Patent ID: 8960129
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A pet grooming tool comprising: a toothed portion, the toothed portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in a row and a plurality of edge segments, there being a gap between each adjacent pair of the teeth, the edge segments alternating with the teeth and bridging the gaps between the teeth, the edge segments being configured and adapted to engage loose fur in a pet's coat as such loose fur extends through the gaps in a manner removing the loose fur from the pet's coat; and a fur ejector portion, the fur ejector portion comprising an edge, the edge of the fur ejector portion being movable between a first position and a second position relative to the toothed portion, the edge segments of the toothed portion being generally between the edge of the fur ejector portion and tips of the teeth when the fur ejector portion is in the first position; at least one biasing portion biasing the edge of the fur ejector portion away from the second position and toward the first position; the fur ejector portion being configured and adapted to permit fur to pass through the gaps of the toothed portion when the edge of the fur ejector portion is in the first position, the edge of the fur ejector portion being adapted to slidably contact the teeth of the toothed portion and to contact fur passing through the gaps of the toothed portion in a manner forcing the fur out from the gaps of the toothed portion as the fur ejector portion moves away from the first position toward the second position.