Garment button cover

Abstract

A cover for garment buttons is disclosed, a button cover. The button cover is a flexible container having a top surface, side walls, and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has an opening having a surface area adapted to fit over the button when the button cover is flexed or stretched and the opening surface area is smaller than the facing surface area of the button when the cover is not flexed or stretched so as to retain the cover on the button. In a further embodiment, the button cover has an elastic portion, wherein the elastic portion is adapted to allow the opening in the cover to be reversibly enlarged.

1 . A button cover for a button having a facing surface area, comprising a container having a
 top surface,   side walls, and   a bottom surface, wherein   said bottom surface has an opening having a surface area adapted to fit over the button when said cover is flexed or stretched and wherein said opening surface area is smaller than the facing surface area of the button so as to retain the cover on the button.   
     
     
         2 . The button cover of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elastic portion, wherein said elastic portion is adapted to allow said opening to be reversibly enlarged.   
     
     
         3 . The button cover of  claim 3 , wherein said elastic portion comprises the entire button cover. 
     
     
         4 . The button cover of  claim 1 , wherein said side walls approximately comprise a cylinder. 
     
     
         5 . The button cover of  claim 1 , wherein said side walls are rounded. 
     
     
         6 . The button cover of  claim 1 , further comprising, a decorative appliqué on said top surface. 
     
     
         7 . The button cover of  claim 1 , wherein said top surface is decorated directly. 
     
     
         8 . The button cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is reversible, having first and second exposed sides, wherein said first and second sides have different visual features from each other. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for washing button covers, comprising;
 a washable, closeable container having a plurality of openings, wherein said openings are smaller than the button covers and large enough to allow washing fluids to circulate and drain out of said container.   
     
     
         10 . An article of clothing comprising:
 buttons; and   removable button covers,   said button covers
 comprising 
 a container having a 
 top surface, 
 side walls, and 
 a bottom surface, wherein 
 said bottom surface has an opening having a surface area adapted to fit over the button when said cover is flexed or stretched and wherein said opening surface area is smaller than the facing surface area of the button so as to retain the cover on the button.