Patent ID: 8539913

Claim:
A wearable sound system for an animal, comprising: an article wearable by the animal in the vicinity of the animal's head, the article having a tubular construction forming a main compartment having a plurality of compartment sections, a pair of strap end portions extending from respective ones of two of the compartment sections, and a fastener that removably connects the pair of strap end portions to one another when the article is worn by the animal; a programmable source of audible signals located within one of the compartment sections of the article; a closure accessible from an exterior surface of the article for permitting access to the compartment section in which the programmable source is located to allow the programmable source to be inserted into and/or removed from the compartment section from the exterior of the article while the article is worn by the animal; and at least two speakers located respectively within the two compartment sections of the article from which the pair of strap end portions extend, each speaker being disposed between the fastener and the programmable source and being coupled to the article in an area disposed proximate to an ear of the animal when the article is worn by the animal so as to project a sound content of the audible signals from the programmable source towards an immediate vicinity of the ear of the animal in a region located forward or around the ear.