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Class 054
HARNESS
Class Definition:
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 AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
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
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, subclass 303 for
indicia in the form of letters, symbols, etc., carried by
harness parts.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 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, subclass 290 for body harness for the
occupant of a velocipede.
SUBCLASSES
Subclass:
1
Harness structures and parts not classifiable in any of the
other subclasses.
Subclass:
2
Harness especially adapted to race-track purposes. Usually
the collar and hames of the breast-collar is omitted and the
thills are attached to the back-band or harness-saddles.
Subclass:
3
Double harness in which there is a cross-piece or pieces
extending from one animal to the other and the draft
connection is made between the animals to this cross-piece,
much as the connection to an ox-yoke is made, the ordinary
traces being omitted.
Subclass:
4
Special forms of back-bands.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
38
Subclass:
5
Harness in which the novelty lies in the breeching-straps or
their relative arrangements.
(1) Note. See the class definition, Lines with Other
Classes, for holdback-hooks and other fastening devices
especially adapted to secure the hold-back straps to the
thills, and hooks and buckles of a general nature.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
248, Supports, subclass 211, 213, 215, 225.21, 227.1, 290.1,
294.1, 301, 303, 304+, 339+ for simple supporting hooks.
Subclass:
6.1
BRIDLE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter compring a headstall, a bit, and a rein used for
guiding or restraining a working animal, such as a horse or
mule. [figure] [caption]A-Blinker; B-Brow band; C-Nose band;
D-Check-strap; E-Head-strap; F-Throatlatch; G-Cheek strap;
H-Bit
(1) Note. A head-stall usually includes a blinker, a
browband, a noseband, cheek-straps, a head strap, and
throatlash. A bit usually consists of a metal bar which
works on the corner of the horse's mouth. It is fitted to
rest on the gums of the mouth above the teeth and on the
horse's tongue. A rein consists of a long, narrow leather
strap which is attached to each end of the bit and is usually
held by a driver or rider to control or guide the working
animal.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 7+ for bits.
subclasses 10+ for blinds.
12 for brow bands.
subclasses 24+ for halters.
36 for reins.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, appropriate subclasses for
miscellaneous subject matter designed to limit or restrain
the free movements of animals.
Subclass:
6.2
With halter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 6.1. Subject matter
including an additional control device consisting of a loop,
a link or a rope formed of material that is adapted to be
patterned to correspond with the size of the head of a draft
animal and is usually supported by a headstall and chinstrap.
[figure] [caption]A-Head loop; B-Mouth loop; C-Halter; D-Pull
piece; E-Browband; F-Throatlatch; G-Cheek strap; H-Bit;
J-Cheek ring
(1) Note. During training of the draft animal the halter
rope is used to tie back the animal without the animal
pulling against the bit all the time and harming its mouth.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
15 for stranglers.
24 for halters.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclass 66 for halter-supported feed
bags.
Subclass:
7
Inventions relating solely to the bridle-bit.
Subclass:
8
Inventions relating solely to the part of the bit which is to
be placed in the animal's mouth or relating to the attachment
of the mouthpiece to the end rings or cheek-pieces.
Subclass:
9
Inventions relating to those bits characterized by two
connected mouth-pieces so arranged as to be separated
laterally or slid in opposite direction by the pull on the
reins; also those patents in which the check-bit is attached
to the driving-bit.
Subclass:
10
Blinds and their attachment to the bridle.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclass 837 for a device for
limiting use of an eye.
Subclass:
11
Inventions which relate to such blinds as, by means of a cord
or other connection operated by the driver, can be quickly
brought entirely over the animal's eyes to blindfold him.
Usually employed when the animal takes fright.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
15
Subclass:
12
Inventions relating to the brow-band of the bridle.
Subclass:
13
The loops or guides on top of the bridle for guiding the
overdraw-checkrein.
Subclass:
14
The runners or guides attached to the sides of the bridle and
through which the side checkrein is made to pass.
Subclass:
15
Devices to be operated by the driver, either through the
driving-reins, a separate line, or other connection, adapted
to interfere with the breathing of the animal, either by
choking or by compressing or covering the nostrils, usually
to stop runaway or vicious horses.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
11
Subclass:
16
Reins for holding up the animal's head.
