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US 4,042,995 AGranted
Tool for removing animal hair from carpeting
OwnerHyman Varoninventor
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Abstract
A field of smooth tapered polyethylene bristles extends down from a head attached to a broom handle. The bristles are pulled through carpeting to pick up animal hair. The density of bristles at the trailing edge is greater than elsewhere. The bristles are arranged in a saw-tooth leading edge pattern.
Claims10
A tool for removing animal hairs from carpet material comprising:
- a head having a backboard, said head having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and
- a field of bristles depending from said head,
- a zone of said bristles along said trailing edge of said head being substantially more densely packed than the rest of said bristles in said field,
- the ones of said bristles in a predetermined zone adjacent the leading edge of said head arranged such that the leading edge of said bristles has a saw tooth configuration, each of the bristles in the forwardmost row of bristles being substantially spaced from one another and defining the apex of a separate triangular wedge-like section of said saw tooth configuration.
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A tool for removing animal hairs from carpet material comprising:
- a head having a backboard, said head having a leading and a trailing edge, and
- a field of bristles depending from said head,
- a zone of said bristles along said trailing edge of said head being substantially more densely packed than the rest of said bristles in said field,
- the length of said bristles increasing as a function of distance from said leading edge of said head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.