Patent ID: 7637087
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. In an animal blanket of the type comprising an exterior side, an interior side, a back portion having a neck area and a tail end, side portions depending from said back portion and extending from said tail end to said neck area and a chest area, and a neck opening located between said neck area of said back portion and said chest area, the improvement comprising: a body blanket material that is a soft stretchable material; front closure flaps extending from said chest area, said closure flaps comprising: a plurality of leg wraps extending from said side portions, said leg wraps comprising: a plurality of reinforcements attached to the blanket material where said leg wraps extend from said side portions; a narrow elastic band hidden under the blanket material and running along the outer edges of said blanket at said tail end and at said side portions between said leg wraps; a strip of substantially inelastic material around substantially the entire circumference of said neck opening and hidden under said blanket material; and a plurality of stitches extending from said tail end toward said side portions; whereby said blanket may be safely and quickly attached to the animal without the use of any straps.