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US 12,433,253 B2Granted
Pet grooming tool with multiple pet engageable portions
OwnerDavid R. Porterinventor
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Abstract
A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet. The pet grooming tool includes a handle portion and at least one pet engageable portion. The handle portion has a head portion, and each pet engageable portion is secured to the head portion. The pet engageable portion comprises a plurality of teeth arranged in a row and a plurality of edge segments with a gap between each adjacent pair of teeth.
Claims10
A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:
- a handle portion having a head portion;
- a pet engageable portion secured to the head portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in a row and a plurality of edge segments with a gap between each adjacent pair of teeth, the edge segments alternating with the teeth and bridging the gaps between the teeth, the pet engageable portion further comprising a first end guard adjacent a first end of the row of teeth and a second end guard adjacent an opposite second end of the row of teeth such that the plurality of teeth are between the first and second end guards;
- the pet engageable portion protruding from the head portion of the handle portion such that the plurality of teeth of each pet engageable portion project away from the head portion;
- each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, a tooth length from its root end to its tip end, a tooth thickness from the forward surface to the rear surface at the root end, and a tooth width at the root end;
- each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a ratio of the tooth thickness to the tooth width of at least 2/1 and not more than 4/1;
- and
- wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth has a tooth length of 0.19 inches±10%, a tooth thickness of 0.13 inches±10%, and a tooth width of 0.05 inches±10%.
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A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:
- a handle portion having a head portion;
- a pet engageable portion secured to the head portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in a row and a plurality of edge segments with a gap between each adjacent pair of teeth, the edge segments alternating with the teeth and bridging the gaps between the teeth, the pet engageable portion further comprising a first end guard adjacent a first end of the row of teeth and a second end guard adjacent an opposite second end of the row of teeth such that the plurality of teeth are between the first and second end guards;
- the pet engageable portion protruding from the head portion of the handle portion such that the plurality of teeth of each pet engageable portion project away from the head portion;
- each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, a tooth length from its root end to its tip end, a tooth thickness from the forward surface to the rear surface at the root end, and a tooth width at the root end;
- each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a ratio of the tooth thickness to the tooth width of at least 2/1 and not more than 4/1;
- and
- wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth has a tooth length of 0.24 inches±10%, a tooth thickness of 0.13 inches±10%, and a tooth width of 0.05 inches±10%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.