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![[Search a list of Patent Appplications for class 4]](../as.gif) CLASS 4, | BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS |
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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION
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.
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SECTION II - SUBCLASS REFERENCES TO THE CURRENT CLASS
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| 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. |
SECTION III - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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| 5, | Beds, subclasses 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, subclasses 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 (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, etc.), subclasses 221+ . |
| 49, | Movable or Removable Closures, subclasses 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), subclasses 34+ for a prefabricated bathroom. |
| 68, | Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus, subclasses 216+ for a hand held pounder with plunger. |
| 119, | Animal Husbandry, subclasses 161+ for a waste toilet or related device. |
| 126, | Stoves and Furnaces, subclasses 344 through 363.1for a liquid heater that may include a kettle, a steam generator, stove pipe for use with a stove, and a domestic water heater or boiler (e.g., kitchen boiler, range boiler, etc.) for use with a stove or furnace. |
| 134, | Cleaning and Liquid Contact With Solids, subclasses 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, subclass 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, subclasses 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, subclasses 233+ for a fluid conducting motion silencer and especially subclass 234 for a flush closet type. |
| 210, | Liquid Purification or Separation, subclasses 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 subclass 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 subclasses 67+ for a float that follows the material level and actuates a dispenser. |
| 226, | Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, subclasses 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, subclasses 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, subclasses 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 subclass 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, subclasses 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, subclasses 129 , 146, 241, 274.1, and 311.2+. |
| 249, | Static Molds, subclass 58 for molding apparatus for forming closet fixtures. |
| 251, | Valves and Valve Actuation, subclass 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, subclasses 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, subclass 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, subclasses 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, subclasses 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 subclasses 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, subclass 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, subclasses 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, subclasses 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, subclass 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 subclasses 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 subclasses 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. |
SUBCLASSES
![[List of Patents for class 4 subclass 111.1]](../ps.gif) 111.1 | With heating means: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 449. Device having means for elevating the temperature of material
discharged to the closet to dry or burn the same.
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| 111.2 | And cyclic control means: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 111.1. Device wherein means is provided to regulate the sequence
within which operations occur or the length of time required for
the performance of any particular operation.
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| 111.3 | Having seat actuator or interlock: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 111.2. Device wherein the position of the seat either initiates actuation of an operation or allows the operation to be initiated. | |
| 111.4 | Fluid fuel burner: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 111.1. Device wherein means is provided for supplying a combustible gas or liquid to the combustion chamber to effect incineration of the waste material. | |
| 111.5 | Electric: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 111.1. Device wherein an electric heating means is used to effect
combustion of the material discharged to the closet.
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| 111.6 | And separate drying zone: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 111.1. Device wherein moisture is driven off the material prior
to its introduction into an incinerating region.
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| 114.1 | Urinal: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 458. Subject matter wherein the closet is for receiving urine as distinguished from fecal matter. | |
| 144.1 | Urinal: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 449. Subject matter means for receiving urine only.
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| 144.2 | Disposable, entirely or a portion: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144.1. wherein receiver is designed to be taken away as a unit or a part may be removed. | |
| 144.3 | Contacting and conforming to anatomy: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144.1. Subject matter wherein the receiver is designed to touch and have the same form as the structure of the body. | |
| 144.4 | Spout only: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144.1. Subject matter wherein the receiver is in the shape of a pipe or tube. | |
| 209 | VENTILATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. The general miscellaneous subclass for devices for ventilation
of apparatus included in this class.
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| 210 | Railway car: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Devices for ventilating railway-car closets.
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| 211 | House plumbing: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Systems of piping for apparatus relating to this class used
in a house having ventilating structure combined therewith.
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| 213 | Electric-motor pump: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. The air and gases are carried away by an air pump operated
by an electric motor.
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| 214 | Water-motor pump: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. The pump is operated by a water motor. | |
| 215 | Water-jet pump: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. The gases are removed by a water-jet pump.
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| 216 | Bowl structure or vent valve: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. The general miscellaneous structure of a bowl provided with
a ventilator, not provided for in preceding subclasses. Also includes
the valve structure controlling the vent pipe.
