Undercoat rake for grooming a furred animal
AssigneeTopet (H.K.) Co., Limited
InventorEdward P. Dennis
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Abstract
An undercoat rake adapted for use in grooming a furred animal. The undercoat rake includes grooming teeth comprising at least two different types of grooming teeth, each having a base portion, a tip portion, and a shoulder between the base portion and the tip portion. First teeth of the two different types of grooming teeth may have a tip portion that is greater in length than the corresponding tip portion of second teeth to create a variable depth grooming profile. The disclosed structure advantageously removes undercoat fur of a furred animal that has been shed or is soon to be shed. The variable depth grooming profile has been found to be highly effective to rapidly and efficiently thin the undercoat of a furred animal.
Claims20
An undercoat rake for grooming a furred animal, the undercoat rake comprising:
- a rake body;
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- grooming teeth operatively affixed to the rake body, the grooming teeth comprising:
- a plurality of first teeth, the first teeth having a base portion adjacent to and extending from the rake body, a tip portion at a distal end, and a shoulder disposed between the base portion and the tip portion, and
- a plurality of second teeth, the second teeth having a base portion adjacent to and extending from the rake body, a tip portion at a distal end, and a shoulder disposed between the base portion and the tip portion;
- wherein the length of the tip portion of the first teeth is greater than the length of the tip portion of the second teeth.
An undercoat rake for grooming a furred animal, the undercoat rake comprising:
- a rake body comprising a head portion having a length along a major axis of the head portion and a handle portion having a longitudinal axis, the major axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- grooming teeth operatively affixed to the head portion, the grooming teeth comprising:
- a plurality of first teeth, the first teeth having a base portion adjacent to and extending from the rake body, a tip portion at a distal end, and a shoulder disposed between the base portion and the tip portion, and
- a plurality of second teeth alternately disposed with the first teeth along the length of the head portion, the second teeth having a base portion adjacent to and extending from the rake body, a tip portion at a distal end, and a shoulder disposed between the base portion and the tip portion;
- wherein the length of the tip portion of the first teeth is greater than the length of the tip portion of the second teeth and wherein the total length of the first teeth and the total length of the second teeth are substantially the same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.