U.S. patent application number 11/737312 was filed with the patent office on 2008-01-31 for button and headwear using the same.
Invention is credited to Byoung-Woo Cho.
Application Number | 20080022439 11/737312 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38499686 |
Filed Date | 2008-01-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080022439 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cho; Byoung-Woo |
January 31, 2008 |
Button and Headwear Using the Same
Abstract
Provided is a vertex button disposed at an uppermost part of a
wearing portion of a headwear and a headwear using the same. The
button for a headwear includes: a cap member including a cover
portion, a pillar portion extended from the cover portion, and a
pin portion extended from the pillar portion; a fabric panel
covering the cover portion; a supporting member for being fixed by
the cover portion along with the fabric panel; and a fixing member
disposed opposite to the cap member via a wearing portion and
engaged with the cap member at a catching portion thereof, the
catching portion being formed by the deformation of the pin portion
of the cap portion.
Inventors: |
Cho; Byoung-Woo;
(Gyeonggi-do, KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
FELLERS SNIDER BLANKENSHIP;BAILEY & TIPPENS
THE KENNEDY BUILDING, 321 SOUTH BOSTON SUITE 800
TULSA
OK
74103-3318
US
|
Family ID: |
38499686 |
Appl. No.: |
11/737312 |
Filed: |
April 19, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/195.5 ;
24/90.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 24/36 20150115;
A42C 5/00 20130101; A44B 1/34 20130101; A44B 1/12 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/195.5 ;
24/90.1 |
International
Class: |
A42B 1/00 20060101
A42B001/00; A44B 1/00 20060101 A44B001/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 31, 2006 |
KR |
10-2006-0072157 |
Claims
1. A button for a headwear comprising: a cap member including a
cover portion, a pillar portion extended from the cover portion,
and a pin portion extended from the pillar portion; a fabric panel
covering the cover portion; a supporting member for being fixed by
the cover portion along with the fabric panel; and a fixing member
disposed opposite to the cap member via a wearing portion and
engaged with the cap member at a catching portion thereof, the
catching portion being formed by the deformation of the pin portion
of the cap portion.
2. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the cover portion
is made of an elastic body and has a protrusion portion protruded
from an edge toward a center thereof.
3. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the pin portion
has a sharp end portion.
4. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the supporting
member has a tapered hole for inserting the pillar portion and the
pin portion.
5. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the supporting
member has a tapered external circumferential surface.
6. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the supporting
member is formed in multi-stepped layers of different
diameters.
7. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the fixing member
is provided with a plurality of protrusion-type movement limiting
portions at one surface thereof in contact with the wearing
portion.
8. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the fixing member
has a hole for being inserted by the pin portion and a plurality of
buffering holes at a circumferential portion thereof spaced with a
predetermined distance from the hole.
9. The button for a headwear of claim 1, wherein the fixing member
has a catching projection at an external circumferential portion of
the hole for inserting the pin portion.
10. A headwear comprising: a cap member including a cover portion,
a pillar portion extended from the cover portion, and a pin portion
extended from the pillar portion; a fabric panel covering the cover
portion; a supporting member for being fixed by the cover portion
along with the fabric panel; a wearing portion disposed at a lower
portion of the supporting portion; and a fixing member disposed
opposite to the cap member via the wearing portion and engaged with
the cap member at a catching portion thereof, the catching portion
being formed by the deformation of the pin portion of the cap
portion.
11. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the cover portion is made of
an elastic body and has a protrusion portion protruded from an edge
toward a center thereof.
12. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the pin portion has a sharp
end portion.
13. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the supporting member has a
tapered hole into which the pillar portion and the pin portion are
inserted.
14. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the supporting member has a
tapered external circumferential surface.
15. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the supporting member is
formed in multi-stepped layers of different diameters.
16. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the fixing member is provided
with a plurality of protrusion-type movement limiting portions at
one surface thereof in contact with the wearing portion.
17. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the fixing member has a hole
for inserting the pin portion and a plurality of buffering holes at
a circumferential portion thereof spaced with a predetermined
distance from the hole.
