Button for fastening fabrics

1. A mechanism for fastening fabrics, comprising:

a first fabric section, and a second fabric section;

the first fabric section comprising a button ( 1 ) having a body ( 10 ) and first attachment means ( 2 ) attached at a central location ( 5 ) of the body ( 10 ), attaching the button ( 1 ) to the first fabric section, wherein the body ( 10 ) of the button ( 1 ) has a tapering width (w), seen in a direction parallel to a plane of a lower surface ( 13 ) of the body ( 10 ), wherein the button ( 1 ) is further provided with second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near a circumferential edge ( 11 ) of the body ( 10 ) and wherein the tapering width (w) of the body ( 10 ) tapers towards the location ( 6 ) of the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the edge ( 11 );

the second fabric section comprising a slit-shaped opening to receive the button ( 1 ) to fasten the first fabric section to the second fabric section;

wherein the button can be removed from the slit-shaped opening by pulling the two fabric sections apart.

2. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 1 , wherein the button ( 1 ) is provided with the second attachment means ( 3 ) at a single location ( 6 ) at or near the circumferential edge ( 11 ).

3. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 1 , wherein the body ( 10 ) of the button ( 1 ) has a tapering height (h), seen in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the lower surface ( 13 ) of the body ( 10 ), towards the location ( 6 ) of the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the edge ( 11 ).

4. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 1 , wherein the body ( 10 ) tapers along at least half of the length ( 1 ) of the body ( 10 ), wherein the length ( 1 ) is measured along the line ( 100 ) extending through the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the edge ( 11 ) of the body ( 10 ) and the center-( 5 ) of the body ( 10 ).

5. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 1 , wherein the body ( 10 ) tapers substantially rectilinearly or planarly.

6. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the circumferential edge ( 11 ) comprise at least one through hole extending between the upper surface ( 12 ) and the lower surface ( 13 ) of the body ( 10 ) of the button ( 1 ).

7. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 6 , wherein the body ( 10 ) is provided with a single through hole at or near the circumferential edge ( 11 ).

8. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the circumferential edge ( 11 ) of the body ( 10 ) near the through hole comprises a recess ( 8 ) extending between the upper ( 12 ) and lower ( 13 ) surfaces.

9. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the circumferential edge ( 11 ) comprise a passage having two ends ( 3 a , 3 b ) extending through the body, wherein the ends ( 3 a , 3 b ) are located at the lower surface ( 13 ) and/or the circumferential edge ( 11 ) of the body ( 10 ).

10. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein, seen in a cross sectional plane perpendicular to the line ( 100 ) extending through the second attachment means ( 3 ) at or near the edge ( 11 ) of the body ( 10 ) and the center-( 5 ) of the body ( 10 ), the body has a tapering surface ( 12 a , 13 a ) extending from one surface ( 12 , 13 ) with decreasing height towards a lateral edge with the other surface ( 12 , 13 ).

11. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the body has a first tapering surface ( 13 a ) extending from a first surface ( 13 ) with decreasing height towards a lateral edge with the second surface ( 12 ) and a second tapering surface ( 12 a ) extending from the second surface ( 12 ) with decreasing height towards the opposed lateral edge with the first surface ( 13 ).

12. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , wherein, seen in the cross sectional plane, the tapering surface ( 12 a , 13 a ) makes an angle with the respect to the other surface ( 12 , 13 ), wherein the angle increases from a first lower value near the edge ( 11 ) with the second attachment means ( 3 ) to a second larger value in a direction away from the edge ( 11 ) with the second attachment means ( 3 ).

13. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the button ( 1 ) is further provided with third attachment means ( 3 e ) at or near the circumferential edge ( 11 b ) substantially opposite the second attachment means ( 3 d ) at the first edge ( 11 a ) of the body ( 10 ) and wherein the width (w) of the body ( 10 ) also tapers towards the location of the third attachment means ( 3 e ) at or near the edge ( 11 b ).

14. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the body comprises four lateral edges sections ( 14 c,d ), wherein two first lateral edges sections ( 14 c ) extend towards the first attachment means ( 3 d ) at the first edge ( 11 a ) and wherein two second lateral edges sections ( 14 d ) extend towards the third-attachment means ( 3 e ) at the first edge ( 11 b ), wherein the body at least comprises tapering surfaces ( 13 a , 12 a ) at a first lateral edge section ( 14 c ) and at a second lateral edge section ( 14 d ) opposite said first lateral edges section ( 14 c ).

15. The mechanism for fastening fabrics ( 1 ) according to claim 14 , wherein the two tapering surfaces ( 12 a , 13 a ) are mirror symmetrical with respect to a plane extending through said line ( 100 ) and perpendicular to the bottom surface ( 13 ).

16. The mechanism for fastening fabrics according to claim 6 , wherein the circumferential edge near the through hole comprises a recess extending between the upper and lower surfaces.