U.S. patent application number 10/943900 was filed with the patent office on 2006-03-23 for button structure.
Invention is credited to Yang Shih Sheng.
Application Number | 20060059664 10/943900 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36072293 |
Filed Date | 2006-03-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060059664 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sheng; Yang Shih |
March 23, 2006 |
Button structure
Abstract
An improved button structure is composed of a pillar element and
a zinc casting body. The pillar element is provided with a hollow
cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided
with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top. The zinc casting
body is provided with a smooth plane at the upper surface, and
pluralities of engaging posts, which have positioning portions, at
the bottom surface. The hollow-out holes of the pillar element are
mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such that
the pillar element can be positioned at the positioning portions of
the engaging posts and further mortised to lock to the top end of
the engaging posts which extrude out of the disk to form blunt
heads to accomplish a firm combination, thereby enhancing the
benefit in production.
Inventors: |
Sheng; Yang Shih; (Taipei
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LEONG C LEI
PMB # 1008
1867 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD
WALNUT CREEK
CA
94598
US
|
Family ID: |
36072293 |
Appl. No.: |
10/943900 |
Filed: |
September 20, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/90.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44B 1/14 20130101; A44B
1/34 20130101; Y10T 24/36 20150115; Y10T 24/3651 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
024/090.1 |
International
Class: |
A44B 1/08 20060101
A44B001/08 |
Claims
1. An improved button structure, comprising a pillar element and a
zinc casting body; the pillar element is provided with a hollow
cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided
with pluralities of hollow-out holes, on the top; the zinc casting
body is provided with a smooth plane at the upper surface, and
pluralities of engaging posts, which have positioning portions, at
the bottom surface; in assembly, the hollow-out holes of the pillar
element are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body,
such that the pillar element can be positioned at the positioning
portions of the engaging posts and further mortised to lock to the
top end of the engaging posts which extrude out of the disk to form
blunt heads to accomplish a film combination.
2. The improved button structure according to claim 1, wherein a
step is form at the middle section of each engaging post at the
zinc casting body.
3. The improved button structure according to claim 1, wherein the
engaging posts of zinc casting body are tapered.
4. The improved button structure according to claim 1, wherein a
specific trademark specimen is provided on the smooth plane.
5. The improved button structure according to claim 1, wherein the
pluralities of hollow-out holes provided on the disk of the pillar
element and the pluralities of engaging posts provided at the zinc
casting body are identical in amount.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Technical Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an improved button
structure, particularly to a button, the surface of which is formed
with a specific trademark specimen by metallurgy injection via
metal powder. The processed button surface is further combined with
a copper pillar element. The copper, which is soft in its specific
physical characteristic, in combined with the button surface, can
be extensively applied to clothing articles.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] In order to freely change the outer style or brand a logo on
the surface, the surface of the conventional buttons used to be
made of plastic material or formed via plastic injection, and then
combined with a pillar element to accomplish a button structure.
However, as the bearing of a production made of plastic is less
than that of metal, the conventional buttons have less
endurance.
[0005] In respect of metal buttons, the surface element is made of
zinc or copper. In view of the higher cost and better extensibility
of copper, the post portion mounted at the surface element of said
buttons is made of copper, whereas the surface element of the
buttons is made of zinc. The combination of said two materials
concerns the manufacture cost and efficiency, the stability of the
product quality, etc.
[0006] The inventor has previously disclosed U.S. Pat. No.
6,618,909, which relates to a child-proof button. The body portion
and tubular portion of said button are combined together via
mortise lock technology. However, the combined structure is
different from that of the present invention, wherein no rotation
would occur after the pillar element and the body element
combine.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The primary object of the invention is to provide an
improved button structure, which is composed of the easily casting
zinc and highly extensible copper, thereby simplifying the process,
enhancing the manufacture efficiency, reducing the manufacture
cost, etc.
