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  • This invention relates to an improved animal cleaning apparatus and comprises a scraping device and a suction mechanism connected to the scraping device.
  • the ob ect of the invention is to provide an automatic suction mechanism to be utilized in conjunction with a scraping tool to remove the dirt. dust and hair as it is loosened upon the animalshide by the scrapin tool, and to so construct the scraping too l that the suction action is divided and operates through a series of openings to prevent the raising of blisters in the animals skin.
  • FIG. 1 is a general view showing the improved animal cleaning apparatus in operation, a central vertical section being shown through a portion thereof to disclose the interior construction and the pipe connections between the suction pump and vacuum tank-being also shown.
  • Fig. 2 is a detached central longitudinal section through the scraping device of the apparatus.
  • Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.
  • This improved apparatus comprises a scraping device and a suction mechanism connected directly by flexible tubing to the scraping device.
  • the scraping device is preferably of that type known as a curry comb, having a base plate provided with elongated slots and serrated or toothed scraping flanges.
  • the curry comb may be made in many shapes of which one is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
  • a curry comb is shown having a base plate 1, of circular form provided with a series of curved slots 2.
  • An outer serrated or toothed flange 3 extends at approximately right angles from the outer marginal edge of the circular plate 1 and a series of inner serrated or toothed flanges at radiate at equal distances apart from separated points near the center of the plate and extend between the ends of the curved slots 2.
  • the metal at the margins of the slots is bent or curved upwardly so that the slots flare inwardly from 'the scraping side of the'curry comb.
  • a tubular nozzle has its bell-shaped or enlarged outer end 5 fastened to the top surface of thebase plate of the scraping device and enlarged sufliciently to inclose all of the slots in the base plate as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the tubular ortion 6 of the nozzle above the bell-shaped end 5 is bent to provide a convenient hand grasping part for the operator in manipulating the curry comb as shown in Fig. 2 and is joined by a screw coupling 7 to one end of a rubber or other flexible tubing 8.
  • the slotted base plate which is attached to the infundibular end of the nozzle forms a hollow enlargement or bulb at the end of the flexible tubing which constitutes a vacuum chamber.
  • the object in slotting the base plate is to provide suction openings that are large enough to draw the hair and dirt through into the chamber but yet are sufficiently small to prevent the raising of blisters on the skin of the animal.
  • the base plate In operation the base plate is kept as close as possible to the animals skin in order to maintain a constant vacuum with but a fair amount of pumping suction and thus reduce the power required to the minimum.
  • FIG. 1 the opposite end of the tubing is connected to what is known as a vacuum tank.
  • Fig. 1 con sists of an air tight receptacle 9 which is divided into two compartments 10 and 11 by a flexible diaphragm 12 preferably of woven ducking which is sufficiently porous to permit the passage of air and at the same tune in a large degree prevent the passage of dust, dirt or hair.
  • the tubing 8 connects to the lower portion of the tank so as to be in direct communication with the lower compartment 10 of the tank and a suction pump 13 is connected by a pipe 14 to the upper. portion of the tank and communicates directly with the upper compartment 11.
  • the tank -9 is provided with a bottom cover 15 which is removed when it is desi red to clean out the tank.
  • I claiml.'An apparatus of the class described, I comprising an animal scra ing device having a tubular handle, a s otted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and scraping flanges extending from the 85 slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device hav- 40 ing an en arged chamber and a slotted base plate closin the outer end of the enlarged chamber and provided with scraping flanges, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connected at one end to the suction mechanism and at the opposite. end to the animal scraping device.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle and a hollow enlargement at the outer end of the handle provided with a slotted plate with scraping projections extending from said plate, a suction pump, a vacuum tank, flexible tubin connecting the vacuum tank, to the tubu ar handle and tubing connecting the vacuum tank to the suction pump.
  • a currying device consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction mechanism and a base plate closing the outer end of the hollow bulb and provided wit-h narrow slots forming suction openings and scrapin flanges extendin from the base plate an located between 51c slots.
