Method of brushing a pet using a brush with an adjustable head
US5509378A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K13/002
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brush for pets, such as dogs, cats, etc., according to the present invention may be used as a tool for trimming the hair of pets or used for the purpose of obtaining such effect as keeping cleanness of pets by cleaning dust or scurf or dandruff adhered on the hair or skin of pets, or as improving health of pets by massaging the skin of pets to facilitate circulation of blood or depilating to forcibly remove useless hairs or any parasites. The brush for pets is provided with an engaging mechanism 8 including a plurality of recesses 30F formed on an upper surface of an upper part 30 of a brush element holder, a coiled spring 9A previously inserted into a blind hole 43 of a connecting part 4, and a ball 9B always biased downwardly by the coiled spring 9A, so that brushing widths W1, W2 and W3 when the brush is pulled and moved in the direction of an axis 1C of a handle 1 gripped by user are set based on any engaging positions selected among engaging positions between the connecting part 4 and the brush element holder 3 through the engaging mechanism 8.
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