Badge, and badge producing device

A button comprising:

• a button body including:
• (i) a front cover having a front plate and a front cover edge extending from said front plate;
• (ii) a sheet member disposed on said front plate of said front cover;
• and
• (iii) a rear cover having a rear plate and a rear cover edge extending from said rear plate;
• said front cover being connected to said rear cover and having a portion of said sheet member disposed between said rear cover edge and said front cover edge;
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• an attachment means for holding said button body, said attachment means having a portion oriented transverse to and contacting said rear plate.

A button comprising:

• a button body having a pattern thereon;
• a coupling member contacting said button body;
• and
• an attachment member connected to said coupling member for holding said button, wherein said coupling member contacts said button body by means of a raised element fitted in a hole provided in the center of said button body.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a platform movably attached to said base;
• a first lower die and a second lower die disposed on said platform and spaced apart from each other along a path of a movement of said platform;
• a vertical support member;
• a beam connected to upper portions of said vertical support member and having a female screw thread therein;
• a screw shaft movably interconnected with said female screw thread;
• an upper die located at a lower end of said screw shaft, and
• an operating handle provided on an upper part of said screw shaft;
• said first lower die having a first table, and a guide table disposed vertically movably around said first table, said guide table being urged upward by an elastic member;
• said second lower die having a second table, and a platform disposed vertically movably around said second table;
• said platform being urged upward by another elastic member;
• said upper die having an outer frame and an inner frame disposed inside said outer frame, and rotatably connected to a lower end of said screw shaft capable of entering an opening at an upper end of said outer frame;
• said upper die further having a switch member serving to switch an engagement of said outer frame with said screw shaft, such that when said first lower die is positioned below said upper die, said switch member allows said upper end of said outer frame to engage said screw shaft, whereas when said second lower die is positioned below said upper die, said switch member allows said upper end of said outer frame to disengage said screw shaft.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a first static element;
• a second static element;
• a dynamic element capable of being alternatively pressed onto said first and second static elements;
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• a cover disposed around said dynamic element and at least one of said first and said second static elements, while allowing access to the other one of said first and second static elements.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a static element disposed on said base;
• a dynamic element capable of being pressed onto said static element;
• a shaft capable of moving said dynamic element relative to said static element;
• and
• a beam supporting said shaft during a movement of said dynamic element and coupled to said base, wherein a portion of said beam is displaceable by a reaction force that reaches a predetermined level after said dynamic and static elements are pressed against each other, thereby preventing said reaction force from exceeding said predetermined level.

A button manufacturing device for fabricating a button including a front cover having a front cover edge extending therefrom and a rear cover, comprising:

• a base;
• a static element positioned on said base;
• a dynamic element capable of being pressed onto said static element;
• a shaft connected to said dynamic element;
• and
• a beam supporting said shaft and coupled to said base, wherein said dynamic element and said static element are so constructed as to allow said front cover to move relative to said dynamic element to compensate for misalignment of said front cover.

A button manufacturing device for fabricating a button including a front and a rear cover, comprising:

• a base;
• a static element positioned on said base;
• a dynamic element capable of being pressed onto said static element;
• a shaft connected to said dynamic element;
• a beam supporting said shaft and coupled to said base;
• and
• a handle connected to said top of said shaft, wherein said shaft has a first screw thread movably interconnected with a second screw thread provided in said beam so that control over said advancement, recession, and pressing of said shaft can be achieved by turning said handle.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a static element positioned on said base;
• a dynamic element capable of being pressed onto said static element;
• a shaft capable of moving said dynamic element relative to said static element;
• a beam supporting said shaft and coupled to said base;
• and
• a handle connected to said top of said shaft, said shaft having a first screw thread movably interconnected with a second screw thread provided in said beam so that control over said advancement, retreat and pressing of said shaft can be achieved by turning said handle, and
• said shaft including a torque-relief mechanism for limiting a reaction force to a predetermined level.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a static element;
• a dynamic element pressed onto said static element;
• a shaft capable of moving said dynamic element relative to said static element;
• a beam supporting said shaft and coupled to said base;
• and
• an alarm operable to respond based on said desired engagement of said dynamic element with said static element.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a first lower die;
• a second lower die;
• a support disposed on said base;
• an upper die movably supported by said support and spaced apart from said base and wherein said first lower die and said second lower die are selectively positionable below said upper die;
• an operating handle operatively connected to said upper die for pressing said upper die downward;
• and
• a cover disposed so as to cover said upper die and at least one of said first and said second lower dies.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a platform movably attached to said base;
• a lower die disposed on said platform;
• a vertical support member disposed on said base;
• a horizontal support member supported by said vertical support member;
• a movable member vertically movably supported by said horizontal support member;
• an upper die connected to a lower end of said movable member;
• an operating handle operatively connected to an upper part of said movable member;
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• a cover connected to said base and disposed so as to cover said horizontal support member, said movable member, said upper die and said lower die.

A button manufacturing device comprising:

• a base;
• a platform movably attached to said base;
• a first lower die disposed on said platform;
• a second lower die disposed on said platform;
• a vertical support member disposed on said base;
• a horizontal support member supported by said vertical support member;
• a movable member vertically movably supported by said horizontal support member;
• an upper die connected to a lower end of said movable member;
• an operating handle operatively connected to an upper portion of said movable member;
• and
• a cover connected to said base and disposed so as to cover said horizontal support member, said movable member, said upper die and at least one of said first and said second lower dies, wherein said platform is movable between a first position in which said first lower die is aligned with said upper die and a second position in which said second lower die is aligned with said upper die.