(under subclass 769) Subject matter wherein the securing means is an elongated element which is connected to a portion of the body of a first person or an item worn thereon.
(1) Note. The tether may be connected at one end to the person directly, or to a harness, a piece of clothing, or other item worn by the person. At its other end it may be connected to an anchoring structure or to another person in the manner of a leash. A tether in which the person is instructed to grasp a portion thereof voluntarily is included herein.
(2) Note. This subclass is the residual location for a tether for a human being. If a patent does not claim a specific use but discloses a use found elsewhere, e.g., in Classes 5, 128, 182, 224, 244, 280, 294, 297, 441, 472, etc., original classification should be in that class. A patent
having plural disclosures, none of which are claimed, would be placed as an original in the superior class unless the classes involved have an established line therebetween which would control placement.
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2, Apparel, for a human body harness in combination with or constituting apparel, including a bib for an infant which may also be used to restrain the infant, and particularly
44, and 45 for a body brace or support, subclass 102 for vest apparel, and subclasses 300 through 342 for a garment supporter or retainer, e.g., subclass 311 for a belt having a handle which is worn by a motorcyclist so that a motorcycle passenger may grasp the handle as necessary.
5, Beds, for a bed or bed accessory for a human body, particularly 600+, for a body harness used with an invalid bed or surgical support and subclasses 424+ for a restraint disclosed for protecting a person from injury or from rolling out of a bed.
182, Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold, particularly
3+, for a torso harness disclosed for supporting a workman or for a rescue or escape operation and which may employ an anchoring tether.
224, Package and Article Carriers, for a body harness for a living bearer combined with package and article carrying means, particularly
158, for a carrier for a person and subclass 184 for means attached to a person for towing an object along a surface, e.g., a game animal, etc.
280, Land Vehicles, particularly
290, for a body harness for attaching a human occupant to an occupant-propelled wheeled vehicle and subclasses 801.1+ for a safety belt or harness combined with significant vehicle structure and used to prevent, restrain, or limit movement of a human occupant relative to the vehicle in the event of a sudden, unexpected movement.
297, Chairs and Seats, particularly
275, for a belt or garment restrainer with an oscillatory suspended baby jumper and subclasses 464+ for a body restrainer disclosed for confining a seated human occupant to a chair or seat, wherein the seat may be in a vehicle if no significant vehicle structure is claimed.
441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices, particularly
80+, for a water rescue or life protecting apparatus for a person which may include tether structure. 472, Amusement Devices, particularly
32+, for a roundabout having a suspended occupant or article carriage swinging about a vertical axis.
