Patent ID: 6516521
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A hair cutting tool for long-haired animals for cutting the hair on an animal without removing hairs from the roots and without hurting the animal comprising, in combination:a handle portion having an outer end and an inner end, the handle portion having an aperture therethrough inwardly of the outer end thereof, the handle portion having gripping ribs formed thereon inwardly of the aperture, the inner end having a narrow extension extending linearly therefrom; a breaking and cutting segment extending outwardly from the narrow extension of the handle portion, the breaking and cutting segment including an interior segment extending in a linear relationship from the narrow extension, the breaking and cutting segment including breaking prongs extending outwardly from the interior segment, the breaking prongs having a generally outwardly tapered orientation with free ends, the free ends having balls secured thereto, the breaking and cutting segment including cutting prongs extending outwardly from the interior segment disposed below the breaking prongs, the cutting prongs having a generally outwardly tapered orientation with a sharpened upper edge, a length of the cutting prongs is about twice a length of the breaking prongs; and a cap portion dimensioned for removably coupling with the narrow extension of the handle portion for covering the breaking and cutting segment.