Patent ID: 9179647
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A self-aligning animal neck collar, comprising, a. a neck strap with two opposite ends configured to extend around a neck of an animal when the opposite ends are adjoined; b. an end cap attached on each opposite end of the neck strap, each end cap includes a flat body with a transverse outside edge and a closed eyelet with an outside surface, said closed eyelet being perpendicularly aligned with the flat body and parallel with the outside edge of the flat body, the two eyelets being aligned on the two flat bodies so that when said neck strap is extended around the neck of the animal and the opposite ends are aligned in an end-to-end manner adjacent to each other, the outside surfaces of the two eyelets are parallel and aligned in side-by-side positions; and, c. at least one magnetic element attached to the transverse outside edge of each flat body or to the outside surface of each eyelet, the magnetic elements being oriented with respect to each other and configured to create sufficient magnetic force that automatically aligns and holds the opposite outside edges of the flat bodies and the outside surfaces on the eyelets together when the eyelets are aligned in side-by-side positions.