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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1993
Yoshida Kogyo K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A snap button includes a female member and a male member engageable therewith. The female member comprises a hollow cylindrical body including a cylindrical hub and an annular flange extending radially outwardly from and integrally formed with the lower end of the cylindrical hub and terminating in a flat rim, the annular flange having an annular abutting portion formed between the lower end of the cylindrical hub and the flat rim, the flat rim and the annular abutting portion being spaced axially of the hollow cylindrical body; an annular cap having a through hole formed centrally therethrough to define an inner rim therearound and an outer folded brim formed around the outer edge, the folded outer brim coming into gripping engagement with the annular flange so that the annular cap is fastened to the hollow cylindrical body with an inner surface of the annular cap abutting on the abutting portion and with an annular space provided between the lower end of the cylindrical hub and the inner rim of the annular cap; and an annular spring disposed in the annular space.