Patent ID: 8522404

Claim:
A button assembly comprising: a button head having a first head portion and a second head portion, the first head portion having a fastener and the second head portion having a female portion configured to engage the fastener so as to couple the first and second head portions together, the button head further including a mounting portion having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion is disposed on the first head portion and is generally cone shaped, a distal end portion of the first mounting portion having a pocket, the pocket being generally hemispherical, and the second mounting portion is disposed on the second head portion, and is shaped so as to slidingly engage an outer surface of the first mounting portion and partially enclose the pocket; a base having a receiving portion; and an elongated shaft, the elongated shaft includes a plurality of grooves disposed along an outer surface of the elongated shaft, each of the plurality of grooves spaced apart from the other so as to define a plurality of ridges extending circumferentially about the elongated shaft, each of the plurality of ridges spaced apart from each other, wherein one end of the elongated shaft is configured to engage the receiving portion of the base and the other end of the elongated shaft includes a bearing member configured to be disposed within the pocket of the mounting portion of the button head wherein the button head is rotatable in three-dimensional space about the elongated shaft.