  • tubing connectin an animal scraping device having a tubular body and a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular bod said base plate 'bein provided with peribrations which are su ficiently large to permit the passage of hair 70 and dirt into the tubular body and sufliciently small to prevent the raising of blisters by suction on the skin of an anlmal, and scraplng flanges extending therefrom, in combination with suction mechanism and 7 tubular means connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular body.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate 30 closing the outer end of the tubular handle; said base plate having a substantially flat face and scraping flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction 35 mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle; said base plate bein arranged substantially parallel with the tu ular handle and scrap ing flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle bent at substantially a right an le, a slotted base plate closing the outer en of the tubular handle and scra ing flanges extending from the slotted base p ate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing con necting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprisin an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having non-parallel slots and scraping flanges extending from the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having suction perforations not in alinement and scraping flanges extending from the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible the suction mechanism to the tubular hand e.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and non-parallel toothed scraping flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction'mechanism to the tu ular handle. 13o
  • a curryingdevice consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction'meclranism and a substantiall flat base late closing the outer end of-tiie hollow bu b of appreciable width and length and perforated at intervals to provide a series of suction openings and scraping rejections extending at right angles from t e base plate and ar-. ranged at int-ervalsupon. the face of the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • a currying device consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction mechanism and a base plate closing the outer end of the hollow bulb ofappreciable width and length and perforated at intervals to provide a series of suction openings and scraping projections extending from the base plate and arranged at'intervals upon the face of the said base plate and extending at angles to each other and in such manner that a plurality of said projections will present themselves in scraplng position at any point around the base plate, and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprisin an'anima'l scraping device having a tubu ar handle, abase plate of circular form closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having a series-of slots extending in different directions and scraping flanges extending'from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction mechanism to the tu ular handle.
  • An apparatus of the class described comprisin an animal scraping device having a tubu ar handle, a base plateof circular form closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having a series of non-parallel slots and nonarallel scrapin flanges -ex tending from t e slotted base p ates; suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction mechanism to the tu ular handle.
  • a currying device for vacuum horseooming apparatus having a tubular hanle and an enlarged chamber, a slotted base late inclosing the outer end of the enarged chamber and scraping flanges 'exten in from the slotted base plate.
  • currying device for vacuum horseoomingl apparatus havin a tubular hanle and an enlarged cham er, a base lateinclosing the outer endof the enlarged c amber provided with narrow'slots forming suctionopenin s and scraping flan es extending from t e base plate and ocated between the slots.
  • a currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a tubular hanle and an enlarged cham er, a. base plate inclosing the outer end of the enlarged chamber, provided with narrow slots forming suction openings, said base plate being arran ed substantially parallel with the tubular andle, and scrapin flanges extending ffom the base plate and ocated between the s ots.
  • a currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin dle'and an enlarged cham er, a base late inclosing the outer end of the enlarged c amber provided with narrow non-parallel slots a tubular hanforming suction openings and scraping tion openings and non-parallel toothed scraping flanges extending from the base plate and located between the slots.
  • a currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a .tubular hanle andan enlarged cham er, a base late inclosing the outer end of the enlarged c amber provided with narrow slots forming suction openings and non-parallel toothed stiraping flanges extending from the base p ate.
  • a currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a tubular han- 1e and an enlarged cham er, a base plate of circular form mclosing the outer end of the enlarged chamber, said base plate having a series of slots extendingin different directions and scrapin I flanges extending from the slotted base p ate.

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G. HAMMER.
ANIMAL CLEANING APPARATUS.
APPLICATION rILnn JULY 2, 1909.
Reissued Jan. 25, 1910. 1 3,078.
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APPLICATION rum) JULY 2, 1909.
Reissued Jan. 25, 1910. 1 3,078.
VIII/l Witnesses. Md iwwmM-lnventor.
UNITED STATES PATENT onruon.
CONRAD HAMMER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
ANIMAL-CLEANING APPARATUS.
Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued Jan, 25 1910 Original No. 908,991, dated January 5, 1909, Serial No. 414,516. Application for reissue filed July 2, 1909.
' Serial No. 505,680fi.
To all whom 'it may concern;
Be it known that I, CONRAD HA MMER, a citizen of the United States, reslding at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Animal-Cleaning Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to an improved animal cleaning apparatus and comprises a scraping device and a suction mechanism connected to the scraping device.
The ob ect of the inventionis to provide an automatic suction mechanism to be utilized in conjunction with a scraping tool to remove the dirt. dust and hair as it is loosened upon the animalshide by the scrapin tool, and to so construct the scraping too l that the suction action is divided and operates through a series of openings to prevent the raising of blisters in the animals skin.
