This class includes bathing apparatus, water-closets, dry closets, urinals, bed-pans, spittoons, closet tanks or cisterns, and ventilating and disinfecting apparatus for the above-noted apparatus and for sewers, except such devices as have been especially provided for in other classes.
Search the classes in References to Other Class, below, for art relating to this class (4).
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
238, 250, 335+, 338, 408, 436, 468, 473, and 486, for seat-operated devices.
238, 469, 473, and 486, for lid-operated devices.
248, 360, and 388, for dash-pots.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 5, Beds,
60+, for an invalid bed, subclasses 81.1+ for means to lift and transfer an invalid independent of a bed and subclass 90 for an invalid bed with a toilet.
15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,
104.03+, for mechanical or gaseous pressure devices for hammering, cutting, scraping, loosening or flushing deposits from conduits, pipes or tubes; and subclasses 406+ for an air blast soot blower for tubing.
16, Miscellaneous Hardware,
221+,.
49, Movable or Removable Closures,
381+, for an obstructive structure that bars traffic through a passage and is mounted to (1) move in a regular, repetitive, predetermined path, or (2) be taken away.
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
34+, for a prefabricated bathroom.
68, Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus,
216+, for a hand held pounder with plunger. 119, Animal Husbandry,
161+, for a waste toilet or related device.
126, Stoves and Furnaces,
344+, for a water heater.
134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact With Solids,
22.11+, for internal surface treatment of pipe etc., subclass 24 for internal surface treatment of hollow work with movable fluid applying nozzle and/or with plugging or sealing of work passage or opening, subclass 166 for a conduit cleaner, subclass 167 for a conduit cleaner with movably or flexibly
mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzle, subclass 168 for a conduit cleaner with a pump and movable nozzle, and subclass 169 for a conduit cleaner using a pump.
137, Fluid Handling,
240, for a system in which a material (e.g., a chemical or physical agent) different from the fluent material of the system is introduced to clean parts of the system, subclasses 247.41+ for U-shaped liquid trap seal, subclasses 312+ for leakage or drip collecting, subclass 362 for a floor drain, subclasses 386+ for a liquid level condition responsive device in means to receive an accumulation thereof (float actuated inlet valve for a toilet tank), subclasses 577+ for a tank with a movable or adjustable outlet or overflow pipe, subclasses 615+ for an articulated faucet or spout, subclass 800 for a nozzle or spout with a removable closure member, subclass 801 for a faucet or spout, and subclasses 861+ for flow control means for branched passages.
138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits,
89+, for a closure or plug for a pipe and subclass 90 for a closure or plug having means to introduce pressurized fluid into the pipe.
181, Acoustics, 233+, for a fluid conducting motion silencer and especially subclass 234 for a flush closet type.
210, Liquid Purification or Separation,
632, 638, 660+, 696+, 702+, and 749+ for processes of chemical treatment for purification or separation, and subclasses 198.1+ for apparatus for purification or separation with additional treating material.
220, Receptacles, and see the notes to the main class definition for receptacles and see the notes to
200, for closures in other classes.
221, Article Dispensing, appropriate subclasses for a general article dispensing mechanism.
222, Dispensing, appropriate subclasses for dispensing means in general, and
67+, for a float that follows the material level and actuates a dispenser.
226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length,
120+, for a mechanism that intermittently moves material and subclasses 127+ for a manual material mover (e.g., a dispenser) mechanism.
236, Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation, 12.1+, for apparatus that mixes two or more supplies at dissimilar temperatures where one supply is controlled according to the temperature of the mixed fluid or the temperature of one of the fluid supplies.
239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing;
225.1+, for a jet that continuously moves relative to the support during spraying, subclasses 398+ for the combining of separately supplied fluids, subclass 428.5 for liquid flow entraining atmospheric air into the stream and Digest 13 for a tube cleaner.
