Separable ornamented button

Abstract

The invention is a simple structure ornamented button with design changeability according to the user taste, position and opportunity and also uneasy detaching characteristic in spite of easy attaching. The separable ornamented button 10 comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being a top ornamented part 20 and the other a bottom part 30 provided with string holes 31a. The top part 20 comprises an ornamented center portion 24 and a periphery portion 20a forming a receiving concave 21 at the backside thereof having a rocking groove 23 at an inside sidewall 22 while the bottom part 30 comprises a center flat portion 31 provided with string holes 31a and a periphery ring sleeve 32 having a protrusion 33 at an outside sidewall. When the ornamented top part 20 is engaged with the bottom part 30, the periphery ring sleeve wall 32 of the bottom part 30 getting a tight contact to a periphery wall 22 of the receiving concave 21 and the rocking groove or protrusion 33 of the ring sleeve 32 of the bottom part 30 being engaged with the corresponding protrusion and groove 23 of the receiving concave 21 of the top part 20, resulting in difficult detaching property and good looking design when sewed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention

[0002] This invention relates to an ornamented button, specially to a separable ornamented button of simple construction with easy attachment and difficult detachment.

[0003] 2. Discussion of the Related Art

[0004] An ornamented button such as cuff buttons should be designed to have many different kinds of ornaments able to be selected according to taste of user, so that the manufacturing cost becomes relatively high.

[0005] Therefore, many methods of making many different kinds of ornamented buttons are proposed in a manner to combine one selected from many top ornamented parts with a regular base body in order to make many kinds of ornamented button at a low cost and with ease.

[0006] For example, one of proposed ornamented buttons comprises a top part, a base part and a ring for strings wherein the ring for strings is inserted into the base part and fixed on the top part at the backside thereof (Japanese Tokkaihei 11-225807 and 11-235207).

[0007] In an another case, a ring for strings is formed on a backside of a top part and is inserted into a base part and fixed thereto by stopper and so on (Japanese Patent No. 2724304).

[0008] In a further case, a top part is provided at a backside with a concave and a groove at an inside thereof while a plate base part is provided with string holes wherein just only a periphery edge of the base plate is engaged with an inside groove of the top part (Japanese Tokkaihei 10-113204)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] In cases of the above references 1 to 3, the ring for strings is protruded at the backside of the base part, so that it is not easy to attach the button to the clothes in a predetermined direction.

[0010] In case of reference 4, there is no attachment problem caused by the ring for strings, but engagement between the periphery edge of the base plate and the groove of the top part is not so strong that the top part is sometimes lost accidentally.

[0011] Considering the above problems, the invention is to solve the problems and provide a simple structure ornamented button with design changeability according to the user taste, position and opportunity and also uneasy detaching characteristic in spite of easy attaching.

[0012] According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a separable ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being a top ornamented part and the other a bottom part provided with string holes, wherein the top part comprises an ornamented center portion and a periphery portion forming a receiving concave at the backside thereof having a rocking groove or protrusion at an inside sidewall while the bottom part comprises a center flat portion provided with string holes and a periphery ring sleeve having a protrusion or groove at an outside sidewall, when the ornamented top part is engaged with the bottom part, the periphery ring (short) sleeve wall of the bottom part getting a tight contact to a periphery wall of the receiving concave and the rocking groove or protrusion of the ring sleeve of the bottom part being engaged with the corresponding protrusion and groove of the receiving concave of the top part.

[0013] Furthermore, according to a second aspect of the invention, there is also provided a separable ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being an ornamented top part and the other a bottom part provided with string holes, wherein the ornamented top part comprises an ornamented center portion and a periphery ring (short) sleeve provided with a rocking protrusion or groove at an outside sidewall while the bottom part comprises a flat center portion provided with string holes and a periphery cover portion having a receiving concave provided with a rocking groove or protrusion at an inside sidewall when the ornamented top part is engaged into the bottom part, the periphery ring sleeve wall of the top ornamented part getting a tight contact to a periphery wall of the receiving space and the rocking groove or protrusion of the ring sleeve of the top ornamented part being engaged with the corresponding protrusion and groove of the receiving concave of the bottom part.

[0014] According to the present invention, the top ornamented part is tightly attached to the button body with a broader contacting area of both the sidewalls and an engaging area between the protrusion and the groove, so that the ornamented part cannot be detached with ease even if more or less impact is applied to the top ornamented part.

[0015] Further, in a preferred embodiment of the ornamented button, the ring sleeve of the bottom part or the top part has a spread wide end provided with sufficient end area abutting to an area of the receiving concave, so that the ornamented part cannot be unexpectedly detached or removed from the bottom body fixed on the clothes.

[0016] Furthermore, the bottom part with string holes can be easily sewed on the clothes and then the top ornamented part can be engaged with the fixed bottom part, so that we can select a preferred top ornamented part from many and attach the selected top ornamented part according to our taste or our request with ease.

