Patent ID: 8359755

Claim:
A device for removal of hair and fur from an animal comprising: a blade holder and a handle are rotatably attached by a rotatable element comprising: a sleeve attached to a rotational end of said handle; a pair of rings attached to said body; a latching apparatus disposed in said sleeve and said pair of rings; wherein said latching apparatus comprising: two opposed shaft elements each having a hollow rod with an annular flange having a plurality of radial teeth; said two opposed shaft elements slidably inserted in said sleeve with the ends of a spring disposed on each of said hollow rods and said two opposed shaft elements restricted from rotating; said spring acting to force said annular flanges outwardly to engage each of said annular flanges said plurality of radial teeth with a latching cap having a plurality of radial slots; said latching caps disposed in said rings and restricted from rotating in said rings; and a push element having a plurality of elastic tabs having annular grooves is inserted through each of said latching caps having an aperture therein and said elastic tabs inserted into said hollow rod to engage said annular grooves in an interior flange of said shaft element; said blade holder has a body with a cavity therein and said cavity has side walls, a back wall, and an upstanding projecting ridge adjacent and parallel to a forward edge; a cutting blade that has a plurality of comb teeth with a cutting edge formed on each of said comb teeth intermediate adjacent comb teeth and has a raised portion disposed to abut said upstanding projecting ridge when said blade is disposed in said cavity; a blade clamp disposable on said cutting blade in said cavity and a fastener attached to said blade clamp and said cutting blade on said body.