Patent ID: 9700017
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A01K,A45D

Claim:
1. A hair grooming tool comprising: a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first and second housing portions defining a cavity, the housing including a grooming end and a handle end that define a longitudinal axis of the housing; the first housing portion further defining a cover positioned at the grooming end, the portion of the first housing that partially defines the cavity is oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and the portion of the first housing that defines the cover is oriented in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing; and a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end by at least one fastener, the pet-engaging member having a planar surface and teeth defined along the planar surface on an edge thereof, the planar surface and the edge positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing; wherein vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the hair tool and movement of the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through hair to remove loose hair without cutting the hair, and wherein the cover is configured to substantially surround a portion of the pet-engaging member, the cover and the housing enclose the at least one fastener.