(under subclass 400) Coating apparatus in which part of the work is shielded by a solid member interposed between the work and the coating medium, the shield preventing contact of the coating material with the part of the work so shielded.
(1) Note. In this subclass may be found, for example, apparatus in which a portion of the work is masked to yield a configured outline; also devices for closing an opening in a hollow article so the external surface only is coated.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
213, and 301, for other coating devices having masks or stencils.
504, for work surface shields, masks or protectors, per se.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
101, Printing, 114+, for printing devices using tools or members having designed areas through which ink pigment or other coating substance may pass to the surface to be printed upon.
