Tack button and method of making the same
US4875257A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3694
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A back support structure for mounting a tack and for a securement to a front button shell of a decorative tack button, has a structure including a plastic support member integrally molded to include an annular body having an open central recess, a bottom wall formed below the recess, and a through-aperture opening into said recess. Said body also has an interior wall extending inwardly from said bottom wall and an apertured tack retainer member is inserted into said recess and supported on said bottom wall. Said interior wall has a portion of the plastic of the support member deformed radially inwardly against said retainer member to clamp said retainer member against said bottom wall.
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