US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 77
.~.~ Structure of means contacting portion of head (e.g., tongue, etc.) during placement of treating material in mouth or throat

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604 /   HD   SURGERY

19  DF  MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) {7}
48  DF  .~ Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin {9}
77.~.~ Structure of means contacting portion of head (e.g., tongue, etc.) during placement of treating material in mouth or throat {2}
78  DF  .~.~.~> Drinking cup
79  DF  .~.~.~> Means for engaging head to hold feed device in mouth

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/77

Structure of means contacting portion of head (e.g., tongue, etc.) during placement of treating material in mouth or throat:

(under subclass 48) Subject matter where significance is attributed to configuration, structure, or components for engaging part of the head of the user for introducing a body treating material into the oral cavity or esophagus of the user.

(1) Note. A patent is classified as an original in this

subclass only if it includes the recitation of structural details of a head contacting means as a part of the claimed subject matter. Patents claiming only body nourishment are not classifiable herein, as for example, nursing bottles for infants.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

215, Bottles and Jars,

11.1, for nursing bottles and nipples.