Patent ID: 8899189

Claim:
A garment for an animal having a first pair of appendages, a second pair of appendages, and a neck, the animal having a mid-body between the first pair of appendages and the second pair of appendages, the garment comprising: a central portion comprising stretchable fabric and having a longitudinal axis and including a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side extending laterally in a first direction from the longitudinal axis, and a second side extending laterally in a second direction from the longitudinal axis, the second direction opposite the first direction; a first flap comprising stretchable fabric and extending in the first direction from the first side of the central portion, the first flap including a free distal end; a second flap comprising stretchable fabric and extending in the second direction from the second side of the central portion, the second flap including a free distal end; a third flap comprising stretchable fabric and having a proximal end attached to the central portion, the first flap, or the second flap and extending to a free distal end; a first strap extending from the front end of the central portion, the first strap including a free distal end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, the inside surface of the first strap including a hook section of fastener and a loop section of fastener; and a second strap extending from the front end of the central portion laterally spaced in the second direction from the first strap, the second strap including a free distal end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, the outside surface of the second strap including a hook section of fastener and a loop section of fastener, wherein the first flap and the second flap are configured to extend around the mid-body of the animal and fasten to each other such that the central portion and the fastened first and second flaps form a shape conforming to the outside of the mid-body of the animal, and the third flap is configured to extend at least partially around the shape formed by the central portion and the fastened first and second flaps that conforms to the mid-body of the animal and fastens to the central portion, the first flap, the second flap, or any combination thereof, and wherein the first strap and the second strap are configured to fasten to each other around the neck of the animal.