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US4779573:
Device with pouches for receiving animal waste
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Vidal, Stella M.; New York, NY 10010
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1988-10-25
/ 1986-12-18
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| Application Number: |
US1986000944344
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| IPC Code: |
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A01K 23/00;
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IPC-7:
A01K 23/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
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119/868;
119/869;
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119/095;
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| Field of Search: |
119/095
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| Priority Number: |
| 1985-07-15 |
US1985000755263 |
| 1986-12-18 |
US1986000944344 |
| 1984-06-21 |
US1984000623222 |
| 1982-01-07 |
US1982000337712 |
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| Abstract: |
A new garment of flexible, light weight, soft and strong material, to be worn on the body by dogs, cats, mammals or the like, provided with pouches for receiving and retaining the discharge of their solid and fluid wastes. The garment is primarily directed to be worn by male and female dogs, and in one aspect of the invention, to be worn by male or female dogs alike, comprises a wearer-contacting garment constituted by distinctive portions which are placed over selected anatomical regions of the wearer provided with one pouch located around the root of the tail and the anal region of the wearer, the pouch having a closed bottom and an entrance opening to receive and retain solid body wastes, and the garment in another aspect of the invention, to be worn in some embodiments by male dogs, and in other embodiments by female dogs, comprises a wearer-contacting garment constituted by distinctive portions which are placed over selected anatomical regions of the wearer provided with two pouches, one pouch to receive and retain solid body wastes as mentioned above, and one pouch located over and around the genitalia of the wearer, having an absorbent pad positioned therein to receive and retain fluid body wastes. While the garment of the present invention, in the embodiments to be worn by male and female cats alike, comprises a wearer-contacting garment constituted by distinctive portions which are placed over selected anatomical regions of the wearer provided with one pouch having an absorbent pad positioned therein, to receive and retain solid and fluid body wastes. The garment in all its embodiments is provided with adjustable straps which might be plain, elasticized or of an elastic fabric to fasten the garment tightly, yet comfortably and securely around the groins, the abdomen and the upper arms of the wearer with several fastening means. The garment of the present invention has several uses, i.e. (1) as an integral disposable garment, (2) as an integral reusable-washable garment, both uses (1) and (2) having pouches permanently affixed to the wearer-contacting garment (3) as an attachable reusable-disposable garment, and (4) as an attachable reusable-washable garment, both uses (3) and (4) having attachable disposable or attachable reusable-washable pouches respectively, attached with fasteners to the reusable wearer-contacting garment when in use, and detached after use to be disposed of, or to be washed and reused respectively.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Cooper & Dunham ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mancene, Gene; Stone, Cary E.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part of applicant's copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 06/755,263, filed July 15, 1985, now abandoned which is a continuation in part of applicant's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 06/623,222, filed June 21, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,537,153 which is a continuaton of applicant's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 06/337,712, filed Jan. 7, 1982, and now abandoned.
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I claim:
1. A device to be worn on the body by an animal such as a dog, cat or the like, for receiving and retaining the discharge of body waste, said animal being a wearer of the device, and having a top line, a rear, an anal region at the rear, a tail with a root at the rear above the anal region, a genital region, a belly, hindlegs, and forelegs, said root having a top and said tail projecting rearwardly from said root, said device comprising: a wearer-contacting garment having an upper portion which extends over the top line of the wearer, and a back portion which extends over the rear of the wearer, and said back portion having one opening defined therein of a size to encompass both the root of the tail and the anal region of the wearer, said opening having a continuous periphery extending entirely around an area of the rear of the wearer including the root of the tail and the anal region of the wearer; container means having at least one entrance opening defined therein to receive the discharge of body waste, said one entrance opening being of a size to encompass both the root of the tail and the anal region of the wearer and having a periphery secured to the periphery of said one opening of said back portion for connecting said container means to said back portion, said container means being shaped and dimensioned to laterally surround said one opening of said back portion and including strap means for overlying the wearer's tail at a location spaced rearwardly of the root thereof, said periphery of said one entrance opening being secured as aforesaid to the periphery of said one opening of said back portion over an extent at least sufficient to encompass the anal region and opposed side portions of the root of the tail; and means connected to said wearer-contacting garment at selected regions, to fasten the garment tightly yet comfortably and securely around the body of the wearer.
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