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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION

This class includes marine vehicles and accessories, as merchant vessels, warships, submarines, torpedoboats, etc., their spars, sails, and fittings specific thereto and not otherwise classifiable.

SECTION II - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES

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33, Geometrical Instruments,   subclasses 713 through 731,and see the notes thereto for depth sounding devices and related art.
182, Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold,   subclass 1 for a horizontally pivoted ladder wherein a step remains level, subclasses 83-86 for a wall attached platform and ladder, and subclasses 93-99 for a wall attached ladder.
244, Aeronautics and Astronautics,   subclasses 3.1 through 3.3for control or stabilizing means for missiles and subclasses 75.1-99.9 for apparatus and devices for controlling aircraft generally of the manned typed. Subclasses 76-82 is the generic subclass for the automatic steering of mobile craft in two and three dimensions. See subclasses 175-197 and the classes specified in the notes thereto for the classes which provide for electrically controlled or actuated apparatus for automatically controlling the motion and/or steering of mobile craft and for a statement as to the line between the classes.
440, Marine Propulsion,   appropriate subclasses for marine vehicle propulsion devices, per se, and especially subclasses 38 through 47for marine jet drive propulsion and subclasses 49-83 for screw propeller-type propulsion.
441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices,   appropriate subclasses for rafts.
505, Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process,   subclasses 150 through 239 for high temperature (Tc > 30 K) superconducting systems or devices, particularly subclass 164 for projectile or launching device or system.

SUBCLASSES

[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 1]    1WARSHIPS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Ships and similar structures for offensive and defensive purposes, elements or details specific thereto, and inventions relating to the construction and building of such vessels not otherwise classifiable.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 2]    2Rams:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 1.  Vessels provided with bow or stern extensions below the waterline for ramming purposes or ships having battering-rams or augers.

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41,for rams used in ice-breaking.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 3]    3Battering:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 2.  Vessels having reciprocating or thrusting rams designed to batter in or puncture the hull of a vessel; also vessels provided with augers or boring devices to effect the same ends.

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81, Tools,   subclass 463 and see the notes thereto for other impact tools.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 4]    4Floating batteries:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 1.  Floating forts designed to be anchored in harbors usually of circular section and cylindrical or globular in form, and though such forts may have means of propulsion they differ from the general type of warships and form a distinctive class.
(1) Note. These devices differ from turrets in that turrets are fortified structures mounted upon, rotating with, or being elevated upon other structures, while floating batteries form a single structure, being rotated or elevated as a whole.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 5]    5Turret:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 1.  Warships having mounted thereon an armored short or flat tower, generally cylindrical or conical in shape within which guns are operated. These structures usually rotate upon or are elevated or lowered on the vessel carrying them.

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4,for revolving vessels.

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89, Ordnance,   subclass 36.13 for turret- type shields.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 6]    6Combined elevating and rotary:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 5.  Warships provided with revoluble turrets that may be elevated or depressed at will.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 7]    7Elevating:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 5.  Turrets that may be elevated or depressed on the vessel that supports them.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 8]    8Rotary:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 5.  Turrets that are revoluble upon the vessel supporting them.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 9]    9Armored:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 1.  Miscellaneous armor-clad vessels in which turret features are not claimed and which involve novelty in protected hulls or decks, etc., either through belts or sheathing of armor-plate which may be placed to form deflecting-surfaces or by means of temporary shields and screens.

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109, Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device,   appropriate subclasses, particularly subclass 49.5 for nonvehicular screens or shields for persons; subclass 58.5 for gun ports, and subclasses 78-85 for penetration-resistive rigid wall structures not involving a combination with a gun or gun mount.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,   appropriate subclasses for a stock material product in the form of a single or plural layer web or sheet, and especially subclasses 457 through 472.3for a composite product including a layer of metal, and subclasses 615-686 for a metallic composite defined in terms of the composition of its components.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 10]    10Deflectors:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.  Devices for protecting warships by means of armor arranged to form deflecting-surfaces to receive the impact of projectiles and cause their rebound.

