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US 5,014,400 AGranted
Ornamental snap fasteners
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Baarei
InventorTadahiko Ban
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Abstract
A snap fastener includes a neck on a male component thereof having a non-circular cross section. A female component includes slots in a receptacle that engage the neck of the male component. This engagement prevents relative rotation of the male and female components. A removable ornament may be affixed to either the male or female component to permit attachment to a garment or bag without allowing the ornament to rotate.
Claims6
A snap fastener comprising:
- a male component;
- said male component including a fitting projection;
- said fitting projection having a circular cross section;
- a neck connecting said fitting projection to a remainder of said male component;
- said neck having a non-circular cross section;
- a female component;
- a receptacle in said female component for receiving said fitting projection;
- said receptacle having a circular cross section and including at least one element for engaging said neck;
- and
- said at least one element including means for preventing said male component from rotating with respect to said receptacle.
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Apparatus for decorating a fabric comprising:
- a snap fastener;
- a male component of said snap fastener;
- said male component including a fitting projection;
- said fitting projection having a circular cross section;
- a neck connecting said fitting projection to a remainder of said male projection;
- said neck having a non-circular cross section;
- a female component of said snap fastener;
- a receptacle in said female component for receiving said fitting projection;
- said receptacle having a circular cross section and including at least one element for engaging said neck;
- said at least one element including means for preventing said male component from rotating with respect to said receptacle;
- an ornament;
- and
- means for affixing said ornament to one of said male component and said female component;
- said means for affixing including means for preventing rotation of said ornament with respect to the component to which it is affixed, whereby said ornament is affixable to said fabric with a selected, non-rotating, orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.