Patent ID: 6510816
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A01K,A46B

Abstract:
A method of cleaning and brushing the coats of horses using a dual-bristle stiffness brush handled so as to brush predominately in one direction, with hard bristles in the lead direction pulling up dander, debris and loose hair, and soft bristles following so as to sweep these materials away all in single stroke, comprising the steps of:a) providing a hand-held brush having a bristle-carrying surface, said surface having generally longitudinally oriented edges; b) providing a first hard bristle portion on a first portion of said surface to carry an array of hard bristles, the stiffness of said hard bristles being selected so as to dislodge and pull up dander, debris and loose hair during a first sequence of said single stroke, and a second soft bristle portion on a second portion of said surface to carry an array of soft bristles, the stiffness of said soft bristles being selected so as to sweep away the dander, debris and loose hair previously dislodged and pulled up during a second sequence of said single stroke; c) forming a substantially linear taper on the height of said hard and soft bristles, said taper extending transversely, and selected to interact with said hard and soft bristles so as to immediately sweep away the dander, debris and loose hair during said single stroke, thereby preventing them from settling back on the horse's coat; and d) performing in use a combined cleaning and brushing action sequence wherein a user grips said brush such that a preferred one direction of cleaning and brushing is accomplished to implement the first sequence of hard short bristles leading a manual brushing stroke to dislodge and loosen said materials in said coat followed immediately in the same stroke by the second sequence of soft longer bristles to sweep away said loosened materials.