Animal brushes

• US 6,874,446 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2003
• Issued: 04/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rolf C. Hagen Incorporated (Hagensons Investments Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Rolf C. Hagen Incorporated (Hagensons Investments Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dery, Paul, Plante, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Teri Pham
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYES, BRET C
• Application Number:
  US10/423,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20030209210A1
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 152/072, D04/119, D04/134, D04/136, 119611-620, 119/625, 119/631, 119/664, 132/120
• US Class Current: 119/612
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/002 Curry-combs; Brushes shearing sheep B26B19/24
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/10 combined with additional devices
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/30 Combs specially adapted for removing dirt or grease A45D24/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/38 Comb supports
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0055 Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0059 Brushes with a comb
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1093 Brush for use on animal A46B2200/1086 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/704 attached to a condensed carbocyclic ring system, e.g. sennosides, thiocolchicosides, escin, daunorubicin digitoxin A61K31/7048
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/74 Synthetic polymeric materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 41/00 Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation ; Therapies using these preparations

Abstract

A light weight animal grooming brush has a contoured gripping handle and head attached to the handle having a working surface carrying grooming implements such as tines. The working surface is contoured and is disposed at an angle to the handle.

Claims

1. An animal brush assembly comprising a brush head having a convex working surface curved in one direction and relatively flat in a second direction generally perpendicular to said one direction,

said head having a heel along a side thereof extending in said second direction,

a handle secured to the brush head at the heel and perpendicular to the second direction,

and an array of relatively heavy tines on the working surface of the head confined to an area adjacent to and substantially coextensive with the heel for deep raking of the heavier hair of an animal and a second array of relatively fine tines on the working surface remote from the heel for surface and middle depth combing of the hair and for collecting loose hair of the animal.

2. The animal brush assembly of claim 1 wherein the relatively heavy tines are disposed in a row generally perpendicular to the handle.

3. The animal brush of claim 2, wherein the relatively fine tines extend over a major portion of the working surface.

4. The animal brush assembly of claim 3 wherein a slot is formed in the handle and an animal grooming comb is removably mounted in said slot for use independent of the brush.

5. The animal brush assembly of claim 3 wherein the head carries a pad on its working surface, and the heavy and fine tines extend away from the pad.

6. The animal brush assembly of claim 5 wherein the pad is detachably connected to the head, and the heavy and fine tines are carried by the pad.

7. The animal brush assembly of claim 3 wherein the handle has a soft elastomeric surface.

8. The animal brush assembly of claim 7 wherein the handle is contoured for engaging the fingers of the user.

9. The animal brush assembly of claim 8 wherein a slot is formed in the handle and an animal grooming comb is removably mounted in said slot for use independent of the brush.