Patent ID: 8006647
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A01K,A46B

Abstract:
1. A tool for grooming an animal, the tool comprising: a handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a gripping portion disposed between the proximal end and the distal end; a brush head extending from the distal end of the handle, the brush head having a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, the top wall and bottom wall having a width greater in length than a width of the gripping portion while the sidewalls have a height shorter in length than a height of the gripping portion to form an end flatter than the gripping portion; a straight channel extending through the handle and the brush head, the straight channel having an outer wall that extends upwardly beyond the top wall and that extends downwardly beyond the top wall such that the channel is configured to have a diameter greater in length than the height of the sidewalls of the brush head and shorter in length than the height of the gripping portion, the outer wall portion that extends downwardly from the top wall includes a plurality of openings defined therethrough; and a straight stabilizer inserted into and extending through the straight channel, the straight stabilizer having an open first end, a closed second end and a body disposed between the open first end and the closed second end, the body having a plurality of apertures defined therethrough, the plurality of apertures aligning with the plurality of openings of the straight channel wherein fluid discharged through the open first end flows axially within the body, radially through the plurality of apertures and out of the plurality of openings and onto the animal.