Article for grooming pets

Abstract

An article for grooming an animal comprises a nail clipper and a source of styptic material that is mounted to the nail clipper. In the preferred embodiment, the styptic material is provided within a cartridge that is mounted to a handle of the nail clipper. A nail file is preferably provided on an outside casing of the cartridge. The cartridge further includes a bowl shaped application area that may be used to conveniently apply the styptic to the animal during or after clipping.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An article for grooming an animal, comprising: 
 a nail clipper; and    a source of a styptic material, said source of styptic material being physically associated with said nail clipper.    
     
     
         2 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 1 , wherein said source of styptic material comprises a container that is mounted to said nail clipper.  
     
     
         3 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 2 , wherein said container is releasably mounted to said nail clipper.  
     
     
         4 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 3 , wherein said nail clipper comprises a handle portion, and wherein said container is releasably mounted to said handle portion.  
     
     
         5 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 3 , further comprising means for advancing styptic material out of the container.  
     
     
         6 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 3 , further comprising a rigid application surface for applying styptic material to a nail.  
     
     
         7 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 6 , wherein said application surface is concave.  
     
     
         8 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 6 , wherein said application surface is integral with said container.  
     
     
         9 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 6 , further comprising a dispensing opening defined in said container, and wherein said application surface is adjacent to said dispensing opening.  
     
     
         10 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 1 , further comprising a nail file.  
     
     
         11 . An article for grooming an animal according to  claim 10 , wherein said source of styptic material comprises a container that is releasably mounted to said nail clipper, and wherein said nail file is mounted to said container.  
     
     
         12 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal, comprising: 
 a container having a styptic material disposed therein, said container having a dispensing opening through which styptic material from the container may be dispensed; and    a rigid application surface that is adjacent to said dispensing opening.    
     
     
         13 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 12 , further comprising means for advancing styptic material out of the container.  
     
     
         14 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 12 , wherein said rigid application surface is concave.  
     
     
         15 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 13 , wherein said means for advancing styptic material out of the container comprises a screw press mechanism.  
     
     
         16 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 14 , wherein said concave application surface comprises a bowl shaped element that is integral with said container.  
     
     
         17 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 16 , wherein said bowl-shaped element is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the container.  
     
     
         18 . An apparatus for dispensing and applying a styptic material to a nail of an animal according to  claim 17 , wherein said bowl-shaped element is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the container at an angle that is within a range of about plus 45 degrees to about minus 45 degrees.  
     
     
         19 . An article for grooming an animal, comprising: 
 a pet nail clipper; and    a nail file releasably mounted to said pet nail clipper.