18. The headwear of claim 10, wherein the fixing member has a
catching projection at an external circumferential portion of the
hole for inserting the pin portion.
19. A button for a headwear comprising: a cap member having a pin
portion; and a fixing member disposed opposite to the cap member
via a wearing portion and engaged with the cap member at a catching
portion thereof, the catching portion being formed by the
deformation of the pin portion of the cap portion.
20. The button for a headwear of claim 19, wherein the pin portion
has a sharp end portion.
21. The button for a headwear of claim 19, wherein the fixing
member is provided with a plurality of protrusion-type movement
limiting portions at one surface thereof in contact with the
wearing portion.
22. The button for a headwear of claim 19, wherein the fixing
member has a hole for inserting the pin portion and a plurality of
buffering holes at a circumferential portion thereof spaced with a
predetermined distance from the hole.
23. The button for a headwear of claim 19, wherein the fixing
member has a catching projection at an external circumferential
portion of the hole for inserting the pin portion.
24. A headwear comprising: a cap member having a pin portion; a
wearing portion disposed at a lower portion of the cap member; and
a fixing member disposed opposite to the cap member via a wearing
portion and engaged with the cap member at a catching portion
thereof, the catching portion being formed by the deformation of
the pin portion of the cap portion.
25. The headwear of claim 24, wherein the pin portion has a sharp
end portion.
26. The headwear of claim 24, wherein the fixing member is provided
with a plurality of protrusion-type movement limiting portions at
one surface thereof in contact with the wearing portion.
27. The headwear of claim 24, wherein the fixing member has a hole
for inserting the pin portion and a plurality of buffering holes at
a circumferential portion thereof spaced with a predetermined
distance from the hole.
28. The headwear of claim 24, wherein the fixing member has a
catching projection at an external circumferential portion of the
hole for inserting the pin portion.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of
Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0072157 filed in the Korean
Intellectual Property Office on Jul. 31, 2006, the entire contents
of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] (a) Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a button and headwear using
the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a
vertex button (hereinafter, referred to as a button) disposed at an
uppermost part of a wearing portion of the headwear.
[0004] (b) Description of the Related Art
[0005] Usually a button is provided to a headwear at the top
portion of a wearing portion (hereinafter, referred to as a crown
portion), which is usually fabricated by combining a plurality of
fabric panels that meet at the top portion thereof. Accordingly,
such a button enhances the aesthetic features by covering the top
portion of the crown portion, which is the weakest part in terms of
aesthetics. The button usually consists of upper and lower parts
that are fitted together at the top portion of the crown portion of
the headwear. Specifically, the button includes a fixing pin having
a protrusion-type catching portion at the lower part and a
supporting member at the upper part. The protrusion-type catching
portion is disposed at a lower portion (inner portion) of the crown
portion and the supporting member is disposed at an upper portion
(exterior portion) of the crown portion, and the locking pin is
inserted into a center portion of the supporting member. Then, a
cover is fitted at the upper portion of the supporting member.
While such a button for a headwear is engaged, an excessive force
is applied along the progression direction of a fixing pin, and
accordingly, the engagement portions between the fixing pin and the
supporting member may be abraded. Accordingly, the conventional
button for a headwear easily escapes from the crown portion because
a binding force thereof becomes weakened at a portion where the
fixing pin and the supporting member are engaged. In addition,
since the button uses a metal cover, it increases a risk of being
struck by a lightning bolt when outdoors, and causes a difficulty
in passing though a metal detector.
[0006] The above information disclosed in this Background section
is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the
invention and therefore it may contain information that does not
form the prior art that is already known in this country to a
person of ordinary skill in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention has been made in an effort to provide
a vertex button disposed at an uppermost part of a wearing portion
of a headwear, and a headwear using the same, having advantages of
sufficiently reinforcing a binding force of engaged elements and
preventing escape from the wearing portion.