[0008] The secondary object of the invention is to provide an
improved button structure, which can, as conventional buttons, be
freely stylized, provided with a trademark specimen on the upper
surface for advertisement purposes. To accomplish the above
objects, the improved button structure according to the invention
is composed of a pillar element and a zinc casting body. The pillar
element is provided with a hollow cylinder for coupling purpose and
an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of hollow-out
holes, on the top. The surface of the zinc casting body is provided
with a specific trademark specimen, while pluralities of engaging
posts, which have a step at the middle section, are provided at the
bottom surface thereof. The hollow-out holes of the pillar element
are mounted on the engaging posts of the zinc casting body, such
that the pillar element can be, via mechanical process, mortised to
lock to the top end of the engaging posts, which extrude out of the
disk to form blunt heads to accomplish a firm combination.
[0009] The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief
introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these
and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention
itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the
art, the following detailed description of the invention and the
claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical
reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0010] Many other advantages and features of the present invention
will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making
reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets
of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment
incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by
way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention in
combination status.
[0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pillar element and zinc
casting body of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a cut-away view of the invention in combination
status.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments
only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or
configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following
description provides a convenient illustration for implementing
exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the
described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement
of the elements described without departing from the scope of the
invention as set forth in the appended claims.
[0015] As shown in the figures, the improved button structure
according to the present invention primarily comprises a pillar
element 10 and a zinc casting body 20.
[0016] The pillar element 10 is provided with a hollow cylinder 11
at the bottom and an expanding disk 12 on the top. The expanding
disk 12 is provided with pluralities of hollow-out holes 13 on the
edge.
[0017] The zinc casting body 20, serving as a surface element of
the button, is provided with a specific trademark specimen 21 on
the smooth plane at the upper surface, and pluralities of engaging
posts 22 at the bottom surface. Each of the positioning posts 22
has a positioning step 23, such that the hollow-out holes 13 of the
pillar element 10 can be positioned in the same level after being
mounted thereon. The relatively small bar extending from the below
of the step 23 of the engaging posts 22 must have a height greater
than the thickness of the expanding disk 12, such that when the
pillar element 10 is combined with the zinc casting body 20, the
expanding disk 12 is mounted via the hollow-out holes 13 onto the
engaging posts 22, the end of the engaging posts 22 will extrude
out of the hollow-out holes 13.
[0018] In an embodiment of the invention, a recession 25, which
includes the whole area that the engaging posts 22 is provided.
Accordingly, the zinc casting body 20 of the button would present
rather thick and solid, but actually more material-efficient.
Besides, the zinc casting body 20 becomes lighter in weight.
[0019] As shown in FIG. 3, the pillar element 10 is disposed in the
central recession 25 at the bottom of the zinc casting body 20. The
pluralities of hollow-out holes 13 are mounted with the engaging
posts 22, such that the pillar element 10 can be positioned at the
step 23 on the positioning portion of the engaging posts 22. The
top end of the engaging post 12 extruding out of the expanding disk
12 is further mortised to form a blunt head 24 for a firm
combination purpose.
[0020] It is worth a mention that the position portion of the
engaging post 22 shown in the shown embodiment can be a bar with
various diameters, such that a step can be formed. Alternatively,
the engaging posts 22 can be provided as tapers, such that when the
hollow-out holes 13 of the expanding disk 12 can be locked on
middle section of the engaging posts 22 after being mounted
thereon, to obtain the same positioning purpose. The pluralities of
hollow-up holes 13 provided on the expanding disk 12 of the pillar
element 10 and the pluralities of engaging posts 22 provided at the
zinc casting body 20 are identical in amount. Provided the number
of the engaging posts 22 is half of the hollow-out holes 13, the
position of each engaging post 22 must be correspondingly set in
between each two hollow-out holes 13, such that said two elements
can be mounted to combine.
[0021] Concluded above, the novel button structure of the invention
can enhance manufacture quantity and efficiency, reduce manufacture
cost, reinforce the combination force of the button, apply to
articles of various pattern and style, adopt trademark specimen on
the button surface, etc.
[0022] It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together may also find a useful application
in other types of methods differing from the type described
above.
[0023] While certain novel features of this invention have been
shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is
not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be
understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and
changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in
its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without
departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
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