Patent ID: 9374983
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A clothing article for a dog, said dog having a head, ears extending therefrom, a torso, a neckline as the neck transitions to the torso, a tail and a tail line located as the torso transitions to said tail, a torso cover having a length sized to extend substantially at a first edge proximate said neckline to a second edge proximate said tail line and a width defined by lateral edges sized to drape over said torso covering at least a portion thereof, a belly strap when used extending between said lateral edges and across an underside of said torso, a pair of extenders emanating at said first edge and sized to selectively attach to one another, said extenders and belly strap in combination facilitating the removable attachment of said clothing article to said dog, a sturdy hood comprising a structural frame of flexible non deformable rods to provide sturdiness and shape and water resistant fabric or similar material applied to said structural frame and wherein said hood can selectively be either (a) attached to said front edge of said torso cover, said hood being shaped and sized such that when worn by said dog, the hood selectively resides above the dog's head without substantially deforming the dog's ears and without substantially obstructing the dog's vision while protecting the top of said dog's head as well as the sides of said dog's face from inclement weather, or where said hood can be (b) folded back to engage said torso cover to a stowed position while the torso is maintained on, or (c) where said hood can be removed completely from the torso cover.