IP Library Patent Application 11733534
Patent Application
App. No. 11/733,534

Assembly of Pet Grooming Tool and Hair Treatment Liquid and Method of Promoting the Sale Thereof

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App. No.
11/733,534
Abstract

A product comprises packaging, a container of liquid, a pet grooming tool, and indicia. The container of liquid and the pet grooming tool are each attached to the packaging. The pet grooming tool comprises a handle portion and a pet engageable portion. The pet engageable portion comprises a plurality of teeth. The indicia indicates that the liquid is useful for cleaning and deodorizing pet hair without applying any other liquid to the hair. The indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair and dirt from a pet. The indicia is viewable from outside the product.

Claims (42)

1 . A method comprising:

providing a product comprising packaging attached to a container of liquid and to a pet grooming tool, the pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth; and

promoting the sale of the product via indicia on the product, at least a portion of the indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for cleaning hair without applying any other liquid to the hair, the portion of the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair and dirt from a pet, the portion of the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

2 . A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

3 . A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

4 . A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the portion of the indicia also indicates that the liquid is useful for altering the odor of a pet.

5 . A method comprising:

providing a product comprising packaging attached to a container of liquid and to a pet grooming tool, the pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth; and

promoting the sale of the product via indicia on the product, at least a portion of the indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for altering the odor of a pet without applying any other liquid to the pet, the portion of the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair from the pet, the portion of the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

6 . A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

7 . A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

8 . A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the portion of the indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing dirt from a pet.

9 . A method comprising:

providing a product comprising packaging attached to a container of liquid and to a pet grooming tool, the pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth; and

promoting the sale of the product via indicia on the product, at least a portion of the indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for cleaning hair without applying any other liquid to the hair, the portion of the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing residue resulting from the liquid from a pet, the portion of the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

10 . A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

11 . A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

12 . A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the portion of the indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair from a pet.

13 . A product comprising:

packaging;

a container of liquid, the container of liquid being attached to the packaging;

a pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth, the pet grooming tool being attached to the packaging; and

indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for cleaning hair without applying any other liquid to the hair, the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair and dirt from a pet, the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

14 . A product in accordance with claim 13 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

15 . A product in accordance with claim 13 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

16 . A product in accordance with claim 13 wherein the portion of the indicia also indicates that the liquid is useful for altering the odor of a pet.

17 . A product comprising:

packaging;

a container of liquid, the container of liquid being attached to the packaging;

a pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth, the pet grooming tool being attached to the packaging; and

indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for altering the odor of a pet without applying any other liquid to the pet, the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair from the pet, the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

18 . A product in accordance with claim 17 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

19 . A product in accordance with claim 17 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

20 . A product in accordance with claim 17 wherein the portion of the indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair from a pet.

21 . A product comprising:

packaging;

a container of liquid, the container of liquid being attached to the packaging;

a pet grooming tool comprising a handle portion and a pet engageable portion, the pet engageable portion comprising a plurality of teeth, the pet grooming tool being attached to the packaging; and

indicia indicating that the liquid is useful for cleaning hair without applying any other liquid to the hair, the indicia also indicating that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing residue resulting from the liquid from a pet, the indicia being viewable from outside the product.

22 . A product in accordance with claim 21 wherein the portion of the indicia comprises text and graphics.

23 . A method in accordance with claim 21 wherein the portion of the indicia is on both the packaging and the container of liquid.

24 . A method in accordance with claim 21 wherein the indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair from the pet.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2012
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK
To: FURMINATOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 027513/0621 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 12, 2008
From: FURMINATOR, INC.
To: CAPITALSOUTH PARTNERS SBIC FUND III, L.P.
Reel/Frame 021523/0263 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 11, 2008
From: FURMINATOR, INC. (F/K/A FM ACQUISITION CORP.)
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK
Reel/Frame 021511/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2008
From: FURMINATOR, INC.; FURGOPET, INC.
To: FM ACQUISITION CORP
Reel/Frame 021502/0717 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 10, 2008
From: FM ACQUISITION CORP
To: FURMINATOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 021511/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2007
From: PORTER, DAVID R.; PORTER, ANGELA L.
To: FURMINATOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 019301/0987 →