Patent ID: 8597436

Claim:
An apparatus for use with a hose to groom, clean, rinse, and detangle hair on humans and animals, said apparatus comprising: a hose nut having a longitudinal axis and an internal seal configured for attachment to a hose fitting; an on/off valve having a longitudinal axis aligned with said longitudinal axis of said hose nut, said on/off valve also in fluid communication with said hose nut and configured to control flow rates of fluid supplied by a hose connected to said hose nut, said on/off valve selected from a group consisting of ball valves, barrel valves, butterfly valves, and gate valves; a rigid and elongated fluid spray body in fluid communication with said on/off valve and having a plurality of fluid spray openings providing a wide and flat fluid spray flushing pattern directed away from said on/off valve and said hose nut; a semi-rigid and planar comb member having a plurality of distally-narrowing long fingers, said comb member connected to said fluid spray body in a position placing said long fingers above said fluid spray openings, allowing said wide and flat fluid spray flushing pattern from said fluid spray openings to reach the scalp and skin of an animal while said long fingers lift hair in an upwardly direction away from the scalp and skin providing access through the hair for said wide and flat fluid spray flushing pattern to reach and dislodge debris on the scalp, skin, and the base of hair adjacent to the scalp and skin, and also aid in untangling hair while it is lifted away from the scalp and skin by said long fingers.