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Class 493
MANUFACTURING CONTAINER OR TUBE FROM PAPER; OR OTHER
MANUFACTURING FROM A SHEET OR WEB
Class Definition:
Process or apparatus for forming an article of commerce,
which article is a receptacle intended to encompass and hold
contents from fibrous cellulose previously matted together in
thin, planar form, commonly called paper, or from material
that is similarly handled or deformed, without substantial
thinning flow thereof, or for forming a hollow cylinder from
fibrous cellulose previously matted together in thin, planar
form, or from material that is similarly handled or deformed,
without substantial thinning flow thereof.
Process or apparatus for forming generally planar or
curvilinear, relatively thin, laterally limited material that
is either longitudinally limited or unlimited (such material
hereafter is called a sheet or web workpiece) into an article
of commerce or into stock material in either of the following
operations:
A. Assembling or Disassembling - (1) the act of juxtaposing
or fastening together a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece; or, (2) the act of disengaging a sheet or web
workpiece from another workpiece to which it had previously
been fastened.
B. Bending - the act of stressing a workpiece beyond its
elastic limit, without substantial thinning flow, so that
when stress is released the workpiece will not return to its
original shape.
C. Flexing - the act of moving one portion of a workpiece
with respect to another portion of that workpiece in order to
place the respective portions of the workpiece in a desired
positional relationship.
D. Surface treatment - a surface modification of a workpiece
not penetrating deeply into the surface of the workpiece,
which modification is not provided for elsewhere.
Additionally, this class is the residual home for a process
or apparatus for making a cigarette filter.
(1) Note. The sheet or web to be formed into an article of
commerce by the method or apparatus of this class may be of
any material except when provided for elsewhere.
Specifically, note the search notes to other classes listed
below.
(2) Note. A member previously made from a sheet or web into
a three-dimensional workpiece may be considered to be a sheet
or web workpiece under the definition of this class if it is
treated as a sheet or web. For example, folding of a flap of
a previously made container is included herein.
LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
A. Class 156 includes:
1. Bonding of sheet or web material surfaces (e.g., causing a
supply of previously assembled labels to be united with a
waxed paper carrier).
2. Bonding of sheet or web material surfaces combined with
bringing together two work surfaces in the formation of stock
material, e.g., bringing together then bonding a first and a
second web.
3. Bonding of sheet or web surfaces (with or without bringing
the surfaces together) combined with bending in formation of
an indeterminate length stock material, e.g., spirally
twisting and bonding adjacent convolutions of a paper strip
to form an indefinite length pipe or other article; or,
forming laminated stock material comprising corrugating a
generally planar sheet of material and bonding a second and a
third sheet to the top and bottom thereof.
4. Bonding a sheet or web surface to another surface combined
with bringing the surfaces together in the labelling of an
article. A postage stamp is considered to be a label, as is
a decorative layer secured to an article by adhesive bonding.
Note that this is an exception to the general line regarding
bringing together and bonding a sheet or web to another
member in forming an article.
B. Class 493 includes:
1. Bringing together a sheet or web member and another
member, e.g., placing a partition member inside a box.
2. Bending or flexing a sheet or web in forming an article of
commerce (e.g., bending a flap in the formation of a box from
a box blank; or, twisting and abutting adjacent convolutions
of a paper strip and then cutting the product to length in
the formation of a drinking straw).
3. Bringing together a sheet or web member and another member
and bonding the two members together in the formation of an
article of commerce (e.g., placing a partition member inside
a box and gluing the partition member to the box; assembling
and uniting a handle to a paperlike article; or, bringing a
tape to a box and bonding that tape to the box to secure the
integrity of the box). An exception to this line is the
application of a label, postage stamp, or decorative layer to
an article by adhesive bonding which is to be found in Class
156, especially subclasses 556+. Such a device which also
serves another function, such as sealing a container closed,
which would otherwise be proper for this class (493), will
also be found in Class 156.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
12, Boot and Shoe Making, for making a foot covering member
from a sheet or web.
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for a process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling, generally;
including assembling a sheet or web member with another
member when (a) the members are handled in the manner of a
nonsheet or web member (e.g., placing a window pane into a
window frame or assembly therewith, etc.), (b) combined with
metal deforming other than deforming a fastener to secure, or
(c) combining an operation of that class (29) generally with
an operation of this class (493). Subclasses 33+, 592+, and
650 for combined operations in manufacturing an article from
a nonsheet or web material as well as for the combination of
construction of an article from a sheet or web, i.e., in the
manner of this class (493) with an operation going beyond
such construction. See the note below to Class 227,
Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for classification of
means to force a nail or staple into a workpiece even if the
workpiece is a sheet or web if there is no other article
making that is proper for this class (493).
53, Package Making, for a method of or apparatus for placing
goods or materials in a container. The container may serve
to identify, protect, or allow unit handling of the goods or
materials; and may comprise a simple band wrapped about the
goods or materials. The combination of making a container
from sheet or web material with packaging will be found in
Class 53. Apparatus for or the method of closing a filled
package, even without any recognition of the contents, is to
be found in Class 53. Generally, the combination of making a
sheet or web assembly will be found in this class (493) if
the packaged material is a component of the package; however,
search Class 53, subclasses 394+ for making a match book
and match assembly, an exception to the general rule.
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining, for the
process of or apparatus for making twisted or spirally
wrapped cellulose tape.
69, Leather Manufactures, for making a product from leather.
72, Metal Deforming, the residual locus for plastic
deformation (including bending) of metallic work (a) as
simple metal stock or a blank, (b) in combination with
nonmetal, as in the case of a paper and metal laminate, or
(c) as unspecified or unidentified material which appears to
be metal.
100, Presses, for a press not elsewhere provided for.
112, Sewing, for means to secure two sheets of cloth or
clothlike material by a sequence of stitches. The stitches
of Class 112 may be made repeatedly in the same area, as is
done in tacking a label of paper material to a cloth member.
Folding of nontextile combined with stitching, e.g., to
secure the sheets of a book signature, is to be found in this
class (493).
144, Woodworking, for shaping of wood, generally, including
making a product from wood; also subclass 51 for manufacture
of an ignitable match of paper.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two surfaces together, generally. Class 156 is
the generic home for surface bonding. This class (493) is
the generic home for making a product from a sheet or web
comprising assembling, bending, flexing, or certain surface
treatment. Between the classes, Class 156 is directed
primarily to the formation of stock material (with many
exceptions) this class (493) is directed primarily to the
formation of a finished article (but includes subcombinations
and other exceptions). Class 156 has not been screened;
however, the following is believed to generally represent the
placement of the art.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, particularly subclasses
430+ for a method or apparatus for winding a composite
article and subclasses 570+ for convolutely winding a web to
form a storage package.
452, Butchering, subclasses 21+ for an apparatus for or
method of shirring a sausage casing with or without filling
of the casing.
162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation, for paper making
especially subclasses 123+ for uniting of wet paper sheets;
subclass 197 for the method of decurling or flexing, bending,
straightening, or decurling combined with paper making or as
an ancillary operation to paper making.
223, Apparel Apparatus, for making of clothing from a sheet
or web.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for means to force a
nail or staple into a workpiece (or into a stack of
workpieces that are not individually treated) even if the
workpiece is a sheet or web if there is not other operation
of this class (493), e.g., no assembling, bending, flexing,
or surface treatment. Assembling of a first workpiece which
is a web or sheet and a second workpiece combined with
driving a staple to secure the relationship of the first and
second workpiece is to be found in this class (493).
Similarly, engaging a first portion of a workpiece and
engaging a second portion of a workpiece and driving an
elongated fastener into the portions to secure them together
will be found in this class (493).
229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes, for a
container made from paper.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the step of forming a sheet or web into an
article of commerce, e.g., bag, box, etc., or into stock
material if the step involves a thinning (or thickening) flow
of the material. Commonly, shaping moist previously made
paper or paperlike material or shaping sheet or web material
in a heated die involves a thinning flow and will be found in
Class 264. Shaping of this class (493) involves only
incidental thinning flow. For example, drawing a planar
sheet into a cup shape is proper for Class 264; folding
radiating portions of a sheet to form a conical shape is
proper for this class. If it is not clear from the
disclosure that there is a thinning flow of the material,
shaping of such material will be found in this class (493). A
Class 264 operation combined with an operation of this class
will be found in this class (493) unless both operations are
done in the same die, which will be found in Class 264.
270, Sheet-Material Associating, for bringing sheets of paper
having printed material thereon together so that the printed
material of one of the sheets corresponds to the printed
material of the other sheet, even when combined with an
operation of this class (493).
412, Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus, for processes and
apparatuses for assembling, bending, or flexing of sheet or
web material peculiar to the manufacture of a book.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming sheet or web material
into an article of commerce or into stock material, e.g.,
bag, box, etc., involving thinning (or thickening flow of the
material). Commonly, means for shaping sheet or web material
in a heated die involves a thinning flow and will be found in
Class 425. Shaping of this class (493) involves only
incidental thinning flow. For example, apparatus for drawing
a planar sheet into a cup shape is proper for Class 425;
apparatus for folding radiating portions of a sheet to form a
generally conical shape is proper for this class (493). If
it is not clear from the disclosure that there is thinning
flow of the material, the device for shaping such material is
to be found in this class (493). Apparatus for performing a
Class 425 operation combined with apparatus to perform an
operation of this class generally will be found in this class
(493) unless both operations are done in the same mold which
will be found in Class 425.
SUBCLASSES
Subclass:
1
CONTROL OF OPERATION BY USE OF TEMPLET, TAPE, CARD, OR OTHER
REPLACEABLE INFORMATION SUPPLY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including detecting the characteristics (e.g.,
physical, electrical, etc.) of a member carrying operation
instructions for the apparatus, which member is removable
from both the workpiece and the organized structure of the
apparatus, and regulating, as a direct result of said
detection, the operation of the apparatus.