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5,through 8, for turrets.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 11]    11Belting and plating:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.  Inventions in protecting warships by armor, involving the structure, assembling, and securing of armor-plates or equivalent upon the hull, decks, or elsewhere to form sheaths or belts.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 12]    12Compound:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 11.  Armor-plating composed of a plurality of superposed parts jointed or locked together to form an integral plate or in which the belting or plating is of a compound character formed of different materials, including buffers or equivalent, or structurally united or in which the plating is composed of a plurality of layers of plates.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 13]    13Buffers:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 12.  Armor belting and plating in which yielding or elastic means are provided either at the backing or supports or between the elements of the compound armor or plates.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 14]    14Screens and shields:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.  Devices in which protection is secured to the vessel or crew by means of a screen or shield secured to the vessel or which is portable.

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174,for stoppers.
175,for gun port.

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89, Ordnance,   subclass 36.12 for shields of gun-mounts.
109, Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device,   appropriate subclasses, particularly subclass 49.5 for nonvehicular screens or shields for persons; subclass 58.5 for gun ports and subclasses 78-85 for rigid penetration-resistant walls or armor not involving a combination with a gun or gun mount.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,   appropriate subclasses for a single or plural layer web or sheet stock material, and especially subclass 911 (a cross-reference art collection) for such product having a penetration resistant layer.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 15]    15Concealment:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 1.  Means for rendering a warship invisible or indistinguishable at a distance by particular combinations of paints or through resemblance to surroundings.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 18]    18TORPEDO BOATS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Torpedo-boats that run on the surface or awash and that are not submergible. All have means for placing, launching, or discharging torpedoes or are themselves the carrier of the explosive.
(1) Note. Torpedoboats differ from torpedoes in that they are manned and controlled by a crew while torpedoes carry no crew, are not designed for such purpose and are much smaller.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 19]    19Spar:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.  Torpedoboats carrying torpedoes at the end of a spar, the torpedo being exploded on contracting the hull of the vessel toward which it is directed, being launched from the spar toward the hull, or discharged at will.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 20.1]    20.1TORPEDOES:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Subject matter including fish or automobile torpedoes, the power or propulsion being self-contained and nearly always actuating screw-propellers, which propel the torpedo on the surface or at any desired depth.

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238,for torpedo launching.

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102, Ammunition and Explosives,   subclasses 406 through 423for submarine mines; subclasses 347-352 for pyrotechnic rockets, and subclasses 374-381 for aerial missiles having a reaction motor propulsion means.
318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems,   appropriate subclasses for electric motor systems which might be used to either steer or propel a torpedo, particularly subclasses 580 through 589, and 648-649 for automatic control of electric motors in response to direction, inclination, or angular position.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 20.2]    20.2With power plants:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Subject matter wherein means are provided for driving the torpedo through the water.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 20.3]    20.3With net cutting:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Subject matter wherein means are provided for cutting a net.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 21.1]    21.1With external control:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Subject matter including fish or automobile torpedoes controlled from a shore or other station by electrical or radiant energy means, e.g., radio, electric conductors, etc., for steering.
(1) Note. This subclass is the generic subclass in Class 114 for the electrical control of movable bodies which are classified in Class 114, e.g., ships and torpedoes, etc., and provides for such inventions where the device claimed is not limited to being a device other than a torpedo.

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144through 172, for mechanism for controlling the direction or motion of a ship by means of rudders, speed-retarders, etc.

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244, Aeronautics,   subclasses 175 through 197and the classes specified in the Notes thereto for electrically actuated or controlled apparatus and devices for automatically controlling the motion and/or steering of mobile devices, and for a statement as to the line between the classes.
318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems,   appropriate subclasses for electric motor systems which might be used to either steer or propel a cable controlled torpedo.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 21.2]    21.2With remote control:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 21.1.  Subject matter wherein means are provided for controlling the device remotely.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 21.3]    21.3With homing means:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Subject matter wherein means are provided with some type of homing features.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 22]    22Separable sections:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Fish-torpedoes formed of a plurality of separable sections or parts, one of which contains the explosive, the remaining sections being capable of a subsequent use.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 23]    23Steering mechanism:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Torpedoes of this type wherein the invention relates to the steering mechanism.

