Patent Publication Number: US-2017347761-A1

Title: Fastening plate for fastening badge

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a fastening plate for fastening a badge, and more particularly, to a fastening plate for fastening a badge that securely fastens the badge to a garment and prevents the badge put on the garment from rotating by causing the badge to be stuck on the garment by projections such that the badge and the garment are securely supported. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In general, there are badges that are put on clothing for the purpose of representing company logos or specific occupations such as lawmakers, lawyers or prosecutors or promoting associations. 
     Such a badge carries, on the surface thereof, a logo, a shape or a phrase informing people of a company, association or occupation, and these badges are usually fastened to clothes using fasteners. 
     Conventionally, in order to fasten a badge to a garment, a pin provided to the badge is first inserted into the front side of the garment so that the pin is exposed to the rear side of the garment, and then the fastener is connected to the badge pin exposed on the rear side to fix the badge to the garment. 
     However, in the case of a conventional fastener for fastening and fixing a badge to clothing, the fastener is simply brought into close contact with the back surface of the clothes, and accordingly close contact between the back surface of the clothes and the fastener is not ensured. 
     Further, as close contact between the back surface of the clothes and the fastener is not ensured, the badge put on the front of the garment often rotates, which is a problem. In severe cases, the badge may be separated from the clothes. 
     A conventional badge is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1426808, which includes a base, a handle rotatable about a shaft at the center of the base, a rotary table disposed on the front surface of the handle and coupled to the shaft at the center of the base to be rotated by rotation of the handle, a base projecting pin provided on the front surface of the rotary table and projecting from the base, a plurality of opening/closing blades coupled to an opening/closing blade fixing protrusion protruding from the rotary table, and a cover covered and coupled with the base, the rotating plate, and the front surface of the plurality of opening and closing blades and having a through hole formed at the center thereof, wherein a first image pattern expression part formed on the opening/closing blades and a second image pattern expression part expressed on the front surface of the rotary table produce an image that can be changed by opening and closing of the opening and closing blades engaged with rotation of the handle. 
     As another example, Utility Model Application Publication No. 20-1998-064072 discloses a badge fixing structure, in which a badge for inserting and fixing a leg into a fixing hole of a cabinet for imparting marketability includes a support member formed on the side of the fixing hole corresponding to the rear surface of the cabinet to support the bending elastic force of the leg. 
     These prior art techniques are designed to prevent movement of the badge by causing various images of the badge to be presented or the leg fixing part for fixing the badge to have elasticity by bending stress. 
     However, in the prior art, since the badge is fastened to the clothes only by surface contact with the clothes during the process of fastening and fixing the badge to the clothes, the badge is not firmly fastened to the clothes and is not fixedly supported. Therefore, problems such as movement of the badge still need to be addressed. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is one object of the present invention to provide a fastening plate for a badge fastener that securely fastens the badge to a garment and prevents the badge put on the garment from rotating or moving with respect to the garment by causing the badge to be affixed to the garment by projections with the fastener in close contact with the back surface of the garment such that secure fastening between the garment and the fastener is ensured and the badge is securely fastened to and supported by the garment. 
     Technical Solution 
     In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, provided is a fastening plate for fastening a badge, including: a fastener for fixing a badge to a garment by fixing a fixing portion of the badge arranged through the garment; and a fastening plate fixed to the fastener through close contact, wherein the fastening plate includes: a close contact portion closely contacting a back surface of a garment with the badge put on a front surface of the garment and having a fixing hole through which the fixing portion penetrating the garment from the front surface to the back surface is arranged, the close contact portion including an inner circumferential portion provided with a plurality of cut-out holes formed therethrough; and a plurality of wedges bent upward of the plurality of cut-out holes, erected with respect to the close contact portion and stuck in the garment closely contacting the close contact portion. 
     Further, each of the wedges is formed in a triangular shape having a sharp center, and has a first toothed portion provided at an edge thereof. 
     Further, each of the wedges includes: a first vertical surface perpendicularly erected with respect to the close contact portion of the fastening plate and having a rectangular shape; and a second toothed portion provided at an upper end of the first vertical surface. 
     Further, each of the wedges includes: a second vertical surface perpendicularly erected with respect to the close contact portion of the fastening plate and having an arc shape; and a third toothed portion provided at an upper end of the second vertical surface. 
     Further, the center of each of the wedges is bent obliquely in a transverse direction with respect to the close contact portion of the fastening plate. 
     Further, each of the wedges has a shape curved in an arc shape so as to be perpendicular to the close contact portion of the fastening plate. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     As apparent from the fore-going, with the present invention, a badge to be attached to the front of a garment can be securely fixed to the garment. Further, by firmly supporting the badge on the garment with wedges of the fastener secured to the garment so that the badge does not wobble, rotate or move, robustness and supportability between the badge and the garment or between the fastener and the garment as well as robustness of the badge and fastener are greatly improved. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing a fastening plate for a badge fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view illustrating engagement between a fastening plate for a badge fastener and the badge fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view showing engagement between a badge fastener with a fastening plate fastened thereto and a badge according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a view illustrating engagement between a badge fastener with a fastening plate fastened thereto and a badge according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a view illustrating engagement between a badge fastener with a fastening plate fastened thereto and a badge according to another embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIGS. 6 to 10  are conceptual diagrams illustrating other embodiments of the wedges of the fastening plate for a badge fastener according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. Unless stated otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless expressly defined in the present application. 
