Adjustable Pet Grooming Tunnel with Concentric Bristles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet grooming devices are inefficient in brushing animal fur or hair, particularly as they do not allow self-grooming and lack adjustable configurations for different animal types and coat types.
Innovation Solution
A pet grooming tunnel with a vertically adjustable ring member and concentrically oriented brush bristles that allows animals to brush themselves by walking through, featuring adjustable support legs and varying brush configurations for different animal types and coat types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a pet uses existing grooming devices, then grooming function is provided, but the pet cannot groom itself and efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The grooming device enables the pet to groom itself by walking through the tunnel structure. The brush bristles are positioned on the inner surface of the tunnel walls, so as the pet moves through the tunnel, its body contacts the bristles automatically, providing self-grooming without human intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional handheld or stationary grooming tools to a three-dimensional tunnel structure that the pet walks through. This spatial transformation allows continuous contact between the pet's body and brush bristles along the length of the tunnel, increasing grooming efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If grooming devices use fixed brush configurations, then simple structure is maintained, but adaptability to different animal types and coat types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support legs incorporate adjustable mechanisms that allow the tunnel structure to be raised or lowered vertically. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the device to accommodate pets of different sizes and coat types by modifying the height and position of the brush bristles relative to the pet's body.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention allows changing the vertical position parameter of the tunnel structure through adjustable support legs. By modifying this geometric parameter, the device adapts to different pet sizes and coat lengths without changing the fundamental structure or brush configuration.
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AI summary
The pet grooming tunnel is a device that is adapted to brush hair or fur of an animal. The pet grooming tunnel is constructed of a ring member that includes a plurality of brush bristles provided on an inner surface. The ring member is supported in a vertical orientation via support legs provided on opposing sides of the ring member. The support legs are each vertically, adjustable so as to raise and lower the ring member with respect to a support surface. The plurality of brush bristles are concentrically oriented. An alternative embodiment includes a wider ring member wherein the plurality of brush bristles form a truncated conical opening.