US PATENT SUBCLASS 452 / 177
CONVEYER

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452 /   HD   BUTCHERING

177CONVEYER {7}
178  DF  .~> Elevating
179  DF  .~> Orienting
180  DF  .~> Registering (i.e., aligning)
181  DF  .~> Metering (e.g., from bulk supply)
182  DF  .~> Transfer from one conveyor to another
183  DF  .~> Loading or unloading
184  DF  .~> Sorting

DEFINITION

Classification: 452/177

CONVEYOR:

(under the class definition) Apparatus for moving a carcass or carcass portion over a predetermined path.

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53, for the conveying of animals while they are still alive in preparation for slaughtering.

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119, Animal Husbandry,

400+, for livestock carrying vehicle, subclasses 843+ for a live animal conveyor, gangway, or chute and subclasses 840+ for stock sorting.

198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, appropriate subclasses for power driven conveyors in general. If the conveyor is unique to butchering then classification is in this and indented subclasses. If the conveyor is of a more general utility then classification is in Class 198.