241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration, appropriate subclasses for comminutors, per se, especially
46.013, for an under-sink disposal including mounting structure to support the disposal under a sink. Combinations of such devices with sinks and the like are classified in Class 4.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
578+, for a delivery roll holder (e.g., a dispenser) mechanism or subclasses 538+ for a winding machine mechanism with a supply roll.
248, Supports,
129, 146, 241, 274.1, and 311.2+.
249, Static Molds,
58, for molding apparatus for forming closet fixtures.
251, Valves and Valve Actuation, 12, for flush valves of the fluid actuated or retarded type, subclasses 153+ for valves combined with inlet or outlet structure comprising a single flow path, especially subclass 155 for a valve associated with a nozzle or spout, subclasses 213+ for a mechanical movement actuator and especially subclasses 231+ for a lever type mechanical movement actuator, subclass 340 for a valve actuator surrounding a nozzle, and subclasses 349+ for an inlet or outlet element which serves as a valve actuator.
261, Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus,
75+, for device specifically designed to produce an intimate contact between a gas and a liquid, and Digest 75 for a device using flowing liquid to aspirate gas.
285, Pipe Joints or Couplings,
8, for a slip-on coupling for a faucet, subclass 46 for an escutcheon for a pipe joint or coupling, subclass 64 for a static building construction support for a pipe joint or coupling, subclasses 125.1+ for means to provide a coupling for several lines, subclasses 134.1+ for a U-shaped fitting, subclasses179+ for an elbow joint and subclass 193 for an end that pierces or penetrates a side or a plate.
297, Chairs and Seats,
219.1+, for a connected pad or cover (e.g., a slipcover) and Digest 10 for a chair or seat with occupant arising assistance.
312, Supports: Cabinet Structure,
228, and 229 for cabinets with washbasins and drains. Also see 2(a) of the Class Definition.
401, Coating Implements With Material Supply, appropriate subclasses, particularly
196+, 261+ and 268+ for a coating implement with material supply, used for cleaning. 403, Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for joints and connections in general.
414, Material or Article Handling,
921, for handicapped person handling.
417, Pumps, appropriate subclasses for a pump of general utility, per se, which may be used to clear an obstruction but is not adapted for use on a bath, flush closet, sink, or drain pipe.
418, Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices, appropriate subclasses for a rotary expansible chamber pump, per se.
422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing,
1+, for a process to disinfect, preserve, deodorize, or sterilize, and subclasses 243+ for apparatus to treat a solid article or material with a fluid chemical.
424, Drug Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions,
40+, for a composition that is usually incompletely burned or at least has a chemical reaction to project the composition into the air as a smoke, mist, or aerosol, and subclasses 76.1+ for a deodorant, disinfectant, or olfactory desensitizer composition.
454, Ventilation, for ventilating devices not peculiar to the
subject matter of this class,
43, for a flue heater, subclass 48 the ventilation of an exterior vault or manhole cover, subclasses 83+ for ventilation of rail vehicles in general, and subclasses 1+, 115+, 162+, and 341+ for exhaust type ventilating devices associated with roof structure. 510, Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions, for cleaning compositions having a particular shape or structure to adapt them for use, search
109+, for compositions tailored for a specific utility (e.g., toilet soap bars, including packages); for cleaning compositions of general utility, search subclasses 406 and 439 for packaged compositions, subclasses 382+ for antiseptic or biocidal compositions, and subclasses 440 and 447+ for shaped, barlike compositions.
601, Surgery: Kinesitherapy, particularly
154+, for a device or method therefor which may be structurally similar to a Class 4 bathing device which provides medical treatment to the body for a named ailment or injury thereof. Generic terms such as "treatment'', "therapy'', "massage'', "hydrotherapy'', "hydromassage'', etc. are to be interpreted broadly for placement in Class 4 lacking a disclosed body treatment for a named medical condition or physical injury. Exceptions to this rule comprise generically disclosed and claimed hydrotherapy of dental tissue or genitalia, or a device for applying a force which imparts a specific motion to the body or portion thereof which shall be classified in Class 601.