Ornamental snap fastener assembly

Claim 1

AN ORNAMENTAL SNAP FASTENER ELEMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FASTENER MEMBER CONSISTING OF PLIABLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING (A) A BASE ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF A PIECE OF FLEXIBLE SUPPORTING MATERIAL; (B) A SNAP FASTENER HEAD PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM SAID BASE AND HAVING RADIALLY YIELDABLE PORTIONS ADAPTED FOR SNAP ENGAGEMENT WITH A MATING SNAP FASTENER ELEMENT; AND (C) A SUPPORT-PENETRATING POST INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY OF THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID BASE; IN COMBINATION WITH (D) AN ORNAMENTAL MEMBER OF BUTTON-LIKE APPEARANCE ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PIECE OF SUPPORTING MATERIAL OPPOSITE SAID BASE, SAID ORNAMENTAL MEMBER CONSISTING OF RELATIVELY HARD RIGID AND HEAT-RESISTANT MATERIAL AS COMPARED TO THE MATERIAL OF SAID FASTENER MEMBER, SAID ORNAMENTAL MEMBER HAVING A CENTRALLY ARRANGED HOLE WITH A COUNTERBORE EXTENDING INWARDLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF TO PROVIDE AN OUTWARDLY FACING ANNULAR SHOULDER; (E) SAID POST EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOLE AND HAVING ITS END DEFORMED OUTWARDLY TO PROVIDE A RING OF THERMO-PLASTIC MATERIAL BEARING AGAINST SAID ANNULAR SHOULDER, SAID RING BEING POSITIONED WHOLLY BELOW THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID ORNAMENTAL MEMBER WHEREBY IT WILL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTACT WITH A HEATED IRON WHICH MAY BE PRESSED AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID ORNAMENTAL MEMBER.