Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
068
TEXTILES: FLUID TREATING APPARATUS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> TEXTILES: FLUID TREATING APPARATUS
1		WASTE RECLAIMING APPARATUS
2		CARBONIZING APPARATUS
3R		MACHINES
4		. Convertible
5R		. With gas, steam or mist treating
6		. . Static devices
7		. . . With fabric carrying cylinder
8		. . Textile on cylinder
5A		. . Limited area application
5B		. . Relative movement of applicator and textile
5C		. . In chamber
5D		. . Continuous textile feed and discharge
5E		. . With chamber seal
9		. With successive fluids and plural tubs
10		. . Relatively transferable textile holder
11		. Plural tubs and relatively transferable textile worker
12.01		. Single tub and automatic sequential operation mechanism
12.02		. . Sequence control means responsive to a sensed condition
12.03		. . . Temperature of the load
12.04		. . . Weight of the load
12.05		. . . Liquid level
12.06		. . . Unbalanced load
12.07		. . Dyer
12.08		. . Dry cleaner
12.09		. . . With cooling means
12.11		. . Pneumatically actuated
12.12		. . Special cycle specified (e.g., prewash cycle, permanent press cycle, etc.)
12.13		. . With treating liquid filtering or reclaiming means
12.14		. . Dewatering detail
12.15		. . . With heating means
12.16		. . Motor control circuitry detail
12.17		. . . Relay
12.18		. . With additive dispensing
12.19		. . Liquid handling
12.21		. . . Level or temperature responsive
12.22		. . . . With temperature modification
12.23		. . Sequence controller detail
12.24		. . Clutch detail or transmission detail
12.25		. . . With delay detail
12.26		. . Door safety latch detail
12.27		. . Indicator or sensor detail
13R		. Combined
14		. . With scrub-board
15		. . With tank heater
16		. . . Tumbler drum
17R		. . With soap supply
17A		. . . Dispenser on agitator
18R		. . With solvent recovery
18C		. . . Using condenser
18D		. . . Using decanter
18F		. . . Using filter
18FA		. . . . Filter on agitator
19		. . With liquid extractor
19.1		. . . Disparate extractors
19.2		. . . . Centrifugal extractor and gaseous drier
20		. . . Gaseous drier
21		. . . Squeezer extractor
22R		. . . . Roller
22A		. . . . . Domestic with wringer
22B		. . . . . Roller serves as reservoir
23R		. . . Centrifugal extractor (e.g., centrifuge)
23.1		. . . . With means to control or isolate vibration
23.2		. . . . . Including counterbalance
23.3		. . . . . Vertical axis centrifuge
23.4		. . . . Including additional fluid handling means actuated by rotation of centrifuge
23.5		. . . . Including fluid supply means
23.6		. . . . Including impulsing means (e.g., agitator) within and independent of centrifuge
23.7		. . . . . Oscillating type
24		. . . . Horizontal or nonvertical axis tumbler and centrifuge
25		. . . . Shiftable to vertical axis centrifuge
26		. . . . Independent vat and centrifuge
23A		. . . . Guard ring on basket
13A		. . With water softener
27		. Plural fluid treating machines
28		. Combined operations
29		. . With free element
30		. . Tumbling, scrubbing and squeezing
31		. . Scrubbing and squeezing
32		. . . One work element reciprocable longitudinally of a roll axis
33		. . . Cooperating movable work element
34		. . . . One movable with tub
35		. . . Single movable work element
36		. . . . Pivotally movable
37		. . . . Rectilinearly movable
38		. . Scrubbing and liquid flowing
39		. . . Endless apron and scrubber
40		. . . . Scrubber reciprocable longitudinally of apron
41		. . . Horizontal axis pivoted carrier scrubber
42		. . . Carrier roll and platen
43		. . Squeezing and liquid flowing
44		. . . Squeezer and endless belt
45		. . . . Single endless belt
46		. . . Roll and carrier roll
47		. . . Roller bed and carrier roll
48		. . . Movable tub, tray or cage
49		. . . . With shuttle squeezer
50		. . . . Vertically movable
51		. . . Mechanical liquid pump
52		. . Squeezing and dragging
53		. . Impulsing and liquid flowing
54		. . Impulsing and scrubbing
55		. . Dragging and liquid flowing
56		. . Dragging and scrubbing
