(under subclass 255) Apparatus having (1) a filling and/or emptying or venting manifold or (2) separate outlet conduits
from plural tanks or compartments arranged to terminate adjacent one another, usually for convenience in discharging the contents of the several compartments.
(1) Note. In this and the indented subclasses, the term "manifold" includes any arrangement in which flow conduits to or from two or more tanks or compartments arranged for parallel flow merge into a common flow passage.
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262, for flow dividing compartments.
263, for plural tanks in parallel having a filling and/or emptying manifold which is itself a tank or for plural tanks or compartments arranged for parallel flow which discharge into or are supplied from at least one other tank by means of a manifold.
561+, especially subclasses 597, 599+, 602+, and 861+ for distribution systems having branched flow lines, including manifolds, per se. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
222, Dispensing,
145.1+, for dispensers having plural sources, compartments or containers and a common discharge.
