Snap fastener

Info

Patent number: D404997
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 1999
Assignee: Liz Claiborne, Inc. (New York, NY)
Inventor: Wayne Podell (Budd Lake, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Kirschstein, et al.
Application Number: 0/79,362

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a snap fastener according to my invention in assembled form;

FIG. 2 is a view analogous to FIG. 1, but showing the fastener in an exploded view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view analogous to FIG. 3, but showing the fastener in an exploded view;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the assembled fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the assembled fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the assembled fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the assembled fastener of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the assembled fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a lower part of the fastener of FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the lower fastener part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the lower fastener part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view of the lower fastener part of FIG. 2, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the lower fastener part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of an upper part of the fastener of FIG. 2;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the upper part of the fastener of FIG. 2;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of the upper part of the fastener of FIG. 2, the rear view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the upper part of the fastener of FIG. 2, the left side view being a mirror image.