Vibratory hair grooming tool
AssigneeAndis Company
InventorsEdwin A. Werner, Matthew K. Andis
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Abstract
A hair grooming tool including a housing defining a cavity and including a grooming end, a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing, and a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end. Vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the hair tool and movement of the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through hair to remove loose hair without cutting the hair.
Claims11
A hair grooming tool comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity, the housing including a grooming end and a handle end that define a longitudinal axis of the housing;
- a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing;
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- a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end, the pet-engaging member having a planar surface and teeth defined along an edge thereof, the planar surface and the edge positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
- wherein vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the hair tool and movement of the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through hair to remove loose hair without cutting the hair;
- wherein the housing further comprises an upper housing and a lower housing;
- and wherein the upper housing further includes a cover portion configured to substantially surround an upper portion of the pet-engaging member.
A hair grooming tool for use on an animal having a coat of hair, the hair grooming tool comprising:
- a housing having a grooming end and a handle end that define a longitudinal axis of the housing;
- a motor at least partially disposed in the housing, wherein the motor is a vibratory motor;
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- a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end, the pet-engaging member having a planar surface and teeth defined along an edge thereof, the planar surface and the edge positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
- wherein operation of the motor assembly causes vibration of the housing;
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- further wherein the pet-engaging member is configured to be pulled in a first direction along the coat of the animal to remove loose hair without cutting the hair, such that the pet-engaging member follows the handle end in the first direction;
- wherein the housing further comprises an upper housing and a lower housing;
- wherein the upper housing includes a cover portion configured to receive an upper portion of the pet-engaging member.
A hair grooming tool for removing loose hair from a coat of an animal, the hair grooming tool comprising:
- a housing including an upper housing and a lower housing, the housing including a longitudinal dimension;
- a motor assembly housed in a cavity defined by the upper housing and the lower housing and configured to vibrate the housing;
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- a pet-engaging member coupled to the lower housing and configured for movement through the coat of the animal, the pet-engaging member having a planar surface and teeth defined along an edge thereof, the planar surface and the edge positioned transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the housing;
- wherein vibration of the housing vibrates the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through the coat of the animal to remove loose hair without cutting the hair;
- wherein the upper housing includes a cover portion to substantially surround an upper portion of the pet-engaging member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.