US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 789
.~.~.~ Automatic take-up

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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
769  DF  .~ Hitching or tethering {10}
788  DF  .~.~ Stationary hitching post {3}
789.~.~.~ Automatic take-up

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/789

Automatic take-up:

(under subclass 788) Subject matter including an automatic tether retraction means operable when a contained tether is pulled from a post for hitching use to maintain the tether taut or to withdraw it into the post.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

780+, for means causing a rotary arm to take up slack to a tether.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,

385.1+, for a reeling device having a spring motor and a lock against winding that is responsive to movement of the wound material.