US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 738
.~ Stanchion

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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
738.~ Stanchion {5}
739  DF  .~.~> Multiple stanchions {2}
743  DF  .~.~> Having flexible or hingedly jointed stanchion bar
744  DF  .~.~> Having bottom-pivoted upright stanchion bar {2}
749  DF  .~.~> Suspended
750  DF  .~.~> Pivoted upright stanchion bar biased toward or away from neck-engaging position by spring or weight

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/738

Stanchion:

(under subclass 712) Subject matter wherein the limiting means consists of horizontally spaced, upright members which engage opposite sides of a neck region of the animal to prevent the animal from retracting its head region therethrough, i.e., a stanchion.

(1) Note. The term "stanchion" is generally used to connote the entire frame assembly used to hold an animal in a desired location. An upright member is frequently called a stanchion bar, a neck bar, or a restraining arm. At least one of the upright members of a stanchion is usually pivotally or slidably supported such that it can be moved away from the other upright member to admit the head and neck of the animal to be restrained. It can then be moved toward locking engagement relative to the other upright member to embrace the neck and prevent withdrawal of the head. An upright member may be made from a flexible material or plural rigid members acting as an upright member, e.g., a chain, etc. If one of the upright members is intended to travel along with the head or neck region of the animal as it moves up or down, the moving member is considered to be part of a tether and not part of a stanchion.

(2) Note. The head region of an animal is considered to contain the skull and brain and is attached to the neck region, which contains the upper vertebrae and throat of a vertebrate animal, e.g., a head or neck of a cow, hog, etc. The neck region is located immediately above or in front of the main trunk of the body of the animal, e.g., in front of its shoulder, etc.

(3) Note. A stanchion differs from a head or neck stock in that it permits more freedom of movement. A head or neck stock more firmly clamps or immovably holds the neck of the animal and is designed to reduce to a minimum any movement of the head or neck, while a stanchion is designed simply to prevent escape of the animal from its stall or to segregate it for a feeding or housing purpose.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

729+, for a head or neck stock which holds the head or neck region of an animal in a substantially immovable position.

783, for an upright member intended to travel along with the head or neck region of the animal as it moves up or down as part of a tether. 814+, for an animal-carried restraining device for inhibiting the use of a specific body part, particularly 815 for limiting bending of the neck, and 837 for limiting use of the head, face, or horn to, for example, butt or gore.