Pet vacuum comb
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1. A pet vacuum comb which comprises:
- a) a housing having a front, open end with comb means having spaced apart tines attached thereto for loosening fleas, ticks, other insects, loose hair, and debris from a pet'"'"'s coat;
b) a canister having an open front end removably received on an open rear end of said housing, said canister having means for allowing air flow therethrough;
c) a porous bag contained in said canister;
d) a hollow handle grip secured to said housing, for holding said housing;
e) a vacuum producing motor secured in said housing and having a casing closed at a front end and opened at a rear end and a vacuum producing fan means extending from the rear end of the motor;
f) an air cooling tube received in said handle grip;
g) an air filter operatively connected to the cooling tube, the cooling tube having a first end secured to said casing at a front end and in communication with the interior thereof and a second end secured to said air filter, the vacuum produced by the motor fan means drawing cooling air through the tube and air filter into the casing across the motor.
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Abstract
This vacuum comb is designed to quickly remove fleas, ticks, other insects, loose hair, and debris from a pet'"'"'s coat. The device utilizes a housing having spaced apart tines on the front open end for loosening the fleas, ticks, other insects, loose hair and other debris, so as to enable the vacuum produced by the device to pull same into a debris collecting compartment in a removable canister of the device. The housing further includes a motor with a fan blade on its interior for producing the vacuum and an air cooling tube is attached to one end of the motor and extends through the handle grip of the device to a filter, for drawing in atmospheric air to efficiently cool the motor.
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6 Claims
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1. A pet vacuum comb which comprises:
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a) a housing having a front, open end with comb means having spaced apart tines attached thereto for loosening fleas, ticks, other insects, loose hair, and debris from a pet'"'"'s coat; b) a canister having an open front end removably received on an open rear end of said housing, said canister having means for allowing air flow therethrough; c) a porous bag contained in said canister; d) a hollow handle grip secured to said housing, for holding said housing; e) a vacuum producing motor secured in said housing and having a casing closed at a front end and opened at a rear end and a vacuum producing fan means extending from the rear end of the motor; f) an air cooling tube received in said handle grip; g) an air filter operatively connected to the cooling tube, the cooling tube having a first end secured to said casing at a front end and in communication with the interior thereof and a second end secured to said air filter, the vacuum produced by the motor fan means drawing cooling air through the tube and air filter into the casing across the motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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