     Hereinafter, a fastening plate for a badge fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     As shown in the drawings, a fastening plate for a badge fastener according to the present invention includes a fastener  20  for fixing a badge  10  to a garment by fixing a fixing portion  11  of the badge  10  arranged through the garment, and a fastening plate  30  fixed to the fastener  20  through close contact. The fastening plate  30  includes a close contact portion  32  closely contacting the back surface  41  of a garment  40  with the badge  10  put on the front surface of the garment and having a fixing hole  31  through which the fixing portion  11  penetrating the garment  40  from the front surface  42  to the back surface  41  is arranged, the close contact portion  32  including an inner circumferential portion provided with a plurality of cut-out holes  33  formed therethrough, and a plurality of wedges  34  bent upward of the plurality of cut-out holes  33 , erected with respect to the close contact portion  32  and stuck in the garment  40  closely contacting the close contact portion  32 . 
     When the fixing portion  11  of the badge  10  is formed in the shape of a pin as shown in  FIG. 4 , the fastening plate  30  having the plurality of wedges  34  is provided to an upper portion of a fastener  20  into which the fixing portion  11  of the badge  10  is pressed and fitted. When the fixing portion  11  of the badge  10  is formed in a bolt shape as shown in  FIG. 5 , the fastening plate  30  may be provided to an upper portion of a nut-shaped fastener  20  which is screw-coupled and fixed to the fixing portion  11 . 
     That is, the fastening plate  30  of the present invention is coupled to the upper portion of a fixing fastener, which is a means for fixing the badge  10  to the garment  40 . The fastener can be variously modified. 
     The fastening plate  30  of the present invention securely fixes the badge to the garment to prevent the badge fastened to the garment from rotating, wobbling or moving. 
     The fastening plate  30  is held in close contact with the back surface  41  of the garment  40 . In this case, a plurality of cut-out holes  33  is formed in the inner circumferential portion of the fastening plate  30 , and the fastening plate  30  further includes a plurality of wedges  34  bent upward of the plurality of cut-out holes  33  to be erected upward with respect to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30  and stuck in the back surface  41  of the garment  40  which the fastening plate  30  closely contacts. 
     Since the plurality of wedges  34  is further arranged perpendicular to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30  as described above, the wedges  34  are burrowed into the garment  40  from the back surface  41  of the garment  40  when the fastening plate  30  is brought into close contact with the back surface  41  of the garment  40 . Thereby, the fixing fastener  20  provided and fixed to the upper portion of the fastening plate  30  is further securely fixed to the back surface of the garment. 
     Further, as the fastener  20  is securely fixed while being stuck in the garment by the wedges  34  of the fastening plate  30 , the badge  10  fastened and fixed to the garment may also be securely fixed. 
     The wedge  34 , which is a constituent of the badge fastener of the present invention, can be variously modified. For example, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the wedge  34  of the badge fastener of the present invention may be formed in a triangular shape having a sharp center. Further, the wedge  34  formed in a triangular shape may include a first toothed portion  341  formed in a triangular shape at the edge thereof. 
     Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the wedge  34  may include a first vertical surface  342  perpendicularly erected with respect to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30  and having a rectangular shape, and a second toothed portion  343  provided at the upper end of the first vertical surface  342 . 
     Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the wedge  34  may include a second vertical surface  344  perpendicularly erected with respect to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30  and having an arc shape, and a third toothed portion  345  provided at the upper end of the second vertical surface  344 . 
       FIGS. 6 to 8  show the wedges  34  viewed from the front. As shown in the figures, the wedge  34  may be formed in the shape of a triangle having a sharp center, or the edge of the wedge  34  formed in the shape of a triangle may be provided with the first toothed portion  341 . Alternatively, the wedge  340  may include the first vertical surface  342  perpendicularly erected with respect to the fastening plate  30  and having a rectangular shape and the second toothed portion  343  provided at the upper end of the first vertical surface  342 , or may include the second vertical surface  344  perpendicularly erected with respect to the fastening plate  30  and having an arc shape and the third toothed portion  345  provided at the upper end of the second vertical portion  344 . 
     The wedge  34  may be formed in various other shapes. The wedge  34  is not limited to specific shapes as long as it is designed to be stuck in the garment  40  from the back surface  41  of the garment  40  when the fastening plate  30  is brought into close contact with the back surface  41  of the garment  40 . 
     The wedge  34  may further include a bent portion  346  formed at the center thereof in the vertical longitudinal direction of the wedge  34 . The center of the wedge  34  may be bent obliquely in the transverse direction with respect to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30  by the bent portion  346 . 
     In addition, the wedge  34  may have a shape curved in an arc shape so as to be perpendicular to the close contact portion  32  of the fastening plate  30 . 
       FIGS. 9 and 10  show the wedge  34 , which is a constituent of the present invention, viewed from a plane. As shown in the figures, the wedge  34  may include a first bent portion  346  formed at the center thereof. Thereby, the center of the wedge  34  may be bent obliquely in the transverse direction with respect to the fastening plate  30 . Alternatively, the wedge  34  may be curved in an arc shape so as to be perpendicular to the fastening plate  40 . 
     While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but various modifications and variations may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention. 
     Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and the claims set forth below and all the equivalents thereof belong to the scope of the present invention