Patent ID: 6510629
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A44C,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A badge which comprises a backing element of flexible sheet material having a front face and a rear face and is cut to define the outline of the badge, an insignia device on said front face and a fixing element on said rear face, the insignia device being an injection molded component of thermoplastic material having at least one integrally formed, rearwardly extending stud, the insignia device being affixed to the backing element by said at least one stud penetrating the backing element and passing through a close-fitting opening in the fixing element, and having a rear end melted back to form a thickened portion securing said at least one stud against withdrawal from said opening, said fixing element including means for affixing the badge to a belt or garment, wherein the insignia device is in the form of a name plate, the name plate comprising a backing plate, an insignia strip applied to a front face of the backing plate, each of the insignia strip and the backing plate having edges, the edges of the insignia strip being set back from the edges of the backing plate, and a covering of hardened epoxy resin covering the insignia strip and portions of the backing plate proximate the edges of the backing plate, peripherally of the insignia strip.