Patent ID: 6138611
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A dog coat for insulating a dog's body from cold weather, said dog coat comprising:a front section for covering a front side of a dog's body; anda back section for covering a dog's back;said front section having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, said upper portion including a first protruding end and a second opposing protruding end, each said protruding end having at least one hook and loop fastener fixedly attached thereto, said lower portion extending outwardly from said middle portion and being defined by a first side edge, a second side edge, and a substantially convex bottom edge;at least one strip of hook and loop fastener fixedly attached to said front section adjacent the first side edge;said back section having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion including a third protruding end and a fourth opposing protruding end, each said protruding end having at least one hook and loop fastener fixedly attached thereto for releasably mating with said at least one hook and loop fastener on said front section, said back section being defined by a top edge, a third side edge, a fourth side edge, and a bottom edge, said back section being fixedly attached along its fourth side edge to the lower portion of said front section along its second side edge, such that the upper portion of said front section extends beyond the upper portion of the back section when said dog cover is not being worn;at least one strip of cooperating hook and loop fastener fixedly attached to said back section adjacent the third side edge approximately midway between the top edge and the bottom edge of said back section, said strip of cooperating hook and loop fastener releasably mating with said strip of hook and loop fastener on said front section.