(under subclass 357) Apparatus in which the fluid handling system includes a member which surrounds a pipe or pipes and covers the opening through which the pipe or pipes pass through a wall or floor.
(1) Note. The supports, casings, or protectors found in this subclass close the opening around the pipe and provide an ornamental appearance for the arrangement, as well as supporting and/or centering the pipe in the opening.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
296, for caps or covers for hydrant casings.
371, for closures for valve and meter wells.
380, for covers for beer cooler faucet apertures.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 220, Receptacles,
241+, for closures of the face plate type.
248, Supports,
49+, for pipe and cable supports, especially subclasses 56+ for the through-plate type.
292, Closure Fasteners,
357, for escutcheon plates applied to closure latch devices.
