US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 814
.~ Inhibiting use or movement of specific body part other than tail by re- straint carried solely by animal (e.g., for ear, head, foot, etc.)

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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
814.~ Inhibiting use or movement of specific body part other than tail by re- straint carried solely by animal (e.g., for ear, head, foot, etc.) {7}
815  DF  .~.~> Neck (e.g., limiting of head lifting, turning, etc.)
816  DF  .~.~> Leg or arm (e.g., hopple, fetter, suspended trammel, etc.) {3}
821  DF  .~.~> Mouth or throat (e.g., weaning, antibiting, anticribbing, antiwindsucking, etc.) {5}
834  DF  .~.~> Snout (e.g., antirooter, pig ring, etc.) {1}
836  DF  .~.~> Eye (e.g., blinder, etc.)
837  DF  .~.~> Head, face, or horn (e.g., prevention of butting, goring, etc.)
838  DF  .~.~> Male sex organ

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/814

Inhibiting use or movement of specific body part other than tail by restraint carried solely by animal (e.g., for ear, head, foot, etc.):

(under subclass 712) Subject matter wherein the limiting

means is supported only by the body of the animal (i.e., animal carried) for obstructing, discouraging, or otherwise preventing a particular portion of its body other than its tail from accomplishing an action involving that particular portion of the body.

(1) Note. The animal carrying the restraining device is always the animal being restrained. While the device is typically carried on a part of the body which is to be restrained, e.g., a mouth restraint is usually carried on the muzzle of the animal, etc., this subclass array also provides for a device which is located on another part of the body from that being restrained, e.g., a neck-carried mouth or leg restraint, etc., the classification of which is governed by the particular area of the body to be restrained. A device carried on one animal to protect it from an external source, e.g., dirt, a disease, an insect, another animal, etc., is considered to be a shield and is classified elsewhere.

(2) Note. Classification should be based upon what part of the body is being physically restrained whenever possible. If that is not clear, then the part of the body being functionally restrained should be determined. For example, a device that prevents the neck of an animal from being turned a sufficient amount to bite or nurse itself would be considered a neck-restraining device while a similar device which permits neck movement but still prevents the animal from biting or nursing itself would be considered a mouth restraint.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

725+, for a body sling for an animal.

729+, for a head or neck stock for immobilizing an animal.

769+, for a controlling device which restrains an animal, or specific body part thereof, by securing it to an anchoring structure, another animal, or a human being. 800, for a lip or nose twitch which controls an animal by applying pressure to its lip or nose but which is used to control more than just the lip or nose, such as to inhibit an entire animal from moving while it is being worked upon, e.g., during shoeing, treating, etc.

809+, for inhibiting tail switching.

850+, for a body-carried shield used to protect an animal from an external source, e.g., dirt, disease, another animal, etc.

856+, for a body-encircling collar or band which may be used in combination with another element to control or restrain.

907, for a harness of general utility.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

128, Surgery,

869+, for a body restrainer or immobilizer.

606, Surgery,

204.15+, for an external pressure applicator applied to the head of an animal, particularly subclass 204.55 for a horn bender for an animal.