Anchoring method and article
OwnerArthur Farbinventor
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Abstract
An anchor for securement to a base having a transitory fluent stage includes a sheetlike segment with an interior zone having a depressed loop. The loop is pressed into a fluent area of the base with the fluent material flowing completely around the loop. Upon solidification of the base, a secure interlock is achieved. A typical anchor may be a pin or other attachment finding for an article of decorative or functional ornamentation such as an identification badge, jewelry, or the like, with the article of ornamentation being formed of a thermoplastic.
Claims11
A method of constructing an article of ornamentation having a thermoplastic body, said method comprising
- a. providing a finding having a sheetlike segment with a depressed loop,
- b. heating the loop to a temperature at least the melting point of the thermoplastic such that a zone of the thermoplastic body adjacent the loop will change to a fluent state,
- c. applying a compressive force between the loop and the body to permit the loop to embed into the body,
- d. allowing the fluent thermoplastic to be displaced by the loop and overlap the longitudinal edges of the loop,
- e. discontinuing the compressive force after the fluent thermoplastic has passed through the loop, and
- f. allowing the fluent thermoplastic to solidify in interlocking engagement through the loop,
- whereby the finding is securely anchored to the body.
A method of constructing an article of ornamentation having a thermoplastic body, said method comprising:
- a. providing a finding having a sheetlike segment with a depressed loop,
- b. heating a zone of the body to a temperature at least the melting point of the thermoplastic,
- c. embedding the loop in the zone by applying a compressive force between the loop and the body,
- d. allowing the heated thermoplastic to solidify in interlocking engagement with the loop whereby the finding is securely anchored to the body.
An article of ornamentation comprising a body and a finding, the finding including a sheetlike segment, means forming a pair of registered slits in an interior zone of the segment, the segment extending as a continuous loop between the slits, the loop extending beyond the plane of the segment and into the body, and the body being solidified and extending through the loop in interlocking engagement therewith, whereby the body is securely anchored to the finding and may be supported by fastening the finding to a supporting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.