Patent ID: 8286593

Claim:
A restraint collar for an animal, comprising: a body having an upper member adapted to be situated below a jaw of an animal in a region of an upper portion of a neck of the animal and a lower member adapted to be situated in a region of a lower portion of the neck of the animal, the body upper member including a jaw guide located between two upper member crests and having a portion extending downwardly and below the crests toward the lower member adapted to be situated at a front central portion of the animal's neck, the crests adapted to fit below the jaw of the animal, the jaw guide adapted to accept a portion of the jaw or an upper throat area or both the jaw and upper throat area of the animal, the body having a maximum height between one of the crests and the lower member adapted to make it difficult for the animal to open its mouth, and a connector member having a first fastener connected to a first end of the body and a second fastener connected to a second end of the body for securing the collar around the neck of the animal, wherein the body includes an ear guide located on the upper member located laterally outward from each upper member crest and adapted to be situated below the ear of the animal when the collar is in a connected position, and wherein each ear guide independently has an angled portion or an archial portion, wherein the collar is a reversible collar whereby the lower member is utilizable as a second upper member adapted to be situated below the jaw of the animal in the region of the upper portion of the neck of the animal and the upper member as a second lower member adapted to be situated in the region of the lower portion of the neck of the animal when the collar is in a reversed position, wherein the lower member includes a central jaw guide located between two lower member crests and having a portion extending upwardly between the crest toward the upper member, and wherein the lower member includes an ear guide located laterally outward from each lower member crest with the lower ear guide adapted to be situated below the ear of the animal when the collar is in a reversed, connected position, and wherein each lower member ear guide independently has an angled portion or an archial portion, wherein the lower member is formed as a mirror image of the upper member along a lateral line of the body that extends through both lateral ends of the body.