US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 769
.~ Hitching or tethering

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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
769.~ Hitching or tethering {10}
770  DF  .~.~> For a human being
771  DF  .~.~> Attached to vehicle
772  DF  .~.~> Releasing apparatus {6}
780  DF  .~.~> Rotary arm hitching device {2}
783  DF  .~.~> Movement permitting stall hitching means
784  DF  .~.~> Traveler {1}
786  DF  .~.~> Portable stake or post {1}
788  DF  .~.~> Stationary hitching post {3}
792  DF  .~.~> Tether and animal securing means (e.g., collar, harness, etc.) {2}
795  DF  .~.~> Tether {4}

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/769

Hitching or tethering:

(under subclass 712) Subject matter including human or animal securing or the fastening of a human or animal utilizing a flexible or rigid elongated element as a rope, strap chain, or bar to keep it within certain bounds or radius.

(1) Note. Restraining a tail of an animal from switching back and forth by tethering it to a stationary object or a human is not considered "hitching" (see subclass 811).

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

701, for hitching means connecting an animal to a roundabout.

811, for inhibiting tail switching by tethering.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,

115+, for a cord or rope holder. 54, Harness,

6.1+, for a bridle, subclass 34 for a hitching strap, subclass 64 for a hitching strap holder and subclass 69 for an attaching or detaching device.