(1) Note. This subclass includes utilizing a prepared
information supply that is to be removably placed in the
apparatus. This subclass does not include utilizing the
characteristics of a permanent part of the apparatus, such as
a cam or gear, to influence the operation of other parts.
Subclass:
2
With sensing of numerical information and regulation without
mechanical connection between sensing means and regulated
means (i.e., numerical control):
This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Method or
apparatus including detecting information on the removable
member, which information is in binary (digital) form or code
readable by a detecting means, wherein the detected
information is utilized to regulate the apparatus by means
other than a mechanical linkage.
Subclass:
3
CONTROL MEANS ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATOR STIMULATED
BY CONDITION SENSOR:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including: (a) detecting any of the following
characteristics; a state or property, a change in a state or
property, or the occurrence of a predetermined event in any
of the following: a workpiece, a product of the apparatus,
the apparatus itself, or the environment of the apparatus
affecting the operation thereof; and, (b) initiating, as a
direct result of said detection, a signal other than that
generated or transmitted by the detecting means; and, (c)
regulating or modifying, as a direct result of said
initiation, the operation of the apparatus, or to actuate a
signal or alarm.
Subclass:
4
Cigarette filter making:
This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Method or
apparatus including forming of an article of commerce adapted
to be secured to or integrated with the end of a tubular or
rodlike tobacco or tobaccolike product, which article is
intended to restrict, entrap, or alter components of the flow
of gases and combustion products from the tubular or rodlike
tobacco or tobaccolike product when burning to thereby modify
the composition or condition of gases and combustion products
passing therethrough.
(1) Note. This class is the residual home for the making of
a cigarette filter, even if the filter is not constructed of
paper sheet or web material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 39+ for making a cigarette filter, generally.
Subclass:
5
Responsive to temperature:
This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Method or
apparatus including detecting a thermal condition.
Subclass:
6
Responsive to assembling or coating operation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of the product
of a station which station either serves to juxtapose or
fasten together two workpieces or serves to bring a flowable
material into covering engagement with a workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
44 for assembling dissimilar filter materials in making a
cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
7
Responsive to flowable material (e.g., glue, ink for printer,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of a substance
that flows as a liquid.
Subclass:
8
Responsive to work material, the product or means engaging
the work material or the product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of a
workpiece, the formed article, or of the structure that
engages a workpiece of the formed article.
Subclass:
9
By use of pneumatic sensor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including the use of a detecting means responsive
to air striking it or emanating from it or responsive to
pressure or vacuum in a supply line, which supply line is for
release of air to or vacuum from the atmosphere.
Subclass:
10
By use of photocell condition sensor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including use of detecting means responsive to
luminous energy and adapted to emit electrical impulses to
regulate the operation of the apparatus.
Subclass:
11
Responsive to mark or indicia on work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Method or
apparatus including detecting a surface characteristic of a
workpiece, which surface characteristic has been previously
formed on the workpiece to be sensed by this detector, or
which surface characteristic is a recognizable intelligence
(e.g., printed matter, machine readable code, etc.) feature
for which the detector is adapted to respond.
Subclass:
12
Responsive to defective or missing work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of a
workpiece, which characteristic would indicate that the
workpiece is faulty or including to detecting the absence of
a workpiece or the absence of a portion of a workpiece.
Subclass:
13
Plural sensors:
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Method or
apparatus including a first detecting means and including a
second detecting means.
(1) Note. This subclass is not intended to exclude more
than two detectors.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 17+ for an operation of this class including use
of plural sensors generally.
Subclass:
14
Plural interrelated sensors:
This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Method or
apparatus wherein the first detecting means and the second
detecting means are interconnected to cooperate in regulating
an operation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 18+ for plural interrelated sensors, generally
used in an operation of this class.
Subclass:
15
Photocell and diverse-type sensor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 14. Method or
apparatus including a detecting means responsive to luminous
energy and including another detecting means responsive to a
condition other than luminous energy.
Subclass:
16
To eject defective work material or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of the
workpiece or article, which characteristic indicates that the
workpiece or article is faulty and including removing from
the apparatus any such faulty material.
Subclass:
17
By use of plural sensors:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including a first detecting means and including a
second detecting means.
(1) Note. This subclass is not intended to exclude more
than two detectors.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 13+ for an operation of this class including the
use of a photocell and another sensor.
Subclass:
18
Plural interrelated sensors:
This subclass is indented under subclass 17. Method or
apparatus wherein the first detecting means and the second
detecting means are interconnected to cooperate in regulating
an operation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 14+ for plural sensors including a photocell,
used in a operation of this class.
Subclass:
19
Sensing opposite edges of planar work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 18. Method or
apparatus including detecting one of the margins of a sheet
or web workpiece and detecting the margin directly across the
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18 for a first detector sensing a first wall of a container
or a tubular blank and a second detector sensing an opposing
wall.
Subclass:
20
Opposite side edges:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web workpiece is translated
through the apparatus and wherein the detected margins
comprise the lateral extent of the sheet or web perpendicular
to the direction of movement thereof.
Subclass:
21
To actuate timer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus wherein the regulated structure includes a
timepiece.
Subclass:
22
To actuate cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including regulation of means to pierce a
workpiece, means to apply bending force to sever a workpiece,
means to apply tensile force to sever a workpiece, or a
crystalline tool applied to a workpiece to remove portions
therefrom.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class combined with printing or
photos:graphic reproduction and cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
340 for an operation of this class combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing or abrading, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
23
To actuate folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including regulating of apparatus comprising means
to bendingly stress a workpiece beyond its elastic limit
along a line to form a permanent crease along a predetermined
line.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 405+ for folding of a sheet or web generally,
and see the search notes thereunder for other search
locations.
Subclass:
24
Sensing indeterminate length work supply:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of a workpiece
having no more than one recognized longitudinal end.
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18 for an operation of this class utilizing a first and a
second sensor, one of which is a surface contacting sensor
for indeterminate length work.
subclasses 77+ for making a rigid container including
bringing and indeterminate length member together with
another member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 97+ for making a rigid container including
assembly with an indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 354+ for bringing an indeterminate length
workpiece together with another member combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 380+ for assembling of this class wherein one
workpiece is of indeterminate length.
404 for folding an indeterminate length workpiece by a
roller.
subclasses 410+ for overfolding or unfolding an
indeterminate length workpiece.
Subclass:
25
Responsive to size of work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including detecting a length, area, or volume of
workpiece or produced article.
Subclass:
26
Responsive to weight of work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including detecting the gravitational attraction of
a workpiece or produced article.
Subclass:
27
To stop machine:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including regulating by termination operation of
the apparatus.
Subclass:
28
Responsive to count:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including detecting the number of workpieces or the
number of produced articles.
Subclass:
29
To actuate material advancing means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Method or
apparatus including regulating the operation of structure
serving to bring a workpiece to the machine, to carry a
workpiece through the machine, or to carry a produced article
away from the machine.
Subclass:
30
Responsive to machine element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 3. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of a component
of the apparatus.
Subclass:
31
Malfunctioning machine element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Method or
apparatus including detecting a characteristic of the
component indicative of an undesired condition.
Subclass:
32
Responsive to stress of machine element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Method or
apparatus including detecting force acting on the component
or the reaction of the component to force.
Subclass:
33
To stop machine:
This subclass is indented under subclass 32. Method or
apparatus including regulating by terminating operation of
the apparatus.
Subclass:
34
To adjust machine element to preselected position:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Method or
apparatus including regulating movement of an operationally
stationary component of the apparatus from a first fixed
location or orientation to a second fixed location or
orientation, or regulating to change the limits of movement
of an operationally moving component.
Subclass:
35
Responsive to count of machine element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Method or
apparatus including detecting the number of times the
component has moved.
Subclass:
36
Responsive to timer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Method or
apparatus wherein the component of the apparatus that is
detected is a time piece.
(1) Note. Apparatus responsive to a mechanical or
electrical clock is included herein.
(2) Note. Apparatus including a clocklike mechanism that is
driven by movement of operational structure of the apparatus
is not included herein.
Subclass:
37
WITH MEASURING OR TESTING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with (a) determining a physical
characteristic of a workpiece or formed article; or, (b)
comparing a physical characteristic of the workpiece or
formed article with a known standard.
(1) Note. A known standard may be referred to as a
"control".
Subclass:
38
SAFETY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including recognition of any condition that
might endanger the operative and accordingly make provision
to limit that danger.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
32 for means to protect a component of the apparatus.
Subclass:
39
CIGARETTE FILTER MAKING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including an article constructed to be secured
to or integrated with the end of a tubular or rodlike tobacco
or tobaccolike product, which article is intended to
restrict, entrap, or alter components, of the flow of gases
and combustion products from the tubular or rodlike tobacco
or tobaccolike product when burning to thereby modify the
composition or condition of such gases and combustion
products passing therethrough.
(1) Note. The article to restrict, entrap, or alter flow of
gases and combustion products shall herein after be referred
to as a "filter".
(2) Note. This class is the residual home for making a
cigarette filter, even if the filter is not constructed of
sheet or web material. Therefore, a patent directed to the
making of such a cigarette filter will be found herein unless
provided for elsewhere.
(3) Note. A cigarette is any rodlike article of tobacco or
tobaccolike material intended to be manually manipulated
directly to the mouth of the user.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
4 for making a cigarette filter including use of a control
means energized in response to an activator stimulated by a
condition sensor.
subclasses 374+ for assembling a filter, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, for manufacture of a detachable cigarette
filter, e.g., a water bottle-type tobacco smoke filter, a
hookah, a cigarette holder having a filter, etc.
131, Tobacco, subclasses 280+ for means for making a
cigarette filter combined with means for recognizing (or
engaging) a tobacco product.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of forming material to be used as the
filler material of a cigarette filter.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming material to be used as
the filler material of a cigarette filter.