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21,for other than automatic or self-contained devices.

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318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems,   appropriate subclasses for electric motor systems which might be used to steer a torpedo.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 24]    24Gyroscope:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 23.  Steering mechanisms for fish-torpedoes in which a gyroscope disk or wheel controls the steadiness of the torpedo"s course, direction, speed, etc.

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74, Machine Element or Mechanism,   subclasses 5 through 5.9for gyroscopes of general application.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 25]    25Depth regulation:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1.  Devices for keeping torpedoes at a predetermined depth below the surface while on its course or flight.

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312,through 342, for such regulating devices as are applicable to submarines.

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102, Ammunition and Explosives,   subclass 414 for submarine mines having depth regulation means responsive to hydrostatic pressure.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 26]    26SCOWS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Vessels of the well-known type approximately flat-bottomed or square-ended; also oyster-floats.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 27]    27Dumping and unloading:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 26.  Scows having means for discharging a load by overturning, opening doors at bottom or sides, by tilting platforms, by conveyers, carriers, by sectional, hinged, or separable parts, or by flooding or washing away, etc.

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414, Material or Article Handling,   subclasses 137.1 through 143.2for means to load a scow or means to unload a scow other than by dumping into the water; subclasses 137.7-137.8 for the combination of means to load a scow with means to dump the load into the water; and subclass 140.06 for means to bodily lift a vessel out of the water onto land and then dumping the vessel.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 28]    28Sectional:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 27.  Scows formed of a plurality of sections, hulls, or parts.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 29]    29Hinged:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 28.  Dumping-scows in which the sections are hinged together and hold the load when united and dump it when separated, the sections turning on the hinges usually placed amid-ships.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 30]    30Separable:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 28.  Dumping and sectional scows, the load being dumped by the separation of the sections.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 31]    31Platform:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 27.  Scows carrying loads on platforms or decks rather than in holds and having means or structure to facilitate dumping or unloading.

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414, Material or Article Handling,   subclasses 137.1 through 143.2as explained in subclass 27 of this class (114), and subclasses 467-559 for a self-loading or unloading vehicle, i.e., a vehicle having a load receiving portion and a means to move a load thereto or therefrom.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 32]    32Tilting:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 31.  Scows in which a platform carrying the load is adapted to be tilted and dumped the load.

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414, Material or Article Handling,   subclasses 467 through 559as explained in subclass 31 of this class (114), and particularly subclasses 469-497 thereunder; also, subclasses 628-629 and 639-656 for an elevator having a tiltable carrier, and subclasses 697-717 and 743 for a vertically swinging load support having a tiltable means for engaging the load.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 33]    33Carriers:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 32.  Scows having tilting platforms which are movable laterally before tilting, affording greater facility in tilting the platform to discharge the load overboard.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 34]    34Conveyors:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 31.  Scows of this type in which an endless belt, carrier, conveyer, or equivalent conveys and discharges the load by its movement.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 35]    35Side doors:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 31.  Scows wherein the load is discharged by opening doors or gates at the sides of the scow, the platform usually being inclined and the load held in place by the closed gates.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 36]    36Bottom doors:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 27.  Dumping-scows discharging loads by the opening of doors or gates in the bottom of the scow.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 37]    37Flooding gates:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 36.  Dumping-scows having bottom doors and additional gates for admission of water to flood the load and facilitate dumping or discharge.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 38]    38Turnover:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 27.  Scows adapted to be reversed or turned over to dump the load.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.11]    39.11METHOD OF SAILING SAILPOWERED WATERCRAFT:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Process for navigating a marine vehicle propelled by the wind, the vehicle having (a) a portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached, i.e., hull, (b) in combination with either (1) an extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water, i.e., sail, (2) mast, (3) spar, or (4) rigging.

