I2 so that there will be no gripping on the stud and thus the button back may be lifted from the studs or the studs may be Withdrawn from the fabric 30 through which they may extend.
By reason of the shank portion 2! connecting both the plates, the device is all formed from a single piece of sheet stock and studs are protected from abrasion with a person or the persons clothing upon which the button is mounted.
I claim:
1. A device for securing a two-post button in place, comprising a first plate having a pair of openings spaced and of a size to receive there.- through the posts of the button to be secured, a second plate in slidable contact with the first plate and having a first pair of openings spaced to register with the openings in the first plate and provided with resilient means to grip the posts and prevent movement of the posts in one direction therethrough and a second pair of open: ings free of gripping means and communicating with the first pair of openings and permitting the posts to move from the first pair of openings Qf the 5 9 3 o nin a ca ing means to urge the plates to move the first pair of openings in the second plate into registry with the pair of openings in the first plate but yieldable to align the second pair of openings in the second plate with the first pair of openings in th fi t p a fo el asin t e os s- 2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the plates are connected by a bowed resilient strip of material.
3. A device as in claim 1 wherein the plates are connected by a bowed resilient strip of material which is the same piece of material as the plates.
4. A device, as in claim 1 wherein the edges of one plate are rolled over the edges of the other plate for slidably connecting the plates for movement one along thev other.
5. In combination a button having two posts extending therefrom, a device for gripping said posts comprising a first plate having a pair of spaced openings receiving therethrough the posts, a second plate in slidable contact with the first plate and having a first pair of openings spaced to register with the openings in the first plate and provided with resilient means gripping the posts and preventing movement of the posts in one direction therethrough and a second pair of openings free of gripping means and communicating with the first pair of openings and permitting the posts to move from the first pair of openings to the second pair of openings, elastically yielding means to urge the plates to cause the first pair F of openings in the second plate into registry with the pair of openings in the first plate but yieldable to align the second pair of openings in the second plate with the first pair of openings in the first plate for releasing the posts.
6. A button as in claim 5 wherein the posts are ro w a plurality of a i l y spa ed notch s intowhich said gripping means extend.
7. A button as, in claim 5 wherein the posts are provided with a, plurality of axially spaced diametrically opposite notches into which said gr i p-. ping means extend.
ERIK A. NYGARD.
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US2839809A (en) * 1953-04-01 1958-06-24 Capewell Mfg Company Separable link
US2850818A (en) * 1954-07-14 1958-09-09 Joseph S Brownstein Means for attaching military insignia to garments
US2894302A (en) * 1956-09-20 1959-07-14 Gen Motors Corp Spring clip
US3212180A (en) * 1961-07-31 1965-10-19 Fred J Russell Method of anchoring latch bolt casings
DE1285232B (en) * 1964-05-18 1968-12-12 Forsyth Ray E Fastening button
US3934329A (en) * 1974-10-10 1976-01-27 Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc. Method of and apparatus for attaching fasteners for cloth and the like
US20120278973A1 (en) * 2011-05-03 2012-11-08 Stacey Beth Berkowitz Placket truss and garment incorporating the same

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US183164A (en) * 1876-10-10 Improvement in ear and other studs
US259972A (en) * 1882-06-20 Separable button
US570576A (en) * 1896-11-03 Separable button
US679910A (en) * 1900-11-23 1901-08-06 Ethel Minna Phelps Separable button.

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US183164A (en) * 1876-10-10 Improvement in ear and other studs
US259972A (en) * 1882-06-20 Separable button
US570576A (en) * 1896-11-03 Separable button
US679910A (en) * 1900-11-23 1901-08-06 Ethel Minna Phelps Separable button.

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US2839809A (en) * 1953-04-01 1958-06-24 Capewell Mfg Company Separable link
US2850818A (en) * 1954-07-14 1958-09-09 Joseph S Brownstein Means for attaching military insignia to garments
US2894302A (en) * 1956-09-20 1959-07-14 Gen Motors Corp Spring clip
US3212180A (en) * 1961-07-31 1965-10-19 Fred J Russell Method of anchoring latch bolt casings
DE1285232B (en) * 1964-05-18 1968-12-12 Forsyth Ray E Fastening button
US3934329A (en) * 1974-10-10 1976-01-27 Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc. Method of and apparatus for attaching fasteners for cloth and the like
US20120278973A1 (en) * 2011-05-03 2012-11-08 Stacey Beth Berkowitz Placket truss and garment incorporating the same
US10188149B2 (en) * 2011-05-03 2019-01-29 Stacey Beth Berkowitz Placket truss and garment incorporating the same

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