Patent ID: 8060967

Claim:
A brush assembly comprising: a. a brush member including a core and groups of bristles radially projecting from the core; b. a housing in which the core is rotatably disposed, the housing configured to allow the bristles to protrude outwardly therefrom, the housing configured and dimensioned to be holdable in a hand of a user, and the brush assembly usable to brush hair or fur; c. a drive mechanism provided within the housing and which is operable to rotate the brush member; and d. a comb member which is disposed in and pivotally attached to the housing, the comb member comprising a spine and a plurality of appendages having first ends that are attached to the spine and second ends which extend into the groups of brush bristles such that when either the appendages or the group of bristles traverse toward the other while the brush member is being rotated, said appendages are operable to extract hair and other debris that has become lodged in or between the groups of brush bristles.