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Direct application horse and livestock brush having flow regulator assembly

  • US 7,926,492 B2
  • Filed: 07/20/2007
  • Issued: 04/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A direct application brush assembly for horses and livestock, comprising:

  • a. a molded brush base with a handle and an internal cavity with a bottom surface having a first opening, a top surface having a second opening and an orifice;

    b. a flexible deformable membrane disposed within said first opening, said flexible deformable membrane having apertures aligned with apertures in bristles of a brush fixedly attached thereto appointed for combing through hair or fur;

    c. said second opening being adapted to receive a cover that fits onto said second opening;

    d. a flow regulator;

    e. a hose having a first end fitted with said flow regulator and a second end fitted to said orifice of said brush base so that said hose delivers a fluid from said flow regulator into said internal cavity of said brush base;

    f. each of said bristles has a circular cross section with a central aperture and a slit along the length of the bristle forming a bristle having a U-shaped cross section;

    wherein each of said bristles having a diameter ranging from 0.005 inch to 0.040 inch; and

    g. a mixing chamber housing a compound appointed to be mixed with water delivered from said flow regulator to form a liquid solution that is appointed to be fed through said hose into said interior cavity of said brush base for dissemination of said liquid solution onto said fur or hair;

    whereby said flow regulator controls delivery of said fluid into said hose and said internal cavity of said brush base when brushing said fur or hair, releasing said fluid through said apertures in said flexible deformable membrane and said bristles onto said fur or hair.

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