Subclass:
17
Retaining-loops or devices for connecting and holding the
checkrein on the check-loop, Some rein-spreading bars are
here included.
Subclass:
18.1
COMBINED COLLAR AND HAME:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a ring or a roll made of leather or of
similar material having a rigid frame with a means of
attachment for the neck of a draft animal and against which
the animal strains in pulling a load. [figure]
[caption]A-Collar; B-Hame
(1) Note. A hame consists of one of the two curved wooden
or metal supports that go along the sides of the collar and
often terminate in essentially nonfunctional projections.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
21 and 26+, for features of fastening devices.
Subclass:
18.2
With padding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1. Subject matter
including a cushion made up of or stuffed with soft material
to protect a draft animal from friction or jarring.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 65+ for neck and back pads.
Subclass:
18.3
Adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 18.2. Subject matter
including a means for separating the collar to fit different
size necks and which can also be taken apart for inspection
or repair.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
19.3 for adjustable collar.
Subclass:
19.1
COLLAR:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a ring or a roll made of leather or of
similar material for the neck of a draft animal which is also
a part of the harness against which the animal strains in
pulling a load. [figure] [caption]A-Forewale; B-Afterwale;
C-Lining; D-Cap
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18.1 for combined collar and hame.
subclasses 65+ for pads for collars.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 712+ for restraining
devices, especially subclasses 856+ for neck-embracing bands,
chains, or other flexible devices.
Subclass:
19.2
Pneumatic:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19.1. Subject matter
in which the collar is adapted to be filled by a cushion
consisting of an element usually made of rubber, and is
filled with air.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18.2 for padded collar and hame.
subclasses 65+ for back and neck pads.
Subclass:
19.3
Adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19.1. Subject matter
including selectively usable apertures, teeth, or slots which
permit the collar to fit different size necks and which can
also be taken apart for inspection and repair.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18.3 for a separable collar.
Subclass:
20
The collar portion of what is commonly known as "breast
harness".
Subclass:
21
Means for fastening the collar ends together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
26 and 68.
Subclass:
22
Inventions relating to harness-crupper.
Subclass:
23
Inventions in which the novelty lies in the saddle or harness
girth or surcingle.
Subclass:
24
Novel forms of halters.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 and 15.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., for clamps or coupling
devices for rope halters.
Subclass:
25
Inventions in which the novelty resides in the hame
structure.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18
Subclass:
26
Devices for fastening the hames together when in position on
the collar and on the animal.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18 and 21.
Subclass:
27
Fastening devices involving a lever action in their
operation.
Subclass:
28
Such devices as comprise a strap fastening, usually with a
specially adapted buckle.
Subclass:
29
Devices for fastening the top or upper ends of the hames.
Subclass:
30
Devices or couplings for connecting together the hames and
the tugs or traces.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.
Subclass:
31
Such connections as are capable of an adjustment as to bring
the point of connection higher or lower upon the hames.
Subclass:
32
That part of the harness sometimes considered the forward
part of the trace, but which connects the trace proper with
the hame.
Subclass:
33
Tugs adapted to be adjusted in length.
Subclass:
34
Various devices for hitching animals, straps or ropes to be
attached to bridle bits or halters or passed about the
animal's neck or nose, devices for engaging posts or similar
stationary objects; also, arrangements for converting the
driving rein into a hitching strap.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 769+ for such devices as
are stationary and not adapted to be carried with the animal;
also, such arrangements as are for tethering animals for
grazing purposes.
Subclass:
35
Devices adapted to be attached to the animal's head and also
to the girth to serve as a means for properly holding the
animal's head.
Subclass:
36
The structure or arrangement of the driving reins.
Subclass:
37.1
PACK SADDLE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a high frame or a large mat-covered pad
designed to secure a nonhuman load (e.g., equipment,
miscellaneous articles) on the back of the load-carrying
animal. [figure] [caption]A-Pack saddle
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
297, Chairs and Seats, subclass 195.1 for saddle seats in
general, e.g., for a velocipede or a bicycle.
