US PATENT CLASS 54
Class Notes
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 54/
This class includes, besides the usual harness for attaching animals to vehicles, such harness arrangements or devices in connection with harnessed animals as are used for breaking or training animals, preventing their kicking; also horse-boots, riding saddles, spurs, ox-yokes, fly-nets, and such bonnets and protectors or shields for protecting the animal from sun, rain, etc., as are adapted to be attached to the animal or the harness; also, blanket- fasteners when not useful in other relations; also all pad, collar, and hame fasteners, halter, hame, and trace, trace and whiffletree couplings, and trace- carriers, generally relating to working animals.
General Note: Wherever the drawings are associated with the definitions, they are merely used to illustrate the basic concept encompassed by the definition of that subclass and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the subject matter covered by that subclass.
LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES
Patents relating solely to harness buckles, hooks, clips, clamps, clasps, couplings or fastenings of a general nature are in Class 24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.
Holdback-hooks and other fastening devices especially adapted to secure the hold-back straps to the thills are in Class 278, Land Vehicles: Animal Draft Appliances, subclasses 127+.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,
303, for indicia in the form of letters, symbols, etc., carried by harness parts. 119, Animal Husbandry,
712+, for a device for controlling, restricting, or handling an animal, subclasses 850+ for body worn protective apparel, and subclasses 856+ for a body- or appendage-encircling device.
280, Land Vehicles,
290, for body harness for the occupant of a velocipede.