(19)
(11) EP 0 174 606 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.1987 Bulletin 1987/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.03.1986 Bulletin 1986/12

(21) Application number: 85111216

(22) Date of filing: 05.09.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.09.1984 JP 13924284

(71) Applicant: NIPPON NOTION KOGYO CO., LTD.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Watanabe, Hirokazu
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(54) A button assembly for attachment to a garment fabric


(57) A button assembly (10) comprises a button body (11), a cap (12), an insert (13) and a tack (14). these parts being assembled for attachment to a garment fabric (F) without the aid of stitching. The button body (11) includes a plurality of retainers (11e) projecting radially inwardly from a hollow cylindrical hub (11a) of the button body (11) for firmly retaining the insert (13) within the hub (11a). The insert (13) has a dome-like structure and includes a central guide projection (13c) which is provided for deflecting the tack prongs (14b) in opposite directions.






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