# US 8,739,741 B2 · Elizabethan collar cover

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- Number: US 8,739,741 B2
- Document ID: US8739741B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/644,405
- Filed: 2012-10-04
- Published: 2014-04-10
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2012-10-04
- Applicants: Jodi Michelle Groff
- Inventors: Jodi Michelle Groff
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739741B2

## CPC

- A01K 13/006: {Protective coverings (Elastic soles or covers for hoofs A01L5/00, A01L7/02; for veterinary purposes A61D)}
- A61D 9/00: Bandages, poultices or compresses specially adapted to veterinary purposes
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A61D: VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS

## Abstract

A covering for protective collars used to prevent an animal from licking or biting at wounds or injuries (an “Elizabethan collar,” or “e-collar”), is disclosed. The covering is made of a material that prevents the Elizabethan collar from irritating an animal's neck. The covering is easily removed by the animal's caretaker and can be laundered or changed as desired. The covering is sized to accommodate a range of Elizabethan collars.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A covering for protective collars comprising a semi-circular tube of fabric having an open left edge and an open right edge; said semi-circular tube having an outer surface, and an inner surface; said inner surface capable of forming a channel in which a predominantly flat protective animal collar can be inserted, so that the protective animal collar is ensheathed by said semi-circular tube of fabric, said covering for protective collars further comprising at least one fastening means that allows the said semi-circular tube of fabric to be formed into a cone-shaped configuration and reversibly bound in said cone-shaped configuration.