The invention also relates to certain details of construction all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a general view showing the improved animal cleaning apparatus in operation, a central vertical section being shown through a portion thereof to disclose the interior construction and the pipe connections between the suction pump and vacuum tank-being also shown. Fig. 2 is a detached central longitudinal section through the scraping device of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.
In referring to the drawings in detail like numerals designate like parts.
This improved apparatus comprises a scraping device and a suction mechanism connected directly by flexible tubing to the scraping device.
The scraping device is preferably of that type known as a curry comb, having a base plate provided with elongated slots and serrated or toothed scraping flanges.
The curry comb may be made in many shapes of which one is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
In Figs. 2 and 3, a curry comb is shown having a base plate 1, of circular form provided with a series of curved slots 2.
An outer serrated or toothed flange 3 extends at approximately right angles from the outer marginal edge of the circular plate 1 and a series of inner serrated or toothed flanges at radiate at equal distances apart from separated points near the center of the plate and extend between the ends of the curved slots 2.
It is to be noted that the metal at the margins of the slots is bent or curved upwardly so that the slots flare inwardly from 'the scraping side of the'curry comb.
A tubular nozzle. has its bell-shaped or enlarged outer end 5 fastened to the top surface of thebase plate of the scraping device and enlarged sufliciently to inclose all of the slots in the base plate as shown in Fig. 2.
The tubular ortion 6 of the nozzle above the bell-shaped end 5 is bent to provide a convenient hand grasping part for the operator in manipulating the curry comb as shown in Fig. 2 and is joined by a screw coupling 7 to one end of a rubber or other flexible tubing 8. v
The slotted base plate which is attached to the infundibular end of the nozzle forms a hollow enlargement or bulb at the end of the flexible tubing which constitutes a vacuum chamber.
The object in slotting the base plate is to provide suction openings that are large enough to draw the hair and dirt through into the chamber but yet are sufficiently small to prevent the raising of blisters on the skin of the animal.
In operation the base plate is kept as close as possible to the animals skin in order to maintain a constant vacuum with but a fair amount of pumping suction and thus reduce the power required to the minimum.
Now referring to Fig. 1 the opposite end of the tubing is connected to what is known as a vacuum tank.
The form of tank illustrated in Fig. 1 con sists of an air tight receptacle 9 which is divided into two compartments 10 and 11 by a flexible diaphragm 12 preferably of woven ducking which is sufficiently porous to permit the passage of air and at the same tune in a large degree prevent the passage of dust, dirt or hair.
The tubing 8 connects to the lower portion of the tank so as to be in direct communication with the lower compartment 10 of the tank and a suction pump 13 is connected by a pipe 14 to the upper. portion of the tank and communicates directly with the upper compartment 11.
The tank -9 is provided with a bottom cover 15 which is removed when it is desi red to clean out the tank.
The operation of this im roved apparatus will be readil understoo by referring to 5 Fi 1 of the rawings.
- he operator, gras ing the bent portion of the device, applies the scraping portion to the animals skin and moves it so as to loosen or dislod e the dirt, dust or hair which is imme lately drawn by suction through the slots of the base plate and the nozzleand conducting tube into the lower compartment of the vacuum tank.
The advantages of this improved apparatus are in its perfect cleanliness of operation, all the dust which is raised by an ordinary curry comb being drawn off by suction through the slots in this improved device, its simplicity and cheapness of con- 2o struction and the rapidity and thoroughness with which it can be operated, the comaratively' low power required as the in- ?undibular end of the nozzle is nearly closed by the base plate, the only openings being I the small slots in the base plate, and the fact that blisters-cannot be raised in the animals skin owin to separation of the suction into a series 0 narrow spaces. I claiml.'An apparatus of the class described, I comprising an animal scra ing device having a tubular handle, a s otted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and scraping flanges extending from the 85 slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
2.- An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device hav- 40 ing an en arged chamber and a slotted base plate closin the outer end of the enlarged chamber and provided with scraping flanges, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connected at one end to the suction mechanism and at the opposite. end to the animal scraping device.
3. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle and a hollow enlargement at the outer end of the handle provided with a slotted plate with scraping projections extending from said plate, a suction pump, a vacuum tank, flexible tubin connecting the vacuum tank, to the tubu ar handle and tubing connecting the vacuum tank to the suction pump.
