Space age dog and cat collar

A harness comprising:

• a first collar member comprising:
• a first strap;
• a second strap;
• first and second side bracket members each including at least forward, rearward and intermediate cross-bar elements and first and second longitudinal side elements interconnecting said cross-bar elements so as to maintain said cross-bar elements in spaced parallel relation;
• said first strap being connected at a first end thereof to a first cross-bar element of the first side bracket member and being connected at a second end thereof to a cross-bar element of the second side bracket member, said second strap being connected at a first end thereof to another cross-bar of said first side bracket spaced from the first cross-bar element and being connected at a second end thereof to said second side bracket, said second strap being fed through said first and second brackets such that said second strap extends from said first bracket rearward to said second bracket to define an inner rear second strap portion, through said second bracket, across said first strap, through said first bracket, and rearwardly about said inner rear second strap portion to said second side bracket to thereby define an outer rear second strap portion whereby a circumferential throat receiving portion is defined by said first strap and said inner rear second strap portion which has a diameter which can be varied by pulling rearwardly on the outer rear second strap portion;
• a second collar member comprising:
• a first strap;
• a second strap;
• first and second side bracket members each including at least forward, rearward and intermediate cross-bar elements and first and second longitudinal side elements interconnecting said cross-bar elements so as to maintain said cross-bar elements in spaced parallel relation;
• said first strap being connected at a first end thereof to a first cross-bar element of the first side bracket member and being connected at a second end thereof to a cross-bar element of the second side bracket member, said second strap being connected at a first end thereof to another cross-bar of said first side bracket spaced from the first cross-bar element and being connected at a second end thereof to said second side bracket, said second strap being fed through said first and second brackets such that said second strap extends from said first bracket rearward to said second bracket to define an inner rear second strap portion, through said second bracket at least between two cross-bar elements thereof across said first strap, through at least two cross-bars of and rearwardly about said inner rear second strap portion to said second side bracket to thereby define an outer rear second strap portion whereby a circumferential throat receiving portion is defined by said first strap and said inner rear second strap portion which has a diameter which can be varied by pulling rearwardly on the outer rear second strap portion;
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• a third strap element coupled at each end thereof to said first strap of first collar member and said first strap of said second collar member, respectively, so as to maintain said first and second collar member in spaced relation to one another.

A necklace comprising:

• a first strap member;
• a second strap member;
• first and second tubular side bracket members each including a forward end and a rearward end each of which have respective end openings, and a plurality of intermediate openings defined through the sidewall thereof, and first and second end bracket elements mounted to the forward and rearward ends, respectively, of each said first and second tubular side bracket members;
• said first strap member being connected at a first end thereof to a first end bracket element of the first side bracket and being connected at a second end thereof to a first end bracket element of the second side bracket, said second strap being connected at a first end thereof to a second end bracket element of said first side bracket and being connected at a second end thereof to a second end bracket element of said second side bracket, said second strap being fed through said first and second brackets such that said second strap extends from said first bracket rearward to said second bracket to define an inner rear second strap portion, through said second bracket, across said first strap, through said first bracket, and rearwardly about said inner rear second strap portion to said second side bracket to thereby define an outer rear second strap portion whereby a circumferential throat receiving portion is defined by said first strap and said inner rear second strap portion which has a diameter which can be varied by pulling rearwardly on the outer rear second strap portion.