(19)
(11) EP 1 632 143 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/10

(21) Application number: 05255389.8

(22) Date of filing: 02.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A44B 17/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 03.09.2004 JP 2004257427

(71) Applicant: YKK Corporation
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hasegawa, Kenji
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8410 (JP)
  • Takamura, Yoshio
    Kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 (JP)

(74) Representative: Luckhurst, Anthony Henry William 
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA
London WC2E 9RA (GB)

   


(54) Fixture and button


(57) A fixture (5A) for fixing a button body (4A) on a fabric (1) includes a flange (51), a fixing post (52) provided at the center of the flange, and a packing (53) provided on the flange. The packing (53) includes a spacer (58) provided on a surface of the flange confronting the fabric, and a retainer edge (60) extending from the spacer (58) to a surface opposite to the fixing post (52) via a connecting portion (59) and covering at least a part of an outer circumferential edge of the flange (51) except an area occupied by a pressure receiver (54).







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