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| 217 | Seat structure: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Closet seats provided with ventilating means. | |
| 218 | Roof outlet: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. The structure of the roof connection with the vent pipe.
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| 219 | Sewer: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Means for ventilating sewers.
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| 220 | Disinfecting: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Sewer ventilators provided with disinfecting apparatus.
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| 221 | Burner: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 219. The sewer gases are conducted to a furnace or to a fluid-fuel
burner.
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| 222 | DISINFECTION: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The general subclass for disinfecting apparatus pertaining
to this class not provided for in any of the following subclasses:
111.1, 220, 221, 261, 294, 309, or 459.
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| 222.1 | With screen: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter including means to strain material from a drain outlet. | |
| 223 | Dispensing to bowl: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The disinfectant is dispensed directly to the bowl.
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| 224 | Combined with flusher: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 223. The dispenser acts in combination with and generally after the device which flushes out the bowl. | |
| 225.1 | Dispensing to overflow of flush tank: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the apparatus discharges a chemical into a structure which prevents spill over in the reservoir, containing flush water used to wash out a closet bowl, by discarding the excess to the bowl for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 226.1 | Dispensing to or dispenser in flush pipe: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the apparatus discharges a chemical into a conduit which conducts flush water from a source of water under pressure to a closet bowl of a flush closet for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 227.1 | Dispensing to water in flush tank: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the apparatus discharges a chemical into the reservoir of water, used to wash out a closet bowl, of a flush closet for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 227.2 | Float actuated: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.1. Subject matter wherein the dispenser is activated by a member that is buoyed by and which uses the rise or fall of the water level in the flush tank to discharge a chemical into the water of the flush tank for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 227.3 | Valve: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.2. Subject matter wherein the float actuates a device to control
the flow of the chemical from the dispenser into the water of the
flush tank for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning,
or coloring the water.
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| 227.4 | Water level actuated: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.1. Subject matter wherein the dispenser is activated by the
rise or fall of the water level in the flush tank to discharge the
chemical into the water of the flush tank for the purpose of disinfecting,
deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water.
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| 227.5 | Static dispenser (i.e., no moving part): | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.4. Subject matter wherein the dispenser is a passive structure
(having no moving parts) that is actuated by the rise or fall of
the water level in the flush tank to discharge a chemical into the water
of the flush tank for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing,
cleaning, or coloring the water.
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| 227.6 | Having a flush water dosing chamber: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.5. Subject matter wherein the dispenser has an enclosed space for the chemical to mix with the flush water received from the flush tank to form a concentrated solution that is to some degree isolated from the water in the flush tank during the quiescent period between flushes and is then discharged during flushing or filling for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 227.7 | With a siphon: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 227.6. Subject matter wherein the dispenser uses the suction created by the weight of falling water to discharge the concentrated solution in the dosing chamber into the flush water of the flush tank for the purpose of disinfecting, deodorizing, cleaning, or coloring the water. | |
| 228.1 | Dispensing to air from closet: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the apparatus is disclosed for use
with a closet to discharge a chemical into the atmosphere surrounding
the closet for the purpose of disinfecting or deodorizing the air.
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| 229 | Chemical holder in seat: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The closet seat is provided with a chemical holder. | |
| 230 | Chemical holder in lid: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The closet-seat lid is provided with a chemical holder.
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| 231 | Chemical holder suspended in bowl: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The holder is suspended in the closet bowl. | |
| 232 | Chemical chamber formed in bowl: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The closet bowl is constructed with a chamber for chemicals. | |
| 233 | Seat and cover treating: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Means are provided for washing, cleaning or disinfecting the seat or cover, or both. | |
| 234 | SEAT AND LID: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 222. The combination of a closet seat with its lid.
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| 235 | Plural seats: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 234. More than one seat is provided for the closet.
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| 236 | Hinges: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 234. The invention resides in means for hinging both the seat
and lid.
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| 237 | SEAT: | ||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. The structure of the closet seat.
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| 238 | Subclosure, seat operated: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 237. Closures for the hole in the seat operated by movement of
the seat when occupied.
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