Patent ID: 7637087

Claim:
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 first closure flap with hook fasteners attached to said blanket exterior side of said first flap, and a second closure flap with loop fasteners attached to said blanket interior side of said second flap, whereby said closure flaps couple together at said chest area; a plurality of leg wraps extending from said side portions, said leg wraps comprising: a first end with hook fasteners attached to said blanket exterior side of said first end, and a second end with loop fasteners attached to said blanket interior side of said second end, whereby said first and second ends wrap around and couple together at the legs of the animal; 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.