(under the class definition) Apparatus in which the egress means comprises a member of permeable material or a permeable strand extending outwardly from the terminal of a conduit.
(1) Note. This class does not include the application of a liquid to an area or surface by a wiping action.
(2) Note. "Soaker hoses" are included under this definition.
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34+, for slow diffusers.
266+, for distributors comprising longitudinally spaced outlets in a flow line conduit.
326, for temporary storage in wick or pad of liquid to be picked up by an air stream. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning, appropriate subclasses, particularly
104.93+, and 209.1+ for wipers.
47, Plant Husbandry,
1.01, and 48.5 for plant husbandry involving the application of fertilizers, etc., to plants, and subclass 1.5 for wick-like, porous discharge means having a liquid supply and adapted to wipe the liquid onto a growing plant.
55, Gas Separation, appropriate subclasses, for porous or permeable members useful for separating gas, vapors, liquids or solid particles from a gas streams.
138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits, especially
123+, for conduits of general utility which may be porous.
210, Liquid Purification or Separation, appropriate subclasses, for porous or permeable members for separating constituents from a liquid.
222, Dispensing,
187, for dispensers having wick or absorbent material feed. 401, Coating Implements With Material Supply,
198+, for a hand-manipulable implement including a wick feed from within a reservoir.
405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering,
36+, for installed irrigation devices or those with below-ground terminal outlets. See especially subclass 45 for a pipe or flume having a porous side wall or opening.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
304.4+, for a composite stock material product embodying a component which is porous.
431, Combustion,
326+, for a burner in which fuel is fed to a flame area through a capillary, permeable or sieve like structure in or on which combustion takes place.