Subclass:
40
Filter having indicator or inspection means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Method or
apparatus wherein the filter formed is provided with means to
show a condition of that filter, or of the gases or
combustion products passing therethrough, or with means to
allow the user to observe the interior of that filter.
Subclass:
41
With application of heat to secure wrapper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Method or
apparatus including supplying thermal energy to the filter to
cause a sheet or web encasing member to be fastened to or
about that filter.
(1) Note. Included herein is both "heat sealing" and heat
drying of adhesive.
(2) Note. Included herein is securing filtering components
to the paper encasing member.
(3) Note. The "wrapper" or "encasing member" of this
subclass may serve to enclose the entire cigarette and hold
both the tobacco and the filter or may serve to enclose only
the components of the filter or the tobacco. Note that
recognition (or engagement) of tobacco or tobaccolike
material is excluded from this class.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
129 for making a rigid container with application of
adhesive and heat sealing.
subclasses 133+ for making a rigid container including heat
sealing.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
274 for making a tube with coating and heating.
332 for making an article of this class, generally including
application of adhesive and heating or drying.
341 for an operation of this class including heat sealing
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
393 for securing a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece by application of heat.
Subclass:
42
With shaping or compacting of filter material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Method or
apparatus combined with trimming or deforming material being
formed into a filter, or including pressing adjacent units,
e.g., fibers, of material being formed into a filter closer
together, to give the filter a configuration to better effect
the flow of gases therethrough.
(1) Note. This subclass includes shaping of filter material
with thinning flow of the material only if combined with
assembling of filter components.
(2) Note. Cutting or severing may be "shaping" in this
subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 395+ for bending to shape a filter paper,
generally, if there is no thinning flow of the material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of compacting to shape a mass of
particulate or fibrous material other than when making a
cigarette filter component.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, subclasses 406+ for apparatus for compacting to
shape a mass of particulate or fibrous material other than
when making a cigarette filter component.
Subclass:
43
Including heating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 42. Method or
apparatus including applying energy to raise the thermal
activity of the material being made into a filter.
Subclass:
44
Including fluid contact for forming:
This subclass is indented under subclass 42. Method or
apparatus including subjecting the material being formed to
direct engagement therewith of a gas or liquid to assist in
such forming operation.
Subclass:
45
Cutting continuous length rod into determinate lengths:
This subclass is indented under subclass 42. Method or
apparatus wherein the configuration of the material being
formed is that of a shaft having no more than one recognized
end, including severing to longitudinally subdivide such
shaft.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 287+ for making a product from a sheet or web
combined with cutting.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting a rod to length, generally.
Subclass:
46
Prior to assembly with other cigarette filter material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 42. Method or
apparatus including deforming or pressing together adjacent
units of filter material and subsequently bringing that
material into positional relationship with other filter
material.
(1) Note. This subclass does not include recognition of
tobacco.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
131, Tobacco, subclasses 280+ for manufacture of a
cigarette including recognition of (or engagement with)
tobacco.
Subclass:
47
By assembling dissimilar filter materials (e.g., fiber and
powdered charcoal, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Method or
apparatus comprising juxtaposing or fastening together
portions of different types of filter material.
(1) Note. A tobacco or filter wrapping paper is not
considered to be a filter material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for a operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
48
With application of forced air, vacuum or vibration to assist
handling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 47. Method or
apparatus including applying higher or lower than atmospheric
pressure air to the material being assembled, or including
imparting short distance, rapid, to-and-fro movement to the
material being assembled or to structure for transport of the
material to aid in transport of the material.
Subclass:
49
Including plasticizer, adhesive, coating, or impregnant:
This subclass is indented under subclass 47. Method or
apparatus wherein at least one of the different materials
comprises (a) material to cause another material to be
changed to the plastic state, (b) material to secure two
solid components together by adhesive bonding, (c) flowable
material to form a layer over another material, or (d)
flowable material to be absorbed into another material.
(1) Note. Adsorption is included in this subclass.
Subclass:
50
Filter of fibrous material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Method or
apparatus comprising forming a filter from material having
generally elongated, textilelike strands.
Subclass:
51
CONTAINER MAKING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus comprising the step of or means for performing a
final operation in the construction of a receptacle intended
to serve to encompass and hold material or an article.
(1) Note. The "final operation" required in the definition
of this subclass may be considered to be that operation that
changes something less than a container into a container.
For example, closing the bottom of a tube forms a container
if it is intended to hold goods, and that step alone will be
found herein; whereas, placing a handle on a previously
formed container or on a blank to be formed into a container
will not be found in this and the indented subclasses unless
claimed in combination with a step which may be considered to
be the required "final operation".
(2) Note. Making a container hold material better is
considered to be the "final" operation required by the
definition of this subclass; e.g., lining a container,
applying a lid to a container, etc., makes the container hold
material better and is considered to be proper for this and
the indented subclasses.
(3) Note. A common folder for holding sheet material, with
a front and back cover is not considered to be a container
because it does not encompass the contained article; however,
a similar folder with straps on the sides to attach the upper
corners of the front and back covers is a container because
it does encompass the contained article.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 186+ for making a pliable container and for
making an envelope or closed folder, e.g., a record envelope,
even if the wall thereof is rigid, provided the envelope or
folder is formed at its margin with a single fold only,
thereby making no allowance for the thickness of the
contents.
Subclass:
52
Rigid container, (e.g., box, carton, cup, cap, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Method or
apparatus including making a receptacle that is intended to
generally retain its shape during use.
(1) Note. A small container made of heavy paper may be a
rigid container while a large container made of the same
heavy paper is pliable. It is the intent of the construction
that determines placement of a patent in this subclass.
(2) Note. In order to avoid unnecessary splitting of
similar art, it has been determined to consider any envelope
or folder as a "pliable container" even if the wall portions
are rigid, e.g., a photograph record envelope.
Subclass:
53
With printing or photos:graphic reproduction:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus combined with placing recognizable indicia on a
workpiece or product.
(1) Note. Included herein is placing recognizable indicia on
a workpiece or product by coating, impressing, or application
of or exposure of photosensitive materials.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
137 for making a pliable container combined with printing.
270 for tube making combined with printing.
subclasses 320+ for making a product from sheet or web
material, generally, combined with printing.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
101, Printing, for placing recognizable indicia on sheet or
web material without any other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
54
On material prior to assembly with container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. Method or
apparatus wherein the placing of recognizable information is
done on a workpiece that is not part of a receptacle but is
intended to be subsequently juxtaposed or secured to a
receptacle or receptacle component.
Subclass:
55
On material to be erected to become container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. Method or
apparatus wherein the placing of recognizable information is
done on a workpiece web to be formed into a receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
188 for printing on material, then erecting that material
into a pliable container.
Subclass:
56
With cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or a tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including use of work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 324+ for an operation of this class combined
with printing or photos:graphic reproduction and cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
57
By randomly manipulated implement:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus including using a device to pierce, rip, or remove
surface portions from a workpiece, which device is moved
about at the will of the operative to perform the intended
operation.
Subclass:
58
And embossing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus combined with or including forming of a design in
relief of a previously planar surface of a workpiece.
(1) Note. The patent of this subclass may include an
operation of this class (49 comprising engraving by a
piercing, separating, or crystalline tool or may include an
operation of this class (493) combined with piercing,
separating, or engaging by a crystalline tool even when
combined with an operation involving a thinning flow of the
workpiece.
Subclass:
59
And form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus combined with (a) pressing a line in one surface of
a workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line on the
opposite surface; or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece with no significant change in the opposite surface
configuration, wherein the material of the workpiece under
that line becomes more compacted, such that there is no
thinning flow of the workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 160+ for making a rigid container including
scoring.
subclasses 240+ for making a pliable container including
scoring.
subclasses 396+ for form-scoring of sheet or web material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is not significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
60
Rotary cutting, breaking, tearing, abrading, or form-scoring
tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 59. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, engaging with a
crystalline tool, or forming a crease line in work by a
member in engagement with the workpiece which member is
adapted to move about an axis more than 360 deg. to perform
the respective operation.
Subclass:
61
Reciprocating cutting, breaking, abrading, or form-scoring
tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 59. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, engaging with a
crystalline tool or forming a crease line in work by a member
in engagement with the workpiece, which member is adapted to
move to-and-fro to perform the respective operation.
Subclass:
62
Severing of web into blanks:
This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool to subdivide an elongated planar workpiece
into shorter lengths to later be shaped into a receptacle.
Subclass:
63
Perforating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus including piercing a single work surface; thus
forming a crater in the work or forming cleft through to the
opposite work surface.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 866+ for use of a tool to pierce a
single work surface and form a crater, without paper
working.
Subclass:
64
By rotary tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging by a
crystalline tool by a member in engagement with the workpiece
which member is adapted to move about an axis more than 360
deg. to perform the respective operation.
Subclass:
65
On travelling carrier:
This subclass is indented under subclass 64. Method or
apparatus wherein the member in engagement with the workpiece
is rotatably supported on a structure that is adapted to
support and move therewith along a prescribed path with
respect to the workpiece during operation.
Subclass:
66
Flexibly mounted rotary tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 64. Method or
apparatus wherein the member in engagement with the workpiece
is supported for rotation about an axis such that the member
may pliably move to change the position of the axis.
Subclass:
67
Including assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 64. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing or fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, subclasses 418+ for a
conveyor for establishing and moving a group of items; and
subclass 644 for means for conveying a signature.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
68
And folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 67. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease.
(1) Note. Folding of cloth is included in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
69
Including folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 64. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease.
(1) Note. Folding of cloth is included in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
70
Of flap:
This subclass is indented under subclass 69. Method or
apparatus wherein formation of the crease is to bend over an
extending edge of a workpiece.
