Patent ID: 8413614

Claim:
A protective bird apron, comprising: a back covering shaped to cover a back of a bird, the back covering having: an outer surface; a main body area having a length and a width; a first lateral section attached to a first side of the main body area and having a length less than the length of the main body area and a width dimensioned to extend away from the main body area and beneath a first wing of the bird; and a second lateral section attached to a second side of the main body area opposite the first side and having a length less than the length of the main body area and a width dimensioned to extend away from the main body area and beneath a second wing of the bird; a first securing strap coupled to an outer portion of the first lateral section and to the second side of the main body area; a second securing strap coupled to an outer portion of the second lateral section and to the first side of the main body area, the first and second securing straps defining a first wing capturing portion, a second wing capturing portion, and a neck capturing portion; and a shoulder protector having: a first-wing-covering portion; a second-wing-covering portion; an attachment area coupling the first-wing-covering portion and the second-wing-covering portion to the main body area, thereby leaving the first-wing-covering portion unrestricted in wing-flapping movement at a location above the first wing of the bird and the second-wing-covering portion unrestricted in wing-flapping movement at a location above the second wing of the bird; and an outer surface; and visible warning indicia provided on at least one of the outer surface of the shoulder protector and the outer surface of the back covering.