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39.12,for a sailboard hull and rig means apparatus.
39.21through 39.32, for apparatus for sail powered propulsion of a marine vehicle in combination with a buoyant hull.
271through 292, for a planing-type hull, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.12]    39.12SAILBOARD AND RIG MEANS THEREFOR:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle includes (a) a portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached, i.e., hull, (b) the buoyant hull being elongated and of a width comparable to the shoulder width of a user, intended to be propelled by the wind, and supporting the user, and (c) the user supporting wind affected structure, e.g., mast, boom, sail, etc., for propulsion and navigation of the hull.
(1) Note. Many of the marine vehicles included herein have a mast and a boom with a sail attached thereto connected to, but unsupported by the hull deck such that the vehicle’s user must directly grasp and manipulate the boom in order to erect the mast and sail and thereby navigate the vehicle.

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39.21through 39.32, for a buoyant hull propelled by the wind, but with the mast and sail supported by the hull and not the rider.
89through 101, for a sailboat or sailboard mast or spar, per se.
102.1through 115, for sailboat rigging, per se.
102.29through 102.33, for a sail, per se.

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441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices,   subclasses 65 through 79 for the sailboard hull in the absence of rig means, i.e., surfboards, and subclass 74 for a sailboard hull, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.13]    39.13With rig means providing vertical lift:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12.  Subject matter wherein the arrangement of the wind affected structure, e.g., mast, spar, sail, etc., on the buoyant hull causes an upward force having a component at right angles to the horizon to be imparted to the hull by the wind.

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39.21through 39.32, for a buoyant hull propelled by the wind, but with the mast and sail supported by the hull and not the rider.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.14]    39.14Having specific board shape or construction:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12.  Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of the configuration of the buoyant hull or its composition is detailed.

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441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices,   subclass 74 for a sailboard hull, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.15]    39.15With hydrofoil (e.g., keel, skeg, rudder, etc.):
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12.  Subject matter wherein the buoyant hull is provided with a blade projecting downwardly into the water which creates a thrust against the water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the blade.

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39.24,for a sailboat having a hydrofoil which provides vertical lift to the hull.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.16]    39.16APPARATUS HELD BY OR ATTACHED TO RIDER TO CONTROL SAILBOARD OR SAILBOARD RIG:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Subject matter wherein structure intended to be propelled by the wind is (a) supported by or (b) connected to the user and (c) utilized to manipulate either (1) an elongated buoyant hull of a width comparable to the shoulder width of a user, with the hull supporting the user and the user supporting wind affected structure, e.g., mast, boom, sail, etc., for propulsion and navigation of the hull, i.e., sailboard, or (2) wind affected structure, e.g., mast, sail, or spar, etc., therefor.

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39.12through 39.15, for a sailboard and rig means therefor.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.17]    39.17Rig righting device:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16.  Subject matter wherein structure is provided for the user to grasp to restore the wind affected structure to a position in which the sail is upright.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.18]    39.18Harness means:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16.  Subject matter wherein the structure is an arrangement engaging a portion of the body of a user and connected to the wind affected structure, e.g., sail, mast, spar, etc., which is used for propulsion and navigation of the hull.

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244, Aeronautics and Astronautics,   subclass 151 for a parachute harness.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.19]    39.19Foot strap means:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16.  Subject matter wherein the buoyant hull has structure on an upper surface thereof which extends upwardly to encircle a portion of the foot of a user.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.21]    39.21WATERCRAFT WITH MEANS USED IN PROVIDING SAILPOWER:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Subject matter wherein (a) the marine vehicle includes a portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached, i.e., hull, and (b) the hull which is propelled by the wind being in combination with either (1) an extent of material by which wind is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water, i.e., sail, (2) mast, (3) spar, or (4) rigging.
(1) Note. The mere mention of a sailboat without at least a nominal recitation of a hull will be insufficient for placement in this and the indented subclasses and such subject matter will be found elsewhere in the class.

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39.25,for a specific sailboat hull shape, per se.
89through 101, for a sailboat mast or spar, per se.
102.1through 115, for sailboat rigging, per se.
102.29through 102.33, for a sail, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.22]    39.22With means used for converting from non-sailing watercraft:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle includes rearrangeable elements for transforming it from a marine vehicle to a marine vehicle propelled by the wind.