Subclass:
71
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 69. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a formed article away from a
treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including form-scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the form-scoring tool
moving with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work or
product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
72
Continuous advance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 71. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web is transferred without
stopping toward, through, or away from the location at which
it is stressed beyond its elastic limit.
Subclass:
73
By reciprocatory tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus wherein the member in engagement with the workpiece
to perform the piercing, ripping, or engagement with a
crystalline tool function is constructed to move to-and-fro
when in operation.
Subclass:
74
Severing of web into blanks:
This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Method or
apparatus wherein the member in engagement with the workpiece
functions to subdivide an elongated planar member into
shorter lengths to later be shaped into a receptacle.
Subclass:
75
Including assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing or fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembly of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, subclasses 418+ for a
conveyor for establishing and moving a group of items; and
subclass 644 for means for conveying a signature.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheet or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
76
Comprising bringing two members together:
This subclass is indented under subclass 75. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing a first and a second
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
344 for bringing two members together combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
379 for bringing two members together under this definition,
generally.
Subclass:
77
Indeterminate length member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 76. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship at least one of the workpieces is of
such lengths that no more than one end is recognized
(engaged).
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
24 for an operation of this class including use of a sensor
responsive to indeterminate length work.
97 for making a rigid container including assembly with an
indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 354+ for bringing an indeterminate length
workpiece together with another combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 380+ for bringing length together with another
member, generally, under the definition of this class.
subclasses 410+ for refolding or unfolding an indeterminate
length workpiece.
Subclass:
78
Member comprising adhesive backed tape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 77. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship the workpiece having no more than one
recognized end has a previously applied coating of material
adapted to chemically unite therewith and bond that workpiece
to another member.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 116+ for making a rigid container including
securing two distinct members together using adhesive backed
tape.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
347 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
382 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
79
Including folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a workpiece beyond
its elastic limit along a line to form a permanent crease.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, earing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading, by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
80
Of flap:
This subclass is indented under subclass 79. Method or
apparatus wherein formation of the crease is to bend over an
extending edge of a workpiece.
Subclass:
81
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 79. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a formed article away from a
treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work or
product.
301 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for form-scoring with work or product
advancing or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
82
With scrap material separation or removal:
This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Method or
apparatus combined with segregating or carrying away an
unused or waste portion of a workpiece or product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
83 for manufacture of a rigid container with scrap material
separation or removal, but without cutting, breaking, tearing
or abrading.
342 for manufacture of a product from a sheet or web
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
with scrap material separation or removal.
373 for manufacture of an article from a sheet or web with
scrap material separation or removal, generally.
Subclass:
83
With scrap material separation or removal:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus combined with segregating or carrying away an
unused or waste portion of a workpiece or product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
82 for manufacture of a rigid container with scrap material
separation or removal and with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
373 for manufacture of an article from a sheet or web with
scrap material separation or removal, generally.
Subclass:
84
Assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing or fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
(1) Note. The workpieces of this and the indented
subclasses are totally separate and distinct. A first and a
second surface of a single workpiece are not considered to be
separate workpieces, no matter how far spaced from each
other.
(2) Note. A fastener, e.g., a staple or a rivet, is
considered to be a workpiece when assembled to a paper
workpiece; however, see the search note to Class 227 below.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for methods of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling or
disassembling. Class 29 is the generic home for assembling.
See the search notes under subclasses 428 and 700 for other
locations of specific types of assembling. Also see the line
notes under the definition of this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for uniting a first and a second web by adhesive bonding
without assembling or bending in forming an article of
commerce or with or without assembling or bending in forming
united stock material. See the line notes under the
definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
85
With extruding, drawing, or attenuating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus combined with forcing material through an orifice
or pulling, pushing, or stretching material to thicken or
thin the material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
293 for tube making combined with extruding, drawing, or
attenuating.
338 for an operation of this class, generally, combined with
extruding, drawing, or attenuating.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of the material. See the line note under the definition
of this class (493).
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of the material. See the line note under the definition
of this class (493).
Subclass:
86
Applying cutting or tearing edge to container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is sharp and is
intended to serve to sever or tear contents that will be
placed in the receptacle in its intended use.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
377 for an assembling operation of this class wherein one of
the workpieces is a tear strip.
Subclass:
87
Applying discharge assist means (e.g., valve, pour spout,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to
ultimately function in the removal of contents from the
receptacle by directing or permitting movement of the
contents.
Subclass:
88
Including handle or suspension means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to serve
as a grip on the receptacle to be engaged by a person
carrying the receptacle or is intended to serve as structure
whereby the receptacle may be hung.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
226 for making a pliable container including assembling a
handle therewith.
909 for an art collection including making of a rigid
container having a handle or suspension means.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for a method of
assembling, generally including assembling a container and a
handle; and subclass 774 for apparatus to assemble a handle
to a container.
Subclass:
89
Including structural reinforcement:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to make
the receptacle physically stronger.
Subclass:
90
Including internal partition:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to serve
to divide the space within the receptacle and provide a
compartment for acceptance of material to be packaged in the
receptacle.
(1) Note. An egg carton made of a container and separate
partition is included in this subclass.
(2) Note. The partition of this subclass is a separate
member from the wall of the container.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
136 for forming a one-piece-blank into a compartmentized
container in which the container is held in erected condition
by interfitting of container portions.
391 for assembling container partitions, or assembling a
previously formed container with a partition, without forming
the container.
912 for an art digest of related operations.
Subclass:
91
Intersecting partitions:
This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Method or
apparatus wherein the space within the receptacle is divided
by a workpiece extending in a first direction and by a second
workpiece or another portion of the same workpiece extending
in a direction to cross or abut the first workpiece.
Subclass:
92
Single shaped partition adapted to touch packaged material on
three sides:
This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Method or
apparatus wherein the space within the receptacle is divided
by a workpiece that is adapted to wrap at least 270 deg.
about material to be packaged in the receptacle.
Subclass:
93
Liner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces comprises a member
intended to extend about the inside of the receptacle to
restrict engagement of the contents of the receptacle from
the inner surface of the receptacle.
(1) Note. The inner member of this subclass may cover the
entire or less surface of the receptacle; however, it is not
self-sufficient to hold the contents without the receptacle.
(2) Note. Included herein is assembling a preformed
container and a preformed liner, even without additional
"container making".
(3) Note. Manipulation of a container having a liner, e.g.,
closing the flaps, is not considered to be assembling of the
liner and the container for this and the indented
subclasses.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 309+ for opening the end of a liner for assembly
with the end of a rigid container without placing the liner
inside the container.
Subclass:
94
Partial liner (e.g., fly liner, bottom gasket, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 93. Method or
apparatus wherein engagement of the contents with the inside
of the receptacle is restricted to limited areas.
Subclass:
95
Liner permanently secured to wall:
This subclass is indented under subclass 93. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece restricting engagement of the
contents with other surfaces of the receptacle is bonded to
the surface of the receptacle in such a way as to preclude
ready removal.
(1) Note. If the liner is to be applied to a blank before
the blank is erected, bonding must take place over only a
limited area of the liner. Bonding over the entire surface
of the liner would form a laminated blank, rather than a
lined blank.
Subclass:
96
Prior to erecting of container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 95. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece for restricting engagement is
intended to be bonded to the surface of the receptacle before
formation of the receptacle.
Subclass:
97
With indeterminate length work supply:
This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Method or
apparatus wherein being brought into juxtaposition or when
being fastened together with another workpiece, one workpiece
is of such length that no more than one end thereof is
recognized.
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18 for an operation of this class utilizing a first and a
second sensor, one of which is a surface contacting sensor
for indeterminate length work.
subclasses 24+ for an operation of this class including use
of a sensor responsive to indeterminate length work.
subclasses 77+ for making a rigid container including
bringing an indeterminate length member together with another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
97 for making a rigid container including assembly with an
indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 193+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing of indeterminate length work.
335 for an operation of this class combined with coating an
indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 345+ for bringing an indeterminate length
workpiece together with another member combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 380+ for assembling of this class wherein one
workpiece is of indeterminate length.
404 for folding an indeterminate length workpiece by a
roller.
subclasses 410+ for overfolding or unfolding an
indeterminate length workpiece.
Subclass:
98
Assembling by wrapping container about premade liner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 95. Method or
apparatus including providing a member for restricting
engagement of the contents of the formed receptacle with the
receptacle, which member is in substantially its final shape,
and then encompassing a sheetlike member thereabout and at
the same time forming the sheetlike member into a
receptacle.
Subclass:
99
Secured at container seam:
This subclass is indented under subclass 95. Method or
apparatus including bringing together and bonding together
edges of sheet work material along a line in the formation of
a receptacle and including bonding the contents restricting
member to the receptacle along the same line.
Subclass:
100
Premade liner and premade container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 93. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece for restricting engagement is
given its final form before assembly with the receptacle and
wherein the receptacle is given its final shape before
assembly with the workpiece for restricting engagement.
Subclass:
101
With venting or vacuumizing of container to allow assembly
with liner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Method or
apparatus including providing a closable opening in the
receptacle or restricting member to allow escape of air
captured between the receptacle and restricting member or
including means to remove the air from the area between the
receptacle and the restricting member to ease the placement
of the restricting member into the receptacle.
Subclass:
102
Including application of distinct closure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus comprising placing a separate member over an
opening in the receptacle to cover the opening.
(1) Note. Application of a cover over an opening may serve
as the operation completing a tube into a container.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
139 for interfitting of an integral tab to close and secure
an opening in a container.
subclasses 156+ for closing an end of a rigid,
nonrectangular container.
Subclass:
103
Closure having metallic portion:
This subclass is indented under subclass 102. Method or
apparatus wherein a part of the covering member is made of
metal.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, for the combination of assembling with
metal deforming, other than metal deforming to bring about
securement of assembled components.
