Patent ID: 6895901
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A dog diaper system for precluding in-house damage caused by dog urination while maximizing the comfort to the dog comprising, in combination: pants adapted to be worn over the hindquarters of a dog, the pants having a central section positionable adjacent to the stomach of a dog wearing the pants and the pants having a lower section terminating in a lower end formed with a tunnel positionable between the legs of a dog wearing the pants and the pants and having an upper section shaped as a trapezoid terminating in an upper end positionable adjacent to the chest of a dog wearing the pants and the pants having a pair of similarly configured side sections positionable around the waist of a dog wearing the pants, each side section terminating in a side end adapted to overlap when being worn by a dog, each side section also having an upper edge and a lower edge; the pants and its sections being integrally formed of a fabric, the entire pants and its sections having an interior surface positionable adjacent to the dog wearing the pants and an exterior surface exposed and adapted to have decorative indicia thereon; an elastic upper strap having a free first end stitched to the upper end of the upper section adjacent to one side section, the upper strap also having a second end, and with an upper loop stitched to the upper end of the upper section adjacent to the other side section, and with an upper slider slidably received on an intermediate extent of the upper strap and with the second end of the upper strap passing through the upper loop and attached to the upper slider, the upper strap being adjustably positionable around the neck of a dog for allowing a proper fitting to dogs of varying lengths; an elastic lower strap having a free first end stitched to the lower edge of one side section, the lower strap also having a second end, and with a lower loop stitched to the lower edge of the other side section, and with a lower slider slidably received on an intermediate extent of the lower strap and with the second end of the lower strap passing through the tunnel and through the lower loop and attached to the lower slider, the lower strap being adjustably positionable around the legs of a dog for allowing a proper fitting to dogs of varying lengths; a patch of a hook and loop fastener attached to the exterior surface of one side section and a patch of a hook and loop fastener attached to the interior surface of the side section to facilitate at adjustable securement of the pants to a dog; an elastic thread stitched into each side section with the material being gathered in the side sections adjacent to the elastic threads to allow for limited expansion and contraction of the side sections when worn by a dog; and a pad having an interior surface formed of an absorbent material interiorly in contact with the dog and having an exterior surface formed of a moisture impervious plastic material extending rearwardly from adjacent to the upper section rearwardly through the central section and extending to the lower section.