US2417803A - Dog's garment - Google Patents

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25, 1947/ M. DE MAR 2,417,393

DOG S GARMENT Filed Dec. '27, 1945 MICHAEL DE MAR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 25, 1947 DOGS GARMENT Michael De Mar, New York, N. Y., assignor to Jack White, New York, N. Y.

Application December 27, 1945, Serial No. 637,389

Y (or. 54-79) 1 Claim.

The invention relates to animal garments and is particularly directed to a dog blanket or sweater or like covering.

An object of the invention is to provide a garment or blanket of the character described which shall be easy to put on or take off a dog, which shall keep the dog warm and comfortable, and which will permit the dog wearing the same to defecate or urinate without necessity for adjustment or removal of the garment, and without soiling the same.

Another object is to provide a neat and durable garment of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, attractive in appearance and yet practical and efficient to a high degree when in use.

Other advantages will become apparent as this specification proceeds. Referring to the drawing forming a part thereof and in which a preferred. form of the invention is illustrated:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a dog wearing a garment embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the garment.

It is common practice to make dogs sweaters or blankets having four leg portions and the body portion of one piece. A garment of this nature is exceedingly troublesome when attiring the dog and even at times dangerous to the dog. With this type of garment the entire garment is thrust over the head of the dog and the dogs front legs are drawn through the front leg receiving portions. The rear leg receiving portions are then drawn over the dogs rear legs. At this time the garment is fitting the dog with a comparative degree of snugness and not only is difiiculty encountered in inserting the dogs rear legs in the rear leg receiving portions but careless handling will sometimes result in injury to the rear legs of the dog. The same holds true in removing the garment from the dog.

In applicant's prior Patent No. 2,103,109, dated December 21, 1937, the garment made in accordance with said patent largely eliminated the foregoing trouble and diiiiculty. While this garment has been proven in practice by a substantial number of sales to be useful and efflcient it has been found that a garment made in accordanc with the present invention may be manufactured much more economically.

Referring again to the drawings, the reference numeral 5 designates a dog wearing a garment 6 made in accordance with the invention.

The garment 6 is in the form of a pull-over sweater and may be applied to cats or other animals as well as dogs, it being understood that whenever the term dog is used, a four legged animal is meant. The garment may be made of wool, felt or any other suitable woven, knitted or flexible sheet material, preferably being somewhat elastic.

The garment comprises a body-portion In having a turned over or turtle neck portion II. The body-portionnaturally conforms approximately to the shape and size of the dog and extends from the neck in front of the forelegs to approximately the rear legs or tail of the dog. The turtle neck portion ll adds substantially to the appearance of the garment and to the comfort of the dog. This formation was not practical in the garment of applicants rior patent where the garment was connected together for its entire length by a zipper fastener.

The body portion is formed with integral le receiving portions or sleeves I5 for the front legs of the dog and integral leg receiving portions or sleeves l6 for the rear legs of the dog. The rear leg receiving portions are naturally spaced from one another and the garment terminates in a rear edge 11 on the upper side being approximately in the region of the tail of the dog.

The under side of the garment is cut away terminating in a rear edge 20 which uncovers the dog to permit urination without necessity for adjustment or removal of the garment or any part thereof. The shape of the undersid cut away or reentrant rear edge 20 forming a recess under the animal's belly might readily be changed when the garment is made for a female dog.

The principal feature of the invention will now be described. As heretofore explained, diiiiculty and trouble are ofttimes encountered when inserting the rear legs of the dog into the rear leg receiving portions. To obviate the trouble each of the two rear leg portions are divided and the edges of the divided portions are provided with fasteners. As illustrated, the fasteners 25 are of the male and female glove fastener type. However, buttons and button holes might be used or short zippers or other types of fastening means.

As illustrated, the leg receiving portion for one of the rear legs is open to more clearly show the fasteners and the other rear leg receiving portion is closed. It will be apparent from the foregoing that the dogs rear legs may be placed in the leg receiving portions with great ease and the possibllity of injuring the dogs legs whil doing so is eliminated.

I claim:

A garment for a four legged animal comprising a circumferentially closed body having a length to envelop substantially the whole length of the animal, and an opening at one end for the animals neck, a pair of similar hollow front leg receiving portions symmetrically positioned on the body adjacent said opening, the opposite end of the body having aree'ntrant edge forming a recess to clear the animals belly, and a pair of rear leg receiving portions symmetrically positioned at the sides of the recess on the under side of the garment, each of said rear leg receiving portions being divided to be united on the insideof the hind legs, and fastening means on the adjoining 1'5 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date Re. 9,629 Simpson Mar. 29, 1881 352,470 Logan Nov. 9, 1886 1,595,834 Grimths Aug. 10, 1926 2,103,109 De -Mar Dec. 21, 1937

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