ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
Note
This subclass covers:
-
equipment for the care, culture or rearing of all animals or for obtaining their products, unless provided for elsewhere, e.g. milking A 01 J, shoeing animals
A 01 L, veterinary devices A 61 D, culture of animal cells C 12 M, C 12 N;
-
methods of breeding animals or new animal breeds. [5]
Animal husbandry in general, especially cattle-raising (devices in connection with harnesses B 68 B)
1
/
00
Housing animals; Equipment therefor (building construction, features of buildings E 04; ventilating buildings F 24 F)
1
/
01
•
Removal of dung or urine (A 01 K 1/015 takes precedence) [2]
1
/
015
•
Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets [2]
1
/
02
•
Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
1
/
03
•
•
Housing for domestic or laboratory animals [2]
1
/
035
•
•
Devices for use in keeping domestic animals, e.g. fittings in housings, dog beds [2]
1
/
04
•
Tethering-poles or the like
1
/
06
•
Devices for fastening animals, e.g. halters, toggles, neck-bars, chain fastenings
1
/
062
•
•
Neck-bars [2]
1
/
064
•
•
Chain fastenings [2]
1
/
08
•
Arrangements for simultaneously releasing several animals
1
/
10
•
Feed racks (devices for impeding movement of animals A 01 K 15/04)
Pasturing equipment, e.g. tethering devices; Grids for preventing cattle from straying; Electrified wire fencing (construction of fencing in general E 04 H 17/00; electric circuits for fences H 05 C)
5
/
00
Feeding devices for stock or game (A 01 K 1/10 takes precedence; for poultry A 01 K 39/00) [2]
5
/
01
•
Feed troughs; Feed pails [2]
5
/
015
•
Licking-stone holders (salt blocks
A 23 K 1/16) [2]
Marking of animals (of poultry
A 01 K 35/00; lead-sealing pliers B 25 B)
13
/
00
Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs (scissors B 26 B); Fetlock rings (bandages, poultices A 61 D); Tail-holders (as part of the harness B 68 B 5/04); Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices (milking machine accessories for treatment of udders or teats
A 01 J 7/04; for medical purposes A 61 D 11/00); Protection against weather conditions or insects
14
/
00
Removing the fleece from live sheep or similar animals (hand-held cutting tools B 26 B) [5]