Stud structure

Abstract

An ornament stud for an article is provided. The stud includes: a head having a three-dimensional shape; a plurality of shoulders extending horizontally and inwardly from an edge of the head by a predetermined length; and a plurality of sharpened extensions extending respectively and vertically from inner edges of the plurality of shoulders, the plurality of sharpened extensions being spaced from each other along the inner edges of the plurality of shoulders by a predetermined distance.

1 . An ornament stud for an article, the stud comprising:
 a head having a three-dimensional shape;   a plurality of shoulders extending horizontally and inwardly from an edge of the head by a predetermined length; and   a plurality of sharpened extensions extending respectively and vertically from inner edges of the plurality of shoulders, the plurality of sharpened extensions being spaced from each other along the inner edges of the plurality of shoulders by a predetermined distance,   wherein the head, the shoulders and the sharpened extensions are integrally made from a single piece of material to form the stud as a single-piece unit,   wherein the sharpened extensions are configured to be inserted into a textile of the article and bent radially inwardly toward an inner face of the textile of the article without overlapping each other, and   wherein the shoulders screen a gap formed between the sharpened extensions and the textile of the article to prevent the gap from being exposed on an exterior of the article.   
     
     
         2 . The stud of  claim 1 , wherein the head has a hemi-sphere sphere. 
     
     
         3 . The stud of  claim 1 , wherein the head is hollow. 
     
     
         4 . The stud of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of shoulders are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance. 
     
     
         5 . The stud of  claim 1 , wherein each the plurality of sharpened extensions has a tapered triangle shape toward a free tip end thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The stud of  claim 1 , wherein each shoulder extends beyond a proximal end of each sharpened extension. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . An ornament stud for an article, the stud comprising:
 a head having a three-dimensional shape;   a shoulder extending horizontally and inwardly from an edge of the head by a predetermined length; and   a plurality of sharpened extensions extending vertically from an inner edge of the shoulder, the plurality of sharpened extensions being spaced from each other along the inner edge of the shoulder by a predetermined distance,   wherein the head, the shoulder and the sharpened extensions are integrally made from a single piece of material to form the stud as a single-piece unit,   wherein the sharpened extensions are configured to be inserted into a textile of the article and bent radially inwardly toward an inner face of the textile of the article without overlapping each other, and   wherein the shoulder screens a gap formed between the sharpened extensions and the textile of the article to prevent the gap from being exposed on an exterior of the article.   
     
     
         9 . The stud of  claim 8 , wherein the head has a hemi-sphere sphere. 
     
     
         10 . The stud of  claim 8 , wherein the head is hollow. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The stud of  claim 8 , wherein each the plurality of sharpened extensions has a tapered triangle shape toward a free tip end thereof.