4. The combination with suction mechanism, of a currying device consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction mechanism and a base plate closing the outer end of the hollow bulb and provided wit-h narrow slots forming suction openings and scrapin flanges extendin from the base plate an located between 51c slots.
66 5. In an apparatus of the class described,
tubing connectin an animal scraping device having a tubular body and a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular bod said base plate 'bein provided with peribrations which are su ficiently large to permit the passage of hair 70 and dirt into the tubular body and sufliciently small to prevent the raising of blisters by suction on the skin of an anlmal, and scraplng flanges extending therefrom, in combination with suction mechanism and 7 tubular means connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular body.
6. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate 30 closing the outer end of the tubular handle; said base plate having a substantially flat face and scraping flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction 35 mechanism to the tubular handle.
7. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle; said base plate bein arranged substantially parallel with the tu ular handle and scrap ing flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
8. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle bent at substantially a right an le, a slotted base plate closing the outer en of the tubular handle and scra ing flanges extending from the slotted base p ate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing con necting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle. I
9. An apparatus of the class described, comprisin an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having non-parallel slots and scraping flanges extending from the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
10. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having suction perforations not in alinement and scraping flanges extending from the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible the suction mechanism to the tubular hand e.
. 11. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an animal scraping device having a tubular handle, a slotted base plate closing the outer end of the tubular handle and non-parallel toothed scraping flanges extending from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction'mechanism to the tu ular handle. 13o
12. The combination with suction mechanism, of a. curryingdevice consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction'meclranism and a substantiall flat base late closing the outer end of-tiie hollow bu b of appreciable width and length and perforated at intervals to provide a series of suction openings and scraping rejections extending at right angles from t e base plate and ar-. ranged at int-ervalsupon. the face of the base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.-
13. lhe combination with suction mechanism, of a currying device consisting of a hollow bulb connected to the suction mechanism and a base plate closing the outer end of the hollow bulb ofappreciable width and length and perforated at intervals to provide a series of suction openings and scraping projections extending from the base plate and arranged at'intervals upon the face of the said base plate and extending at angles to each other and in such manner that a plurality of said projections will present themselves in scraplng position at any point around the base plate, and flexible tubing connecting the suction mechanism to the tubular handle.
14. An apparatus of the class described, comprisin an'anima'l scraping device having a tubu ar handle, abase plate of circular form closing the outer end of the tubular handle and having a series-of slots extending in different directions and scraping flanges extending'from the slotted base plate, suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction mechanism to the tu ular handle.
15., An apparatus of the class described, comprisin an animal scraping device having a tubu ar handle, a base plateof circular form closing the outer end of the tubular handle and havinga series of non-parallel slots and nonarallel scrapin flanges -ex tending from t e slotted base p ates; suction mechanism and flexible tubin connecting the suction mechanism to the tu ular handle.
16. A currying device for vacuum horseooming apparatus having a tubular hanle and an enlarged chamber, a slotted base late inclosing the outer end of the enarged chamber and scraping flanges 'exten in from the slotted base plate. 17. currying device for vacuum horseoomingl apparatus havin a tubular hanle and an enlarged cham er, a base lateinclosing the outer endof the enlarged c amber provided with narrow'slots forming suctionopenin s and scraping flan es extending from t e base plate and ocated between the slots.
18. A currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a tubular hanle and an enlarged cham er, a. base plate inclosing the outer end of the enlarged chamber, provided with narrow slots forming suction openings, said base plate being arran ed substantially parallel with the tubular andle, and scrapin flanges extending ffom the base plate and ocated between the s ots.
19. A currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin dle'and an enlarged cham er, a base late inclosing the outer end of the enlarged c amber provided with narrow non-parallel slots a tubular hanforming suction openings and scraping tion openings and non-parallel toothed scraping flanges extending from the base plate and located between the slots.
22. A currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a .tubular hanle andan enlarged cham er, a base late inclosing the outer end of the enlarged c amber provided with narrow slots forming suction openings and non-parallel toothed stiraping flanges extending from the base p ate.
23. A currying device for vacuum horsegrooming apparatus havin a tubular han- 1e and an enlarged cham er, a base plate of circular form mclosing the outer end of the enlarged chamber, said base plate having a series of slots extendingin different directions and scrapin I flanges extending from the slotted base p ate. I
' i CONRAD HAMMER.
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L. M. SANGSTER, GEORGE A. NEUBAUER.

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