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440, Marine Propulsion,   subclasses 12.5 through 12.7,for a self-propelled vehicle having land and water propulsion means.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.23]    39.23With means for uprighting capsized watercraft:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a mechanism for restoring it to a position in the water with an upper surface of the hull horizontal from a position in which the hull was overturned.

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61.11,for means for uprighting a multiple displacement hull marine vehicle.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.24]    39.24With hydrofoil for providing vertical lift to hull:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein the hull is provided with a blade which is (a) horizontal or at a small angle to a horizontal plane and (b) aligned with the direction of travel such that when the hull is in motion, the force of the water striking the blade creates a resultant upward force that raises the hull with respect to the water surface.

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39.15,for a sailboard having a hydrofoil.
274through 282, for a planing-type hull having a hydrofoil.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.25]    39.25Having specifically defined hull shape:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g., shape, contour, etc., of the (a) perimeter or (b) cross section of the hull is detailed.

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56.1through 63, for a displacement-type hull having a specifically defined hull shape.
271through 292, for a planing-type hull having a specifically defined hull shape.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.26]    39.26Multiple hulls:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a plurality of distinct hulls.
(1) Note. The multiple hull marine vehicles in this and the indented subclasses need not have all hulls normally traveling on the surface of the water, but also include one hull on the water surface and one submerged hull.

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61.1through 61.25, for a ship having multiple displacement-type hulls.
271through 292, for a ship having multiple planing-type hulls.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.27]    39.27With connecting means as three-dimensional frame with vertically spaced apex (e.g., tetrahedral frame, etc.):
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.26.  Subject matter wherein the hulls are interconnected by an arrangement of elongate members forming a polyhedron having a peak spaced above a base.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.28]    39.28With connecting means permitting relative movement between hulls:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.26.  Subject matter wherein structure interconnecting one hull with another allows displacement of one hull with respect to the other.

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61.15through 61.19, for a ship having multiple displacement-type hulls and connecting means permitting relative movement between hulls.
283,for a ship having multiple planing-type hulls and connecting means permitting relative movement between hulls.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.29]    39.29With specific means acted upon by wind to provide sailpower:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g., shape, contour, etc., of the extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the hull through the water, i.e., sail, is detailed.

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102.29through 102.33, for a sail, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.3]    39.3Reaction rotor-type (e.g., Magnus effect, etc.):
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.29.  Subject matter wherein the extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the hull through the water is an airfoil rotating through more than 360 degrees about an axis.
(1) Note. The airfoil may be of the type having a single element rotated about a central longitudinal axis or may be a plurality of integral elements rotated about a common axis.

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102.29through 102.33, for a reaction rotor-type sail for a marine vehicle.

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244, Aeronautics and Astronautics,   especially subclasses 10 and 21 for a heavier-than-air aircraft having a cylindrical rotor.
416, Fluid Reaction Surfaces (I.E., Impellers),   especially subclass 4 for a rotary fluid reaction surface, e.g., Magnus effect, etc., per se, and subclass 55 for an impeller combined with a vehicle.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.31]    39.31Having spaced sail surfaces defining airfoil:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.29.  Subject matter wherein the extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the hull through the water is a plurality of separated elements.

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102.32,for a sail constructed from a plurality of connected panels movable relative to each other.
102.33,for a sail constructed from a plurality of edge connected panels.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 39.32]    39.32Having specific mast mounting means:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21.  Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of a device for connecting to the hull a tall vertical spar that rises from the hull to support the extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the hull through the water is detailed.

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90through 94, for a mast, per se.
93,for a mast step.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 40]    40ICE BREAKERS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Vessels or boats designed and operated to break and cut up ice-floes or to open channels for the passage of vessels.
  
[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 41]    41Rams:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 40.  Ice-breakers adapted to break up the ice by ramming, the bow or stern structure being designed for that purpose, the cutting being produced by the blows and wedging caused by the speed and impact of the vessel.
  
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