(under subclass 196.01) Apparatus which is or protects an object which is electrically grounded, positioned underground, or at least partly submerged in water (e.g., object is standing on ground outside, object is a ship hull in an ocean, etc.).
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196.21, for an internal battery electrolytic object protection apparatus which is earth grounded or is used to protect an earth grounded object.