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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION

This class includes inventions which deal with the trapping of wild animals, the catching of fish, especially food fish, and the destruction of all animal life obnoxious or pestiferous to man. It does not include catching and restraining devices for use with domestic animals or fowls nor the destruction of insects on such live stock. It does not include bee-moth catchers.

The class is divided into three groups, as its title indicates. The trapping group of inventions is further subdivided into:

(1) Traps for general use or for animals other than fish and insects.

(2) Traps peculiarly adapted for fish and not readily usable on land without modification.

(3) Traps designed especially for insects and not useful in capturing other forms of life.

(4) Traps designed to catch human beings, as thieves or burglars.

The vermin-destroying group of inventions is subdivided into:

(1) Inventions useful for the destruction of vermin of all kinds;

(2) Inventions adapted to kill obnoxious insects only and not useful for killing other forms of vermin.

SECTION II - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES

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119, Animal Husbandry,   subclasses 801+ for animal catching devices and 156+ or anti-vermin devices for killing of insects on livestock.
239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing,   appropriate subclasses, for fluid distributors or discharge devices of general utility. For a statement of the line between Classes 43 and 239 in regard to liquid vs. powder or dust discharge devices see the class definition, Lines With Other Classes, Fog or Smoke, Colloids, Generators, Areosols," of Class 239.
449, Bee Culture,   subclass 4 for bee moth catchers.

SUBCLASSES

[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 1]    1MISCELLANEOUS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Devices and not provided for under the more specific subclasses which follow.

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56, Harvesters,   subclasses 333+ for pole supported, pivoted jaw fruit gatherers.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 2]    2DECOYS:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Devices designed primarily to allure all forms of animal life, usually, though not necessarily, into danger, not classifiable in the following subclasses.

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1,for blinds to conceal hunters.
7+,and 100+, for various nets and fish- traps employing lights to attract fish where the light is not the chief feature of the invention.
17.5,for illuminating fish-attracting devices.
42+,for fish lures.
113,for illuminated insect traps.

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119, Animal Husbandry,   particularly subclasses 707+ for a lure or related device used to entice an animal or associated with such a device.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys,   subclasses 153+ for aquatic figure toys; and subclass 268 for figure toys.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 3]    3Duck:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 2.  Decoys formed into a semblance of a duck and designed to attract wild ducks within range of a hunter"s gun. The subclass also includes floating frames for supporting dead ducks in a lifelike position to act as decoys.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 4]    4FISHING:
 This subclass is indented under the class definition.  Apparatus and methods for hooking or gathering fish.
(1) Note. The term "fish" as used herein includes all animals not classifiable as insects which breathe in water or pass their lives in water.
(2) Note. The trapping of fish is not included herein but will be found lower in the schedule, particularly in subclass 100; see the definition of subclass 58 for the distinction between "trapping" and the subject matter of this and the indented subclasses.

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64,and especially 65 for nonreturn entrance type traps.
85,for fish snares, and see (2) Note.
88,and especially 89 for suspended jaw type traps.
100,for fish traps, and see (2) Note.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 4.5]    4.5Methods of fishing:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Methods for hooking or gathering fish.

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42.53,for methods of making artificial baits.
58+,for methods of trapping fish.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 5]    5Fish landing devices combined with tackle, e.g., gaffs, grapples:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Devices having means cooperating with line fishing tackle and functioning to assist in "landing" or hauling in fish caught on the line.
(1) Note. These devices commonly are gaffs and grapples designed to run on or be guided by the fishing line to engage the fish.

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17.2,for line and/or hook or lure releasing devices guided by or sliding along the fishing line.
85+,for fish snares and loops.

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56, Harvesters,   subclasses 333+ for pole supported pivoted jaw fruit gatherers.
294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,   subclass 26 for fish grapples, when not modified for cooperation with line fishing tackle.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 6]    6Harpoons and spears:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Those hunting or fishing weapons which comprise a shank having a pointed head and which catch aquatic animals by being thrown or thrust into them.
(1) Note. Spring-actuated spears are found here.

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5,for fish-grapples, and gaff hooks combined with the tackle.

