Therapy animal garment
AssigneeCanine Therapy Corps, Inc.
InventorsCallandre A. Cozzolino, Charity A. Simpson
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Abstract
A therapy animal garment for teaching and assisting fine motor skills is disclosed. The therapy animal garment may include a number of segments that are joined together using various different fasteners. One or more of the segments may be configured to attach to a therapy animal. In some instances, various segments of a therapy animal garment may be attached to each other using a variety of fasteners. A therapy animal garment may be provided to a therapy patient to allow the patient to improve motor skills through the repetition. The patient may practice fastening and unfastening various fasteners of a therapy animal garment to dress or undress a therapy animal.
Claims20
An animal garment comprising:
- a first garment segment configured to releasably attach to an animal by at least partially circumscribing a portion of the animal;
- a second garment segment releasably attached to the first garment segment by at least one first fastener;
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- a third garment segment releasably attached to the second garment segment by at least one second fastener, wherein the second fastener is of a different type than the first fastener.
A method for improving fine motor skills comprising:
- releasably attaching a first garment segment of an animal garment to a therapy animal;
- releasably attaching a second garment segment to the first garment segment using at least one first fastener such that at least a portion of the second garment segment is in contact with the therapy animal;
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- releasably attaching a third garment segment to the second garment segment using at least one second fastener such that at least a portion of the third garment segment is in contact with the therapy animal, wherein the second fastener is of a different type than the first fastener.
A therapy animal garment comprising:
- a first garment segment configured to releasably attach to a therapy animal using a hook and loop fastener;
- a second garment segment releasably attached to the first garment segment by at least one zipper and at least one strap and buckle fastener;
- a third garment segment releasably attached to the second garment segment by at least one lace and eyelet fastener and at least one toggle;
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- a fourth garment segment releasably attached to the third garment segment by at least one button and at least one snap fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.