# US 10,765,086 B2 · Adjustable animal garment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,086 B2 - Document ID: US10765086B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/149,545 - Filed: 2016-05-09 - Published: 2016-11-10 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-08 - Assignees: Dog E Lites Inc. - Applicants: Dog E Lites Inc. - Inventors: Robin Whyte - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765086B2 ## CPC - A01K 13/006: {Protective coverings (Elastic soles or covers for hoofs A01L5/00, A01L7/02; for veterinary purposes A61D)} - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract An adjustable animal garment, the garment comprising a tubular body defining a front opening, a rear opening, a chest portion and a back portion. The garment further comprises a plurality of discrete elasticized areas formed along a length of at least the chest portion or the back portion and configured to render said at least chest portion or back portion stretchable substantially transversely to the length of the chest portion or the back portion between an extended position and a rest position; and a fastening system connectable to the chest portion or the back portion, said fastening system being adjustably closing an opening along the length of the chest portion or the back portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adjustable animal garment, the garment comprising: a tubular body comprising: a front opening; a rear opening; a chest portion; and a back portion; a plurality of discrete elasticized areas formed along a length of at least one of the chest portion and the back portion, the plurality of discrete elasticized areas being positioned adjacent one another on a same surface along said length, and configured to render said at least one of the chest portion and the back portion stretchable substantially transversely to the length of the at least one of the chest portion and the back portion between an extended position and a rest position; and a fastening system extending along the chest portion of the tubular body, said fastening system being configured for selectively closing an opening along the length of the chest portion, wherein the fastening system, upon closing the opening, defines a stretchable aperture formed in the chest portion and sized to allow passage of external members of the animal, and wherein the fastening system comprises a neck fastener extending in a lengthwise direction of the tubular body on a first side of the stretchable aperture and a chest fastener extending in the lengthwise direction of the tubular body on a second side of the stretchable aperture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein edges of the aperture comprise polyester spandex fabric. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tubular body further includes a hood. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the front opening and the rear opening comprises a stretchable cord integrated thereabout. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 4, wherein the stretchable cord comprises an elasticized hem. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of discrete elasticized areas comprises elastics insertable in at least one of the chest portion and the back portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening system comprises a hook and loop fastener. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stretchable aperture has a dog-bone shape. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stretchable aperture has a wish-bone shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 8, wherein the dog-bone shape comprises a tapered middle portion and a pair of opposite rounded extremities. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 9, wherein the wish-bone shape comprises a tapered middle portion and a pair of opposite rounded extremities. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back portion is formed of a unitary piece. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the neck fastener is a hook and loop fastener; wherein the chest fastener is a hook and loop fastener; wherein the stretchable aperture has a dog-bone shape; and wherein the back portion is formed of a unitary piece. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 13, wherein the stretchable aperture comprises a tapered middle portion and a pair of opposite rounded extremities. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening system extends along a lengthwise center line of the chest portion of the tubular body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of discrete elasticized areas is formed along the length of the chest portion and is located to lateral sides of the neck fastener and the chest fastener, at least two discrete elasticized areas being formed on the same surface on either sides of the neck fastener and the chest fastener. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of discrete elasticized areas is formed along the length of the chest portion and is located to lateral sides of the neck fastener and the chest fastener. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fastening system extends along a lengthwise center line of the chest portion of the tubular body, and wherein the elastics are located to lateral sides of the chest fastener. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 16, wherein the plurality of discrete elasticized areas is positioned adjacent one another on a same surface along the length of the chest portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 18, wherein the elastics are spaced apart along the length of the chest portion and extend transversely to the lengthwise center line. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) An adjustable animal garment as claimed in claim 20, wherein the discrete elasticized areas are defined by the elastics extending transversely to the lengthwise center line.