(under subclass 163) Subject matter wherein the actuated mechanism is a flexible, relatively continuous band of material or fabric positioned beneath the animal and used to help remove the animal waste product.
(1) Note. A belt may be formed from an uninterrupted length of material, a series of spaced bars, plates, or other transversely disposed members which, as a whole, are capable of supporting and removing an animal waste product. It may be an endless loop of material or a web of material feeding from a supply reel or source to a collection reel, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, particularly
810.1+, for a condition responsive, power-driven, endless conveyor.
