(under the class definition) Apparatus associated with an aircraft and related to the air intake means of the power plant (e.g., ram jet engine) of said aircraft to prevent the inflow of ground or air borne objects or creatures to the said power plant by screen or deflector like means.
(1) Note. Gratings, grids, grilles and foraminous members structurally similar to the devices of this subclass are classifiable in many other classes as partially indicated under Search Class as follows.
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15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,
238+, for scrapers comprising wire or pivoted link mats.
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
633+, for an openwork-structure not elsewhere provided for and see the notes for other classes having openwork structures. 166, Wells,
227+, for screens or other filters disclosed for separating solids from the earth fluid flowing into a well conduit.
239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing,
127.1+, and 265.11+ for a reaction motor discharge nozzle which may have a screen or deflector associated with the fluid inlet.
244, Aeronautics, appropriate subclasses for similar means involving modified aircraft structure.
245, Wire Fabrics and Structure,
2+, for screens or grids comprising wires looped or twisted around each other.
256, Fences, various subclasses for similar devices.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
131+, for a single or plural layer stock material product in the form of a web or sheet including an apertured component.
454, Ventilation, appropriate subclasses for gratings, louvers, or screens associated with chimneys, ventilation air inlets, or registers.