Subclass:
104
Nonrectangular cross section container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 102. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle made is of a shape such that
the horizontal margins are other than would be described by
two pairs of parallel lines meeting at right angles.
(1) Note. A rectangular solid container is excluded from
this subclass, even if it includes a domed or irregular top.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
149 for making a nonrectangular cross section rigid
container with coating.
subclasses 152+ for making a nonrectangular cross section
rigid container, generally.
Subclass:
105
By use of turret mandrel carrier:
This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Method or
apparatus including use of a male member on which the
receptacle or covering member is placed or over which the
receptacle or covering member is made, which male member is
supported for pivotal movement about an axis to and from the
position at which the covering member is placed over an
opening in the receptacle.
Subclass:
106
And frustoconical form:
This subclass is indented under subclass 105. Method or
apparatus wherein the male member includes a surface of a
shape which may be described as generated by a line extending
from and pivoting about a point and following a circle that
is normal to another line extending from the point to the
center of the circle, which shape is cut off before reaching
the point of generation.
Subclass:
107
Rotary form:
This subclass is indented under subclass 106. Method or
apparatus including turning the male member about its central
axis when in use.
Subclass:
108
Circular cross section container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Method or
apparatus wherein the shape retaining receptacle made is of a
shape such that a cross section therethrough may be defined
by a point revolving about a fixed center.
Subclass:
109
With bending to secure closure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Method or
apparatus including stressing a member beyond its elastic
limit to cause more permanent engagement of the member over
an opening with the receptacle.
Subclass:
110
Including laminating or coating of container blank:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus (a) including superposing multiple workpieces
before formation thereof into the shape of a single
receptacle, or (b) combined with placing a layer of flowable
material on the surface of a workpiece, which layer is
intended to become a part of that surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 148+ for making a rigid container with coating.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube with coating.
subclasses 328+ for an operation of this class, generally,
with coating.
Subclass:
111
Including wrapping of container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus including making a receptacle and encasing the
receptacle or a portion of the receptacle with a sheet of
material generally conforming thereto.
(1) Note. Included herein is making a box within a box
whether or not the boxes are secured together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 93+ for placing a liner inside a container
wherein the liner is not self-sufficient to hold the
contents.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
53, Package Making, subclasses 203+ for wrapping a
container to form a package thereof.
Subclass:
112
Including use of rotary container support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 111. Method or
apparatus wherein the means supporting the receptacle against
the force of gravity is adapted to turn about an axis 360
deg. or more.
Subclass:
113
Including use of reciprocatory container support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 111. Method or
apparatus wherein the means supporting the receptacle against
the force of gravity is adapted to move to-and-fro in a
straight line or about an axis.
Subclass:
114
Securing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus including fastening plural workpieces together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 121+ for making a rigid container including
securing a first and a second surface of a single workpiece
together.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
subclasses 393+ for assembling of two workpieces by
securing, generally.
394 for securing a first and a second surface of a single
workpiece together.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for the process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of
a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work, if there is no
recognition of more than one sheet or web. See the search
note for Class 29 under the definition of this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding,
generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling,
bending, or flexing in the formation of a web of stock
material; and for assembling and adhesively bonding an
article with a postage stamp or a label. See the search note
to Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web if
there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web
and no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
115
By application of district securing member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 114. Method or
apparatus including making a first workpiece into a
receptacle and intimately engaging therewith a second
workpiece intended to function to fasten the workpieces
together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 383+ for making a product from a sheet or web
generally including use of a distinct securing member.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working of the sheet or web (e.g., bending)
and no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
116
Tape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece intended to perform the
fastening function is weblike in shape and is coated on at
least one side with adhesive.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 for making a rigid container including application of an
adhesive backed tape combined with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
347 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
382 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member.
Subclass:
117
Applied to moving work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 116. Method or
apparatus including applying the weblike fastening workpiece
to the other workpiece at an assembly station, as the other
workpiece moves within the station.
Subclass:
118
Material penetrating member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Method or
apparatus wherein the fastening workpiece includes a sharp
edge and is intended to fasten by the act of that edge
piercing into the other workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
351 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled, combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 384+ for using a work penetrating fastening
member to secure other members together.
392 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web
and there is no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
119
Bifurcated member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 118. Method or
apparatus wherein the fastening workpiece includes two sharp
edges and is intended to fasten by the act of both edges
piercing into the other workpiece at the same time.
Subclass:
120
Including use of work supply hopper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 84. Method or
apparatus including the use of a compartment to hold a
substantial number of workpieces as a ready supply for
assembly with other workpieces.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
348 for assembling of an article from sheet or web material
and another workpiece including use of a work supply hopper,
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
Subclass:
121
Securing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus including fastening two portions of a workpiece
together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 114+ for securing two workpieces together in the
formation of a rigid container.
subclasses 264+ for making a pliable container including
securing by adhesive.
325 for printing or photos:graphic reproduction combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and with
securing.
393 for assembling of two workpieces by securing,
generally.
394 for securing a first and a second surface of a single
workpiece together.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for the process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of
a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work if there is no
recognition of more than one sheet or web. See the search
note to Class 29 under the definition of this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding,
generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling,
bending, or flexing in the formation of a web of stock
material; and for assembling and adhesively bonding an
article with a postage stamp or label. See the search note to
Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working of the sheet or web and no
recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
122
Including use of work blank supply hopper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus including the use of a compartment to hold a
substantial number of sheet or web workpieces as a ready
supply for making a receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 181+ for making a container with folding and
feeding a work blank from a hopper.
Subclass:
123
And use of vacuum to handle work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 122. Method or
apparatus including applying reduced pressure to a portion of
a workpiece so that atmospheric pressure acting on an
opposing portion thereof assists in manipulation of the
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
84 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members by use of vacuum to manipulate a workpiece.
181 for making a rigid container with folding and feeding a
work blank from a hopper by use of a suction-type blank
handling means.
Subclass:
124
To place blank onto folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 123. Method or
apparatus including use of manipulating means using the
application of reduced pressure to transport a sheet or web
workpiece from a remote position to a position where it is
ready for engagement by means to bendingly stress the
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a predetermined
line.
Subclass:
125
With conveyor for advance to folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 123. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means particularly adapted to
move one workpiece after another from a remote position to a
folding station.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
126
And means to transfer blank to folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 122. Method or
apparatus combined with the use of means to move a sheet or
web workpiece from a remote position to a folding station.
Subclass:
127
Comprising folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 126. Method or
apparatus wherein the means to move the workpiece to the
folding station is the same means which effects forming a
crease or fold in the workpiece.
Subclass:
128
With application of adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus combined with coating a surface of a workpiece with
material that is intended to chemically bond that surface to
another surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 148+ for making a rigid container with coating.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube with coating.
subclasses 328+ for an operation of this class, generally,
with coating.
Subclass:
129
And heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 128. Method or
apparatus combined with applying thermal energy to raise the
thermal level of a surface of a workpiece and thereby causing
that surface to be fastened to another surface of a
workpiece.
(1) Note. Included herein is both "heat sealing" and heat
drying of adhesive.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 for making a cigarette filter including application of
heat to secure the wrapper thereto.
subclasses 133+ for making a rigid container including heat
sealing.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
274 for making a tube with coating and heating.
332 for making an article of this class, generally including
application of adhesive and heating or drying.
341 for an operation of this class including heat sealing
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
393 for securing a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece by application of heat.
Subclass:
130
With work advance between application of adhesive and
securing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 128. Method or
apparatus including coating the workpiece with material to
chemically bond one surface to another in a first station and
fastening one surface of the workpiece to another in a second
station, combined with the step of or means for moving the
workpiece from the first to the second station.
Subclass:
131
Application of adhesive to moving work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Method or
apparatus including coating the workpiece with material to
chemically bond when the workpiece is in motion.
Subclass:
132
By applicator having surface engaging and moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Method or
apparatus including use of means in physical contact with the
workpiece to transfer chemical bonding material thereto,
which means has a component of movement with the workpiece
during transfer of the bonding material.
Subclass:
133
Including heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus including raising the thermal level of a surface of
a workpiece and thereby causing that surface to be fastened
to another surface of a workpiece.
(1) Note. Included herein is both "heat sealing" by fusion
of the work surface and heat drying of adhesive.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 for making a cigarette filter including application of
heat to secure the wrapper thereto.
subclasses 129+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive and heat sealing.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
274 for making a tube with coating and heating.
332 for making an article of this class, generally including
application of adhesive and heating or drying.
341 for an operation of this class including heat sealing
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
393 for securing a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece by application of heat.
Subclass:
134
By direct application of fluid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 133. Method or
apparatus including raising the thermal level of a surface of
a workpiece by a flow of gaseous or liquid material
thereagainst.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
191 for making a pliable container including heat sealing
and cooling by direct application of fluid.
192 for making a pliable container including heat sealing by
direct application of fluid.
Subclass:
135
Of moving work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 133. Method or
apparatus including raising the thermal level while the
workpiece is in motion.
Subclass:
136
By interfitting of container portions:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus wherein fastening is accomplished by positioning a
portion of a workpiece under another portion to restrict
movement thereof.
Subclass:
137
Interlocking tab and slot:
This subclass is indented under subclass 136. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is provided with an elongated
opening and is provided with a protuberance to interfit
therewith including the operation of bringing about such
interfitting of the receptacle portions.
Subclass:
138
Including integral internal partition:
This subclass is indented under subclass 137. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle made includes a portion
extending across to compartmentize the internal chamber.
Subclass:
139
Integral interlocking closure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 137. Method or
apparatus wherein the portion of the receptacle being
fastened is adapted to cover an external opening of the
receptacle and wherein the interfitting of the portions is to
secure that cover portion in the closed position.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 102+ for closing a container by assembling a
distinct closure therewith.
subclasses 156+ for closing an end of a rigid,
nonrectangular container.
