Button Cover Assembly

Abstract

A button cover assembly provides users with a decorative button cover. The cover assembly includes a disk and a cover construction. The disk is bonded to the cover construction, which cover construction is formed from an elastic material comprising a bonding portion and an aperture-defining portion. The bonding portion includes a series of button-engaging nubs, and the aperture-defining portion includes a non-circular geometric aperture having a relaxed aperture configuration lesser in magnitude than the diameter of a target button. The aperture-defining portion is elastically stressable for altering the relaxed aperture configuration to an actuated aperture configuration for receiving the button. After the assembly is donned, the aperture-defining portion retains the button cover assembly adorned upon the received or enveloped button.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A button cover assembly, the button cover assembly comprising, in combination:
 a button;   a disk, the disk having an upper disk surface, a lower disk surface, and a disk diameter; and   a cover construction, the circular cover construction being formed from an elastic polymeric material and comprising an upper bonding portion, a lower aperture-defining portion, and a cover diameter, the disk being bonded to the cover construction at a disk-to-cover bond interface, the aperture-defining portion being integrally formed with the bonding portion and defining a geometric aperture, the geometric aperture having a relaxed aperture configuration, the relaxed aperture configuration having a maximum aperture dimension lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter, the elastic polymeric material being elastically stressable for enabling a user to alter the relaxed aperture configuration to an actuated aperture configuration for receiving the button, the received button having a diameter lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter and greater in magnitude than the maximum aperture dimension, the geometric aperture being configured for retaining the button cover assembly adorned upon the received button.   
     
     
         2 . The button cover assembly of  claim 1  wherein the upper bonding portion comprises a series of button-engaging nubs, the button-engaging nubs extending toward and resiliently engaging the button forcing the button against the aperture-defining portion for enhancing retention of the cover construction upon the received button. 
     
     
         3 . The button cover assembly of  claim 2  wherein the geometric aperture comprises a non-circular geometric shape, the non-circular geometric shape comprising an angled intersection, the angled intersection pointing in a select direction for enhancing the user's ability to don the cover construction upon the button. 
     
     
         4 . The button cover assembly of  claim 3  wherein the aperture-defining portion comprises an arrow marking, the arrow marking pointing in the same direction as the select direction for enhancing the user's ability to don the cover construction upon the button. 
     
     
         5 . The button cover assembly of  claim 4  wherein the non-circular geometric shape comprises a number of sides, the number of sides equaling the number of nubs, the nubs being orthogonally positioned relative to the sides. 
     
     
         6 . The button cover assembly of  claim 5  wherein the outer disk surface comprises ornamental markings, the ornamental markings for ornamentally adorning the received button. 
     
     
         7 . The button cover assembly of  claim 5  wherein the cover construction is opaque, the opaque cover construction for concealing the received button. 
     
     
         8 . The button cover assembly of  claim 5  wherein the cover construction is translucent, the translucent cover construction for enabling a passerby to view the button through the cover construction. 
     
     
         9 . A button cover assembly for adorning a button, the button cover assembly comprising:
 a disk, the disk having an upper disk surface, a lower disk surface, and a disk diameter; and   a cover construction, the circular cover construction being formed from an elastic polymeric material and comprising an upper bonding portion, a lower aperture-defining portion, and a cover diameter, the disk being bonded to the cover construction at a disk-to-cover bond interface, the aperture-defining portion being integrally formed with the bonding portion and defining a geometric aperture, the geometric aperture having a relaxed aperture configuration, the relaxed aperture configuration having a maximum aperture dimension lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter, the elastic polymeric material being elastically stressable for enabling a user to alter the relaxed aperture configuration to an actuated aperture configuration for receiving a button received by the cover construction button, said button having a diameter lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter and greater in magnitude than the maximum aperture dimension, the geometric aperture being configured for retaining the button cover assembly adorned upon said button.   
     
     
         10 . The button cover assembly of  claim 9  wherein the cover construction comprises a series of button-engaging nubs, the button-engaging nubs for resiliently engaging said button received by the cover construction and thus for forcing said button against the aperture-defining portion for enhancing retention of the cover construction upon said button. 
     
     
         11 . The button cover assembly of  claim 11  wherein the geometric aperture comprises a non-circular geometric shape, the non-circular geometric shape comprising an angled intersection, the angled intersection pointing in a select direction for enhancing the user's ability to don the cover construction upon a button received by the cover construction. 
     
     
         12 . The button cover assembly of  claim 11  wherein the aperture-defining portion comprises an arrow marking, the arrow marking pointing in the same direction as the select direction for enhancing the user's ability to don the cover construction upon the button. 
     
     
         13 . The button cover assembly of  claim 11  wherein the non-circular geometric shape comprises a number of sides, the number of sides equaling the number of nubs, the nubs being orthogonally positioned relative to the sides. 
     
     
         14 . The button cover assembly of  claim 10  wherein the outer disk surface comprises ornamental markings, the ornamental markings for ornamentally adorning the received button. 
     
     
         15 . The button cover assembly of  claim 10  wherein the cover construction is opaque, the opaque cover construction for concealing the received button. 
     
     
         16 . The button cover assembly of  claim 10  wherein the cover construction is translucent, the translucent cover construction for enabling a passerby to view the button through the cover construction. 
     
     
         17 . A button cover assembly for adorning a button, the button cover assembly comprising:
 a cover construction, the circular cover construction being formed from an elastic polymeric material and comprising an upper bonding portion, a lower aperture-defining portion, and a cover diameter, the disk being bonded to the cover construction at a disk-to-cover bond interface, the aperture-defining portion being integrally formed with the bonding portion and defining a geometric aperture, the geometric aperture having a relaxed aperture configuration, the relaxed aperture configuration having a maximum aperture dimension lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter, the elastic polymeric material being elastically stressable for enabling a user to alter the relaxed aperture configuration to an actuated aperture configuration for receiving a button received by the cover construction button, said button having a diameter lesser in magnitude than the cover diameter and greater in magnitude than the maximum aperture dimension, the geometric aperture being configured for retaining the button cover assembly adorned upon said button.   
     
     
         18 . The button cover assembly of  claim 17  wherein the cover construction comprises a series of button-engaging nubs, the button-engaging nubs for resiliently engaging said button received by the cover construction and thus for forcing said button against the aperture-defining portion for enhancing retention of the cover construction upon said button. 
     
     
         19 . The button cover assembly of  claim 18  wherein the geometric aperture comprises a non-circular geometric shape, the non-circular geometric shape comprising an angled intersection, the angled intersection pointing in a select direction for enhancing the user's ability to don the cover construction upon a button received by the cover construction. 
     
     
         20 . The button cover assembly of  claim 19  wherein the non-circular geometric shape comprises a number of sides, the number of sides equaling the number of nubs, the nubs being orthogonally positioned relative to the sides.