Patent ID: 7168394

Claim:
A slipcover for dog collars, comprising: (a) an elongated fabric sleeve having an open end, an opposing closed end, an inner surface and an ornamental outer surface, the sleeve further having a plurality of spaced apart openings defined therein adjacent the closed end, the sleeve being adapted for covering and containing a dog collar, a buckle of the dog collar extending from the open end of the sleeve; (b) a fabric strip attached to the sleeve and extending from the open end, the strip being narrower that the sleeve and adapted for extending through the buckle of the dog collar, the strip having a slit defined therein adapted for receiving a tongue of the buckle and having a free end; and (c) fastening means for fastening the free end of the strip to the inner surface of the sleeve, the strip being wrapped through the buckle and over the tongue of the buckle.