US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 829
.~.~.~.~ Self-directed

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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
814  DF  .~ 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}
821  DF  .~.~ Mouth or throat (e.g., weaning, antibiting, anticribbing, antiwindsucking, etc.) {5}
828  DF  .~.~.~ Having pricker or spur {2}
829.~.~.~.~ Self-directed

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/829

Self-directed:

(under subclass 828) Subject matter wherein the pricker or spur is mounted in such a way that its sharp point is arranged to stab or prick the animal carrying the mouth or throat limiting means.

(1) Note. Devices in this subclass operate to stab or prick the animal being controlled such as during a weaning process when an animal presses its muzzle against the underside of its mother to nurse.

(2) Note. While the self-directed pricker has a purpose of stabbing the animal wearing the pricker or spur, to be classifiable in this subclass, the pricker must be directed towards the animal as supported, as opposed to a pricker or spur directed away from the animal's body that is meant to prick the animal wearing the restraint upon conditions such as self nursing, self biting, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

828, for a mouth restraint having a pricker or spur directed away from the animal's body that may have the purpose of stabbing the animal supporting it.

829, for a snout restraint having a self-directed pricker or spur.

837, for a head, face, or horn restraint having a self-directed pricker or spur.