Subclass:
38.1
HARNESS SADDLE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a device comprising a saddle tree, a
tree plate, and a checkhook mounted as a support for gear or
tackle centered on a draft animal's back. [figure]
[caption]A-Saddle tree; B-Tree plate; C-Check hook;
D,E-Securing means
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
23 for girth.
36 for reins.
Subclass:
39.1
Cart:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38.1. Subject matter
especially adapted for attaching a two-wheeled or a
four-wheeled vehicle to a horse or other draft animal--the
vehicle being used for carrying loads. [figure]
[caption]A-Saddle tree (to support shaft); B-Castle section;
C-Pommel section; D-Saddle pads; E,F-Girth bands; G-Buckle
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
2 for racetrack harness; patents for two-wheeled vehicles
used in races (e.g., sulky) are classified in this subclass
2.
subclasses 50+ for thill tugs.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
280, Land Vehicles, subclasses 63+ for two-wheeled land
vehicles.
Subclass:
40.1
Pivoted side plates:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38.1. Subject matter
consisting of a plurality of smooth, flat, relatively thin,
rigid bodies of uniform thickness or "jockey" plates which
are rotated or swung either to each other or to a central
intermediate piece in order to adapt the saddle to different
draft animals.
(1) Note. Some of the pivots are adapted to be clamped at
any desired adjustment, while others are free to permit the
plates to move.
Subclass:
41.1
Cushion:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38.1. Subject matter
including a pad made of or stuffed with soft material to
protect a horse or other draft animal from friction or
jarring.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 65+ for back and neck pads.
Subclass:
42.1
Saddle connecting means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38.1. Subject matter
consisting of a slot, a lug, and projection and frictional
retaining means adapted to secure a hook to the check-rein
and a tree plate to the saddle tree. [figure]
[caption]A-Saddle tree; B-Tree plate; C-Check hook;
D-Securing pin; a, b, c-Apertures; i-Slot; i'-Lug
Subclass:
43.1
Tug bearers:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38.1. Subject matter
including guides consisting of a metallic plate or a loop
used for fastening the thill-tug straps.
(1) Note. A thill consists of either of the two long shafts
between which an animal is fastened when pulling a wagon or
carriage.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 50+ for thill tugs.
Subclass:
44.1
RIDING SADDLE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a seat made of leather or of similar
material secured on a draft animal's back and shaped to fit
the inside contours of the buttocks of a rider. [figure]
[caption]A-Skirt; B-Seat; C-Cantle; D-Pommel; E-Saddle flap;
F-Panel; G-Stirrup or (under skirt)
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
297, Chairs and Seats, subclass 195.1 for saddle seats, in
general.
Subclass:
44.2
Including supplemental child saddle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
including an auxiliary or secondary seat used in conjunction
with the standard riding saddle and shaped to fit the inside
contours of the buttocks of a child allowing the child to
ride on a standard saddle. [figure] [caption]A-Main saddle
horn; B- Main saddle cantle; C-Child's saddle
(1) Note. Also included in this subclass are small,
miniaturized saddles or similar toy saddles which are adapted
to be strapped to the back or to the shoulder of an adult
person to carry a child or to simulate the child riding a
horse.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
44.1 for child saddles which are independently supported
like standard saddles.
Subclass:
44.3
Adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
including a plurality of selectively usable appertures,
teeth, slots, or similar means to allow for changing the
configuration of the saddle or for disassembly thereof for
inspection or repair.
Subclass:
44.4
With spring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
including an elastic, resilient means to constitute a
cushioned seat for the rider.
Subclass:
44.5
With padding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
consisting of a thin, cushion-like mass of soft material used
as filling to protect a horse or draft animal from friction
or jarring and to provide a cushioned seat for the rider.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 65+ for back and neck pads.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
5, Beds, subclasses 652+ for a cushion.
Subclass:
44.6
Pneumatic:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.5. Subject matter
wherein the padding consists of an element preferably made of
rubber or of similar material adapted to be filled with air.
