Button construction for tufted boat upholstery
AssigneeDetroit Marine Engineering Corporation
InventorGeorge Howell
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Abstract
A button construction which enables upholstery to be formed and held in tufted shape with concealed nails and without the danger of accidental dislodgement of the button. The button comprises a round holding member having a central recess for receiving the nail head, and a cover member insertable in said recess so as to be flush with the holding member. The tuft will only exert upward pressure on the fastened holding member and there will be no tendency of any portion of the assembly to be dislodged by upward pressure.
Claims3
An upholstery button construction comprising a holding member with upper and lower surfaces having a predetermined thickness and a central recess therein having a side wall of constant radial size over the major portion thereof, said recess having a single relatively thin continuous central bottom wall with central means for permitting a fastener such as a headed nail to penetrate through the wall and secure the holding member to an upholstery backing board, said wall being imperforate around said central means, and a hollow cover member inserted in said recess, the side wall of said cover member having a dimension such that it engages said recess side wall and having a height such that the entire end wall of the cover member is flush with said upper surface of the holding member when the cover member is inserted in the recess.
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