Device for covering and concealing buttons

A device for detachably covering and concealing a button having a thread secured thereto, said device being composed entirely of plastic and comprising:

• a first horizontal plate having at least one opening in the form of a slot through which said thread can extend, the first plate being disposed behind the button with the thread extending throught the slot when the device is in use;
• a hollow cylinder having opposite open ends;
• a second horizontal plate spaced from the first plate, the second plate being secured to one end of the cylinder and closing same;
• a living hinge integrally securing a portion of the periphery of the other open end of the cylinder to a peripheral portion of the first plate;
• at least one prong secured to the first plate and extending at right angles thereto;
• at least one tube secured to the inner surface of the cylinder and extending parallel to its axis with one tube end being essentially coincident with the other end of the cylinder and having an opening which defines a prong receiving recess;
• said device having an open position at which said other end of the cylinder is out of engagement with the first plate and having a closed position at which said other end of the cylinder is in mating engagement with the first plate, said prong and said prong receiving recess defining detachable locking engagement means which are spaced apart when the device is in the open position and which are disposed in locking engagement when the device is in closed position, the button being concealed when the device is in closed position.