Article for grooming an animal
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorsSteven B. Dunn, Bryce D. Fujii, Kevin C. Clark
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Abstract
An article for grooming an animal includes an elongated handle and a plurality of dematting blades, each of which has a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal. The article further includes a comb having a plurality of combing tines for combing the fur of an animal. Most advantageously, selective positioning structure is provided for selectively positioning the article in one of a first grooming position that is characterized by the dematting blades being operatively positioned while said comb is retracted, and a second grooming position that is characterized by the comb being operatively positioned while the dematting blades are retracted.
Claims29
An article for grooming an animal, comprising:
- a handle;
- a plurality of dematting blades, each of said dematting blades having a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal;
- and
- retracting means for retracting said dematting blades to a position wherein said sharp edges are safely removed from potential harmful contact with a user.
An article for grooming an animal, comprising:
- a handle;
- a plurality of dematting blades, each of said dematting blades having a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal;
- and
- a comb comprising a plurality of combing tines for aiding in combing the fur of an animal.
An article for grooming an animal, comprising:
- a handle;
- a plurality of dematting blades, each of said dematting blades having a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal;
- a comb comprising a plurality of combing tines for combing the fur of an animal;
- and
- selective positioning means for selectively positioning said article in one of a first grooming position wherein said dematting blades are operatively positioned while said comb is retracted and a second grooming position wherein said comb is operatively positioned and said dematting blades are retracted.
A method of grooming an animal, comprising steps of:
- (a) combing an animal by using a grooming article;
- (b) repositioning the grooming article so as to present a plurality of dematting blades, each of said dematting blades having a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal;
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- (c) employing said dematting blades to remove at least one mat from the fur of an animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.