Novelty Button with Integral Hanging Tab and Crimped Insert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional novelty and promotional buttons face challenges in securely fastening or hanging due to limitations in their design, particularly in how the insert and button back are secured, which can lead to instability and difficulty in attaching or displaying text and graphics effectively.
Innovation Solution
The button design incorporates a front plate with a recess and a circumferential rim, an insert with integral projections and a tab, and a button back with a pivotable tab and aperture, allowing for secure crimping and attachment using various means like threads or strings, enabling stable fastening or hanging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional buttons use a simple insert and button back structure, then manufacturing is easier, but fastening stability and reliability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The button is divided into distinct functional segments: the insert with horizontal and vertical projections, the button back with corresponding recesses and protrusions, and the circumferential rim. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while collectively achieving secure fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The insert is positioned within a recess in the front plate, and the button back is secured within the same recess area. The horizontal projection of the insert fits within the button back structure, creating a nested arrangement that ensures proper alignment and secure attachment.
2Reliability
If the button uses a secure crimping mechanism with projections and recesses, then attachment reliability improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The horizontal projection and vertical projection are integrated into a single insert component, and the corresponding recesses are formed as part of the button back structure. This merging reduces the number of separate parts and simplifies the crimping process while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The insert features asymmetric projections (horizontal and vertical) that correspond to asymmetric recesses in the button back. This asymmetric design ensures proper orientation and secure fitting during the crimping process, preventing misalignment while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the button includes an integral tab with aperture for hanging, then versatility and ease of display improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integral tab with aperture serves multiple functions: it provides a hanging mechanism for display purposes, offers an attachment point for cords or strings, and can be used for various fastening methods. This multi-functionality enhances versatility without requiring additional separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The tab is formed as an integral part of the button structure, combining the fastening function with the display/hanging function in a single unified component. This integration reduces the total number of parts while achieving multiple objectives.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to novelty and promotional buttons capable of being hung for display. The button includes an insert with an integral tab having an aperture or a button back with integral tab having an aperture for hanging the button.