Patent · US Expired

Animal twitch

US4252085A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1979
Grant dateFeb 24, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K15/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A twitch for use in controlling an animal bound to a lead rope. The twitch includes an elongate, L-shaped member having attached at one end thereof a flexible, looped cord which is twistable about a portion of the animal's lip, when the member is rotated, to secure the cord tightly to the lip. A ring attached to the other end of the member is adapted to receive the lead rope therethrough to prevent the twitch--in its twisted configuration--from unwinding.

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