(under subclass 72) Coating apparatus wherein the means to prepare the work surface applies a fluid to the base.
(1) Note. In this subclass may be found, for example, a combination of a coating device and means to wash the base to remove foreign matter therefrom. Where the fluid is applied to the coated base, see subclass 75.
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75, for means to apply a fluid to the coated base, and see (1) Note, above.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact With Solids, appropriate subclasses, and see the notes thereto, for preparatory fluid treatments, per se, including washing and pickling.