U.S. patent number 3,777,336 [Application Number 05/289,159] was granted by the patent office on 1973-12-11 for button cover.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Anson Incorporated. Invention is credited to Olof Verner Anderson.
United States Patent |
3,777,336 |
Anderson |
December 11, 1973 |
BUTTON COVER
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the jewelry art and
specifically to an improved interchangable ornamental cover for
sewed buttons. The present invention relates to a novel
construction for an ornamental and removal cover for sewed
buttons.
Inventors: |
Anderson; Olof Verner (North
Kingstown, RI) |
Assignee: |
Anson Incorporated (Providence,
RI)
|
Family
ID: |
23110300 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/289,159 |
Filed: |
September 14, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/113MP; 40/315;
451/448 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44B
1/14 (20130101); Y10T 24/3672 (20150115) |
Current International
Class: |
A44B
1/14 (20060101); A44B 1/00 (20060101); A44b
001/14 () |
Field of
Search: |
;24/113 ;40/315
;51/265 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Zugel; Francis K.
Assistant Examiner: Dorner; Kenneth J.
Claims
What I claim is:
1. An interchangable ornamented button cover comprising, in
combination, a cap having a depending wall, and a face for
ornamentation, said wall forming a chamber and provided with a
hinge recess whereby a portion of said wall forms a hinge pin, said
cap being dimensioned to overlie and eclipse a button, a button
plate provided with a slot formed between two tapering sides which
terminate in an annular recess, said tapering sides resiliently
movable toward one another and having flared front edges to provide
finger nail pressure surfaces, said button plate having oppositely
located spring prongs thereon adapted to engage said depending wall
with a friction grip and resiliently movable with said sides, two
guide fingers on said plate engaging said depending wall to
centrally locate said button plate within said depending wall, and
a leg on said plate located between said guide fingers and wrapped
around said hinge pin to form a hinge and pivotally connect said
button plate to said cap, whereby said button plate is adapted to
slide under a button with the button securing threads passing
through said slot into said annular recess with the cap in open
position and with the button located in said chamber when said cap
is swung about said hinge into closed position.
2. An interchangeable ornamented button cover according to claim 1,
in which said wall is circular in shape.
3. An interchangable ornamented button cover according to claim 1,
in which two perforations are provided in said button plate, two
slits in said button plate located respectively, between said two
perforations and said annular recess to yieldingly permit said two
spring prongs to move toward each other upon engagement of said two
spring prongs with said wall.
4. An interchangable ornamented button cover comprising, in
combination, a cap having a depending wall, and a face for
ornamentation, said wall forming a chamber and provided with a
cut-out, a button plate provided with a slot formed between two
sides which terminate in an annular recess, said sides having
flared front edges to provide finger nail pressure surfaces, said
button plate having oppositely located spring prongs, two guide
fingers, two perforations, two slits located respectively, between
said two perforations and said annular recess, and a leg, a ring,
means pivotally connecting said leg to said ring to form a hinge,
said ring located in said chamber with said hinge located in said
cut-out, means fastening said ring to said cap, whereby hinged
pivotal movement of said cap with said button plate causes said
spring prongs and said two guide fingers to frictionally engage
said ring to removably fasten said cap to said button plate, said
ring being dimensioned to surround a button.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The usual men's dress shirt has cuffs with button holes to receive
detachable metal cuff-links, but many men prefer to use cuffs with
sewed buttons, and such cuffs are standard for women's shirt
waists. The sewed button of cuffs, pockets with flaps, shirt
fronts, as well as the uniform shoulder buttons, are readily made
ornamental by detachably mounting a cover thereon.
U. S. Pat. No. 581,111; No. 2,751,654 and No. 3,316,601 disclose
sewed button covers of the type with which this invention is
concerned. The device of the present invention includes guide means
and a new type of spring means for the button plate.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental
housing into which a button is removably received.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel cover
for a cuff button or the like.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an
ornamental cover for detachable mounting on a button.
Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in part
and be pointed out in part in the following specification and
claims.
Like reference numerals refer to like parts in the following
drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, showing bottom plate pivotally
connected to the cap, and in open position.
FIG. 5 is a face view of a button of ordinary construction.
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the button plate attached to
the button of FIG. 5, with the cap in open position;
FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6, with the cap in closed
position;
FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 4, showing a modified form of
construction;
FIG. 9 is a medial cross sectional view taken through the modified
form of construction shown in FIG. 8, with the cap in closed
position;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the modified form of construction
shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken on line 11--11 of FIG.
4.
Referring to the drawings, reference numeral 11 indicates a hollow
shell or cap, the face 12 of which may be of any desired form
suitably ornamented or lettered. Cap 11 is provided with a
depending wall 13 so as to provide a chamber 14 in cooperation with
the back of face 12. A hinge recess 15 is formed in wall 13 to
provide a hinge pin 16. Wall 13 may be circular in shape.
A button plate 20 is provided with a slot 21 formed between two
preferable tapering sides 22, 23 which terminate in an annular
recess 24. The front edges 25, 26 of sides 22, 23, respectively,
are flared upwardly to provide finger nail pressure surfaces. Two
spring prongs 27, 28 project from opposite sides of button plate
20. Two guide fingers 30, 31 located on opposite sides of hinge
recess 15 depend from the edge of button plate 20. A leg 32 located
between guide fingers 30, 31 is provided on button plate 20 so that
leg 32 can be wrapped around hinge pin 16 to form a hinge
connection between button plate 20 and cap 11. Two perforations 33
and 34 are provided in button plate 20 with slits 35 and 36
leading, respectively, from perforations 33, 34 to annular recess
24. These slits 35, 36 permit the two spring prongs 27, 28 to
resiliently move the sides of the plate toward each other and
change the shape of annular recess 24 when said springs 27, 28
frictionally engage wall 13. In this manner the tension of the
spring prongs 27, 28 is controlled. The friction of spring prongs
27, 28 against wall 13 can never exceed a predetermined amount, the
upper limit of which will never exceed finger release pressure. The
outside contour of button plate 20 is complementary to the shape of
wall 13.
In operation, FIGS. 4 and 6 show the button cover in open position.
Slot 21 is slid around the threads holding button 40 to cloth 41
(see FIG. 5) until annular recess 24 underlies button 40. Spring
prongs 27, 28 will be located upon opposite sides of the button 40.
Cap 11 is loosely hinged to button plate 20. Cap 11 is pivotally
swung over button 40 and button plate 20. Guide fingers 30, 31 will
engage wall 13 to center cap 11 over button plate 20 and at the
same time apply frictional resistance to the engagement of the cap
11 with the guide fingers 30, 31. Further pivotal movement causes
spring prongs 27, 28 to frictionally engage wall 13 (see FIG. 7).
Should the friction of the prongs 27, 28 against wall 13 exceed a
pre-determined amount, the areas "A" and "B" of button plate 20
will resiliently move toward each other to relieve the friction of
prongs 27, 28 on wall 13. Once hinged closed cap 11 can be swung
open by applying finger nail pressure upon front edges 25, 26 will
gripping the outside surface of wall 13 with the fingers of the
other hand.
FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate the button plate 20 pivotally hinged
to a ring or cap 50. Said ring 50 may be inserted into chamber 14
where fastening means, such as spot welding, secures ring 50 to
wall 13. In this form cap 11 is provided with a cutout 51 to
provide clearance for the pivotal movement of the hinge. In this
modified form the entire hinge is located within wall 13 and does
not project beyond the wall 13 as is the condition shown in the
structure illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Having shown and described preferred embodiments of the present
invention, by way of example, it should be realized that structural
changes could be made and other examples given without departing
from either the spirit or scope of this invention.
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