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US 9,788,525 B1Granted
Grooming apparatus for household pets
OwnerGary L. Watchorninventor
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Abstract
A grooming apparatus for a household pet is provided having a wall with an opening for admitting the pet into an enclosure, whereby a flexible, resilient sheet positioned in the opening is deflected by the pet and a pressure sensitive adhesive on the surface of the sheet attracts and retains loose pet hair.
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A grooming apparatus for a household pet, comprising:
- (a) an enclosure having one or more walls and an opening in the one or more walls, wherein the opening is positioned in the one or more walls to be accessible to the pet and proportioned to allow the pet to pass back and forth from outside to inside the enclosure;
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- (b) a first replaceable groomer cartridge having a first peripheral frame positioned in a first cartridge receiver in a first position;
- and the first replaceable groomer cartridge having a first grooming sheet disposed within the first peripheral frame and extending partially across the opening;
- (c) a second replaceable groomer cartridge having a second peripheral frame positioned in a second cartridge receiver in a second position, and the second replaceable groomer cartridge having a second grooming sheet disposed within the second peripheral frame and extending partially across the opening;
- wherein the first grooming sheet and the second grooming sheet are spaced from 2″-8″ apart;
- whereby the first grooming sheet and the second grooming sheet are each deflectable by the pet from a first deflectable position obstructing access through the opening to a second deflectable position deflected in the direction of movement of the pet through the opening, wherein the first grooming sheet and the second grooming sheet are each sufficiently resilient to press against a torso of the pet in the second position while the pet passes through the opening, and wherein the first grooming sheet and the second grooming sheet are each a textile material constructed from a plurality of fibers and each having a surface with a pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto and contactable with the pet;
- (d) a transparent lid operatively associated with the enclosure;
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- (e) a floor of the enclosure connected to the one or more walls, said enclosure having a food supply apparatus and a water supply apparatus, said food supply apparatus having a food supply port in operative association with a food container accessible by the pet, said water supply apparatus having a water supply port in operative association with a water container accessible by the pet.
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A grooming apparatus for a household pet, comprising:
- (a) an enclosure having a floor, a transparent lid and a wall, with an opening in the wall, wherein the opening is positioned in the wall to be accessible to the pet and proportioned to allow the pet to pass back and forth from outside to inside the enclosure;
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- (b) a first replaceable groomer cartridge having a first peripheral frame positioned in a first cartridge receiver in a first position, and the first replaceable groomer cartridge having an adhesive sheet disposed within the first peripheral frame and extending partially across the opening,
- (c) a second replaceable groomer cartridge having a second peripheral frame positioned in a second cartridge receiver in a second position, and the second replaceable groomer cartridge having a grooming sheet disposed within the second peripheral frame and extending partially across the opening,
- whereby the adhesive sheet and the grooming sheet are planar, are spaced from 4″-6″ apart, and are each deflectable by the pet from a first deflectable position obstructing access through the opening to a second deflectable position deflected in the direction of movement of the pet through the opening, wherein the adhesive sheet and the grooming sheet are each sufficiently resilient to press against a torso of the pet in the second position while the pet passes through the opening, and wherein the adhesive sheet and the grooming sheet are each a textile material constructed from a plurality of fibers and each having a surface with a pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto and contactable with the pet;
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- (d) the enclosure having a food supply apparatus and a water supply apparatus, said food supply apparatus having a food supply port in operative association with a food container accessible by the pet, said water supply apparatus having a water supply port in operative association with a water container accessible by the pet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.