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US 2006/0124075 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for pet grooming and housekeeping
OwnerEvan Matsumotoinventor
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Abstract
A pet grooming system consisting of a hidden vacuum cleaner, a wet/dry debris collection means, a long hose, and a specialized grooming brush, and sound absorbing quality of the collection means and the hoses. Cats and dogs can be easily trained to accept brushing with a vacuum hair collection system if it runs silently.
Claims8
A process for training an animal to tolerate being groomed by a grooming tool containing air flowing therethrough under the influence of a suction machine and a hose operably connecting the grooming tool and suction machine;
- comprising the steps of:
- a. Placing the suction machine at a distance from the animal;
- and
- b. setting the suction machine into a non-functioning mode and gently grooming the animal;
- and
- c. repeating step 2 until the pet accepts the presence of the hose and being groomed with the grooming tool;
- and
- d. setting suction machine into a functioning mode and grooming the animal;
- and
- e. stopping any training session then the animal displays fear or attempts to escape;
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- f. repeating steps a through e until the animal accepts being groomed with said suction machine in the function mode.
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A system for grooming an animal comprising:
- a. in combination, a first flexible hose interconnecting a suction machine and a debris collection means, a second flexible hose interconnecting said debris collection means and a removably attached grooming tool adapted for grooming an animal;
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- b. where said second hose is at least 15 feet long;
- and corrugated to provide absorption of sound traversing said second hose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.