BUTTON WITH SNAP BACKS

Snap buttons can snap into garments, or other such articles, that are made for them and stay on until a user desires to change them. There are no sharp parts and placement and removal of the buttons is safe, quick and easy, with no need to insert pin holes in garments. A kit can include a garment with female spring snaps disposed therein to allow a user to insert buttons thereon. The kit can include a set of buttons. Buttons can also be provided separately or traded among friends or family to provide a unique, individualized look for each person.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides snap buttons that can snap into garments, or other such articles, that are made for them and stay on until a user desires to change them. There are no sharp parts and placement and removal of the buttons is safe, quick and easy, with no need to insert pin holes in garments.

The present invention can take various forms. In one embodiment, the present invention can include a kit including a garment with female spring snaps disposed therein to allow a user to insert buttons thereon. The kit can include a set of buttons. Buttons can also be provided separately or traded among friends or family to provide a unique, individualized look for each person.

Referring now toFIGS. 1 through 5, a snap button assembly22can include a flat back portion with a male snap16(also referred to simply as flat back member16and male snap member16), machined-in, that can be placed into a female spring snap18that can be machined into various garments, articles of clothing, accessories, and the like. In some embodiments, the female spring snap18can be integrated into the design specific garment, or the female spring snap18can be designed to be added to an existing garment.

A front body14can fasten and be secured to the flat back member16and an art print24and a protective cover10can be applied to the front of the front body14. The art print24can be any number of colors, shapes, designs, logos, words, or the like. In some embodiments, the art print24can include shapes other than being flat. In these embodiments, the protective cover10may be changed to match the shape of the art print24or may not be used. The art print24can include elements, in addition to or in place of printed art, such as gems, engravings, characters, and other shapes and designs. The art print24can be formed form various materials, such as a colored ink print design, one or more gems attached to the body14, a metallic piece with art work and/or engravings thereupon, and combinations of the same.

Female spring snaps18can be located at various places on the garments, articles of clothing, accessories, or the like. The female spring snaps18can accept the male snap fasteners16of the button assemblies22to secure the buttons to the garment20, article of clothing, accessories, or the like. The user can easily apply or remove the buttons, as desired, without the need for pin holes, sharp objects, magnets or the like.

To make the system of the present invention, buttons are formed with male snap fasteners16extending from a flat back surface thereof. The buttons are formed with the fronts and backs of the button embedded as one unit so as not to permit separation thereof. In some embodiments, the buttons can be made as an integral member with a front face for art, and a back face with the male snap fastener extending therefrom. The female spring snaps18can be integrated into a garment20, article of clothing, accessory of the like.