A button system containing two pieces that snap and lock together to fasten multiple articles of clothing. The top piece is made of three distinct parts: a detachable ridged color-coded cover, a fastener that attaches said cover to a rotatable hinged plate, and a fastener that secures all three pieces of the top piece. The bottom piece is also made up of three distinct parts: a plate to receive the hinges from the top piece, a curved structure that connects the hinge/cavity plates to the article of clothing, and a rivet that attaches to the article of clothing and the snap and lock invention.

The present invention relates to a multipurpose and customizable mechanical device with technical functionality of tightening closure structured to create articles and fashion accessories and/or objects for domestic and industrial use, which consists of two parts, one of which is composed of a plate with pin and the other is composed of three plates with housing, that are joined together, of which central plate incorporates a lever that allows the rotation of this plate up to the stop, also by means of a spring, ensuring the locking closure of the two parts of the devise when they are simply superimposed one on top of the other, without needing to rotate one over the other to lock them.

The kit comprises a fastening structure and an anchoring structure. The fastening structure includes two vertical poles which are connected at their top ends by a horizontal bar and are inserted into two apertures of the button. The lower ends of the poles are attached to terminal elements. The anchoring structure comprises two trapping mechanisms which are configured to trap the terminal elements and to prevent them from detachment once they fully enter the mechanisms. The user places the fastening structure with the button above the cloth at the desired location and places the trapping mechanisms below the cloth opposite to the terminal elements. Next, the user pushes the poles downwards pierces the cloth and permanently traps the terminal elements by fully inserting them into the trapping mechanisms. The user can create a buttoning gap by installing two spacing rings on the poles between the button and the cloth.

A fastener assembly for securing a string and/or netting includes a cord fastener and a cord. The cord fastener includes a clasp defining a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from the clasp. The cord is detachably coupled to the cord fastener, and includes a first end extending through the second opening, and a second end insertable into the clasp. The clasp is configured to allow the cord to be pulled through the clasp in a first direction, and to substantially prevent the cord from being pulled in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. In some embodiments, the clasp includes a plurality of fingers that extend at an angle relative to a central axis of the second opening.

A new use for a previously known snap fastener protects against raw ears or other uncomfortable abrasion during face mask use, particularly prolonged use of one mask or uninterrupted sequential use of multiple masks. A user selects two locations on a piece of headwear that would be near the ears, and puts snap fasteners at those locations. The snap fasteners have “wiggle,” and therefore can receive the elastic loops of the face mask and hold them securely. This removes the force load from the back of the ears, thus encouraging proper face mask use and significantly eliminating discomfort.

A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.

A method for attaching a first surface to a second surface with a fastening device. The fastening device has a female component having a female opening featuring a broader female width at a first depth and a narrower female width at a second depth. The female component also has a female attachment surface with an interior slope rising away from the female opening. The fastening device also has a male component with a male attachment member that at least partially conforms to the interior slope of the female attachment surface. The male attachment member also has a broader male width larger than the narrower female width. The method comprises mounting the female component to the first surface, mounting the male component to the second surface, aligning the male component to the interior slope on the female component and applying pressure to couple the male component and the female component.

A snap button can include a snap button body and a fastener connected to the snap button body with a cloth interposed between them, wherein the snap button body includes a button member including a base; and a metal eyelet attached to an inner surface of the base, the inner surface being placed to face the cloth, wherein the button member includes an engaging portion provided on an outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the base, wherein the fastener includes a fastener base and a pin to be swaged, which protrudes from an inner surface of the fastener base, the inner surface being placed to face the cloth, and wherein the eyelet includes a cylindrical portion receiving the pin, the cloth being pierced by the pin, and the pin being swaged on the inner surface of the base of the button member.

A system for carrying or using a device includes the device and at least one attachment apparatus. The device may include at least one attachment element. The attachment apparatus may include a length of material and at least one attachment point arranged on an end of the length of material. The at least one attachment point may include at least one magnetic feature configured to attach and detach the device and the length of material. The material can include but is not limited to cloth, metallic (magnetic and non-magnetic), fibrous material, and so forth.

Provided is a snap button in which a swaged portion of a to-be-swaged pin is not visible from users. The snap button comprises a snap button body and a cap to be connected to the snap button body with a cloth interposed between them. The snap button body includes a base; a pin to be swaged, which protrudes from an inner surface of the base, the inner surface being placed to face the cloth; and an engaging portion provided on an outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the base. The cap comprises a cap body including a cap base; and a metal eyelet attached to an inner surface of the cap base, the inner surface being placed to face the cloth. The eyelet comprises a cylindrical portion for receiving the pin which has pierced the cloth and swaging the pin on the inner surface of the cap base.