US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 833
.~.~.~ Mouth-inserted element (e.g., weaning bit, tooth plate, 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  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}
833.~.~.~ Mouth-inserted element (e.g., weaning bit, tooth plate, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 119/833

Mouth-inserted element (e.g., weaning bit, tooth plate, etc.):

(under subclass 821) Subject matter wherein the animal-carried mouth or throat limiting means includes structure intended to be placed between or inside of an animal's upper and lower jaws.

(1) Note. Included in this subclass is a mouth-inserted element that may itself provide, for example:

(a)

a mouth or throat limiting function such as, for example, a bar that superficially resembles a bridle bit but is designed

to prevent the tongue from lifting or otherwise prevent creation of suction (e.g., weaning bit, etc.), or a tooth plate to prevent a horse from scraping its teeth on its stall, e.g., cribbing); or

(b)

a function of support or retention for a mouth or throat limiting means such as, for example, a muzzle-encircling restraint having an attached bar adapted to pass through the mouth behind the teeth to keep the restraint from slipping off the muzzle.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS: 822+, for a mouth obstruction responsive to head position.

831+, for a muzzle-encircling restraint or mouth obstruction.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

54, Harness,

7+, for a bridle bit.

128, Surgery,

863, for a breath deflector.