US PATENT SUBCLASS 452 / 178
.~ Elevating
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 452/178
Elevating:
(under subclass 177) Subject matter wherein the carcass or carcass portion is either (1) lifted off of an underlying supporting surface or (2) raised to a position further away from an underlying supporting surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
51, for sausage link handlers
79, for conveyors specifically adapted to raise and lower carcasses into and out of a scalding tank.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
119, Animal Husbandry,
725+, for a body sling, subclass 728 for a device for suspending an animal and subclasses 843+ for an elevator not restricted for use in a slaughtering operation. 187, Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle, appropriate subclasses for elevators of general utility, not solely restricted by disclosure to the handling of animal carcasses.
212, Traversing Hoists, appropriate subclasses for traversing hoists of general utility which elevate and move a load.
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,
264+, for a subcombination hoisting device.