Subclass:
140
Inwardly folded flange:
This subclass is indented under subclass 136. Method or
apparatus wherein fastening is accomplished by turning a
marginal extremity of a workpiece toward the interior of the
receptacle to overlap and fasten another portion of the
receptacle.
Subclass:
141
Including means to press work while adhesive sets or dries:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus including use of means to force a first portion of
a workpiece against a second portion for a period of time to
allow a liquid coating of a chemical bonding agent between
the two surfaces to solidify.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing combined with the application of adhesive.
Subclass:
142
Work advancing during pressing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is moved through the
apparatus as the work portions are forced together.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work duration operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting breaking,
tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work or
product.
subclasses 400+ for securing with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
143
Plunger- and die-type press:
This subclass is indented under subclass 142. Method or
apparatus comprising use of a female member and a male member
wherein the male member is adapted to move and carry the
workpiece through the female member and cooperate therewith
to force the work portions together.
Subclass:
144
Roller-type press:
This subclass is indented under subclass 142. Method or
apparatus including use of a member adapted to turn more than
360 deg. about an axis, the member having a peripheral
surface of constant distance from the axis, which member is
to rollingly engage the workpiece and force the work portions
together.
Subclass:
145
Manually actuated press:
This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Method or
apparatus wherein the means to force the work portions
together is either driven by the energy of the operative or
is caused to be driven in direct response to the action of
the operative, whereby the means is under the constant
control of the operative.
Subclass:
146
Manually driven:
This subclass is indented under subclass 145. Method or
apparatus wherein the means to force the work portions
together is driven by the energy of the operative.
Subclass:
147
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a previously made receptacle
away from a treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
(2) Note. "Treating" as used herein includes assembling,
bending, surface treatment, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
148
With coating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus combined with placing a layer of flowable material
on the surface of a workpiece, which layer is intended to
unite with that surface.
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110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube with coating.
subclasses 328+ for an operation of this class, generally,
with coating.
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118, Coating Apparatus, for apparatus for placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of a sheet or web with no
other working of the sheet or web.
427, Coating Processes, for the step of placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of a sheet or web with no
other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
149
On nonrectangular cross section container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 148. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle formed is of a shape such
that the horizontal margins are other than would be described
by two pairs of parallel lines meeting at right angles.
(1) Note. A rectangular solid container is excluded from
this subclass, even if it includes a domed or irregular top.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 104+ for making a nonrectangular rigid container
including assembling of a container body and a distinct
closure.
subclasses 152+ for making a nonrectangular rigid
container, generally.
Subclass:
150
Adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 148. Method or
apparatus wherein the flowable material is intended to unite
with the surface of the workpiece and to subsequently fasten
that surface to another surface.
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subclasses 115+ for assembling a rigid container, applying
a distinct securing member and applying an adhesive.
276 for making a tube combined with coating with an
adhesive.
subclasses 331+ for making an article from a sheet or web
combined with application of an adhesive coating.
Subclass:
151
And folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 150. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a workpiece beyond
its elastic limit along a line to form a permanent crease.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
152
Nonrectangular cross section container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle made is of a shape such that
the horizontal margins are other than would be described by
two pairs of parallel lines meeting at right angles.
(1) Note. A rectangular solid container is excluded from
this subclass, even if it includes a domed or irregular top.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 104+ for making a nonrectangular cross section
rigid container including assembling of a container body and
a distinct closure.
149 for making a nonrectangular rigid container, with
coating.
Subclass:
153
Noncircular cross section:
This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Method or
apparatus wherein the rigid receptacle made is further of a
shape such that a horizontal section therethrough is other
than one described by a curved line equidistant from a
center.
Subclass:
154
By use of conical former (e.g., pleating, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Method or
apparatus including use of a member to give shape to a
receptacle, which member includes a surface of a tapered
shape which may be described as generated by a line extending
from and pivoting about a point and following a circle that
is normal to another line extending from the point to the
center of the circle.
Subclass:
155
Rotary former:
This subclass is indented under subclass 154. Method or
apparatus wherein the member adapted to give its generally
circular tapered shape to the receptacle turns about its
geometrical axis during such shaping.
Subclass:
156
End closing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle made has a body portion
having upper and lower ends, including covering one of the
ends.
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subclasses 102+ for closing a container by assembling a
distinct cover therewith.
139 for interfitting of an integral tab to close and secure
an opening in a container.
308 for closing the end of a tube that is not a container.
Subclass:
157
By folding over end of tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle made has a generally
elongated tubular body and wherein closing is accomplished by
collapsing one end thereof and then bending the body to form
a crease line to thereby close the body.
Subclass:
158
Edge crimping or curling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Method or
apparatus including turning under to conceal the unfinished
edge of a sheet or web workpiece from a generally sharp edge
to form a generally or rounded edge.
(1) Note. Crimping or curling the end of a cylinder by a
tool acting on one part of the periphery is included herein
even though, in theory, there may be thinning flow, to avoid
splitting of similar art.
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264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of edge crimping or curling with
stretching of material as in curling the end of a cylinder in
a dip.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for edge crimping or curling with
stretching of material as in curling the end of a cylinder in
a die.
Subclass:
159
By relative rotation of work and tool about work axis:
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Method or
apparatus including (a) turning a workpiece about an axis
passing generally through its center for engagement by a tool
that is not turning about the axis, or (b) turning a tool
about an axis passing generally through the center of a
workpiece for engagement with a workpiece that is not turning
about that axis.
Subclass:
160
Including form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus including (a) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line surface;
or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a workpiece with no
significant change in the opposite surface configuration,
wherein the material of the workpiece under that line becomes
more compacted, such that there is no thinning flow of the
workpiece.
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subclasses 59+ for making a rigid container with cutting
and scoring.
subclasses 240+ for making a pliable container including
scoring.
subclasses 396+ for form-scoring of sheet or web material,
generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is no significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
161
Continuous advance with form-scoring tool moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 160. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece moves without stopping during
the line pressing operation through a line pressing station,
including use of a line pressing tool, a portion of which
moves in the direction of workpiece movement when in
operational engagement therewith.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of the
work or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
162
Folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a workpiece beyond
its elastic limit along a line to form a permanent crease.
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68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 231+ for making pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
163
By mandrel or endless carrier:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus including use of a male forming member about which
a sheet or web workpiece is wrapped by bending stress without
thrust of the forming member, which forming member is mounted
on a support member to be indexed or continuously moved about
a closed loop.
Subclass:
164
Assembly of plural mandrels turning about fixed axis:
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Method or
apparatus including a plurality of male forming members on
each of which at least a portion of a sheet or web workpiece
is bendingly stressed without thrust from the respective
forming member, which forming members are mounted on a single
support member, which support member is rigid and is adapted
to turn continuously or be indexed about a pivot line to
reposition the forming members.
Subclass:
165
To form gable top on container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Method or
apparatus wherein the forming member is adapted to form a
receptacle having upper portion comprising a single ridge
created by a pair of diverging side walls.
(1) Note. Included herein is partial forming of a gable top
without actual closing thereof, to allow for subsequent
filling of the formed receptacle.
Subclass:
166
Folder driven by stationary cam:
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Method or
apparatus wherein, as the support turns about a fixed axis,
nonmoving structure is engaged which serves to move a member,
which member in turn engages the sheet or web workpiece and
forms a crease therein.
Subclass:
167
By plunger:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus including use of a male forming member on which a
sheet or web workpiece is wrapped by bending stress as a
result of thrust of that member.
(1) Note. A bladelike member including an elongated folding
edge may be considered to be a plunger or male forming member
for this subclass.
Subclass:
168
Forming hollow wall or 270 deg. folded edge:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus of making a receptacle having a side formed of an
inner and outer layer to enclose an open space or having a
marginal lip that is formed of a bent overedge that extends
about at least three sides of enclosed space.
Subclass:
169
Plural interrelated plungers (e.g., making separate cover and
container):
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus including use of a first male forming member on
which a sheet or web workpiece is wrapped by bending stress
as a result of thrust of that member and including use of a
second male forming member on which a sheet or web workpiece
is wrapped by bending stress as a result of thrust of that
member wherein the first forming member is adapted to form a
first workpiece portion and the second workpiece portion such
that the product of the first member is made to interfit with
the product of the second member.
Subclass:
170
Flowable plunger or reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus (a) wherein the male forming member is adapted to
yieldably change shape during the bending operation; or, (b)
including a backing member against which the male forming
member is adapted to force the work for bending, which
backing member is adapted to yieldably change shape during
the bending operation.
Subclass:
171
Expandable or contractible plunger or reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus (a) wherein the male forming member is adapted to
be modified to change the size or shape thereof; or, (b)
including a backing element against which the male forming
member is adapted to force the workpiece for bending, which
backing element is adapted to be modified to change the size
or shape thereof.
Subclass:
172
Orbitally moving plunger or reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus (a) wherein the male forming member is adapted to
move as a body about a closed loop; or, (b) including a
backing element against which the male forming member is
adapted to force the work for bending, which backing element
is adapted to move as a body about a closed loop.
Subclass:
173
Continuously orbiting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Method or
apparatus wherein the male forming member or the backing
element is adapted to move without stopping during the
bending operation about the closed loop.
Subclass:
174
And reciprocatory reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Method or
apparatus including use of a backing element against which
the male forming member is adapted to force the work for
bending, which backing element is adapted to move to-and-fro
in a straight line or about a pivot point.
Subclass:
175
By mandrel:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus including use of a male forming member about which
a sheet or web workpiece is wrapped by bending stress without
thrust of the forming member.
(1) Note. A mandrel is similar in structure to a plunger,
but is not intended to form work by force applied to the
mandrel, rather is intended to serve as a reaction member
onto which work is formed.