[0017] If we can use a regular one for the button body and select a preferred one from many top ornamented parts, we can enjoy a variety kind of the buttons by our preferred combination of the top ornamented part and the regular body at a lower cost.

[0018] In order to prevent from loss of the top ornamented part by accident, it is preferred that the broad engaging area between the top part and the bottom is formed.

[0019] In such cases, when the two parts are engaged, the receiving concave of the top ornamented part engaged in the sleeve periphery of the bottom body will have a tightly engaging area. Contrary to this, in case of a sleeve periphery of the top ornamented part engaged in a receiving concave of the bottom body, they will have a tightly engaging area.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment, the top ornamented part and the bottom part can be made of any materials such as metal, plastics, glasses and composite materials.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 2 is a plate view of a bottom body of the first preferred embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 3 is a separate cross-sectional view of a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 5 is a plate view of a bottom body of the second preferred embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 6 is a separate cross-sectional view of a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

[0027] Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the description of the following practical embodiments of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] Hereinafter, the present invention will be apparent referring more particularly to the figures and drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first preferred embodiment button according to the present invention. In the figures, an ornamented button comprises a top ornamented part 20 and a bottom body part 30, which parts are made of a proper material such as a metal.

[0029] The top ornamented part 20 is formed as a circle in a plane view wherein a center portion of the top surface 24 is decorated with an ornament (a simple flat hole in FIG. 1) while at the backside there is formed a receiving concave 21, which is provided at the inside with an upstanding wall 22 having a periphery groove 23 at the most deep end thereof and a periphery corner of an inlet 22a is cut off as chambering to make the bottom body part 30 easily inserted into the receiving concave 21.

[0030] The bottom body 30 is provided at the periphery thereof with an upstanding ring sleeve 32 to be engaged into the receiving concave 21 of the top ornamented part 20 and at the center thereof with four string holes 31a. The upstanding ring sleeve 32 is provided at the most top end with a spread wide edge 35 and an outside periphery protrusion 33.

[0031] Furthermore, the protrusion 33 of the bottom body 30 are extended inwardly and provided with flat areas 25 which are tightly contacting to a ceiling area 25 when the two parts are engaged.

[0032] In the case of the ornamented button 10, the bottom body 30 is sewed on the clothes through string holes 31 with strings. This sewing method can be carried out without string rings, so that the button body 30 is fixedly sewed on the clothes.

[0033] Then, select a preferred top ornamented part 20 and set the ornamented part 20 at a determined position to the bottom body 30 fixed on the clothes and push the receiving concave 21 engaged into the upstanding ring sleeve 32.

[0034] When the bottom body 30 and the top ornamented part 20 begin to be engaged, the protrusion 33 of the bottom body 30 is somewhat pressed inwardly by abutting against the chamfered edge 22a while spreading an inlet of the upstanding sidewall 22 of the top part 20 outwardly, so that the protrusion 33 of the bottom body 30 is engaged into the groove 23 of the top part 20 to make a tight contact between the both upstanding walls 32 and 22 and finally a tight contact between the flat surfaces 35 and 25 of the bottom body 30 and the top part 20.

[0035] In this case, the string holes provided with the bottom body 30 can pass out an air produced when the bottom body 30 is engaged into the receiving concave 21.

[0036] In a state of engagement between the bottom body 30 and the top part 20, there are built up three tightly contacting areas, between the periphery groove 33 and protrusion 23, between the upstanding walls 32 and 22 and between the flat surfaces 35 and 25, so that even if any impact coming from all the directions would be applied thereon, any top part 20 cannot be detached therefrom.

[0037] Provision with no string rings makes the ornamented button positioned stablely on the clothes, so that a plurality of the ornamented buttons are sewed uniformly, resulting in good looking design.

[0038] FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second preferred button according to the present invention. In the figures, an ornamented button comprises a top ornamented part 20' and a bottom body part 30'. The top ornamented part 20' is formed as a circle in a plane view wherein a center portion of the top surface 24' is decorated with an ornament while at the backside there is provided with an upstanding ring sleeve 22' having a periphery groove 23 near at the most end thereof and a periphery corner of an inlet 22'a is cut off or chambered to make the top part 20' easily inserted into the bottom part 30'.

[0039] The bottom body 30' is provided at the periphery thereof with an upstanding cover portion 30'a having a receiving concave 30'b to receive the upstanding ring sleeve 22' of the top ornamented part 20' and at the center of a bottom ceiling 31' with four string holes 31'a. The upstanding ring sleeve 32 is provided near at the most top end with an inside periphery protrusion 33'.

[0040] Furthermore, the upstanding ring sleeve 22' of the top part 20' may be widen to have an edge 25' extended (not shown) in order to make the extended edge tightly contacting to the bottom ceiling area 31'.

