US 12,433,253 B2
Pet grooming tool with multiple pet engageable portions
David R. Porter, Ladue, MO (US)
Filed by David R. Porter, Ladue, MO (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/980,725.
Application 17/980,725 is a continuation of application No. 17/667,905, filed on Feb. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,490,594.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,428, filed on Feb. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058657 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A45D 24/04 (2006.01); A46B 5/02 (2006.01); A46D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 13/002 (2013.01) [A45D 24/04 (2013.01); A46B 5/02 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1093 (2013.01); A46D 1/0284 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet grooming tool for grooming a furry pet, the pet grooming tool comprising:
a handle portion having a head portion;
a pet engageable portion secured to the head portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in a row and a plurality of edge segments with a gap between each adjacent pair of teeth, the edge segments alternating with the teeth and bridging the gaps between the teeth, the pet engageable portion further comprising a first end guard adjacent a first end of the row of teeth and a second end guard adjacent an opposite second end of the row of teeth such that the plurality of teeth are between the first and second end guards;
the pet engageable portion protruding from the head portion of the handle portion such that the plurality of teeth of each pet engageable portion project away from the head portion;
each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a forward surface, a rear surface, a root end, a tip end opposite its root end, a tooth length from its root end to its tip end, a tooth thickness from the forward surface to the rear surface at the root end, and a tooth width at the root end;
each tooth of the plurality of teeth having a ratio of the tooth thickness to the tooth width of at least 2/1 and not more than 4/1; and
wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth has a tooth length of 0.19 inches±10%, a tooth thickness of 0.13 inches±10%, and a tooth width of 0.05 inches±10%.