US PATENT SUBCLASS 119 / 801
.~ Handheld catching and holding tool


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119 /   HD   ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

712  DF  ANIMAL CONTROLLING OR HANDLING (E.G., RESTRAINING, BREAKING, TRAINING, SORTING, CONVEYING, ETC.) {20}
801.~ Handheld catching and holding tool {3}
802  DF  .~.~> Loop {2}
806  DF  .~.~> Grasping tongs {1}
808  DF  .~.~> Having cooperating latching member


DEFINITION

Classification: 119/801

Handheld catching and holding tool:

(under subclass 712) Subject matter wherein the limiting means is a hand-carried implement which may be manipulated by a human user to both capture and to inhibit movement of the animal.

(1) Note. A catching and holding tool usually has an animal engaging portion which embraces some part of the animal while being readily removable from the animal without inflicting injury.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

717, for a hand held catching and holding tool restricted to or specifically designed to catch and hold a bird.

751+, for a holding crate or trap for controlling an animal.

769+, for a hitching device used to secure or tether an

animal, e.g., a leash, tie, staff for leading an animal by a nose ring, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 43, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying, particularly

58+, for a trap for a burglar or an animal which is not domesticated.

294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, particularly

106+, for a similarly used grapple tool having a pivoted jaw.