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US4084295A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Button

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-06-29
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Granted: 1978-04-18
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Expires: 1997-06-29
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Abstract

Abstract A button comprises a button face member; a support plate having a center hole for supporting the face member; a hollow button shank having upper and lower open ends, a constricted neck at its upper portion and a shoulder extending downward from the constricted neck, the neck having a smaller diameter than the center hole, the shoulder having a larger diameter than the center hole; a bending guide member disposed within the shank and having a slanting surface at its bottom for bending and guiding; an engaging member having a center bore extending therethrough and disposed within the shank and under the bending guide member; and a fastening member having a piercing needle. The support plate is loosely fitted around the neck of the shank and retained thereon by an enlarged top portion formed at the upper end of the neck after the support plate has been loosely fitted around the neck. The button face member is fitted over the support plate to form a button head from the face member and the support plate, whereby the button head is pivotably turnably supported by the shank with the enlarged top portion of the shank positioned within the space defined by the face member and the support plate. The button main body is fastened to a fabric or like sheet-like material by the piercing needle of the fastening member.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hidenosuke Ishizaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 06:47
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B1/00; A44B1/18; A44B1/44; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/36; Y10T24/3611; Y10T24/3613

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A button comprising: a button face member, a support plate having a center hole for supporting the face member, a hollow button shank having upper and lower open ends, a constricted neck at its upper portion and a shoulder extending downward from the constricted neck, the neck having a smaller diameter than the center hole, the shoulder having a larger diameter than the center hole, a bending guide member disposed within the shank and having a slanting surface at its bottom for bending and guiding, an engaging member having a center bore extending therethrough and disposed within the shank and under the bending guide member, and a fastening member having a piercing needle, the support plate being loosely fitted around the neck of the shank and retained thereon by an enlarged top portion formed at the upper end of the neck after the support plate has been loosely fitted around the neck, the button face member being fitted over the support plate to form a button head from the face member and the support plate, the button head being pivotably turnably supported by the shank with the enlarged top portion of the shank positioned within the space defined by the face member and the support plate, the shank being fastenable to a fabric or like sheet-like material by the piercing needle of the fastening member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A button comprising: a button face member, a support plate having a center hole for supporting the face member, a hollow button shank having upper and lower open ends, a constricted neck at its upper portion and a shoulder extending downward from the constricted neck, the neck having a smaller diameter than the center hole, the shoulder having a larger diameter than the center hole, a bending guide member disposed within the shank and having a slanting surface at its bottom for bending and guiding, an engaging member having a center bore extending therethrough and disposed within the shank and under the bending guide member, and a fastening member having a piercing needle, the support plate being loosely fitted around the neck of the shank and retained thereon by an enlarged top portion formed at the upper end of the neck after the support plate has been loosely fitted around the neck, the button face member being fitted over the support plate to form a button head from the face member and the support plate, the button head being pivotably turnably supported by the shank with the enlarged top portion of the shank positioned within the space defined by the face member and the support plate, the shank being fastenable to a fabric or like sheet-like material by the piercing needle of the fastening member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A button as defined in claim 1 wherein the slanting surface of the bending guide member slants upward from its bottom surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A button as defined in claim 1 wherein the bending guide member is adhered to the inside surface of the button shank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A button as defined in claim 1 wherein the enlarged top portion of the shank is formed by enlarging the open upper end of the neck radially outwardly thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
A button as defined in claim 1 wherein the enlarged top portion of the shank is formed by providing an enlarged member at the open upper end of the neck.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US459483A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-04-17 1981-10-17 1982-04-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-04-17 1985-10-17 1986-04-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-04-17 1989-10-17 1990-04-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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