HYGIENIC CLOTHING FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS-MAMMALS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A01K13/00 A61F13/42 

FIELD: animals care articles, in particular, hygienic wear, for example hygienic coveralls, for mammal animals.

SUBSTANCE: hygienic clothing has shorts 1 and three straps 2, 3, 4 connected with their one ends to one another and adapted for engagement at indicated connection point with front part of animal's neck 5 and connected with their other ends to shorts 1. One of straps, namely lower strap, is adapted for engagement with animal's chest and abdomen, and two other straps, namely upper straps, are adapted for engagement with animal's back. Hygienic clothing has layer 6 placed within shorts. Sensor 18 is positioned between layer 6 and shorts 1 and is adapted for moving beyond said shorts in order to sense moisture content. Sensor 18 is connected through wires 19, 20 to current source and to signaling device. Lower strap 2 is made hollow and tubular. Wires 19, 20 are passed therethrough for connecting said sensor with signaling device made in the form of light source 22. Triangular pocket is located at strap connection point (under animal's muzzle) and defined by triangle 11 made from soft cloth and half 9 of strap, straps 3, 4 and half 10 of hollow strap. Triangular pocket defines attachment means for light source 22 and is adapted for accommodation of said light source in conjunction with battery 21. Owing to arrangement of light source, current source and wire at site where these sources and wire are invisible for animal and do not irritate it, and also because of variable length of straps and soft texture of cloth from which shorts are made, said shorts extending along animal's body, said clothing does not rub animal' thighs, abdomen and inguinal region. Such clothing may be used for dogs, cats and other domestic mammal animals having identical build.

EFFECT: convenient hygienic clothing which prevents animal's skin surface from injury during heat period as well as in case of incontinence of urine.

4 cl, 11 dwg