Patent ID: 9004009
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A01K,A46B,A46D

Abstract:
1. A rotary brush for use by an operator upon an animal, the rotary brush comprising: a handle formed from two interconnecting halves, the handle including a lower grip portion and an upstanding yoke with first and second ends, the first end including a pivotal latch; an electric motor assembly including a motor pivot secured to the second end of the yoke, the motor pivot being secured to a motor mount and a motor, the motor assembly capable of generating rotational forces relative to one of the yokes; a drum assembly including a cylindrical drum positioned over the motor, the drum having first and second ends, a drum mount secured to the first end of the drum and rotatably mounting the first end of the drum to the first end of the yoke, the drum assembly further including an end cap secured to the second end of the drum, the end cap rotatably positioned over the motor mount and adjacent the second end of the yoke; a removable sleeve having a cylindrical in shape, the removable sleeve lockingly received over the cylindrical drum and the motor, whereby rotation of the motor assembly causes the simultaneous rotation of the drum and the sleeve with respect to yoke, the sleeve including an outer surface with a series of longitudinally formed channels, the motor pivot allowing the sleeve to be pivoted relative to the yoke for removal by the operator; a series of channel strips, with the number of channel strips corresponding to the number of longitudinal channels formed within the surface of the sleeve, each channel strip including a lower anchor and a series of upstanding tines of a first height, each channel strip further including one or more skin guards, with each skin guard having a height that is greater than the height of the tines and terminating in a rounded bulb, the anchor of each channel strip being removably positioned within a corresponding longitudinal channel within the sleeve.