[0008] In addition, the present invention has been made in an
effort to provide a button disposed at an uppermost part of a
wearing portion of the headwear and a headwear using the same
having advantages of improving a market quality by having a tight
binding force regardless of the thicknesses of various fabric
panels.
[0009] In addition, the present invention has been made in an
effort to provide a vertex button disposed at an uppermost part of
a wearing portion of a headwear, and a headwear using the same,
having advantages of reducing a risk of being struck by a lightning
bolt when outdoors, and eases the passing though a metal detector,
thereby reducing discomfort.
[0010] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a
button for a headwear. The button for a headwear includes: a cap
member including a cover portion, a pillar portion extended from
the cover portion, and a pin portion extended from the pillar
portion; a fabric panel covering the cover portion; a supporting
member for being fixed by the cover portion along with the fabric
panel; and a fixing member disposed opposite to the cap member via
a wearing portion and engaged with the cap member at a catching
portion thereof, the catching portion being formed by the
deformation of the pin portion of the cap portion.
[0011] The cover portion may be made of an elastic body and may
have a protrusion portion protruded from an edge toward a center
thereof.
[0012] The pin portion may have a sharp end portion.
[0013] The pin portion of the cap portion may be engaged with the
fixing member and then deformed into a catching portion.
[0014] The supporting member may have a tapered hole for being
inserted by the pillar portion and the pin portion. The supporting
member may have a tapered external circumferential surface.
[0015] The supporting member may be formed in multi-stepped layers
of different diameters.
[0016] The fixing member may be provided with a plurality of
protrusion-type movement limiting portions at one surface thereof
in contact with the wearing portion.
[0017] The fixing member may have a hole for inserting the pin
portion and a plurality of buffering holes at a circumferential
portion thereof spaced with a predetermined distance from the
hole.
[0018] The fixing member may have a catching projection at an
external circumferential portion of the hole for inserting the pin
portion.
[0019] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a
headwear. The headwear includes: a cap member including a cover
portion, a pillar portion extended from the cover portion, and a
pin portion extended from the pillar portion; a fabric panel
covering the cover portion; a supporting member for being fixed by
the cover portion along with the fabric panel; a wearing portion
disposed at a lower portion of the supporting portion; and a fixing
member disposed opposite to the cap member via the wearing portion
and engaged with the cap member at a catching portion thereof, the
catching portion being formed by the deformation of the pin portion
of the cap portion.
[0020] Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a
button for a headwear. The button for a headwear includes: a cap
member having a pin portion; and a fixing member disposed opposite
to the cap member via a wearing portion and engaged with the cap
member at a catching portion thereof, the catching portion being
formed by the deformation of the pin portion of the cap
portion.
[0021] Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a
headwear. The headwear includes: a cap member having a pin portion;
a wearing portion disposed at a lower portion of the cap member; a
fixing member disposed opposite to the cap member via a wearing
portion and engaged with the cap member at a catching portion
thereof, the catching portion being formed by the deformation of
the pin portion of the cap portion.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a headwear showing overall
features thereof according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present invention.
[0023] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 along the line
A-A according to an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention.
[0024] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an essential part of FIG.
1.
[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates how elements are engaged according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates a cap member according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 6 illustrates a cap member according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention.
[0028] FIG. 7 illustrates a fastening member according to an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7.
[0030] FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7.
[0031] FIG. 10 is in correspondence with FIG. 2, and is a
cross-sectional view according to another exemplary embodiment of
the present invention.
[0032] FIG. 11 illustrates a before-engaged state of FIG. 10.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0033] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will
hereinafter be described in detail with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
[0034] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a headwear showing overall
features thereof according to an exemplary embodiment of the
present invention;
[0035] The headwear includes a crown portion 1 for being worn on a
head of a wearer. The headwear may include a visor portion 3
connected to one side portion of the crown portion 1. A vertex
button 5 (hereinafter, referred to as a "button") is engaged with
the crown portion 1 at a top center thereof.
[0036] The crown portion 1 is fabricated by a plurality of fabric
panels, e.g., by sewing. The fabric panels meet at the top center
of the crown portion 1.
