Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
D99
MISCELLANEOUS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> MISCELLANEOUS
		EXCLUDED FROM THIS CLASS ARE:
		Body-attached key keeper; see D3-207+.
		Chalice; see D7-524+.
		Desk-type letter holder; see D19-75+, 95+.
		Holiday season decoration; see D11- 117+.
		Incense burner; see D11-131.1.
		Money clip; see D11-78.1.
		Money purse; see D3-232+, 247+.
		Religious medal; see D11-95+.
		Religious sculpture; see D11-131+.
		Table shrine, e.g., creche, etc.; see D11-122+.
1		CASKET (1)
2		. Combined with support
3		. Simulative
4		. With transparent panel
5		. Urn
6		. Converging sides in plan
7		. With handle
8		. Element or attachment
9		. . Pedestal or bier
10		. . Lining
11		. . Handle
12		. . Cover (2)
13		. . Corner plate
14		. . Coffin screw or element thereof
15		. . Casket name or handle plate
16		. . . Handle mounting type, e.g., escutcheon, etc.
17		TOMBSTONE, GRAVE MARKER, OR MONUMENT
18		. With ground insertion provision
19		. Combined with urn or flower holder
20		. Grave surround or cover (3)
21		. Simulative
22		. . Animate representation
23		. . Cross
24		. Vertically elongated
25		RELIGIOUS ARTICLE NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED (4)
26		. Rosary
27		. Crucifix
28		VAULT, SAFE, OR DEPOSITORY (5)
29		. Mailbox (6)
30		. . Simulative
31		. . Combined
32		. . . With post (7)
33		. . Attachable to vertical surface
34		. Coin holder or bank (8)
35		. . Bank
36		. . . Combined
37		. . . Simulative
38		. . . . Animate
39		. . . . . Humanoid
40		. . . . . Quadruped
41		. . . . Building
42		. . . . Vehicle
43		. Element or attachment
99		MISCELLANEOUS (9)
		SEARCH NOTES FOR CLASS D99
		(1) Elements included in subclasses 8+ below.
		(2) For grave or burial vault cover, see subclass 20.
		(3) For casket cover, see subclass 12.
		(4) Includes appliance used in the celebration of a religious ceremony i.e., baptismal font, tabernacle, monstrance, etc.
		(5) Includes coin holder or tray. Includes bank-type deposit or withdrawal apparatus. Includes band depository type kiosk. For kiosk, per se; see D20-10+. Includes radioactive protective type vault.
		(6) Includes newspaper receptacle. Includes element.
		(7) Includes post per se.
		(8) Includes element. Includes radioactive protective type vault.
		(9) Includes lamp lighter

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