[0041] In the case of the ornamented button 10', the same function and effects bottom body 30 is sewed on the clothes through string holes 31 with strings. This sewing method can be carried out without string rings, so that the button body 30 is fixedly sewed on the clothes.

[0042] Then, select a preferred top ornamented part 20 and set the ornamented part 20 at a determined position to the bottom body 30 and push the receiving concave 21 engaged into the upstanding ring sleeve 32.

[0043] When the bottom body 30' and the top ornamented part 20' begin to be engaged, the inlet 22'a of the upstanding sidewall 22' of the top part 20' is somewhat pressed inwardly by abutting against the protrusion 33' of the bottom body 30' while spreading the protrusion 33 of the bottom body 30' outwardly, so that the protrusion 33' of the bottom body 30' is engaged into the groove 23' of the top part 20' to make a tight contact between the both upstanding walls 32' and 22' and finally a tight contact between the flat surfaces 31' and 25' of the bottom body 30' and the top part 20'.

[0044] In the above embodiments, the groove is formed in the top part and the protrusion is formed in the bottom part and vice versa, that is, the protrusion may be formed in the top part and the groove may be formed in the bottom part.

Claims

1. An ornamented button 10 which comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being a top ornamented part 20 and the other a bottom part 30 provided with string holes 31a, wherein the top part 20 comprises an ornamented center portion 24 and a periphery portion 20a forming a receiving concave 21 at the backside thereof having a rocking groove 23 or protrusion at an inside sidewall 22 while the bottom part 30 comprises a center flat portion 31 provided with string holes 31a and a periphery ring sleeve 32 having a protrusion 33 or groove at an outside sidewall, when the ornamented top part 20 is engaged with the bottom part 30, the periphery ring sleeve wall 32 of the bottom part 30 getting a tight contact to a periphery wall 22 of the receiving concave 21 and the rocking groove or protrusion 33 of the ring sleeve 32 of the bottom part 30 being engaged with the corresponding protrusion and groove 23 of the receiving concave 21 of the top part 20.

2. An ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other according to claim 1, wherein the ring sleeve 32 of the bottom part 30 has a spread wide end 35 provided with sufficient end area abutting to a ceiling area 21a of the receiving concave 21 of the top part 20.

3. An ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other according to claim 1, wherein a periphery inlet corner 22a of the receiving concave 21 is cut off or chamfered.

4. An ornamented button 10 which comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being a top ornamented part 20 and the other a bottom part 30 provided with string holes 31a, wherein the top part 20 comprises an ornamented center portion 24 and a periphery portion 20a forming a receiving concave 21 at the backside thereof having a rocking groove 23 or protrusion at an inside sidewall 22 and a chamfered inlet corner 22a while the bottom part 30 comprises a center flat portion 31 provided with string holes 31a and a periphery ring sleeve 32 having a protrusion 33 or groove at an outside sidewall and a spread wide end 35, when the ornamented top part 20 is engaged with the bottom part 30, the periphery ring sleeve wall 32 of the bottom part 30 getting a tight contact to a periphery wall 22 of the receiving concave 21 and the rocking groove or protrusion 33 of the ring sleeve 32 of the bottom part 30 being engaged with the corresponding protrusion and groove 23 of the receiving concave 21 of the top part 20 as well as the spread wide end 35 of the ring sleeve 32 of the bottom part 30 abutting to a ceiling area 21a of the receiving concave 21 of the top part 20.

5. An ornamented button 10' which comprises two parts engaged with each other into one body, one being an ornamented top part 20' and the other a bottom part 30' provided with string holes 31a, wherein the ornamented top part 20' comprises an ornamented center portion 24' and a periphery ring sleeve 22' provided with a rocking protrusion or groove 23' at an outside sidewall while the bottom part 30' comprises a flat center portion 31' provided with string holes 31'a and a periphery cover portion 30'a having a receiving concave 30'b provided with a rocking groove or protrusion 33' at an inside sidewall 32' when the ornamented top part 20' is engaged into the bottom part 30', the periphery ring sleeve wall 22' of the top ornamented part 20' getting a tight contact to a periphery wall 32' of the receiving space 30'b and the rocking groove 23' or protrusion of the ring sleeve 22' of the top ornamented part 20' being engaged with the corresponding protrusion 33' and groove of the receiving concave 30'b of the bottom part 30'.

6. An ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other according to claim 5, wherein the ring sleeve 22' of the top part 20' has a spread wide end provided with sufficient end area abutting to a bottom area 31' of the receiving concave 30'b of the bottom part 30'.

7. An ornamented button which comprises two parts engaged with each other according to claim 5, wherein a periphery inlet corner 22'a of the ring sleeve 22' is cut off or chamfered.