Animal cleaning device

1 . A device for grooming or cleaning the fur of an animal, wherein the device comprises:

a main unit;

a steam delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a quantity of steam to the animal's fur, wherein the steam delivery system comprises: a steamer tank detachably engageable from the main unit and adapted to hold a quantity of liquid for delivering the quantity of steam, and a steamer hose extending outwardly from the steamer tank; and

a liquid delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a volume of liquid to the animal's fur, wherein the liquid delivery system comprises: a cleaning liquid tank detachably engageable from the main unit and adapted to hold a quantity of cleaning liquid therein seperate and independently from the steamer tank and free from being in fluid communication with said steamer tank, and an attachment hose operatively engageable with the main unit and selectively placeable in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank; and

a steamer attachment of the steam delivery system provided at an end of the steamer hose remote from the steamer tank; the steamer attachment having:

a first surface adapted to be oriented generally parallel to a body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task;

a second surface oriented at an angle to the first surface;

a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the second surface in a direction of movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task, wherein the plurality of tines comprise a leading end of the steamer attachment;

at least one nozzle extending outwardly from a third surface of the steamer attachment, wherein the third surface is located remote from the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a brush extend outwardly from the first surface in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task;

wherein the steam delivery system and the liquid delivery system are selectively independently activated to perform a grooming or cleaning task with the device.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an extraction system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to move waste liquid and solid materials away from a body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; wherein the extraction system comprises at least a reservoir provided on the main unit.

3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment hose is selectively placed in fluid communication with the reservoir to deliver the waste liquid and solid materials to the reservoir.

4 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the extraction system further comprises a blower/vacuum motor housed within the main unit; and wherein the attachment hose is selectively placed in fluid communication with the blower/vacuum motor.

5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the main unit includes a vacuum port and a blower port which are each in fluid communication with the blower/vacuum motor, wherein the attachment hose is selectively engageable with the vacuum port to cause air flow in a first direction through the attachment hose; and the attachment hose is selectively engageable with the blower port to cause air flow in a second direction through the attachment hose.

6 . A device for grooming or cleaning the fur of an animal, wherein the device comprises:

a main unit;

a steam delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a quantity of steam to the animal's fur;

a liquid delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a volume of liquid to the animal's fur, wherein the liquid delivery system comprises: a cleaning liquid tank provided on the main unit and adapted to hold a quantity of cleaning liquid therein, and an attachment hose operatively engageable with the main unit and selectively placeable in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank;

wherein the steam delivery system and the liquid delivery system are selectively independently activated to perform a grooming or cleaning task with the device;

wherein the steam delivery system comprises:

a steamer tank provided on the main unit and adapted to hold a volume of water therein seperate and independently from the cleaning liquid tank and free from being in fluid communication with said steamer tank;

a steamer hose extending outwardly from the steamer tank; and

a steamer attachment provided at an end of the steamer hose remote from the steamer tank; the steamer attachment having:

a first surface adapted to be oriented generally parallel to a body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task;

a second surface oriented at an angle to the first surface;

a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the second surface in a direction of movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task, wherein the plurality of tines comprise a leading end of the steamer attachment;

at least one nozzle extending outwardly from a third surface of the steamer attachment, wherein the third surface is located remote from the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a brush extend outwardly from the first surface in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a heating system in operative engagement with the steamer tank and adapted to heat the volume of water in the steamer tank and generate steam therefrom, wherein the heating system comprises at least a heater element wherein the heater element couples to a power connector.

7 . A device for grooming or cleaning the fur of an animal, wherein the device comprises:

a main unit;

a steam delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a quantity of steam to the animal's fur, wherein the steam delivery system comprises: a steamer hose extending outwardly from a steamer tank that is adapted to hold a quantity of liquid for delivering the quantity of steam, and a steamer attachment provided at an end of the steamer hose remote from the steamer tank; the steamer attachment having;

a first surface adapted to be oriented generally parallel to a body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task;

a second surface oriented at an angle to the first surface;

a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the second surface in a direction of movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task, wherein the plurality of tines comprise a leading end of the steamer attachment;

at least one nozzle extending outwardly from a third surface of the steamer attachment, wherein the third surface is located remote from the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a brush extend outwardly from the first surface in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a liquid delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit and adapted to selectively deliver a volume of liquid to the animal's fur;

wherein the steam delivery system and the liquid delivery system are selectively independently activated to perform a grooming or cleaning task with the device;

wherein the liquid delivery system includes:

a cleaning liquid tank provided on the main unit and adapted to hold a quantity of cleaning liquid therein seperate and independently from the steamer tank and free from being in fluid communication with said steamer tank; and

an attachment hose operatively engageable with the main unit and selectively placeable in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank.

8 . The device according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid delivery system further comprises a pump that is in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank and wherein the attachment hose is selectively placed in fluid communication with the pump.

9 . The device according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one attachment selectively operatively engageable with an end of the attachment hose remote from the main unit.

10 . A grooming device comprising:

a main unit;

a steam delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit, wherein the steam delivery system comprises: a steamer tank detachably engageable from the main unit and adapted to hold a volume of water for delivering a quantity of steam, a steamer hose extending outwardly from the steamer tank; and a steamer attachment provided at an end of the steamer hose remote from the steamer tank; the steamer attachment having:

a first surface adapted to be oriented generally parallel to a body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task;

a second surface oriented at an angle to the first surface;

a plurality of tines extending outwardly from the second surface in a direction of movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task, wherein the plurality of tines comprise a leading end of the steamer attachment;

at least one nozzle extending outwardly from a third surface of the steamer attachment, wherein the third surface is located remote from the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a brush extend outwardly from the first surface in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the steamer attachment along the body of the animal during the grooming or cleaning task; and

a liquid delivery system operatively engaged with the main unit, wherein the liquid delivery system comprises: a cleaning liquid tank detachably engageable from the main unit and adapted to hold a quantity of cleaning liquid therein seperate and independently from the steamer tank and free from being in fluid communication with said steamer tank; and an attachment hose operatively engageable with the main unit and selectively placeable in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank;

wherein the steam delivery system and the liquid delivery system are selectively independently activated to perform a grooming or cleaning task with the device.

11 . The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a grooming attachment operatively engaged with the steam delivery system, wherein the steam delivery system is operable to deliver the quantity of steam to the grooming attachment.

12 . The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a grooming attachment operatively engaged with the liquid delivery system, wherein the liquid delivery system is operable to deliver a volume of liquid to the attachment.

13 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the steam delivery system further comprises a heating system in operative engagement with the steamer tank and adapted to heat the volume of water in the steamer tank and generate steam therefrom, wherein the heating system comprises at least a heater element wherein the heater element couples to a power connector.

14 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the liquid delivery system includes a pump and an attachment hose wherein the attachment hose places the pump in fluid communication with the cleaning liquid tank of the liquid delivery system on the main unit.