(under subclass 200) Device provided with one or more openings for communicating with devices concealed by the closure. Such openings may have means for coupling a device in the opening.
(1) Note. Devices of this kind are placed in this subclass even though disclosed solely for covering an opening in a building wall, floor or ceiling.
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3.7, for outlet type boxes with adjustable parts.
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70, Locks, 423+, for keyhole guards, 450 for structures involving that portion of a lock housing through which the bolt projects and 452 for escutcheons.
174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators,
66, and 67 for covers or face plates for boxes housing electrical apparatus.
248, Supports,
345, for canopies for protecting or concealing the connection between a bracket or suspension device and the fixed support.
250, Radiant Energy,
76, for face plates provided with fluorescent or phosphorescent material.
292, Closure Fasteners,
357, for door knob rose plates.
362, Illumination,
404+, for devices applied to a pipe or conduit of brackets or chandeliers where they are secured to a wall or ceiling to hide the joint.
