Patent ID: 9301500
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A method of removing hair from a furry pet by a grooming tool having an elongate handle portion extending generally along a longitudinal axis, said handle portion having a neck area, a blade guiding portion provided at the neck area having a receiving cavity, a blade assembly pivotally connected to the blade guiding portion, said blade assembly having a blade with a front part provided with a set of teeth and connecting arms extending outwardly from opposing ends of the blade, an operational gap formed between the blade guiding portion and the front part of the blade, an adjusting arrangement within each said connecting arms for adjusting said operational gap by facilitating longitudinal adjustment of said blade assembly with respect to said blade guiding portion, and a pivoting unit formed between the connecting arms and the blade guiding portion; the method comprising the steps of: placing the blade guiding portion with the receiving cavity on a coat of a furry pet, so that the blade contacts the coat in such a manner that the blade including the front part with the teeth are positioned at an acute angle to the coat; and moving the handle portion generally along said longitudinal axis thereof, while maintaining engagement of the blade with the coat to cause the blade to glide over the coat to engage the hair and to pull said hair from the coat; wherein said blade assembly is pivoted with respect to the blade guiding portion at the pivoting unit between the blade assembly and the blade guiding portion, so that said angular orientation of the blade assembly is self-adjusted following the motion of the handle along the pet's body.