Patent ID: 7775181

Claim:
A heated pet brush for allowing a pet owner to effectively and conveniently administer soothing heat therapy when brushing an animal, said heated pet brush comprising: a brush including a body provided with a proximally located gripping end and a distally located brushing end, said brushing end having oppositely facing first and second surfaces, said first surface including a first plurality of bristles extending outwardly therefrom, said second surface having a second plurality of bristles extending outwardly therefrom, said first and second plurality of bristles having unique first and second operating temperatures respectively; a rechargeable battery seated within a cavity of said brush; a recharging base station electrically mateable to an external power supply source, said battery being electrically engaged with said external power supply source when said gripping end is seated within said base station during non-operating conditions; a user interface situated on said gripping end of said brush; means for consistently maintaining said first plurality of bristles at said first operating temperature while a caregiver is grooming the animal and applying pressure against said first plurality of bristles; and means for interrupting power to said first temperature maintaining means when the applied pressure is discontinued for a predetermined time period; wherein said second operating temperature remains unchanged when the applied pressure is discontinued.