[0037] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 along a line A-A
according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an essential part of FIG. 1, which
illustrates the button 5. The button 5 includes a cap member 7, a
fabric panel 9 disposed covering an external circumferential
portion of the cap member 7, a supporting member 11 for fixing the
cap member 7, and a fixing member 13 for fixing the cap member 7.
It is preferable that such a button 5 is made from a synthetic
resin.
[0038] The cap member 7 includes a hemispherical cover portion 16,
a pillar portion 17 extended from a center of the cover portion 16,
and a pin portion 19 extended from the pillar portion 17. The cover
portion 16 is provided with a protrusion portion 15 (see FIG. 5)
protruded from an edge portion towards a center portion thereof.
Preferably, the cover portion 16 is made from a material with
excellent elastic force. The protrusion portion 15 of the cover
portion 16 is elastically inserted into an external circumferential
surface of the supporting member 11, and accordingly, the cover
portion 16 is engaged with the supporting member 11. Since the pin
portion 19 has a sharp end portion, the pin portion 19 extended
from the pillar portion 17 may easily penetrate through the crown
portion 1. In addition, after the pin portion 19 is engaged with
the fixing member 13, the pin portion 19 is deformed into a
catching portion. Preferably, the pin portion 19 of the cap member
7 is made from, for example, a synthetic resin material. The
synthetic resin material may be deformed by the application of a
predetermined force and may be maintained in the deformed
shape.
[0039] The fabric panel 9 is disposed such that it covers the
covering portion 16. That is, the fabric panel 9 may cover the
hemispherical portion of the cover portion 16 and be wrapped in an
inner side of the protrusion portion 15.
[0040] As shown in FIG. 6, the supporting portion 11 has a hole
11a, the hole 11a being tapered at an angle a. With such a
structure, the pin portion 19 of the cap member 7 may be easily
inserted into the hole 11a. In addition, the supporting portion 11
has an external circumferential surface, the external
circumferential surface being tapered at an angle b. Such a
structure allows the supporting member 11 to maintain the
engagement with the cover portion 16 by the protrusion portion 15,
when the supporting member 11 is engaged with the cover portion 16
of the cap member 7.
[0041] The supporting member 11 has a multi-stepped structure as
indicated by reference numbers 11c and 11b, the multi-stepped
structures having different diameters. That is, based on FIG. 6,
the supporting member 11 is formed such that a diameter d2 of the
large-diameter portion 11b disposed at a lower portion is greater
than a diameter d1 of the small-diameter portion 11c disposed at an
upper portion. With such a structure, stability of the engagement
may be increased because the supporting member 11 is tightly fitted
into the inner portion of the cover portion 7 when the supporting
member 11 is engaged with the cap member 7.
[0042] The fixing member 13 is provided with a hole 31 at a center
portion thereof into which the pin portion 19 of the cap member 7
is inserted as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9. Preferably,
this hole 31 is tapered at an angle c. The fixing member 13 is
provided with a protrusion-type movement limiting portion 33
protruded from an opposite surface with respect to the crown
portion 1 with a predetermined space. In the case of the engagement
state where the crown portion 1 is disposed between the supporting
member 11 and the fixing member 13, the movement limiting portion
33 is in tight contact with the crown portion 1, and accordingly,
prevents the supporting member 11 and the fixing member 13 from
being rotated or moved, thereby maintaining a tight engagement and
improving market quality. In addition, the hole 31 provided at the
fixing member 13 has a catching projection 35 at an external
circumferential portion thereof. The catching projection 35 is
engaged with the catching portion 19a so as to prevent separation
of each other when the pin portion 19 of the cap portion 7 is
deformed into the catching portion 19a (see FIG. 2).
[0043] Meanwhile, the fixing member 13 has a buffering hole 37 at a
circumferential portion thereof spaced by a predetermined distance
from the hole 31. Such a buffering hole 37 is formed in a slot
along the circumference of the hole 31. The buffering hole 37
provides a buffering function and prevents breakage of the fixing
member 31 when the pin portion 19 of the cap member 7 is inserted
into the hole 31 and is deformed by the application of the
predetermined force.