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30, Cutlery,   for hand manipulatable cutlery.
102, Ammunition and Explosives,   subclass 371 for bomb lances used in whaling.
124, Mechanical Guns and Projectors,   for mechanical projecting devices, per se.
294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,   subclass 61 for spears for general use in material handling; subclasses 126+ for hayfork type harpoons.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 6.5]    6.5Gathering or catching device with conveyer to boat:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Apparatus having means to catch or gather fish and convey the catch to a boat.
(1) Note. Lines with hooks, net devices or hydraulic currents are included as catching or gathering devices; in the latter example, the current may also act to convey the fish.

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37, Excavating,   subclasses 315+ for shellfish dredgers including means operating to remove or detach the shellfish from the marine bed.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 7]    7Nets:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Those open fabrics of twine or equivalent material, woven or tied with meshes of any size, designed and used for capturing fish or other aquatic animals in their native element and improvements closely allied to nets, such as net-stakes, and not provided for in other subclasses.

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43.1+,for floats and sinkers.
100+,for fish traps constructed largely of netting and for fish traps which are towed like certain nets.

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87, Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making,   subclasses 1 through 13for such fabrics, particularly subclasses 3+ and subclass 12 for intertwisted strand and knotted mesh types.
114, Ships,   subclass 241 for nets used to protect ships from torpedoes, mines, etc.
245, Wire Fabrics and Structure,   appropriate subclasses, for wire-netting.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,   subclasses 175+ , 190, 193, and 196+ for a stock material product in the form of a web or sheet embodying mechanically interengaged strands or strand-portions (e.g., weave, knit).
442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, etc.),   subclasses 181+ and 304+ for a woven or knit fabric and especially subclasses 43+ and 58 for a coated or impregnated net or open mesh.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 8]    8Handling apparatus:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Devices special to the art of fishing for handling, hoisting, pulling, and otherwise manipulating fish nets where the invention lies in the handling apparatus by itself and not in the net.
(1) Note. Where the invention resides in the net chiefly, appropriate subclasses below should be searched.

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15,for apparatus for manipulating fishing-lines.

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54, Harness for Working Animal,   subclasses 80.4+ for animal protecting nets.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 370+ and 520+ for apparatus for winding a web material which may include a net.
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,   subclasses 264+ for cable-pulling devices which are in some instances disclosed as pulling in nets or purse lines, but have no special structure adapting them to handle the nets or controls adapting them to manipulate the nets or lines for fishing purposes.
414, Material or Article Handling,   especially subclasses 137.7+ for means for loading or unloading a marine vessel directly from the sea, generally.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.1]    9.1Trawl:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Subject matter wherein the open fabric of twine or equivalent material, i.e., net, is shaped to form a large, flattened bag and is adapted to be towed behind a boat-like vessel at a desired depth, e.g., along the bottom of a body of water, etc., or wherein structure closely allied to such a net is provided.
(1) Note. A device which digs into the earth along the bottom of the body of water in order to dislodge fish is not proper for this class.

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104,for a towable fish trap.

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37, Excavating,   subclasses 307+ for a device which digs into the earth along the bottom of a body of water, particularly subclasses 315+ for a shellfish dredger.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.2]    9.2Having excluder device:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net includes structure for causing an unwanted item to either pass through or by the net or be retained in a separate section of the net so that a targeted fish or other aquatic animal may be retained in the net or separated from the unwanted item.
(1) Note. The unwanted item may include debris or an undesired fish or other aquatic animal.

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9.3,for a spiller type limiting device which releases excess fish upon reaching a predetermined limit in the net.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.3]    9.3Having limiting or limit indicating feature:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net includes structure which (1) restricts the amount the net may constrict or expand due to the stress caused by filling the net, (2) restricts the quantity of fish or other aquatic animal permitted to fill the net or (3) signals the amount of fish or other aquatic animal caught upon reaching a particular quantity.
(1) Note. Constriction or expansion of the net beyond a certain limit must usually be avoided to prevent damage to the net as the net is filled.
(2) Note. A device commonly known as a spiller which releases any excess fish or aquatic animal upon the net reaching a predetermined limit is included in this subclass.