Subclass:
176
And reciprocatory armlike tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 175. Method or
apparatus including use of a member adapted to engage the
sheet or web workpiece and form the work about the male
forming member, which member is generally elongated, is
unsupported at one end and is adapted to move to-and-fro
either in a straight line or about a pivot point during the
bending operation.
Subclass:
177
Work moving transversely to fold line during folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web workpiece is caused to
travel in a direction normal to the line along which it is
creased, as the crease is formed.
Subclass:
178
Work moving parallel to fold line during folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web workpiece is caused to
travel in the same direction as the line along which it is
creased, as the crease line is formed.
Subclass:
179
On endless conveyor belt or chain:
This subclass is indented under subclass 178. Method or
apparatus wherein travel of the workpiece is effected by
being supported on a surface which is, or is part of, an
integral or concatenated band that is trained about a
plurality of separated, noncoaxial pulleys or sprockets.
Subclass:
180
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a previously made receptacle
away from a treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work or
product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
181
Of flattened tubular blank:
This subclass is indented under subclass 180. Method or
apparatus wherein a sheet or web workpiece has previously
been formed into the shape of a tube having opposite walls
pressed down to touch each other.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 269+ for formation of a tubular blank.
Subclass:
182
By endless conveyor belt or chain:
This subclass is indented under subclass 180. Method or
apparatus wherein the movement of the workpiece toward or
movement of the product away from the working station is
effected by the workpiece being supported on a surface which
is, or is part of, an integral or concatenated band that is
trained about a plurality of separated, noncoaxial pulleys or
sprockets.
Subclass:
183
End flap folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Method or
apparatus wherein the formation of the crease is to bend over
an extending edge of a workpiece to close the end of the
formed receptacle.
Subclass:
184
Forming gable top:
This subclass is indented under subclass 183. Method or
apparatus including making a receptacle having at the upper
portion thereof a single ridge created by a pair of diverging
walls.
(1) Note. Included herein is partial forming of a gable top
without actual closing thereof, to allow for subsequent
filling of the formed receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
452 for forming a gable top without formation of a
container.
Subclass:
185
Including crushing or crumpling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Method or
apparatus including stressing a workpiece beyond its elastic
limit and bending of the workpiece, but not along any
predetermined line.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
407 for folding combined with crushing or crumpling.
464 for crushing or crinkling of sheet or web material
generally.
Subclass:
186
Pliable container, (e.g., bag, envelope, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Method or
apparatus including making a receptacle that is flaccid and
is not intended to retain its shape during use.
(1) Note. A small container made of heavy paper may be a
rigid container while a large container made of the same
heavy paper is pliable. It is the intent of the construction
that determines placement of patents in this subclass.
(2) Note. In order to avoid unnecessary splitting of
similar art, it has been determined to consider any envelope
or folder as a "pliable container" even if the wall portions
are rigid, e.g., a photograph record envelope.
Subclass:
187
With printing or photos:graphic reproduction:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus combined with placing recognizable indicia on a
workpiece or on a previously made receptacle, e.g., by
coating, impressing, or application of or exposure of
photosensitive materials.
(1) Note. Placing a patterned decorative coating on a
workpiece combined with container making is included in this
subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 53+ for making a rigid container combined with
printing.
270 for tube making combined with printing.
subclasses 320+ for making a product from sheet or web
material, generally, combined with printing.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
101, Printing, for placing recognizable indicia on sheet or
web material without any other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
188
On work material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 187. Method or
apparatus including placing indicia on the workpiece prior to
construction into a receptacle.
Subclass:
189
Including heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus combined with or comprising raising the thermal
level of a surface of a workpiece causing that surface to be
secured to another workpiece surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 for making a cigarette filter including application of
heat to secure the wrapper thereto.
subclasses 129+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive and heat sealing.
subclasses 133+ for making a rigid container including heat
sealing.
274 for making a tube with coating and heating.
332 for making an article of this class, generally including
application of adhesive and heating or drying.
341 for an operation of this including heat sealing combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
393 for securing a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece by application of heat.
Subclass:
190
And cooling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus combined with or comprising lowering the thermal
level of a surface of the workpiece.
Subclass:
191
Heating or cooling by direct application of fluid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 190. Method or
apparatus including raising or lowering the thermal level of
a surface of the workpiece by a flow of gaseous or liquid
material thereagainst.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
134 for making a rigid container including securing by heat
sealing, by direct application of fluid.
192 for making a pliable container including heat sealing by
direct application of fluid.
Subclass:
192
By direct application of fluid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus including raising the thermal level of a surface of
the workpiece by a flow of gaseous or liquid material
thereagainst.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
134 for making a rigid container including heat sealing by
direct application of fluid.
191 for making a pliable container including heat sealing
and cooling by direct application of fluid.
Subclass:
193
Including supplying indeterminate length work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus including bringing a workpiece to the heat sealing
action wherein the workpiece is a web of such length that the
apparatus does not engage (recognize) both the leading end
and the trailing end of the workpiece.
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
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18 for an operation of this class utilizing a first and a
second sensor, one of which is a surface contacting sensor
for indeterminate length work.
subclasses 24+ for an operation of this class including use
of a sensor responsive to indeterminate length work.
subclasses 97+ for making a rigid container including
assembling a liner permanently secured to wall with other
portions of the container from an indeterminate length work
supply.
subclasses 380+ for assembling of this class wherein one
workpiece is of indeterminate length.
subclasses 410+ for refolding or unfolding an indeterminate
length workpiece.
434 for folding an indeterminate length workpiece by a
roller.
Subclass:
194
And cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including use of work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class combined with printing or
photos:graphic reproduction and cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
subclasses 340+ for making a product of sheet or web
material generally, combined with cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
195
At separate station from heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 194. Method or
apparatus including one work receiving location at which the
workpiece surfaces are secured together by the application of
thermal energy and another distinct, work receiving location
at which the piercing, ripping or engagement by a crystalline
tool occurs.
Subclass:
196
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a product away from a
treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work or
product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
197
Including work advance during heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 196. Method or
apparatus including transferring the work progressively
through the location at which the thermal level is raised, at
the time of such raising of the thermal level of the
workpiece surface.
Subclass:
198
With means to receive interconnected products:
This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Method or
apparatus including means to which the indeterminate length
product is transferred, without being separated into
individual elements.
Subclass:
199
And cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including use of work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class combined with printing or
photos:graphic reproduction and cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading for an operation of this class combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 340+ for making a product of sheet or web
material generally, combined with cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
200
At separate station from heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 199. Method or
apparatus including one workpiece receiving location at which
the surfaces are secured together by the application of
thermal energy and another distinct workpiece receiving
location at which the piercing, ripping, or engagement by as
crystalline tool occurs.
Subclass:
201
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a formed receptacle away
from a treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
202
Including work advance during heat sealing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Method or
apparatus wherein the thermal level of the workpiece surface
is raised to effect securement of that surface with another
surface of said workpiece as the workpiece is in motion.
Subclass:
203
Composite heat sealing and severing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 199. Method or
apparatus wherein the means for securing the surfaces is the
same means that performs the piercing, ripping, or engagement
by a crystalline tool, i.e., during operation the component
that performs the securing is fixed to partake of the same
motion as the component that performs the other operation.
Subclass:
204
With vertical stacking of product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 203. Method or
apparatus combined with placing the product one on top of the
other in an aligned relationship.
Subclass:
205
Heat sealing by means moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web workpiece is adapted to
move during application of thermal energy thereto, and
wherein the means for raising the thermal level includes a
surface engaging the workpiece and moving therewith.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and with heat sealing
by a heat sealing means moving with the work.
203 for making a pliable container with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading and with heat sealing by a composite
means moving with the work.
Subclass:
206
By oppositely moving work gripping means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus comprising workpiece engaging surfaces each adapted
to move toward the workpiece and toward each other to squeeze
the workpiece therebetween.
Subclass:
207
By yieldable, heated means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus including a member from which energy is to flow to
the workpiece surface which member is urged toward the
workpiece by means intended to yield.
Subclass:
208
By rotary heat sealer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus including use of means to raise the thermal level
of the sheet or web workpiece, which means turns about an
axis through more than 360 deg. during operation.
Subclass:
209
By Reciprocatory heat sealer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Method or
apparatus including use of means to raise the thermal level
of the sheet or web workpiece, which means moves to-and-fro
along a straight line or about a fixed pivot point during
operation.
Subclass:
210
Assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing or fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
(1) Note. The workpieces of this and the indented
subclasses are totally separate and distinct. A first and a
second surface of a workpiece are not considered to be
separate workpieces, no matter how far spaced from each
other.
(2) Note. A fastener, e.g., a staple or a rivet, is
considered to be a workpiece when assembled to a paper
workpiece; however, see the search note to Class 227 below.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter material in
making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with coating by an adhesive.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for methods of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling or
disassembling. Class 29 is the generic home for assembling.
See the search notes under subclasses 428 and 700 for other
location of specific types of assembling.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for uniting a first and a second web by adhesive bonding
without assembling or bending in forming an article of
commerce or with or without assembling or bending in forming
united stock material. See the line notes under the
definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
211
With extruding, drawing, or attenuating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus combined with forcing a workpiece through an
orifice or pulling or with pushing, or stretching a workpiece
to thicken or thin that workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
85 for making a rigid container by assembling combined with
extruding, drawing, or attenuating.
293 for tube making combined with extruding, drawing, or
attenuating.
338 for an operation of this class combined with extruding,
drawing, or attenuating, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of the material. See the line note under the definition
of this class (493).
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of work material. See the line note under the
definition of this class (493).
Subclass:
212
Means to facilitate opening of container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces being brought
together is used to provide access to the interior of the
formed receptacle.
Subclass:
213
Reclosable means (e.g., valve):
This subclass is indented under subclass 212. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle formed is not only capable
of providing access to its interior but is capable of then
being restored to a condition restricting access.