[0044] How the button for the headwear is engaged with the crown
portion 1 will now be described. Firstly, the fabric panel 9 is
wrapped in the external circumferential surface of the cap member
7, and the pin portion 19 is inserted into the hole 11a of the
supporting member 11. At this time, the protrusion portion 15 of
the cover portion 16 of the cap member 7 is elastically engaged in
the external circumferential surface of the large-diameter portion
11b of the supporting member 11 (see FIG. 4). The sharp end portion
of the pin portion 19 is disposed and pressed into the top center
portion (engagement portion) of the crown portion 1. Without an
additional process for puncturing a hole, the sharp end portion of
the pin portion 19 is inserted into the crown portion 1.
Simultaneously, the pin portion 19 is inserted into the hole 31 of
the fixing member 13. And then, for example, a support (not shown)
is disposed at the lower portion of the fixing member 13 or the pin
portion 19 is pressed by a predetermined force so that the pin
portion 19 is deformed. At a space 39 of the fixing member 13, the
pin portion 19 is deformed into the catching portion 19a (see FIG.
2). The movement of the catching portion 19a is limited by the
catching projection 35, thereby providing a tighter engagement.
[0045] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present
invention, the button for a headwear may be tightly fixed through a
simple structure and assembling work, thereby enhancing the
productivity and market quality. Such a button for a headwear may
be easily applied for a baseball headwear (cap) or the like. In
addition, since the button for a headwear is made from the
synthetic resin material, the risk being struck by a lightning bolt
when outdoors may be minimized, and also the button may not rust,
thereby improving market quality. According to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention, the headwear may pass though a
metal detector, and accordingly, it is convenient to use the
headwear.
[0046] FIG. 10 is in correspondence with FIG. 2, and is a
cross-sectional view according to another exemplary embodiment of
the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a before-engaged state of
FIG. 10 in which the button is illustrated. In the description and
drawings in connection with the another embodiment, elements of the
another embodiment correspondent to elements of the embodiment are
referenced with the same reference numbers as in the embodiment for
illustrational purposes and for better comprehension of the another
embodiment. Only the features of the another embodiment
differentiated from those of the embodiment are described
hereinafter, and unexplained features of the another embodiment can
be obviously understood from the description of the embodiment of
the present invention. According to the another exemplary
embodiment of the present invention, a cap member 51 is engaged
with a fixing member 53. According to the another exemplary
embodiment of the present invention, the fabric panel 9 described
in the exemplary embodiment is not disposed and the cap member 7 is
integrated with the supporting member 14. In more detail, according
to the another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a pin
portion 52 (see FIG. 11) is provided at a center portion of the cap
member 51, and the pin portion 52 is fitted into the fixing member
53. Such a pin portion 52 is fitted into the fixing member 53 and
then deformed into a catching portion 52a (see FIG. 10). According
to the another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since
the button of the headwear is made from the synthetic resin
material, the cap member 51 need not be covered with a fabric panel
corresponding to the crown portion of the headwear. Accordingly,
the exterior aesthetical features may be improved by matching a
color of the button to a color of the crown portion. In addition, a
logo may be carved on the exterior surface of the cap member 51
thereby providing an ornamental effect. According to the another
exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a simpler button
structure may be provided in comparison with the embodiment of the
prevent invention.
[0047] According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention,
an additional puncturing process may be omitted when the button is
engaged with the crown portion, and thus, it is convenient to
assembling the button of a headwear, thereby improving
productivity. In addition, during the fitting process of the button
of a headwear, the hole provided at the supporting member or the
fixing member is prevented from being extended by the pillar of the
cap member. Thus, the tight engagement may be maintained, thereby
improving market quality. While this invention has been described
in connection with what is presently considered to be practical
exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is
not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is
intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements
included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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