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9.2,for an excluder device which prevents unwanted items, e.g., debris, fish, etc., from being caught in the net.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.4]    9.4Bottom running sled:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net utilizes a runner construction for supporting the net during travel along the bottom of the body of water.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.5]    9.5Bottom running roll:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net utilizes a rotatably mounted element for supporting the net during travel along the bottom of the body of water.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.6]    9.6Utilizing electrical shock to control fish or aquatic animal:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net uses electric current to provide a charge which may lure, reposition, stun or otherwise influence the fish or other aquatic animal.
(1) Note. The electrical shock is never intended to kill the fish or other aquatic animal.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.7]    9.7Having specific flow affected board device for holding net mouth open, e.g., an otter board, etc.:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein the large, flattened, bag shaped net includes detailed panel structure which, when engaged by a stream of water generated as the net is towed through the body of water, helps hold an entry area of the net agape for the fish or other aquatic animal to pass through.
(1) Note. A device of this type is commonly known as an otter board, a gate or a door.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.8]    9.8Having specific line element:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein significance is attributed to structure, e.g., a float, weight, etc., attached to a rope-like member connected to the large, flattened, bag shaped net.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.9]    9.9Having specific chafe preventing element:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein significance is attributed to structure which helps prevent abrasion damage to the large, flattened, bag shaped net.

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9.8,for a line element used to prevent chafing of a line or a line and the net together.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 9.95]    9.95Fabric construction:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 9.1.  Subject matter wherein significance is attributed to the structural make up of the large, flattened, bag shaped net itself.

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87, Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making,   particularly subclass 12 and 53, for the process or apparatus for making a knotted mesh fabric or a knotted mesh fabric, per se, absent any trawl net details.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 10]    10Gill:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Nets set upright in the water, as by stakes, in the meshes of which the fish become caught by their gills. Usually gill-nets are set crosswise of a stream or watercourse.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 11]    11Dip:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Scoop, landing, or hand nets designed to be used principally for landing fish caught by hook and line or in a larger net, but also used for catching and landing the smaller species of fish.

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1,for frog-nets and the like.

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403, Joints and Connections,   appropriate subclasses for a loop-to-handle connection wherein only so much of the loop or handle is included as is necessary to effect the connection therebetween.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 12]    12Foldable:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 11.  Dip or landing nets the parts of which are foldable or collapsible for greater ease in carrying and sometimes for such manipulation of the foldable parts as will catch fish.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 13]    13Fish wheels:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Revolving nets of wheel-like structure operated by water or other power and comprising a plurality of net-like dipping elements, which capture fish, usually as the latter are ascending streams.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 14]    14Seines:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 7.  Encircling fish-nets held upright in the water by floats and sinkers and designed to be hauled to the shore, a boat, or some other landing-place by the ends or closed around a body of swimming fish.
(1) Note. Includes purse-seines, which have bottoms closable like a bag-mouth by heaving overboard a weight attached to a rope, called the "purse-line", rove through rings attached to the foot rope of the net which purses or closes the bottom of the net and confines the shoal of fish around which the net has been cast.

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104,for towable fish traps.

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254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,   subclasses 264+ for cable-pulling devices which are in some instances disclosed as pulling in nets or purse lines, but have no special structure adapting them to handle the nets or controls adapting them to manipulate the nets or lines for fishing purposes.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 15]    15Automatic hookers or catchers:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Devices which, when a fish nibbles at a hook, act in such a way as to tend to force the barbed end of the hook into the fish"s mouth to securely hook it.
(1) Note. This subclass includes also devices which go a step further and not only hook the fish, but reel in the line automatically, where such devices are not spring-operated reels mounted on fishing-rods.

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18.1+,for rods.
21,for motor operated reels.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 16]    16Signaling:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 15.  Automatic hookers or catchers which give a visible or an audible signal to let the fisherman know the fish has been hooked.

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17,for other signals.

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340, Communications: Electrical,   subclasses 573.2+ for condition responsive indicating systems automatically responsive to fish.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 17]    17Signal devices:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Devices which make either a visible or an audible signal when the fish has been hooked on a line.
(1) Note. Sounds made by mere reel-brake, drag, or clicker mechanisms or mere visual movement of the reel have not been considered as signal means.

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16,for automatic hookers with signals.
58,for signal devices designed for animal-traps where the invention resides in the signal device and not in the trap. Signal devices attached to traps where the invention is in the trap structure are to be found with the various types of traps.

