A47L 15/488
Connections of the tub with the ambient air
Official title: {Connections of the tub with the ambient air, e.g. air intake or venting arrangements}
A47L15/488 (Connections of the tub with the ambient air) appears on 182 US grants and 229 published applications in this corpus.
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