57		. . . Drag on vertical axis
58		. . Tumbling and liquid flowing
59		. . . Spurting nozzle, thermal flow
60		. . Tumbling and scrubbing
61		. . Tumbling and squeezing
62		. . Liquid flowing and liquid applying
63		. Scrubbing
64		. . Scrubber and bed, reciprocatory
65		. . . Bed reciprocable about a roll periphery
66		. . . Both movable
67		. . . . On horizontal axis
68		. . . . . Vertical scrubbers
69		. . . . . Unitary tub and bed
70		. . . . On vertical axis
71		. . . . . Tub movable with scrubber
72		. . . . Rectilinearly
73		. . . . . In vertical plane
74		. . . Scrubber, only, movable
75		. . . . On horizontal axis
76		. . . . . Plate scrubber transverse to axis
77		. . . . . Plural scrubbers
78		. . . . . . Individually pivoted scrubbers
79		. . . . On vertical axis
80		. . . . . Downwardly directed scrubbing face
81		. . . . Rectilinearly
82		. . . Bed, only, movable
83		. . . . On vertical axis
84		. . Rotary
85		. . . Brush roller and roll
86		. . . Roll and platen
87		. . . . Brush roll or brush platen
88		. . . . Resiliently mounted platen
89		. . . Vertical axis scrubber
90		. . . Horizontal axis scrubber
91		. . Fixed scrubber and bed, movable carrier
92		. . Scrubbers
93		. . Scrubber bed or cage
94		. Squeezing
95		. . Squeezer and textile cover
96		. . Deformable receptacle
97		. . Roll type
98		. . . Planetary
99		. . . Roll and roll
100		. . . Roll and roller bed
101		. . . . Resiliently mounted roller bed
102		. . . Rectilinearly reciprocable roll and bed
103		. . . . Fixed bed
104		. . . . . Single roll
105		. . . Fixed axis roll and reciprocable bed
106		. . . Oscillating roll and bed
107		. . . . Single roll
108		. . Chasers
109		. . . Nonrotatable bed
110		. . Squeezer and bed, both movable
111		. . . Vertically reciprocable squeezer and vertically pivoted bed
112		. . . Opposed receding and approaching squeezers
113		. . Squeezer, only, movable
114		. . . Cradled
115		. . . Plural horizontally pivoted squeezers
116		. . . . Bilateral squeezing faces
117		. . . Single horizontally pivoted squeezer
118		. . . . Bilateral squeezing faces
119		. . . . Edge pivoted horizontal plate
120		. . . Rectilinearly movable squeezer
121		. . . . Bilateral squeezing faces
122		. . . . Vertically
123		. . . . . With squeezer displacement
124		. . . . . Successively acting squeezers
125		. . Mountings
126		. . . For roll squeezers
128		. . Squeezer roll strippers
129		. . Nonrotary squeezers
130		. . . With plungers or valves
131		. Impulsing
132		. . Oscillatory or rotary on vertical axis
133		. . . Bottom drive
134		. . Impellers
135		. Dragging
136		. . Oscillatory or rotary on vertical axis
137		. . . Top drive
138		. . Dollies
139		. Tumbling
140		. . Cage type tumbler supports, bearings or drive
141		. . Wobbly cage
142		. . Cage construction
143		. . . Compartmented
144		. . Imperforate receptacle type
145		. . . Compartmented
146		. . . Fixed inclined axis
147		. Liquid flowing
148		. . Liquid displacement and movable cage or carrier
149		. . . Rotatable skein-supporting sticks
150		. . . Wound package, central liquid flow
151		. . . Vertically pivoted cage-pump or carrier-pump
152		. . Movable cage or perforate tray
153		. . . Oscillatable cage or tray
154		. . . . Vertical axis
155		. . . Rectilinearly reciprocable cage or tray
156		. . . . Vertically reciprocable
157		. . Movable carrier in vat
158		. . . Continuous textile feed and discharge
159		. . . Skein carrying stick or frame in liquid receptacle
160		. . . . Rotatable skein stick
161		. . . . . With skein stretching means
162		. . . . Rotatable carrier for sticks or frames
163		. . . . . Rotatable skein stick
164		. . . . . . With skein stretching means
165		. . . . Reciprocable carrier for sticks or frames
166		. . . . . Rotatable skein stick
167		. . . . Traversing skein stick
168		. . . . . Endless belt stick carrier
169		. . . . . . With skein stretching means
170		. . . Vertically reciprocable carrier
171		. . Movable liquid receptacle
