Patent attributes
A mesh pet hood allows an animal, with or without a snout or nose, to see relatively unencumbered and yet prevents the animal from oral contact with persons, other creatures or inanimate objects. The mesh is most preferably a soft and lightweight plastic which is not harmful when swung by the animal. The hood is laced about the animal's neck region, and preferably includes a connection to a harness or other reliable anchor. A most preferred embodiment of the pet hood further accommodates various sizes of hoods, such as small, medium and large, without requiring retooling, and only requiring three distinct components. A preferred method of manufacture and assembly involves severing repeating sections from an indeterminate-length web, attaching the severed ends together to form a tubular structure, attaching protruding tips together to close one end of the tubular structure, and drawing together trapezoidal ends opposing protruding tips.
