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US 8,096,023 B2Granted
Button composed of three cooperating elements
AssigneeJonny Q Italia S.R.L.
InventorPasquale Orza
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Abstract
A button having three cooperating elements, 1) a traditional rivet, whose pin is engaged and held inside a corresponding housing centrally on the back of 2) a cylindrical joint with enlarged head, which is frontally provided with a central cylindrical conduit receiving a shank that centrally protrudes from the back of 3) a button head.
Claims1
A button assembly to be used on fabric in a clothing item, the button assembly being composed of three cooperating elements comprising:
- a rivet (1) positioned on the back of the clothing item and provided with a circular head (1a), from which a pin (1b) protrudes,
- a cylindrical joint with an enlarged head (2) mounted on the front of the clothing item and provided with a corresponding housing (2a), in central position on the back of the enlarged head, inside which said pin (1b) of the rivet is engaged and held, in a relationship of irreversible coupling, and
- a proper button (3) provided with a shank (3a) which centrally protrudes from the back of the button,
- said shank (3a) of the proper button is without an axial hole, and
- said cylindrical joint (2) has a front having a central cylindrical conduit (2b) formed thereon, said cylindrical conduit receives said shank (3a) of the proper button (3) wherein said removable coupling of the shank (3a) of the proper button (3) inside the front cylindrical conduit (2b) of the joint (2) is formed by coupling between a thread on the external walls of the shank (3a) and a cooperating thread on the internal walls of the conduit (2b).
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