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US 8,807,090 B1Granted
Support kit, garment and method of using same
AssigneeThe Potts-Mangini Trust of October 15, 2002
InventorsMaria Paola Mangini Potts, Jerry Richard Potts
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Abstract
A self contained support kit includes a utility envelope which is adapted to be removably secured to an animal protective garment, such as a sweater or shirt, for the deployment of a support coupler to grip and hold a diaper in its intended protective position.
Claims17
Multi-functional animal apparel for use with a disposable diaper that substantially covers the hindquarter of an animal, comprising:
- an elongated animal garment provided with a proximal end portion for substantially covering a chest body portion of an animal and a distal end portion for substantially covering from the chest body portion of the animal to at least a midsection portion of the animal without interfering with waste product discharge from the animal;
- a support arrangement disposed at about said distal end portion of the elongated animal garment to conceal for deployment a plurality of diaper couplers to help grip, secure and maintain the disposable diaper in an intended animal protective position on the animal;
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- wherein said support arrangement is a closable receptacle holding pocket, said pocket including a closure flap moveable between an open position and a close position, said closure flap having a sufficient width dimension and length dimension when disposed in said open position for carrying at least one additional diaper coupler into an overlaying relationship with the disposable diaper to facilitate positioning said at least one additional diaper coupler in a proper location to help to further grip, secure and maintain the disposable diaper in the intended animal protective position on the animal.
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Multi-functional animal apparel for use with a disposable diaper that substantially covers the hindquarter area of an animal, comprising:
- an article of animal clothing, said article of animal clothing having a proximal end portion for substantially covering a front body area of the animal and a distal end portion for substantially covering at least a midsection body area of the animal without interfering with waste product discharge from the animal;
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- a closable pocket disposed at about said distal end portion of the article of animal clothing to conceal and store for deployment as needed at least one diaper coupler to grip, secure and help maintain the disposable diaper in an intended animal protective position for capturing and collecting waste product discharge from the animal and for carrying and deploying at least another diaper coupler into an overlaying relationship with the disposable diaper to further grip, secure and help maintain the disposable diaper in an intended animal protective position for capturing and collecting waste product discharge from the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.