US 6,368,313 B1Granted

Dog diaper system

OwnerSandra K. Howardinventor

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Abstract

A dog diaper system. Pants are adapted to be worn over the hindquarters of a dog. The pants have a lower panel with a front end of an enlarged size, a back end of a reduced size and with side edges between the front end and back end. The pants also have an upper panel with a front end of an enlarged size and a back end of a reduced size with side edges between the front end and back end. Coupling components join the side edges of the upper panel and the lower panel. Enlarged leg holes extend through the pants and are located essentially equally between the front panel and the rear panel adjacent to the rear end. A small aperture is formed in the panels at the bottom end for the passage of a dog's tail. A strap couples the front end of the pants to the neck of the dog. A pad is coupled to the pants on the interior surface of the lower panel.

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Dependent claims

A dog diaper system for precluding in-house damage caused by a dog urination while maximizing the comfort to a dog comprising, in combination:

pants adapted to be worn over the hindquarters of a dog, the pants having a lower panel with a front end of an enlarged size and a back end of a reduced size and with side edges there between, the pants also having an upper panel with a front end of an enlarged size and a back end of a reduced size and with side edges there between, the side edges of the upper panel and the lower panel coupled together with the use of stitching, enlarged leg holes extending through the pants and located essentially equally between the upper panel and the lower panel adjacent to the back end for the passage of a dog's legs there between, a small aperture located where the upper and lower panels are connected at the back end of the panels between the leg holes for the passage of a dog's tail there through, the front ends of the upper and lower panels being formed with a hollow hem with an elastic waistband positioned therein, the waistband having ends extending exterior of the hem with inelastic tie strings at the ends of the elastic waistband to accommodate dogs of various midsection sizes;
a generally rectangular bib attached to the lower panel using stitching with the bib extending forwardly therefrom;
the entire pants and bib being formed of a fabric, natural or synthetic, or blends thereof, the entire pants and bib having an interior surface that is capable of being positioned adjacent to the dog wearing the pants and an exterior surface;
an elastic first strap having ends stitched to the bib and an elastic second strap that is capable of being positioned around the neck of the dog and a rigid attachment loop in proximity to, but spaced forwardly of, the bib and coupling the first and second straps and an adjustment buckle on the second strap for allowing a proper fitting to the neck of dogs of varying lengths;
a pad having an interior surface formed of an absorbent material in contact with the dog and having an exterior surface formed of a moisture impervious plastic material, greater in size than the absorbent material, positioned in contact with the pants extending from the bib to a location adjacent to the small aperture, the pad having arcuate cutouts in the region adjacent to the large leg holes and generally concentric therewith;
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an adhesive strip coupling the exterior surface of the pad with the interior surface of the lower panel from adjacent to the forward edge of the pad to adjacent to the rearward edge of the pad.

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A dog diaper system comprising pants adapted to be worn over the hindquarters of a dog, the pants having a lower panel with a front end of an enlarged size and a back end of a reduced size and with side edges there between, the pants also having an upper panel with a front end of an enlarged size and a back end of a reduced size and with side edges there between, coupling components joining the side edges of the upper panel to the side edges of the lower panel, enlarged leg holes extending through the pants and located essentially equally between the front panel and the rear panel adjacent to the rear end for the passage of a dog's legs there between, the panels having a small aperture formed therein between the leg holes at the bottom end for the passage of a dog's tail there through;

a strap assembly with an elastic first strap coupled to the front end of the pants and with an elastic second strap positionable around the neck of a dog with a rigid attachment loop coupling the first and second straps;
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a pad coupled to the pants on the interior surface of the lower panel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.