Piece for attaching buttons or the like and button for attachment thereto

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a piece for attaching buttons or the like, capable of using standard buttons and of attaching buttons which can be easily detached and which impart a usage sensation no different from standard buttons. In order to resolve the above-described problem, the present invention is a piece ( 1 ) for attaching buttons or the like for detachably attaching buttons ( 10 ) or the like to fabric, comprising: an attaching piece main portion ( 2 ) having a main through-hole ( 2 c ) through which thread ( 12 ) passed through a button attaching hole formed in the fabric is inserted and the thread extending from the button or the like to be attached to the fabric; a thread anchoring portion ( 4 ) for winding thread passing through the main through-hole; and a thread gripping portion ( 6 ) for gripping and affixing the end of thread wound on the thread anchoring portion.

1 . A piece for attaching buttons or the like for detachably attaching buttons or the like to fabric, comprising
 an attaching piece main portion having a main through-hole through which thread passed through a button attaching hole formed in the fabric is inserted and the thread extending from the button or the like to be attached to the fabric;   a thread anchoring portion for winding thread passing through the main through-hole; and   a thread gripping portion for gripping and affixing the end of thread wound on the thread anchoring portion.   
   
   
       2 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 1 , wherein the attaching piece main portion and the thread anchoring portion are comprised of separate insertable parts, and the thread gripping portion is formed between the inserted attaching piece main portion and the thread anchoring portion. 
   
   
       3 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 2 , wherein the attaching piece main portion comprises a main unit insertion portion in which the main through-hole is formed, inserted in the thread anchoring portion; and a main unit flat plate portion formed around the main unit insertion portion. 
   
   
       4 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 3 , wherein the thread anchoring portion includes a thread anchoring portion insertion portion inserted in the main unit insertion portion, and a thread winding arm extending from the thread anchoring portion insertion portion, with a widened tip. 
   
   
       5 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 4 , wherein the thread gripping portion comprises protrusion formed from the main unit flat plate portion and/or the thread winding arm. 
   
   
       6 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 1 , wherein multiple sew-on holes for sewing the attaching piece main portion onto fabric are formed on the attaching piece main portion. 
   
   
       7 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 1 , further comprising an affixing member having an affixing member through-hole for inserting thread extending from the button or the like, and the affixing member being affixed to the fabric by insertion with the attaching piece main portion such that the fabric is gripped through the button attaching hole. 
   
   
       8 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 7 , wherein the thread anchoring portion is integrally formed with the attaching piece main portion, and the thread gripping portion is formed between the integrated thread anchoring portion and the fabric. 
   
   
       9 . The piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 7 , the affixing member having a joining member receiving concavity for receiving and holding a joining member for joining a button attaching thread inserted in a hole in a button or the like to an anchoring thread wound on the thread anchoring portion. 
   
   
       10 . An attaching button for attachment to the piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 1 , comprising
 a button or the like;   a button attaching thread inserted in a hole in button or the like;   an anchoring thread affixed to the piece for attaching buttons or the like; and   a joining member for joining the button attaching thread with the anchoring thread.   
   
   
       11 . A method for manufacturing a garment to which buttons or the like are attached, comprising steps of:
 forming a button attaching hole in a location to which the button or the like is to be attached to the garment;   providing the piece for attaching buttons or the like according to  claim 1 ;   inserting thread extending from the button or the like into the button attaching hole;   inserting thread passed through the button attaching hole into the main through-hole in the piece for attaching a button or the like;   winding thread passed through the main through-hole onto the thread anchoring portion; and   gripping and affixing thread wound on the thread anchoring portion to the thread gripping portion.