Adjustable collar with longitudinal mechanical interlock
OwnerR. Bruce Ptolemyinventor
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Abstract
A flexible strip of resiliently deformable material is of substantially uniform cross sectional form. At one side, the strip has an interior cavity which opens at that side of the strip, the cavity being wider than the opening; and the strip is substantially complementary at the other side.
Claims18
An article of manufacture comprising a flexible strip of resiliently deformable material, the flexible strip having first and second opposite end regions and first and second sides and being of uniform cross sectional form over its length, and wherein the strip has an interior cavity which opens at the first side of the strip, the cavity being wider than the opening, and is provided with a substantially complementary protuberance at the second side, whereby the strip may be formed into a closed loop by overlapping the first end region of the strip with the second end region of the strip, with the first side of the first end region confronting the second side of the second end region, and pressing the overlapping end regions together and thereby forcing the protuberance into the cavity.
An article of manufacture comprising a flexible strip of resiliently deformable material treated with an agent for controlling insects that are harmful to pets, the flexible strip having first and second opposite end regions and first and second sides and being of substantially uniform cross sectional form over its length, and wherein the strip has an interior cavity which opens at the first side of the strip, the cavity being wider than the opening, and is provided with a substantially complementary protuberance at the second side, whereby an endless band may be formed by overlapping the first end region of the strip with the second end region of the strip, with the first side of the first end region confronting the second side of the second end region, and pressing the overlapping end regions together and thereby forcing the protuberance into the cavity.
A pet collar comprising a flexible strip of resiliently deformable material treated with an agent for controlling insects that are harmful to pets, the flexible strip having first and second opposite end regions and first and second sides and being of substantially uniform cross sectional form over its length, and wherein the strip has an interior cavity which opens at the first side of the strip, the cavity being wider than the opening, and is provided with a substantially complementary protuberance at the second side, whereby the strip may be wrapped around the neck of a pet and held in position as a collar by overlapping the first end region of the strip with the second end region of the strip, with the first side of the first end region confronting the second side of the second end region, and pressing the overlapping end regions together and thereby forcing the protuberance into the cavity.
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