Animal grooming device

• US 4,190,924 A
• Filed: 10/11/1977
• Issued: 03/04/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: James A. Nicholson
• Original Assignee: James A. Nicholson
• Inventors: Nicholson, James A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Louis G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Leach, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US05/841,061
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 119/83, 119/84, 15/401, 15/402, 15/393, 15/421
• US Class Current: 15/402
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 7/0066 adapted for removing nail dust, hair or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 7/009 Details of suction cleaner tools for additional purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/06 with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0613 with means specially adapted for picking up threads, hair or the like, e.g. brushes, combs, lint pickers or bristles pads

Abstract

Animal grooming device comprising, a hexagonally-shaped flat top with a downwardly extending skirt from said top and forward extensions with said skirt having disposed circular apertures, extended triangular slots in combination with alternately placed triangular notches, a center strip with the aforesaid apertures, slots and notches attached to said top to provide two horizontal open suction chambers, a rearward closed skirt casing comprising, an attachable cylindrical nozzle and a forward facing triangular plate having laterally-placed triangular notches.

Claims

1. An improvement in a grooming brush comprising a main section including a flat top portion formed with parallel sides, forward extensions of the sides extending diagonally inwardly toward each other and meeting to form a forward apex, rearward extensions of the sides extending diagonally inwardly toward each other but having spaced ends, all sides and extensions thus forming a generally hexagonally-shaped top portion,

a rigid skirt extending vertically downward from the sides and extensions of the top portion, the sides and forward extensions of the skirt being provided with a plurality of horizontally-disposed, spaced circular apertures, each aperture having a narrow opening ar its lower end leading into a triangular slot which extends to the base of the skirt, a plurality of triangular notches disposed between said triangular slots at the base of the skirt,

a longitudinal center strip attached to and extending vertically downwardly from the flat top portion dividing said brush into twin chambers, said strip being provided with spaced apertures, open-ended triangular slots, and open-end triangular notches,

a triangular shaped plate attached to the rearward end of the skirt, said plate having a series of notches therein, and

a cylindrical nozzle extending horizontally from the rearward end of the rear extensions of the flat top portion and skirt to receive the end of a vacuuming hose.