Combination medication applicator and pet grooming

摘要

A combination pet grooming brush and medication dispenser. A hand-holdable base member has a hollow upper chamber for the retention of liquid medication and air and has a solid lower portion having a passageway with plural branches formed therein. The passageway has a first end, confluent with the hollow chamber, that serves as a drain; the passageway splits into plural branches, each of which is confluent with a hypodermic tube. The tubes extend in parallelism with bristle members from a mounting plate releasably secured to the bottom of the base member. A rotationally mounted and axially displaceable spring-loaded valve member opens the passagway to fluid flow when properly rotated and depressed and closes the passageway when released. Air pressure provides the motive force for fluid flow and is supplied by a squeeze bulb confluent with the hollow chamber and separated therefrom by a check valve. A pressure relief valve formed in the hollow chamber ensures against over-pressurization.