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116, Signals and Indicators,   for pertinent subclass(es) as determined by schedule review.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 305+ for a fishing reel with a signal or indicator, and subclass 912 for an indicator or signal analogous to Class 242 in general use.
340, Communications: Electrical,   for miscellaneous electric signals and signal systems which may be automatically responsive to a condition, especially subclasses 573.1+ .
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 17.1]    17.1Electric current or sonic wave energy:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Apparatus applying electric currents or sonic wave energy to the fish or to the water to capture fish or to lure or to drive the fish to a point where other catching or gathering means can be brought into use.

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17.5,for electric illuminating devices functioning to illuminate the fishing apparatus or to lure fish by the light.
98,for similar means for killing or disabling fish.

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119, Animal Husbandry,   subclasses 219+ for a fish diverter or barrier, especially subclass 220 for electric type.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 17.2]    17.2Releasing devices:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Devices adapted to be mounted on or to slide along a fishing line and functioning to engage the line or a line-attached body such as a hook, lure, or sinker for the purpose of freeing the line and/or body when held fast by a submarine obstruction.
(1) Note. The device may operate to cut or break the line itself.

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5,for fish gaffs and grapples adapted to run on or be guided by the fishing line to engage a fish caught on the line.

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114, Ships,   subclass 21.1 for devices for cutting a ship"s cable when the anchor is caught or for other reason.
166, Wells,   subclasses 54.5+ for devices for cutting a rope or cable in a bore hole.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 17.5]    17.5Illuminated, e.g., luminous:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Apparatus having means to illuminate the apparatus or to give off light rays.
(1) Note. The illumination may be associated with the apparatus to lure fish to the vicinity of the catching or gathering device and need not directly illuminate such device.

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17,for signal devices which give off light rays when actuated.
113,and 139, for insect traps having illuminating features.

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40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,   subclasses 541+ for illuminated and luminous signs.
362, Illumination,   for illuminating devices claiming no significant features of fishing apparatus or tackle.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 17.6]    17.6Artificial bait:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 17.5.  Devices in the form of an artificial bait or lure wherein the light source is in or on the lure.

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42.32+,for lures modified to reflect external light, especially subclasses 42.33 for transparent lures with reflecting means, and 42.34, for metal lure bodies with faceted exterior to produce a multiple reflecting surface.

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40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,   subclasses 541+ for illuminated and luminous signs.
250, Radiant Energy,   subclasses 462.1+ for self luminous articles.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 18.1]    18.1Rod:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 4.  Apparatus usually in the form of a rod or pole (1) of such length or shape as to facilitate or promote handling a fishing line for casting or for playing a fish, or (2) having the line attached or supported in such a manner as to take advantage of the elasticity or "spring" of the rod or pole.
(1) Note. This and the indented subclasses include fishing rods, per se, and also attachments therefor not elsewhere classified.
(2) Note. Joints for fishing rods are classified in the appropriate joint class unless more of the rod is included than is structurally necessary to define the joint.

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15+,for automatic hooking devices frequently including a rod.
17,for signal devices frequently including a rod.
27.4,for fixed support line handling means other than rods.

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135, Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane,   subclasses 65+ for rodlike canes.
231, Whips and Whip Apparatus,   subclasses 2 and 3 for rodlike whips.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 223+ for a fishing reel, per se, and subclasses 345+ for a hand-held reeling device of general use.
285, Pipe Joints or Couplings,   appropriate subclasses especially subclasses 399+ for socket type joints, wherein the joint involves significant internal wall structure of one of the coupled members; see (2) Note above, for the line with Class 43.
403, Joints and Connections,   appropriate subclasses, for rod joints and connections in general; see (2) Note above, for the line with Class 43.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,   particularly subclasses 364+ for a stock material product in the form of a rod, strand or fiber which is either coated, or has similar structure.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 18.5]    18.5Fiber glass or graphite fishing rod:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  A rod or pole formed or made from material having a portion thereof utilizing (1) a spun glass fiber or (2) a graphite fiber, particle or strand as a structural component.

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23,for a fiber glass or graphite fishing rod having specific details of the handle or butt portion being claimed.

