Animal grooming device with feature for topical application of therapeutic material
AssigneeBounce Enterprises LLC
InventorJoseph P. Markham
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Abstract
An animal grooming device includes a body, a plurality of grooming elements secured to the body, an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of the body, the upper peripheral rim and top side of the body forming an enclosure. An applicator pad is placed within said enclosure to selectively control dispensing of material through an exposed surface of the applicator pad. The body is flexible and elastomeric so that the body can be twisted to selectively and controllably change the amount and rate at which material is discharged through the applicator pad.
Claims23
An animal grooming device comprising:
- a body;
- a plurality of grooming elements secured to a bottom side the body, said grooming elements having substantially similar shapes and being spaced uniformly from one another along the bottom side;
- an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of a top side of the body, said upper peripheral rim extending above the top side;
- said top side of the body and said upper peripheral rim forming an enclosure;
- an opening made in the top side of the body;
- and
- an applicator pad placed within said enclosure and through said opening, wherein the applicator extends beyond the top side and bottom side of the body.
A method of delivering a therapeutic material by a grooming device to an animal, said method comprising:
- providing the grooming device having a body, a plurality of grooming elements secured to a bottom side of the body, an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of a top side of the body, said upper peripheral rim extending above the top side;
- said top side of the body and said upper peripheral rim forming an enclosure, and an opening made in the body;
- placing an applicator pad within said enclosure and through said opening, said applicator paid holding a quantity of the therapeutic material therein;
- and
- applying pressure to said body or said applicator pad causing the material to be dispensed from the applicator pad.
A method of delivering a therapeutic material by a grooming device to an animal, said method comprising:
- providing the grooming device having a flexible and elastomeric body, a plurality of grooming elements secured to a bottom side of the body, an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of a top side of the body, said upper peripheral rim extending above the top side;
- said top side of the body and said upper peripheral rim forming an enclosure, and an opening made in the body;
- placing an applicator pad within said enclosure and through said opening, said applicator paid holding a quantity of the therapeutic material therein;
- and
- applying pressure to said body or said applicator pad causing the material to be dispensed from the applicator pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.