(under subclass 856) Subject matter wherein the body or appendage-encircling collar or band substantially encircles a portion of the body of a person.
(1) Note. This subclass is the residual location for a body harness for a human being. If a patent does not claim a specific use but discloses a use found elsewhere, e.g., in Classes 5, 128, 182, 224, 244, 280, 294, 297, 441, 482, 623, etc., original classification should be in that class. A patent having plural disclosures, none of which are claimed, would be placed as an original in the superior class unless the classes involved have an established line therebetween which would control placement.
(2) Note. See the search class notes under subclass 856 for classes which are not limited to a human type of user or are limited to an animal type of user.
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2, Apparel, for a human body harness in combination with or
constituting apparel, including a bib for an infant which may also be used to restrain the infant, and particularly
44, and 45 for a body brace or support, subclass 102 for vest apparel, and subclasses 300 through 342 for a garment supporter or retainer, e.g., subclass 311 for a belt having a handle which is worn by a motorcyclist so that a motorcycle passenger may grasp the handle as necessary.
5, Beds, for a bed or bed accessory for a human body, particularly 600+, for a body harness used with an invalid bed or surgical support and subclasses 424+ for a restraint disclosed for protecting a person from injury or from rolling out of a bed.
34, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact With Solids, particularly
96+, for a body harness in combination with a dryer for human hair.
42, Firearms, particularly
96, for a body harness with arm rest used with a firearm.
182, Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold, particularly
3+, for a torso harness disclosed for supporting a workman or for a rescue or escape operation and which may employ an anchoring tether.
248, Supports, particularly
444, for an easel, book copy, or music score holder in combination with body harness for the user thereof.
280, Land Vehicles, particularly
290, for a body harness for attaching a human occupant to an occupant-propelled wheeled vehicle and subclasses 801.1+ for a safety belt or harness combined with significant vehicle structure and used to prevent, restrain, or limit movement of a human occupant relative to the vehicle in the event of a sudden, unexpected movement.
294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, particularly 25, for a hand and finger attachment designed to facilitate the handling of articles or material and subclass 140 for a body harness having a handle for transporting a person therein.
297, Chairs and Seats, particularly
275, for a belt or garment restrainer with an oscillatory
suspended baby jumper and subclasses 464+ for a body restrainer disclosed for confining a seated human occupant to a chair or seat. The seat may be in a vehicle if no significant vehicle structure is claimed.
359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements,
516, for a signal reflector combined with a nominally recited body support.
441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices, particularly
80+, for a water rescue or life protecting apparatus for a person which may include harness structure.
482, Exercise Devices, particularly
69, for a supporting harness disclosed for suspending a human user during exercise involving travel by foot and subclass 139 for a human user interface element in the form of a harness disclosed for employment while the user manipulates a force resisting exercise apparatus.
623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor, for a body harness combined with a device of that class.
