Button with snap backs

Abstract

Snap buttons can snap into garments, or other such articles, that are made for them and stay on until a user desires to change them. There are no sharp parts and placement and removal of the buttons is safe, quick and easy, with no need to insert pin holes in garments. A kit can include a garment with female spring snaps disposed therein to allow a user to insert buttons thereon. The kit can include a set of buttons. Buttons can also be provided separately or traded among friends or family to provide a unique, individualized look for each person.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing interchangeable buttons on articles, comprising:
 a button having a front face for an art object, and a flat back face having a male snap member extending therefrom; and   a female spring snap embedded into the article, the female spring snap accepting the male snap member from the back face of the button.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a protective cover fitting over the front face. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the art object is selected from the group consisting of a printed design, one or more gems, a character, a metallic object, and an engraving. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the front face and flat back face are integrated together as a one-piece component. 
     
     
         5 . A method for personalizing articles with interchangeable buttons, comprising:
 choosing one of a plurality of buttons, the buttons having a front face for an art object, and a flat back face having a male snap member extending therefrom; and   pressing the male snap member onto a female spring snap embedded into the article, the female spring snap accepting the male snap member from the back face of the button.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising removing the chosen one of the plurality of buttons, choosing a new one of the plurality of buttons and pressing the male snap member onto a female spring snap embedded into the article, the female spring snap accepting the male snap member from the back face of the button, thereby changing a style of the article. 
     
     
         7 . A kit comprising:
 a plurality of buttons, each having a front face for an art object, and a flat back face having a male snap member extending therefrom; and   at least one article having a female spring snap embedded into the article, the female spring snap accepting the male snap member from the back face of the button, wherein   the plurality of buttons are separated from the female spring snap to permit trading of the plurality of buttons among friends or family to provide a unique, individualized look for each person.   
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , further comprising a protective cover fitting over the front face of each of the plurality of buttons. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the art object is selected from the group consisting of a printed design, one or more gems, a character, a metallic object, and an engraving. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the front face and flat back face or each of the plurality of buttons are integrated together as a one-piece component.