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US 12,751,423 B2Granted
Pet grooming device with scissoring action between a linkage arm and tines
OwnerBrian Schultzinventor
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Abstract
The present invention may comprise a grooming and dematting tool with a housing, a plurality of tines extending outward from the housing, each tine linked with a linkage arm, each linkage arm independently activated by a crankshaft to urge the distal ends of each tine back and forth, up, and down, or in other translational or extending movement pattern. The tines urge hair or fur of a pet to untangle or remove knots, snags, matting, and imperfections in the coat, while optionally cooperating with scissoring cutting blades to cut hair from the coat of the pet.
Claims13
An animal grooming device comprising:
- a handle;
- a housing attached to the handle;
- a plurality of combing tines projecting from the housing;
- a plurality of linkage arms, each linkage arm operatively connected to at least one of the combing tines;
- a reciprocating mechanism, selected from a group consisting of a crank, cam, or motor, coupled operatively to the linkage arms;
- wherein the reciprocating mechanism is configured to drive the linkage arms such that the combing tines reciprocate and/or perform a coordinated scissoring action relative to one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.