PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR THE HEAD AND EARS OF AN ANIMAL

摘要

A protective cover device for an animal's head includes a first portion for securement around the animal's neck, behind the occiput and at or near the smallest diameter of the neck, and a second portion for covering the animal's ears that is fastened forward of said first portion and at or near the throat or jaw of the animal. The device may be a flexible/generally-flexible panel with supplemental shaping, stiffening, and/or adjustment systems to cup/fit the ears, to prevent the ears from sliding out of the device, and/or to prevent foreign objects such as cheat-grass or fox-tail, ticks, or insects from reaching the ears. Stiffeners may be added along or beside the central axis, around the front edge, and/or near the animal's ears, to shape and hold the second portion in a configuration protective of the animal ears and not easily rolled-up or pushed off by a paw/foot.

主权项

1. A protective device for an animal head, the device comprising:
a neck portion adjustably fastenable in a neck loop for encircling an animal neck, and an ear portion connected to the neck portion at a junction at or near a longitudinal central axis of the device; the ear portion extending forward from the junction along the central axis and having right and left wings extending out transversely from the central axis and having wing outer end extremities adjustably fastenable, independently from the neck portion, to form a head loop for extending around the animal head over the animal ears.