Patent
Pet bathing brush with hose attachment
| العنوان: | Pet bathing brush with hose attachment |
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| Patent Number: | 8,555,819 |
| تاريخ النشر: | October 15, 2013 |
| Appl. No: | 13/439262 |
| Application Filed: | April 04, 2012 |
| مستخلص: | A pet bathing brush with a hose attachment to aid in bathing pets comprises a massaging brush and a control valve. The brush comprises a gripping handle and is preferably constructed of a pliable hard rubber compound and further comprises a plurality of conical scrubbing protrusions along a bottom surface. The bottom surface further includes a plurality of water apertures which enable water to pass through the bottom surface onto the pet. Water is provided to an interior space of the brush by an attachable hose. Additionally, the brush provides storage and dispensing of a cleanser via an internal reservoir. As a pet is washed, the user can massage the pet with the protrusions while allowing a flow of water to pass through the bottom surface while simultaneously dispensing the cleanser from a nozzle also located along the bottom surface to effectively bathe the pet. |
| Inventors: | McFarland, Jeffrey A. (Grandville, MI, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A pet bathing brush, comprising: a hollow brush, comprising an internal chamber, a bottom side, a top side, a pair of first sidewalls, a pair of second sidewalls, and a plurality of protrusions attached to and depending downwardly from said bottom surface; an internal reservoir located within said brush, comprising a fill aperture centrally located on said upper surface; a lid removably attached to said fill aperture, comprising a grasping head and a neck having a hollow interior connected to said grasping head; a dispenser in fluid communication with said internal reservoir; a plurality of apertures located on a bottom surface of said brush, each in fluid communication with said internal chamber; a nipple extending outwardly from one of said pair of first sidewalls in fluid communication with said internal chamber; a pair of pressure bulbs located on diametrically opposing outer surfaces of said neck, each in fluid communication with said neck hollow interior; and, a control valve connected to and providing a fluid communication between said means for connecting and said attachment nipple; wherein said internal reservoir is adapted to receive an amount of a cleanser; wherein said lid is adapted to provide a gripping capacity for manipulation of said brush; wherein depression of either or both of said pressure bulbs propels an amount of said cleanser within said reservoir through said dispenser; and, wherein said control valve controls an amount of water from said water source to said brush and through said plurality of apertures. |
| Claim: | 2. The brush of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of protrusions each further comprises a downwardly depending conical shape. |
| Claim: | 3. The brush of claim 1 , wherein said means for connecting is an elongated flexible hose, comprising a proximal end connected to said control valve and a distal end. |
| Claim: | 4. The brush of claim 3 , further comprising an adapter for connecting said distal end of said hose to said water source. |
| Claim: | 5. The brush of claim 1 , wherein said control valve is a ball valve. |
| Claim: | 6. The brush of claim 1 , wherein said dispenser further comprises a nozzle. |
| Claim: | 7. The brush of claim 6 , wherein said nozzle further comprises an integral drip valve. |
| Claim: | 8. A pet bathing brush, comprising: a hollow brush, comprising an internal chamber, a bottom side, a top side, a pair of first sidewalls, a pair of second sidewalls, and a plurality of protrusions attached to and depending downwardly from said bottom surface; an internal reservoir located within said brush, comprising a fill aperture centrally located on said upper surface; a lid removably attached to said fill aperture; a dispenser in fluid communication with said internal reservoir; a plurality of apertures located on a bottom surface of said brush, each in fluid communication with said internal chamber; a nipple extending outwardly from one of said pair of first sidewalls in fluid communication with said internal chamber; a control valve connected to and providing a fluid communication between said means for connecting and said attachment nipple; an elongated flexible hose, comprising a proximal end connected to said control valve and a distal end; an adapter for connecting said distal end of said hose to said water source; and, a carrying case adapted to receive said brush and said means for connecting, comprising: a five-sided enclosure having an interior; a lid hingedly attached to an upper edge of a rear wall and securedly attached to an upper edge of a front wall; and, a deformable impact insulating material filling said interior, further comprising a first receiver correspondingly sized to store said brush, a second receiver correspondingly sized to store said hose; and a third receiver correspondingly sized to store said adapter; wherein said internal reservoir is adapted to receive an amount of a cleanser; wherein said lid is adapted to provide a gripping capacity for manipulation of said brush; wherein said lid comprises a means to propel said cleanser through said dispenser; and, wherein said control valve controls an amount of water from said water source to said brush and through said plurality of apertures. |
| Claim: | 9. The brush of claim 8 , wherein said plurality of protrusions each further comprises a downwardly depending conical shape. |
| Claim: | 10. The brush of claim 8 , wherein said control valve is a ball valve. |
| Claim: | 11. The brush of claim 8 , wherein said lid further comprises a grasping head and a neck having a hollow interior connected to said grasping head; wherein said neck removably attaches said lid to said fill aperture. |
| Claim: | 12. The brush of claim 11 , wherein said means to propel said cleanser is a pair of pressure bulbs located on diametrically opposing outer surfaces of said neck, each in fluid communication with said neck hollow interior; wherein depression of either or both of said pressure bulbs propels an amount of said cleanser within said reservoir through said dispenser. |
| Claim: | 13. The brush of claim 12 , wherein said dispenser further comprises a nozzle. |
| Claim: | 14. The brush of claim 13 , wherein said nozzle further comprises an integral drip valve. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 119/603 |
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| Primary Examiner: | Abbott, Yvonne |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Montgomery Patent & Design Montgomery, Robert C. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08555819 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |