Patent ID: 9060496
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A method of removing loose fur from a pet: providing a pet grooming tool, the pet grooming tool comprising a toothed portion, a handle portion, and a fur ejector portion, the toothed portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in at least one 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 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; moving the teeth of the toothed portion relative to a pet's coat by applying an external force to the handle portion while the fur ejector portion is in the first position, the moving causing a portion of loose fur of the pet's coat to pass into the gaps between the teeth of the toothed portion and causing the edge segments of the toothed portion to contact the portion of loose fur in a manner removing the portion of loose fur from the pet's coat; and applying an external force to the pet grooming tool in a manner moving the edge of the fur ejector portion away from the first position toward the second position, the moving of the edge of the fur ejector portion away from the first position toward the second position causing the edge of the fur ejector portion to contact fur passing through the gaps of the toothed portion.