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Animal comb and brush combination

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-11
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1985-10-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Oscar G Woodruff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 10:43
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K13/00; A01K13/002; A01K13/0021

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 223 words
AN ANIMAL GROOMING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A FRAME INCLUDING A TOP WALL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND AN OPEN BOTTOM, SAID REAR WALL HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN END SECURED IN SAID OPENING, SAID TUBULAR MEMBER COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A CONNECTOR ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A SOURCE OF VACUUM PRESSURE, SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING ALIGNED SLOTS THEREIN, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SLOTS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, A GROOMING IMPLEMENT BODY, A PAIR OF STUB AXLES EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY ROTATABLY JOURNALLED IN SAID SLOTS, RELEASABLE MEANS RETAINING SAID AXLES IN SAID SLOTS, A FIRST GROOMING IMPLEMENT EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY, A SECOND GROOMING IMPLEMENT EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID FIRST IMPLEMENT, SPRING MEANS IN SAID FRAME BIASING SAID BODY TO A POSITION WHEREIN SAID FIRST ELEMENT EXTENDS OUTWARDLY OF SAID FRAME THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM TO A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP WALL, STOP MEANS ON SAID IMPLEMENT BODY LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID BODY IN ONE DIRECTION TO SAID POSITION, ROTATION OF SAID BODY IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING MEANS EXTENDING SAID SECOND GROOMING IMPLEMENT TO A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP WALL, AND STOP MEANS LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID BODY TO SAID LAST MENTIONED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 223 words
AN ANIMAL GROOMING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A FRAME INCLUDING A TOP WALL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND AN OPEN BOTTOM, SAID REAR WALL HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN END SECURED IN SAID OPENING, SAID TUBULAR MEMBER COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A CONNECTOR ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A SOURCE OF VACUUM PRESSURE, SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING ALIGNED SLOTS THEREIN, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SLOTS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, A GROOMING IMPLEMENT BODY, A PAIR OF STUB AXLES EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY ROTATABLY JOURNALLED IN SAID SLOTS, RELEASABLE MEANS RETAINING SAID AXLES IN SAID SLOTS, A FIRST GROOMING IMPLEMENT EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY, A SECOND GROOMING IMPLEMENT EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID FIRST IMPLEMENT, SPRING MEANS IN SAID FRAME BIASING SAID BODY TO A POSITION WHEREIN SAID FIRST ELEMENT EXTENDS OUTWARDLY OF SAID FRAME THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM TO A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP WALL, STOP MEANS ON SAID IMPLEMENT BODY LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID BODY IN ONE DIRECTION TO SAID POSITION, ROTATION OF SAID BODY IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING MEANS EXTENDING SAID SECOND GROOMING IMPLEMENT TO A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP WALL, AND STOP MEANS LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID BODY TO SAID LAST MENTIONED POSITION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-13 1970-09-12 1971-03-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-13 1974-09-12 1975-03-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-13 1978-09-12 1979-03-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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