Snap fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10080402-B2
Application number	US-201515539141-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a snap fastener, comprising a face fastener ( 1 ) and a locating fastener ( 2 ) which are snapped with each other, wherein the face fastener ( 1 ) comprises a face shell ( 11 ) provided with an installation chamber ( 111 ), and a locating pin ( 12 ) made of plastic and integrally formed; and the locating pin ( 12 ) comprises a base ( 121 ), a rod body ( 122 ) and anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ). In the implementation of the snap fastener of the present invention, the face fastener ( 1 ) can be separated into the face shell ( 11 ) and the locating pin ( 12 ), and the locating pin ( 12 ) is manufactured into a standard part for batch production and storage, thereby adapting face shells ( 11 ) with continuously updated designs, shortening delivery time, and reducing costs.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A snap fastener comprising a face fastener ( 1 ) and a locating fastener ( 2 ) which are snapped with each other, wherein, the face fastener ( 1 ) comprises: a face shell ( 11 ), wherein the face shell ( 11 ) is provided with an installation chamber ( 111 ); and a locating pin ( 12 ); and the locating pin ( 12 ) is made of plastic and integrally formed, and includes: a base ( 121 ), wherein the base ( 121 ) is accommodated in the installation chamber ( 111 ); and anti-skidding structures ( 124 ) are arranged on an end face exposed out of the installation chamber ( 111 ) of the base ( 121 ); a rod body ( 122 ), wherein the rod body ( 122 ) stands exactly on an end face of the base ( 121 ), and an end away from the base ( 121 ) of the rod body ( 122 ) is used to be connected to the locating fastener ( 2 ); and anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ), wherein the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) are arranged at an outer edge of the end face in connection with the rod body ( 122 ) of the base ( 121 ) in a protruding manner, and ends away from the base ( 121 ) of the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) shrink; and when the base ( 121 ) is accommodated in the installation chamber ( 111 ), so that the locating pin ( 12 ) and the face shell ( 11 ) are assembled; a fixing flange ( 112 ) is formed at an edge of an opening around the installation chamber ( 111 ) in an end face of the face shell ( 11 ), so that when the locating pin ( 12 ) and the face shell ( 11 ) are assembled, the face shell ( 11 ) completely covers the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) and is meshed therewith; when the locating pin ( 12 ) and the face shell ( 11 ) are assembled, the fixing flange ( 112 ) is bent by way of riveting, heat-pressing or cold-pressing to completely cover the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) and be meshed therewith; and inner surfaces of the fixing flange ( 112 ) are respectively arranged around the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) to form concavo-convex occlusion.

2. The snap fastener according to claim 1 , wherein, a locating block ( 113 ) is arranged around an edge of the fixing flange ( 112 ) at the outer edge of the end face of the face shell ( 11 ) in a protruding manner, and the locating block ( 113 ) is slightly lower than the fixing flange ( 112 ) and is spaced therewith.

3. The snap fastener according to claim 1 , wherein, the face shell ( 11 ) is a metal plate structure matching with a shape of the base ( 121 ); and an edge of the face shell ( 11 ) is bent towards the rod body ( 122 ) to form the fixing flange ( 112 ) and the installation chamber ( 111 ).

4. The snap fastener according to claim 1 , wherein, cross sections of the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) along a tangential direction of the base ( 121 ) are triangular, and ridge portions of the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) extend along a radial direction of the base ( 121 ).

5. The snap fastener according to claim 1 , wherein, the rod body ( 122 ) is located at the center of the end face of the base ( 121 ), and the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) are distributed on the outer edge of the end face of the base ( 121 ) uniformly along a circumferential direction; the anti-skidding structures ( 124 ) are arranged between the anti-rotation protrusions ( 125 ) and the rod body ( 122 ) uniformly along a circumferential direction; and the anti-skidding structures ( 124 ) and the rod body ( 122 ) are exposed out of the face shell ( 11 ).

6. The snap fastener according to claim 1 , wherein, reinforcing ribs ( 126 ) are arranged on positions of the rod body ( 122 ) connected with the base ( 121 ).

Assignees

• Duraflex Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Te Chien

Classifications

• A44B1/14

  with replaceable {or protective} coverings {(removable fabric coverings A44B1/123; sleeve-links concealing a sewed-on button A44B5/007)} · CPC title

• A44B17/0005 Primary

  Fastening of press-button fasteners (A44B17/0017 and A44B17/0035 take precedence) · CPC title

• A44B17/0082

  Decoration · CPC title

• A44B17/0076

  Socket member · CPC title

• Y10T24/3611

  Deflecting prong or rivet · CPC title