Patent ID: 6439167
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A pet collar for use with a pet containment system, said pet collar comprising:an inner collar portion having at least one hole passing therethrough; a radio unit attached to said inner collar portion proximate to the at least one hole, said radio unit having at least one probe protruding therefrom, the at least one probe passing through the at least one hole; an outer cover portion having two ends, one end of said outer cover portion fixedly attached to said inner collar portion on one side of the at least one hole and the other end of said outer cover portion defining a free end; a detachable fastening system detachably attaching the free end of said outer cover portion to said inner collar portion on a side of the at least one hole opposite to the side of the at least one hole to which said outer cover portion is fixedly attached such that said outer cover portion covers said radio unit, while providing quick and easy access thereto, said detachable fastening system comprising a pair of cooperating fastener members, one of the pair of the cooperating fastener members being attached to an outer surface of said inner collar portion on the side of the at least one hole opposite to the side of the at least one hole to which said outer cover portion is fixedly attached and the other of the pair of the cooperating fastener members being attached to an inner surface of the free end of said outer cover portion.