US PATENT SUBCLASS 137 / 236.1
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INVOLVING GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES


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137 /   HD   FLUID HANDLING

236.1DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INVOLVING GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES


DEFINITION

Classification: 137/236.1

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INVOLVING GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES:

(under the class definition) Fluid handling systems including

or specifically related to a particular geos:graphic feature, e.g., a hill, river, ocean shore, city street, etc.

(1) Note. Mere location of a fluid handling system or a portion thereof below the surface of the ground is not sufficient for inclusion in this subclass.

(2) Note. The geos:graphic feature may be either natural or artificial, but must be a clearly defined area on or below the surface of the earth.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

272+, for hydrant type devices including water cranes, which usually have a connection to a water main and a valve located below the surface of the ground. See (1) Note, above.

363+, for casings for fluent material handling devices which separate the device from the ground and support the adjacent earth, as valve and meter wells and pipe line housings. See (1) Note, above.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing,

201+, for ground or floor embedded sprinkler systems.

399, Electrophotography,

237+, for liquid developer applied to a latent image within an electrophotos:graphic device.