Patent ID: 9591831
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A pass-through animal self-grooming device, comprising: an elongated, cylindrical tunnel having a first and second end, an interior volume, and an interior surface; said interior surface having a plurality of elongated grooming elements disposed thereon and pointed radially inward; said tunnel is a rolled flexible sheet of material; said rolled flexible sheet of material having a first and second surface; said plurality of elongated grooming elements are disposed along a length of said first surface, wherein two opposing edges of said rolled flexible sheet of material abut against one another to form said tunnel, wherein said first surface of the rolled flexible sheet of material defines said interior surface; each of said two opposing edges further comprising at least one hook; said tunnel has a pathway positioned along a lower portion of the interior surface, said pathway includes a pair of walking paths devoid of the plurality of elongated grooming elements, wherein said pair of walking paths are separated from one another by a strip of the plurality of elongated grooming elements; a base platform for supporting the tunnel and providing a standalone assembly; the base platform including at least one notch aligned with and corresponding to the hooks of said two opposing edges, said hooks configured to be inserted into the at least one notch; wherein said pair of walking paths configured to allow a pet to walk through the interior volume of said tunnel such that said plurality of elongated grooming elements contact a top side, a left side, a right side, and an underside of said pet as it traverses therethrough.