172		. . . Rockable or oscillatable liquid receptacle
173		. . . . Fixed axis
174		. . . . . Vertical axis
175		. . Fixed liquid receptacle
176		. . . Helical textile course
177		. . . Web or rope pleating in receptacle
178		. . . . Conditioning chutes
179		. . . Conditioning chutes
180		. . . Jiggers
181R		. . . With liquid supply and efflux
182		. . . . Rotating stock strainer
181D		. . . . Diaper washer
183		. . . With gas supply to liquid
184		. . . With liquid pump
185		. . . . And interconnecting sampler
186		. . . . . And textile holddown
187		. . . . And textile holddown
188		. . . . Skein supporting sticks
189		. . . . Wound package, central liquid flow
190		. . . . Surgers
191		. . . . Thermal flow
192		. . . . . Surgers
193		. . . . . Tubular conductors
194		. . . Textile holddowns
195		. . . False bottoms
196		. . . Covers
197		. . . Elevatable textile supports
198		. . . Hollow wound package holders
199		. . . Carriers
200		. Liquid applying
201		. . Needle injectors
202		. . Roller
203		. . . Intermittent liquid applicator
204		. . Endless belts
205R		. . Tricklers and sprinklers
206		. . . With skein supporting sticks
205D		. . . Diaper washer
205E		. . . Reel type
207		. Liquid supply or vapor supply to liquid
208		. Drains and overflows
209		. Fire or explosion preventers or fume removers
210		. Loaders, unloaders, or dumpers
211		. Limited area clamps
212		. Elements
3SS		. Supersonic vibrator
213		IMPLEMENTS
214		. Combined
215		. Pounders
216		. . With plunger
217		. . . And valve
218		. . Valved
219		. . With material receptacle
220		. Scrubbers
222		. Steamers
223		. Washboards
224		. . Brandboards, soap holders, and soap supply
225		. . Splash guards and breast boards
226		. . Rubbing surfaces
227		. . . Brush type
228		. . . Sheet or slab
229		. . . . Surface design or elevation
230		. . . Of slats, bars, or tubes
231		. . . Of rollers
232		. Tubs
233		. . With scrub surfaces
235R		ACCESSORIES
236		. Combined wash bench and wringer support
237		. Washtub or wash boiler attachments
238		. . Wringer supports
239		. Wringer supports
240		. Clothes supporting or spotting boards
241		. Wringers
242		. . Flexible diaphragm squeezers
243		. . Twisters
244		. . Roller type
245		. . . Combined
247		. . . Enclosable
248		. . . Rolls in horizontal plane
249		. . . Interconnected functional units
250		. . . . Guide, roll pressure, and clamp
251		. . . . Roll pressure and clamp
252		. . . . Guide and clamp
253R		. . . . Roll pressure and drive
253A		. . . . . Main frame release type
253B		. . . . . Electrical interconnection
253C		. . . . . Roll or bearing interconnection
254		. . . . Drive and drain
255		. . . . Drive and wringer rotation lock
256		. . . Pressure applying or release mechanisms
257		. . . . Roll separation against spring pressure
258		. . . . Power mechanisms
259		. . . . Release through abnormal roll separation
260		. . . . Plural manipulative pressure adjustors
261		. . . . . And auxiliary release
262R		. . . . Single manipulative pressure adjustor
263R		. . . . . And auxiliary release
263A		. . . . . . Toggle
263B		. . . . . . Main frame release type
262A		. . . . . Toggle
262B		. . . . . Slow adjusting
264		. . . Guards, guides and feeds
265		. . . . Movable guide or feed
266		. . . . . Feed or idler roll
267		. . . . . Apron between rolls
268		. . . . . Apron to or from rolls
269R		. . . Gearing and bearings
269B		. . . . Bearing structure
269C		. . . . Stop or reversal control
269CA		. . . . . Main frame release type
270		. . . Strippers
271		. . . Drains
272		. . . Mountings
273		. . . . On horizontal axis
274		. . . . On vertical axis
275		. . . . On horizontal track
276		. . Clamps
235D		. Diaper washer
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		CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900		FOAM TREATMENT
901		HIGH FREQUENCY TREATMENT
902		DEVICES FOR STORAGE AND REUSE OF SOAP SUDS
903		PERFORATED DRUM AND CONTINUOUS TEXTILE FEED AND DISCHARGE

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