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US 9,516,861 B2Granted
Lighted flea comb
AssigneeDoskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsJack William Renforth, Ann Hanson
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Abstract
An improved flea comb apparatus can be used to remove fleas from animals such as cats, dogs, and the like and advantageously includes a retractable flea comb and lights that are automatically illuminated when the flea comb is in a deployed condition. The lights attract fleas and aid in their removal by providing an intensity of light at the undercoat region of an animal that has not previously been conveniently provided. The lights also assist the user in identifying fleas during combing of the animal.
Claims12
A flea comb apparatus comprising:
- a support assembly including a housing and an illumination system, the housing including an interior region, the illumination system including a plurality of light sources and being switchable between an energized condition and a deenergized condition;
- a comb assembly disposed on the support assembly and including a flea comb and an operating member, the operating member being configured to translate the comb assembly along a direction of movement between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position in which at least a portion of the flea comb is retracted into the interior region, the second position being a position in which at least a portion of the flea comb protrudes from the housing, the operating member being further configured to operably switch the plurality of light sources between the energized and deenergized conditions,
- at least a portion of the illumination system being situated on at least one of the housing and the flea comb, and the plurality of light sources being oriented to shine generally along the direction of movement of the comb assembly and away from the housing.
A flea comb apparatus comprising:
- a support assembly that comprises a housing and an illumination system, the housing having an interior region, the illumination system being switchable between an energized condition and a deenergized condition;
- a comb assembly that comprises a flea comb, the comb assembly being disposed on the support assembly and being movable between a first position and a second position, in the first position at least a portion of the flea comb being retracted into the interior region, in the second position at least a portion of the flea comb protruding from the housing, the first and second positions corresponding to the deenergized condition and the energized condition, respectively;
- at least a portion of the illumination system being situated on at least one of the housing and the flea comb;
- in the first position of the comb assembly the illumination system is in the deenergized condition;
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- in the second position of the comb assembly the illumination system is in the energized condition.
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A flea comb apparatus comprising:
- a support assembly that comprises a housing and an illumination system, the housing having an interior region, the illumination system being switchable between an energized condition and a deenergized condition;
- a comb assembly that comprises a flea comb, the comb assembly being disposed on the support assembly and being movable between a first position and a second position, in the first position at least a portion of the flea comb being retracted into the interior region, in the second position at least a portion of the flea comb protruding from the housing;
- at least a portion of the illumination system being situated on at least one of the housing and the flea comb;
- wherein a portion of the comb assembly extends between the flea comb and the exterior of the housing in both the first and second positions of the comb assembly, the portion of the comb assembly being structured to be engageable by a user to move the comb assembly between the first and second positions;
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- wherein the housing has an elongated slot formed therein that extends between the interior region and the exterior of the housing, and wherein the portion of the comb assembly extends through the slot and is movable along the slot to move the comb assembly between the first and second positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.