Subclass:
44.7
Specific material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
wherein significance is attributed to the material from which
the saddle or a part thereof is made.
(1) Note. Normally the saddles are made of leather or wood.
However, to be classified in this subclass, a claim must
include a recitation of the material which is of a novel
nature, e.g., specially treated leather, plastic, or Teflon.
Subclass:
45.1
Side:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
especially adapted for a female rider wherein the rider
usually keeps both her legs on one side of the horse or other
draft animal. [figure] [caption]A-Saddle crutch; B,C-Stirrup;
D-Offside strap; E-Saddle flap
Subclass:
46.1
With stirrup strap or connector:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
including a flat-based loop, a ring, or a long, narrow band
equipped with an adjustable fastener which is hung from
either side of a horse or other draft animal's saddle to
support the rider's foot in mounting and riding or as a girth
for the horse. [figure] [caption]A-Stirrup; B-Stirrup strap;
C-Fender; D-Belt; E-Inner strip; F-Outer strip
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
23 for girths.
Subclass:
46.2
With rigging bar:
This subclass is indented under subclass 44.1. Subject matter
including a generally horizontal rigid piece of solid
material which provides points of attachment for various
saddle harness elements to a saddle tree. [figure]
[caption]A-Saddle; B-Saddle skirt; C-Saddle rigging
Subclass:
47
Riding stirrups and their housing or fenders.
Subclass:
48
Stirrups so constructed as to yield under the rider's weight
to reduce the jar of the animal's motions.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
267, Spring Devices, subclasses 69+.
Subclass:
49
Stirrups constructed with a view to preventing the rider's
foot hanging or catching after dismounting or in case the
rider is thrown.
Subclass:
49.5
Stirrups combined with spurs and spurs, per se, designed to
be attached to stirrups.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
83 for spurs worn by the rider.
Subclass:
50
The tug, lug, or loop attached to the harness saddle and
through which the shaft or thill is passed to be supported.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
54
Subclass:
51
Tugs adapted to be opened laterally so the thill can be put
in from the side without the necessity of inserting it into
the tug end first.
Subclass:
52
Novel trace structure.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
30 for the connecting devices between the hame and trace or
tug.
32 for the forward portion of the tug or trace which extends
from the hame to the backband.
53 for the connections to the whiffle-tree.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., for trace or tug
buckles.
Subclass:
53
Devices including the usual cockeyes for attaching the traces
to the whiffletree.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
278, Land Vehicles: Animal Draft Appliances, subclasses 111+
for such whiffletree-hooks and trace-coupling devices as do
not involve any modifications of the trace part.
Subclass:
54
Devices adapted to guide, hold, or support the trace at some
point between the hame and single-tree, usually opposite the
back-band or harness-saddle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
50
Subclass:
55
Such carriers as are adpated to hook into or around the trace
(usually a chain trace) to support it.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
56 and 62.
Subclass:
56
Hooks, clips, or other devices to which the free ends of
traces are attached after being unhitched from the
whiffletree.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
55 and 62.
Subclass:
57
Devices attached below the animal's head to hold it up and in
proper position. Usually the device is a rigid bar and acts
to push up the head of the animal.
Subclass:
58
Straps or chains which are attached to the hames and to the
neck-yoke or wagon-tongue to hold up the latter.
Subclass:
59
Various slides, shields, or other arrangements for protecting
the strap from the wear of the neck-yoke; also, other
connecting devices between the strap and neck-yoke.
Subclass:
61
Hooks, usually attached to the harness-saddles or back-bands
for holding the checkreins.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
42 for the means for securing the hook to the saddle,
70.
Subclass:
62
Checkrein-hooks which have a movable part to keep the rein in
the hook.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
55
56
70
Subclass:
63
Guides or rings usually attached to the back-band,
harness-saddle, collar, or hames to guide the driving reins.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
25 for means for attaching the terret to its support.
38
Subclass:
64
Devices, usually clips, clasps or clamps, attached to some
convenient part of the harness for holding the free end of
the hitching-strap when the latter is not in use.
Subclass:
65
Various cushioning-pads for harness.
