Abstract: The pet grooming tool includes a handle and a head. The head consists of a lower head portion and an upper head portion. A toothed uni-directional blade is mounted on and extends from the lower head portion. The head portions are rotatably connected so that the tool can be used in either direction. The head is pivotally connected to the handle such that the angle between the blade and the handle can be adjusted.

Abstract: A pet brush with a re-orientable pet brush head. The pet brush may include a mechanism controlling the brush head to brush handle orientation through a shaped connector and complementary shaped hole or receiver. The pet brush may also include a mechanism controlling the brush head to brush handle orientation through prongs and prong receptors on the brush head and brush handle.

Abstract: A grooming tool includes at least three latex surgical tubing pieces generally arranged in parallel to one another, and anchored together at corresponding opposite ends. A handle provides for a user to draw the latex surgical tubing pieces across an animal for grooming. Some embodiments of a grooming tool include a hollow shaft, a pressure cap, and a plurality of fluid dispensing comb teeth for dispensing fluid stored inside the grooming tool onto the skin or fur of an animal being groomed. Some embodiments of a grooming tool include one or more detachable grooming accessories such as a comb, brush, heating pad accessory, fluid dispensing comb, or vibrator accessory. Some detachable grooming accessories may be attached to a grooming tool in combination with another detachable grooming accessory.

Abstract: A telescoping comb for lice removal is provided for removing head lice and nits from a person's hair. The comb has a telescoping handle with serrated teeth and a pivoting handle. Resilient springs are utilized for holding the pivoting handle in an open position and holding a head portion of the telescoping handle in a closed position in the resting state. Pressure applied to the pivoting handle actuates the head portion to an open position, and upon subsequent release thereof, the head portion is spring biased back to the closed position. When the invention is used on one's hair, the teeth of the comb separate any lice from the hair where they can be safely removed.

Abstract: A combing device to facilitate de-matting or untangling of animal hair comprises a pair of combs, a handle unit and a switch. The handle unit comprises an internal energy conduit device through which energy or force can be caused to flow and effectuate a forceful movement of at least one of the combs. In operation, a user places the pair of combs in or near the area of an animal's matted hair and controls the switch to repeatedly cause one of the combs to forcefully move forward and then back, thereby generating repeatedly strong combing actions.

Abstract: An animal grooming apparatus for grooming an animal having a conduit for supplying a vacuum to the apparatus; a grooming tool for grooming a coat of the animal; a body portion fixed to the conduit and grooming tool; and an inlet having an open end in communication with the conduit, the inlet being flexibly attached to the conduit for following contours of the animal independent of the grooming tool, whereby debris from the coat of the animal dislodged by the grooming tool are evacuated through the open end of the inlet and conduit in communication therewith. In preferred implementations of the apparatus, the grooming tool is a curry comb and isolation hoods are provided to contain the debris within the apparatus. In a alternative embodiment, an air flow is supplied to the animal's coat instead of a vacuum.