Self cleaning pet fur stripping comb

• US 20080190376A1
• Filed: 02/14/2007
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Evan I. Matsumoto
• Original Assignee: Evan I. Matsumoto
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Evan I.
• Application Number:
  US11/706,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20080190376A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/614
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/002 Curry-combs; Brushes shearing sheep B26B19/24

Abstract

A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises a sharp edged comb with short tines mounted in front of an atrium open near the comb, and is also connected to a suction hose attached to a vacuum cleaner or similar.

The comb is drawn through the pet'"'"'s hair where it pulls loose undercoat and guard hairs, fleas, ticks, dander, and other items out of the animal'"'"'s fur. When the tines are full, the comb is tipped on its trailing side and passed over a stripping pad or the animals hide. This pulls the hair mass out of the tines and deposits it at the entrance of the suction nozzle from whence it is whisked away by vacuum to a collection chamber.

Claims

1. A combing tool for stripping loose fur from an animal, and having vacuum assisted removal of loosed hair comprising in combination:

a. a comb having closely spaced tines on one edge, and

b. a rectangular atrium closed on its top, two opposite sides, and front side, and open on the bottom, and on the back side opposite the front side, a vacuum conduit is fixedly attached and adapted to draw air and entrained animal detritus into the open bottom and out through said conduit, and

c. said conduit has on the end opposite the atrium, an adapter for removably attaching a hose from a vacuum source, and

d. where said comb tines extend in front of and below said atrium bottom, whereby when the comb engages the animal'"'"'s fur and is drawn through the fur in the direction of the atrium, loose hair is gathered on the comb tines, from whence the vacuum driven air flowing through the atrium whisks away the loosened fur and detritus to a collection container.

2. The combing tool of claim 1 where said tines have the interdigital corners on the atrium attached side sharpened.

3. The combing tool of claim 1 where said tines have the interdigital corners on the side opposite the atrium attachment sharpened.

4. The combing tool of claim 1 where the end of the said vacuum conduit is connected to said atrium with curved surfaces adapted to guide the moving air to minimize vena contracta and the production of noise.