Adjustable Dog Diaper with Modular Panels and Fittings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dog diapers fail to provide a secure, adjustable fit and do not allow for variation in disposable pads based on the animal's liquid waste output, leading to inconvenience and damage from indoor urination, and do not prevent mating in male or non-spayed female dogs.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable dog diaper garment with a chest, body, and tail portion made of flexible materials, featuring adjustable fittings and fasteners to ensure a customizable fit, allowing for different disposable pads to be used and preventing mating, while minimizing washing frequency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing dog diapers are used, then they provide basic coverage for indoor urination, but they cannot be adequately adjusted to fit the dog securely, leading to slippage or escape
Solution Approach 1:
The dog diaper incorporates multiple adjustable straps with buckles located at the chest, body, and tail portions, allowing the garment to be dynamically adjusted to fit different dog sizes and shapes securely, preventing slippage or escape while maintaining ease of adjustment
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing dog diapers are used, then they provide basic incontinence management, but the user cannot vary the type of disposable pad used to take into account the amount of liquid waste produced
Solution Approach 1:
The dog diaper is divided into separate modular components including chest, body, and tail portions with distinct adjustable straps, allowing the garment structure itself to remain simple while enabling flexibility in pad selection and placement based on the animal's specific needs
3Ease of operation
If reusable dog diapers are used, then they can be adjusted to fit, but they must be removed from the dog and washed frequently
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs disposable pads that can be easily removed and replaced without washing the entire garment, maintaining fit consistency through the reusable adjustable garment while simplifying maintenance by allowing frequent pad changes without laundry requirements
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AI summary
A garment for animals includes a first panel of flexible material attachable to a second panel of flexible material, the first and second panels being connectable to each other by adjustable chest, body and tail fittings, such that the garment can be configured in situ to fit various sizes and shapes of animals, such as dogs. The garment is adapted to receive a disposable pad on an underside of the garment on the animal.