MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647023683 A) filed by Agscent Pty Ltd, Carwoola, Australia, on Feb. 27, for 'a device for holding an animal's head.'

Inventor(s) include Darlington, Bronwyn; and Walden, Roderick.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein is a device for holding an animal's head. The device comprises a bracket configured for attachment proximal to a head receiving portion of an animal restraint, a clutch mechanism pivotally mounted to the bracket and defining a pivot point for the device, and an arm mounted to the clutch mechanism intermediate first and second arm end portions. A cradle for receiving the animal's head is located at the first end portion of the arm and the second end portion of the arm comprises a handle. The clutch mechanism is configured to rotate freely in a first direction and to rotate in the opposite direction only upon release of a clutch locking mechanism. The device is attached to the animal restraint and, upon a user utilizing the handle to rotate the device, the cradle is caused to cup the underside of the head of a restrained animal and hold the animal's head in a desired location."

The patent application was internationally filed on Aug. 01, 2024, under International application No.PCT/AU2024/050818.

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