Pet Grooming Tool With Multiple Pet Engageable Portions

A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:

• a handle portion having a head portion;
• first and second pet engageable portions secured to the head portion;
• each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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, each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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 of each of the first and second pet engageable portions are between the first and second end guards of such pet engageable portion;
• the first and second pet engageable portions 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 and such that the row of teeth of the second pet engageable portion is parallel to and spaced a distance X1 from the row of teeth of the first pet engageable portion, the first and second pet engageable portions being positioned and configured to simultaneously engage loose fur in a pet's coat in a manner to remove the loose fur from the pet's coat;
• each tooth of the plurality of teeth of the first pet engageable portion having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, and a length from its root end to its tip end;
• each of the first and second end guards of the first pet engageable portion having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, and a length from its root end to its tip end;
• each tooth of the plurality of teeth of the second pet engageable portion having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, and a length from its root end to its tip end;
• each of the first and second end guards of the second pet engageable portion having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, and a length from its root end to its tip end;
• the forward surfaces of the first and second end guards of the first pet engageable portion being more forward than the forward surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the first pet engageable portion such that a straight line extending from the forward surface of the first end guard of the first pet engageable portion to the forward surface of the second end guard of the first pet engageable portion is forward of and spaced from the forward surface of each of the plurality of teeth of the first pet engageable portion;
• the rear surfaces of the first and second end guards of the first pet engageable portion being more rearward than the rear surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the first pet engageable portion such that a straight line extending from the rear surface of the first end guard of the first pet engageable portion to the rear surface of the second end guard of the first pet engageable portion is rearward of and spaced from the rear surface of each of the plurality of teeth of the first pet engageable portion;
• the forward surfaces of the first and second end guards of the second pet engageable portion being more forward than the forward surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the second pet engageable portion such that a straight line extending from the forward surface of the first end guard of the second pet engageable portion to the forward surface of the second end guard of the second pet engageable portion is forward of and spaced from the forward surface of each of the plurality of teeth of the second pet engageable portions;
• the rear surfaces of the first and second end guards of the second pet engageable portion being more rearward than the rear surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the second pet engageable portion such that a straight line extending from the rear surface of the first end guard of the second pet engageable portion to the rear surface of the second end guard of the second pet engageable portion is rearward of and spaced from the rear surface of each of the plurality of teeth of the second pet engageable portions.

A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:

• a handle portion having a head portion;
• first and second pet engageable portions secured to the head portion;
• each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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, each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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 of each of the first and second pet engageable portions are between the first and second end guards of such pet engageable portion;
• the first and second pet engageable portions 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 and such that the row of teeth of the second pet engageable portion is parallel to and spaced a distance X1 from the row of teeth of the first pet engageable portion, the first and second pet engageable portions being positioned and configured to simultaneously engage loose fur in a pet's coat in a manner to remove the loose fur from the pet's coat;
• each tooth of the plurality of teeth of each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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 of each of the first and second pet engageable portions having a ratio of the tooth thickness to the tooth length of at least 1/2 and not more than 1/1.

A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:

• a handle portion having a head portion;
• first and second pet engageable portions secured to the head portion;
• each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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, each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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 of each of the first and second pet engageable portions are between the first and second end guards of such pet engageable portion;
• the first and second pet engageable portions 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 and such that the row of teeth of the second pet engageable portion is parallel to and spaced a distance X1 from the row of teeth of the first pet engageable portion, the first and second pet engageable portions being positioned and configured to simultaneously engage loose fur in a pet's coat in a manner to remove the loose fur from the pet's coat;
• each tooth of the plurality of teeth of each of the first and second pet engageable portions 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 of each of the first and second pet engageable portions having a ratio of the tooth thickness to the tooth width of at least 2/1 and not more than 4/1.