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428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,   particularly subclasses 364+ for a stock material product in the form of rod, strand or fiber which is either coated, or has similar structure.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 19]    19With line propelling or trajecting means:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Fishing-rods having means for automatically expelling or feeding the fishing-line at the will of the operator, so that the line is dropped at the desired spot in the water.
(1) Note. Includes also automatic means which may not only cast the line, but may also draw it in after the fish has hooked itself--i.e., where there is no automatic hooking of the fish.

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21,for spring-revolved reels which reel in a fish-line and which may unreel it in addition.

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124, Mechanical Guns and Projectors,   for mechanical projecting devices, per se, appropriate subclasses.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 223+ for rods having spring-operated reels integral therewith, which merely rewind a cast line.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 19.2]    19.2With nonreeling motion means for rod and line, or line:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Fishing rods, having means other than or in addition to mere line reeling means coacting with the rod to rotate, reciprocate, or move the line or rod and line in such a manner as to impart motion to a bait or lure attached to the line; the motion imparting means may be actuated by the reeling means.

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19,for line trajecting or casting means.
21,for motor operated reels.
42.11+,and 42.46, for lures or artificial baits rotating as a unit and possibly rotating or twisting the line.
43.13,for line-attached bodies reacting with the surrounding fluid media to control or prevent rotation of the fishing line.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 20]    20Reel section:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Improvements relating to fishing-rods having a portion modified structurally to receive a reel, which is built in or otherwise made a permanent integral part of the rod.
(1) Note. Frequently the reel is turned by hand operated mechanism forming a part of the rod. Mere reels and improvements directed to detachable line winders are not included.

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15,for automatic reels which are used in a fish-catching apparatus.

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34, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact With Solids,   subclass 625 for driers having winding reels.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 223+ for a fishing reel adapted to be mounted on an unspecified rod, and subclasses 386+ for a reel of general use which may include fishing.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 21]    21Motor operated:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 20.  Rods whose reel-section includes a spring or other motor, which turns the built-in integral reel to rewind the line upon the reel after it has been cast.

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19,for rods which impel a fishing-line outwardly to make a "cast" which, however, do not depend on a reel for the throwing of the line.

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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 225 and 250+ for reels, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 21.2]    21.2Holders, supports, steadying devices:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Fishing rods having means for supporting, steadying, or holding the rod other than, or in addition to the usual handle portion on the rod.

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15+,and 17, for fishing rod holders including features for automatic hooking of fish and for signalling a strike or bite, respectively.
23,for fishing rod handles or butts.

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224, Package and Article Carriers,   appropriate subclasses, particularly subclass 200 for body or belt attached supports for fishing rods.
248, Supports,   subclasses 511+ for a supporting device having means for receiving a staff, which may be a fishing pole or rod. However, this subclass (21.2) is proper if the supported member has a nonstaff-like feature (e.g., a finger grip, reel mount, etc.), common to a fishing rod and which feature the supporting device must cooperate.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 22]    22Reel mounts:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Modification of fishing-rods which permit a reel to be detachably mounted thereon.
(1) Note. Unless the reel-mount is the essence of the invention or unless the mount is designed specially for fishing rods the patent is not classified in this subclass.

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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclass 316 for reels, per se.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 23]    23Butts:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Fishing-rods where the invention is confined to the handle or butt or to the modification of the butt, by which the latter is united to the rod, where such modification is peculiar to fishing-rods and not to rods in general.

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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 448+ for attaching the eyelets to or otherwise winding on a fishing rod.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 24]    24Line guides or tips:
 This subclass is indented under subclass 18.1.  Devices for guiding the line as it moves along the fishing-rod and for guiding and easing the strain on the line where it leaves the rod at the tip thereof. Mere antifriction devices for guiding lines not peculiar to fishing rods are excluded.

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226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length,   subclass 196.1 for a passive guide combined with a material feeder.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,   subclasses 157+ and 615+ for line guiding means of general utility, and particularly subclasses 241+, 273+, 397+, and 476.7+ for line guide traverse mechanism.
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,   subclasses 389+ for a device or a member intended to guide a moving cable; the cable is attached to or supports an object being pulled by the cable from one position or location to another.
  
[List of Patents for class 43 subclass 25]    25