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US 5,307,764 AGranted
Protective pet collar
OwnerKelly A. Moyinventor
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Abstract
A sheet of flexible material is fastened around the neck of a household pet or other animal to inhibit the animal from bending its neck and thereby biting or licking wounds or other sensitive areas on its body.
Claims9
A protective collar for a household pet or other animal, said collar comprising:
- a sheet of hard, flexible material;
- and
- means for fastening said sheet so as to form a tubular shape around the neck of said animal;
- said collar having a width such that, when said tubular shape is formed around the neck of said animal, said collar substantially prevents said animal from bending its neck so as to bite or lick an affected area on its body.
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A protective collar for a household pet or other animal, said collar comprising:
- a sheet of hard, flexible material, said sheet having a length and a width;
- and
- fasteners positioned near opposite edges of said sheet;
- said length and said width of said sheet being selected such that, when said fasteners are connected, said collar is capable of enclosing said animal's neck so as to inhibit said animal from bending its neck.
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A method of preventing a household pet or other animal from bending its neck so as to lick or bite an affected part of its body, said method comprising:
- providing a sheet of hard, flexible material having a width approximately equal to the length of said animal's neck;
- bending said sheet into a tubular shape so as to enclose said animal's neck;
- and
- fastening said sheet around said animal's neck, said sheet extending substantially between said animal's scapula and its mandible.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.