Subclass:
66
Pads especially designed to be placed upon the animal's back
as harness and riding-saddle pads.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 and 44, for such pads as are adapted to be permanently
attached to and become part of the harness or riding-saddle.
Subclass:
67
Neck-pads, usually for collars.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
19
65 for shoulder pads for collars.
Subclass:
68
Devices for fastening the pads to the harness part.
Subclass:
69
Special arrangements of harness and such special vehicle
attachments as are to cooperate therewith for quickly
connecting and disconnecting the animal and vehicle. Usually
the driver can operate the disconnecting devices without
leaving the vehicle. Usually the connection is made to the
thills opposite the back-band or thill- loops, no singletree
being used.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
278, Land Vehicles: Animal Draft Appliances, subclass 21 for
such attaching and detaching devices as involve no harness
modification other than the usual trace-eye connection, which
is usually between the tugs or traces and the singletree
ends.
Subclass:
70
Devices for this purpose which are adapted to be operated by
the driver while remaining in the vehicle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
56 for check-hook structures, 61 and 62.
Subclass:
71
Various harness arrangements for controlling vicious or
unruly animals or training animals to trot, pace, etc.
Kicking-straps, devices for throwing animals, stopping them
from running away, increasing leg or knee action, etc., are
here included.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 712+ for a device for
controlling or handling an animal, and subclasses 856+ for a
body- or appendage-encircling device.
Subclass:
72
Devices for pulling or causing the animal to throw the legs
farther apart in traveling to prevent interference.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
82 for such devices as are in nature of so-called
"horseboots".
Subclass:
73
Various devices, other than terrets, carried by the harness
for guiding or guarding the reins to prevent them catching on
the harness or under the animal's tail.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 .for devices for holding the animal's tail to prevent it
being switched about or over the reins.
Subclass:
74
Various hand-loops, buttons, clamps, or other devices
designed to enable the driver to get a firmer or better grip
or pull on the reins.
Subclass:
75
Various covered harness-trimmings, such as buckles, rings,
check-hooks, terrets, etc.
Subclass:
76
The various ornamental harness attachments, such as rosettes,
plumes, tassels, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, subclass 303 for
indicia in the form of letters, symbols, etc., carried by
harness parts.
Subclass:
77
Yokes for oxen.
Subclass:
78
Devices for holding the animal's tail for various purposes,
such as to keep it out of the mud, prevent it from being
switched about or over the reins, to cause it to hang in
proper curve, or to take out undesirable curves or shapes.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
119, Animal Husbandry, subclass 165 and indented subclasses
thereunder for devices for holding a cow's tail while she is
being milked.
Subclass:
79.1
BLANKET OR GARMENT:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a piece of fabric or of article of outer
clothing used exclusively as a covering to protect the body
of the horse or other animal from cold, illness, or that may
be used as a covering to decorate the animal. [figure]
[caption]A-Blanket
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
80.1 for bonnet or shield, for a means to protect any part
of the animal (e.g., head, nose, eyes, or mouth).
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, appropriate subclasses for a body covering.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 850+ for shields designed
to protect the animals.
Subclass:
79.2
With retaining means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 79.1. Subject matter
consisting of a link, a bar, a resilient loop, or a strap
with a buckle used to hold the blanket or garment tightly
against the draft animal. [figure] [caption]A-Blanket;
B,C-Retaining Means
Subclass:
79.3
With padding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 79.1. Subject matter
including a thin, shock absorbing, cushion-like mass of soft
material used as filling to protect the animal from friction
or jarring.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
44.5 for a riding saddle having padding.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
5, Beds, subclasses 652+ for a cushion.
Subclass:
79.4
Specific material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 79.1. Subject matter
wherein significance is attributed to the material from which
the blanket or garment is made.
Subclass:
80.1
BONNET OR SHIELD:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including a shade, a deflector, or a protector
consisting of an article made from canvas, synthetic flexible
sheet material (e.g., nylon), or other flexible material
(e.g., woven straw) adapted to be attached to the animal to
protect a portion of the animal from sun, wind, rain, dust,
or insects. [figure] [caption]BONNET: A-Head; B-Bonnet;
C,D,E-Straps; F-Side band; G-Flexible material [figure]
[caption]SHIELD: A-Protective shield; B-Reinforcing piece;
C-Strap; D-Buckle
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, subclasses 15+ for eyeshields and subclasses
171+ for head coverings for human beings.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 850+ for shields designed
to protect the animals.
135, Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane, for canopies which are
adapted to be carried by the vehicle or its thills or shafts,
subclasses 87+, portable shelter, i.e., tent or canopy.
Subclass:
80.2
Eye shield:
This subclass is indented under subclass 80.1. Subject matter
including a flexible mask portion especially adapted for
protecting the eyes of the horse or other draft animal.
[figure] [caption]A-Net-like panels; B-Binding strips
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 10+ for blinds.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, subclasses 410+, for guards and protectors for a
wearer's head.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 712+ for restraining
devices, especially subclass 836 for blinders.
Subclass:
80.3
Nose guard:
This subclass is indented under subclass 80.1. Subject matter
including a generally cylindrical body with a cup-shaped
bottom end formed of a material having sufficient flexibility
especially adapted for protecting a horse or other draft
animal's nostrils. [figure] [caption]A-Mask; B-Band; C,
D-Straps
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, subclasses 410+ for guards and protectors for a
wearer's head.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclasses 821+ for mouth
restraints, and subclasses 850+ for shields.
128, Surgery, subclass 206.12 for a face mask covering with
a breathing passage.
Subclass:
80.4
Fly net:
This subclass is indented under subclass 80.1. Subject matter
consisting of a fabric made of threads, cords, or ropes woven
or knitted together at regular intervals such as a mesh or
screen used for protecting an animal against insects.
[figure] [caption]A-Body of fly net; B-Fly net strings;
C-Straps
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
75 for covered trimmings, and 79.1 for a blanket or a
garment.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, subclasses 455+ for guards and protectors.
43, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying, subclass 8 for
net-handling apparatus.
119, Animal Husbandry, subclass 827 and 832 for a muzzle
having mesh or screen structure and subclasses 850+ for
shields.
Subclass:
80.5
Face guard:
This subclass is indented under subclass 80.4. Subject matter
consisting of a body member of cloth, leather, or plastic
shaped to fit over, to cover, and to protect the head and
face of an animal against flies or insects. [figure]
[caption]A- Horsehead; B- Brow band; C- Face guard strands
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
2, Apparel, subclass 4 for an insect-repelling guard or a
protector and subclasses 9 and 24 for a face guard or a
protector.
Subclass:
82
Various devices, commonly styled "horse- boots", adapted to
be secured to the animal's leg or hoof to secure protection,
prevent interfering, hold medicating substances, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
168, Farriery, subclass 26 and indented subclasses for such
devices as in any way engage or pass beneath the hoof to
cushion, protect, or hold medicating substances.
Subclass:
83.1
SPUR:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter consisting of a pointed device worn on a rider's heels
which is used to urge a horse or other draft animal forward.
[figure] [caption]A- Arms; B- Shank; C- Aparture; D- Rowel
(pointed device)
(1) Note. Spurs are usually made of polished steel or
brass, some being silver-plated.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
49.5 for stirrups with spurs.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
36, Boots, Shoes, and Leggings, subclass 74, for
spur-attached sole or heel.
Subclass:
83.2
Adjustable to operative position:
This subclass is indented under subclass 83.1. Subject matter
consisting of a hinge or a spring by which the spur may be
adapted to be held in a projecting or in an operative
position when desired. It also may be adapted to be held in
an inoperative position when desired. [figure]
[caption]A- Arms; B- Rowel (pointed device); C- Adjusted
means
Subclass:
84
Devices for suspending or supporting harness, usually so it
can be quickly lowered upon the animals, as for fire-engines,
police-patrols, hospital-vans, etc.
Subclass:
85
Limited to the various metallic connecting pieces employed on
strap halters.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
24 and 34.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., for metallic couplings
for rope halters.
Subclass:
87
Such loops and rings as are adapted for use on various parts
of the harness where two or more straps are to be joined or
connected together.
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