US PATENT SUBCLASS 362 / 404
.~ Ceiling-suspended support

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382  DF  SUPPORTS {25}
404.~ Ceiling-suspended support {4}
405  DF  .~.~> Body member with plural radial arms (e.g., chandelier) {1}
407  DF  .~.~> Cord-supported light source with light source directing means
408  DF  .~.~> With light modifier holder
409  DF  .~.~> Nonelectric

DEFINITION

Classification: 362/404

(under subclass 382) Subject matter which depends from an overhead horizontal surface, comprising means which extends for a substantial length between the ceiling or the canopy (cover) which engages the ceiling, and the light source or the light modifier.

(1) Note. The suspended support of this subclass type is more than a "nipple-pipe" (commonly limited in the trade to a 6 inch length) which, when used, is usually concealed by a canopy.

(2) Note. The canopy of this subclass type does not conceal a light socket or light source.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

403, for adjustable supports comprising light source raising and lowering means.

416, for specialized hanging means for arc lamps.

430, for adjustable supports having means for being mounted to a reference structure, such as a ceiling. 437+, for a canopy for covering a socket or for supporting a light modifier.

457, for miscellaneous ceiling mounted supports with canopies.