Male fixing member of hook-and loop fastener, and sheet product with the fixing member

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-27
YKK CORP
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[0019] In this case, the joint portion is pierced into a sheet product, a front end portion of the joint portion is inserted through the insertion hole from a rear face toward the front surface of the first base material and the projecting end portion is deformed plastically so that it is expanded in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the joint portion. Consequently, it is attached to the sheet product under conditions in which a fixing portion and a fastening portion are integrated. Because the male fixing member of the surface fastener of the present invention attached in this way is mounted securely on the sheet product and further, the column-like joint portion has a high tensile strength and shearing strength, it is never damaged easily by repeated usage and washing. Meanwhile, not only the first base material but also the fastening portion can be formed of any one of metallic material and synthetic re

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These operations are very difficult for infants, persons handicapped in finger action and aged persons although not for healthy adults and therefore, the buttons are fixing devices very difficult to handle.
However, the snap button cannot be in an excellent engagement unless the male device and female device are aligned with each other in the center and pressed together.
That is, like the aforementioned ordinary buttons, this snap button is a very difficult fixing device for persons handicapped in the finger action or eyesight, infants and aged persons.
However, the attachment operation is complicated and i

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[0044]FIG. 6 shows the second embodiment of the present invention. Although according to this embodiment, the structure of the male fixing portion 110 is substantially not different from the first embodiment, material used for the fastening portion 120 is for example, alloy of copper or iron or the like and basically, it is constructed of a combination of plural components obtained by sheet metal processing. According to the indicated example, like an ordinary metallic ornament button, a cylindrical portion 126a of a bottomed cylindrical member 126, which is a column-like joint portion, is divided to plural sections along a circumferential direction and divided pieces 126b are bent to substantially horizontally from a bottom portion 126d alternately so that they are radiated in a wavelike shape respectively. The peripheral edge of a metallic cap 127, which is a disc-like second base material, is wound inwardly and fixed to the front ends of the divided pieces 126b extending radially...

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[0046]FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the entire male fixing member 100 is formed integrally of the same synthetic resin material. That is, as indicated in the same Figure, the first base material 111, the engaging elements 112, the column-like joint portion 131 and the second base material 121 are all molded integrally. When attaching the male fixing member 100 having such a structure to the clothes 1, a slit-like button hole 1a is formed in the attachment portion of the clothes 1 as shown in the same Figure, for example, and the second base material 121 of the fastening portion 120 is inserted from an inside face side of the button hole 1a, and exposed outside and attached.

[0047]FIG. 8 shows an example of modification that most portion of the male fixing member 100 of the present invention except the above engaging elements 112 is molded integrally with metallic material at the same time. A difference of this modification fr...

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[0048]FIG. 9 shows the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Although according to the first to third embodiments, the male fixing portion and the fixing portion, which are components of the male fixing member of the present invention, are integrated fixedly through the column-like joint portion, according to this embodiment, the male fixing portion 110 and the fastening portion 120, which are components of the male fixing member 100, are so constructed to be capable of engaging or disengaging from each other through the column-like joint portion 131 easily with a single touch of a button. Meanwhile, according to this embodiment, mushroom shaped engaging elements are used as the male fixing elements 12.

[0049] Although in the indicated example, the structure of the male fixing portion 110 is the same as the first embodiment, the front end portion of the column-like joint portion 131 erected integrally from the fastening portion 120 has an engaging / disengaging head portion 131a...

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Abstract

A first base material having a number of male engaging elements (112) formed of synthetic resin on a surface thereof and a second base material (121) are jointed and secured each other through a column-like joint portion (131). There is provided a male fixing member for sheets, which facilitates attachment operation to clothes or suspension cloths, has a durability, never loses appearance when it is mounted on clothes and allows even an infant to engage or disengage the male fixing members easily by an engagement/disengagement function of a surface fastener.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a male fixing member which is attached to clothes such as outdoor wears and various kinds of shirt and suspension cloth such as a curtain and a table skirt and has a number of male engaging elements allowing engagement and disengagement thereof to a mating member through an engaging / disengaging mechanism of a surface fastener, and relates to a sheet product such as clothes and suspension screen to which the male fixing members are attached. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Conventionally, various kinds of fixing devices have been used at an opening / closing portion of clothes and an engaging / disengaging portion for a curtain and a runner. Its typical fixing device is buttons. As extremely ordinary buttons, there are buttons used for outdoor wears, shirts and blouses. According to this device, a button main body fixed to one side of the opening / closing portion of clothes with threads is inserted into a slit-like button hole formed in the ot...

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IPC IPC(8): A47H13/12A41F1/00A44B1/28A44B18/00A44B99/00
CPCA41F1/00A44B1/28A44B18/0061Y10T24/2708A44D2205/00Y10T24/3685Y10T24/3683A44B18/0073A44B18/00A44B99/00
Inventor TAKAHASHI, YOSHINOBUSUGIHARA, KOKI
Owner YKK CORP
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