Therapeutic collar for birds

Claim 1

A new and improved therapeutic collar for birds comprising, in combination: a polymeric sheet formed in a rectangular configuration having a first vertical end edge, a second vertical end edge, an upper horizontal end edge, a lower horizontal end edge, a front face and a rear face, said polymeric sheet having a linear width and a linear height with the linear width having a ratio between about 1.8 and 3.0 times the height, the polymeric material being flexible and essentially inextensible; male fasteners on the front face of the polymeric sheet adjacent to the first vertical end edge and female fasteners on the rear face of the polymeric sheet adjacent to the second vertical end edge, the polymeric sheet being adapted to be formed in a cylindrical configuration with an axis when the first vertical end edge and the second vertical end edge are overlapped and coupled by the male fasteners and female fasteners adjacent to the end edges for the releasable coupling therebetween, the polymeric sheet being resilient in its circumference when formed in a cylinder but sufficiently rigid with a high-beam strength to preclude the bending of the polymeric sheet in the direction of the axis of the cylinder; the female fasteners being formed as a grid of plural rows and columns of recesses on the rear face of the polymeric sheet along the second vertical end edge, the male fasteners being formed as a single column of projections on the front face of the polymeric sheet along the first vertical end edge and opposite the female fasteners; an enlarged bead formed in a circular cylinder traversing the upper horizontal end edge, the enlarged bead being resilient and capable of cushioning the contact of the upper horizontal end edge with the neck of a bird; the rear face having located thereon first trim zones and second trim zones, the first trim zones having horizontal lengths equal to the linear width of the polymeric sheet and being located in parallel planes above and between the rows of female fasteners, the second trim zones having vertical lengths equal to the linear height of the polymeric sheet and being located in a plane parallel and adjacent to the columns of female fasteners, the second trim zones intersects the first trim zones along an axis forming a ninety degree angle at the point of intersection; and a fabric covering the circumference of the polymeric sheet and enlarged bead for softness of contact between the collar and the neck of the bird to which it is applied.