Subclass:
214
Closure securing element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus including a separate workpiece intended to cover an
opening in the completed receptacle or wherein the sheet or
web workpiece includes a portion intended to cover an opening
in the completed receptacle including another workpiece to
fasten the covering workpiece or workpiece portion in a
closed position.
Subclass:
215
Plastically deformable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Method or
apparatus wherein the fastening workpiece is generally rigid
(not flaccid) and is adapted to be stressed beyond its
elastic limit to perform the fastening function.
Subclass:
216
Return envelope or message card and main envelope:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus for forming a member and a receptacle, for the
insertion of sheet material, wherein the member and a
receptacle are attached to each other and wherein the member
is intended to be inserted inside the receptacle to be
subsequently taken out of and detached away from the
receptacle for information transmitting use.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
53, Package Making, for placing a second envelope in a first
envelope, if they are not attached to each other.
Subclass:
217
Liner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method of
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces comprises a member
intended to extend about the inside of the receptacle to
restrict engagement of the contents of the receptacle from
the inner surface of the receptacle.
(1) Note. The inner member of this subclass may cover the
entire or less surface of the container; however, it is not
self-sufficient to hold the contents without the container.
(2) Note. Included herein is assembling a preformed
container and a preformed liner.
Subclass:
218
Bottom to square-bottom-folded bag:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle formed is one presenting an
open cavity of substantial thickness, having an opening at
the top, and is comprised of four side walls connected
normally to a rectangular bottom, which receptacle is folded
with pleats in two opposite walls so that the bottom lays
against one of the unpleated walls and is the same width as
the width of the folded receptacle; i.e., the width of the
unpleated walls, and wherein one of the workpieces comprises
a substantial portion of the rectangular bottom.
Subclass:
219
Bottom to satchel-bottom-folded bag:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein the receptacle formed is one presenting an
open cavity of substantial thickness, having an opening at
the top, and comprised of four side walls connected normally
to a rectangular bottom, which receptacle is folded by
forcing two opposite walls outwardly to form a crease along
their vertical center such that the side margin of the folded
receptacle extends along a folded wall, then turns inward 45
deg. toward the bottom margin, which it intersects at 45
deg.; and wherein one of the workpieces comprises a
substantial portion of the rectangular bottom.
Subclass:
220
With coating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus combined with placing layer of flowable material on
a surface of a workpiece, which layer is intended to become a
part of that surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 148+ for making a rigid container combined with
coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube combined with coating.
subclasses 328+ for making an article from a sheet or web
material, combined with coating, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
118, Coating Apparatus, for apparatus for placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of sheet or web work with no
means for working of the sheet or web.
427, Coating Processes, for the step of placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of sheet or web work with no
other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
221
Application of adhesive to secure handle or suspension
means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Method or
apparatus including placing a flowable material on a surface
of a sheet or web workpiece, which material is intended to
unite with the surface to subsequently chemically unite a
receptacle and means to serve as a grip on the receptacle to
be engaged by a person carrying the receptacle or is intended
to serve as structure whereby the receptacle may be hung.
Subclass:
222
Means to permit visual inspection of contents (e.g., window,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces brought together or
fastened together is intended to allow a user to look inside
and observe the contents of the completed receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
905 for an art collection of patents relating to the
construction of a rigid container having a window.
919 for an art collection of patents relating to the
construction of a pliable container having a window.
Subclass:
223
With cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from the
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of the class including use of work or product
control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class, combined with printing
or photos:graphic reproduction and with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 340+ for an operation of this class, generally
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
224
Subdividing web of material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 223. Method or
apparatus wherein a workpiece is supplied as an elongated
member and wherein the piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool serves to sever the elongated member to
predetermined lengths.
Subclass:
225
Drawstring to close container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces being brought
together or secured together is generally strandlike and is
intended to encircle the opening of the receptacle and
constrict to close the opening.
Subclass:
226
Handle or suspension means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to serve
as a grip on the receptacle to be engaged by a person
carrying the receptacle or is intended to serve as structure
whereby the receptacle may be hung.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
88 for assembling a handle or suspension means with a rigid
container.
926 for an art collection of the making of a pliable
container having a handle or suspension means.
Subclass:
227
With cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class combined with printing or
photos:graphic reproduction and cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
subclasses 340+ for making a product of sheet or web
material generally, combined with cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
228
Including form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Method or
apparatus comprising (a) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line on the
opposite surface; or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece with no significant change in the opposite surface
configuration, wherein the material of the workpiece under
that line becomes compacted, such that there is no thinning
flow of the workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 59+ for making a rigid container with cutting
and form-scoring.
subclasses 160+ for making a rigid container including
form-scoring.
subclasses 228+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
form-scoring.
subclasses 240+ for making a pliable container including
form-scoring.
355 for form-scoring combined with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading.
396 for bending combined with form-scoring.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is no significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, or means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
229
Notching of work edge:
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Method or
apparatus wherein the piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool is to form a recession or slit in a margin
of a sheet or web workpiece.
Subclass:
230
Partial severance to form interconnected products:
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool to form a weakened line along which a
workpiece is to be subdivided later to provide individual
articles.
Subclass:
231
Including folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including container coating
with an adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
232
Notching of work edge:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool to form a recession or slit in a margin of a
sheet or web workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
237 for making a pliable container including notching the
work edge, generally.
Subclass:
233
Partial severance to form interconnected products:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging the
workpiece with a crystalline tool to form a weakened line
along which the work is to be later divided to provide
individual articles.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 238+ for making a pliable container with partial
severance to form interconnected products without folding.
Subclass:
234
With application of tension to tear container from web:
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Method or
apparatus including ripping one portion of the workpiece from
another along the weakened portion to form plural pieces by a
tautening action.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
238 for making a pliable container with partial severance to
form interconnected products and then application of tension
to tear one product from a web, without folding.
Subclass:
235
Severing of container or container blank from web:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Method or
apparatus including subdividing a finished receptacle or a
sheet from a web.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
239 for making a pliable container and severing a container
or container blank from a web.
Subclass:
236
By severing means moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is in motion at the time of
being subdivided and wherein means to subdivide the work has
a component of movement therewith.
Subclass:
237
Notching on work edge:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool to form a recession or slit in a margin of a
sheet or web workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
232 for forming a pliable container including notching the
work edge, including folding.
Subclass:
238
Partial severance to form interconnected products:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Method or
apparatus including piercing, ripping, or engaging the
workpiece with a crystalline tool to form a weakened line
along which the workpiece is to be subdivided later to
provide individual articles.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 233+ for making a pliable container including
folding, forming a web into a tube and partial severance to
form interconnected products.
Subclass:
239
Severing of container or container blank from web:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Method or
apparatus including subdividing a finished receptacle or a
workpiece from a stock material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
235 for making a pliable container, forming a web into a
tube and severing of a container or container blank from a
web.
Subclass:
240
Including form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus including (a) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line on the
opposite surface; or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece with no significant change in the opposite surface
configuration, wherein the material of the workpiece under
that line becomes more compacted, such that there is no
thinning flow of the workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 59+ for making a rigid container with cutting
and form-scoring.
subclasses 160+ for making a rigid container including
form-scoring.
subclasses 396+ for form-scoring of sheet or web material,
generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is no significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping a sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
241
By rotary tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Method or
apparatus wherein the pressing of a line is done by a member
turning about an axis more than 360 deg..
Subclass:
242
By reciprocatory tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Method or
Apparatus wherein the pressing of a line is done by a member
moving to-and-fro along a straight line or about a fixed
pivot.
Subclass:
243
Including folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a workpiece beyond
its elastic limit along a line to form a permanent crease.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading, by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
244
Of previously folded material (e.g., refolding, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease, wherein the sheet or web had previously
been provided with a permanent crease along the same line.
Subclass:
245
Flap:
This subclass is indented under subclass 244. Method or
apparatus wherein the permanent crease formed is to provide a
projecting closing member for the receptacle to be turned out
of alignment with a wall of the receptacle when the crease is
formed.
Subclass:
246
Plural folding stations folding noncontinuously advancing
work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus including intermittently moving a workpiece form a
first location in which a permanent crease is formed in the
workpiece and a second location, distinct from the first
location, where a permanent crease is formed in the
workpiece.
Subclass:
247
With work turret:
This subclass is indented under subclass 246. Method or
apparatus including means to transport the sheet or web
workpiece form the first creasing location to the second
creasing location, which means is rigid and turns about an
fixed axis.
Subclass:
248
By infeeding work to passive folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus including use of means to cause the sheet or web
workpiece to move into engagement with and be creased by
creasing means which creasing means is inactive during
operation.
Subclass:
249
By buckling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus comprising application of compressive stress to the
workpiece parallel to the planar surfaces thereof causing the
workpiece to yield in columnar failure.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
419 for folding of a sheet or web, generally, by buckling.
Subclass:
250
By mandrel or plunger:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus including use of (a) a male forming member about
which the sheet or web workpiece is wrapped without thrust of
the forming member; or, (b) a male forming member on which
the sheet or web workpiece is shaped as a result of thrust of
that member.
(1) Note. A mandrel is similar in structure to a plunger,
but it is not intended to form work by force applied to the
mandrel, rather is intended to serve as a reaction member
onto which work is formed.
Subclass:
251
Three point, continuous 180 deg. folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 250. Method or
apparatus including (a) use of a male forming member about
which a sheet or web workpiece is to be wrapped without
thrust and a pair of surfaces engaging the workpiece
laterally outwardly on the opposite side of the workpiece
from the location of the male forming member to exert bending
force on the workpiece by movement of at least one of the
surfaces of the pair; or, (b) use of a male forming member on
which a sheet or web workpiece is shaped as a result of
thrust of that member and a pair of reaction surfaces
engaging the workpiece laterally outwardly on the opposite
side from the location of the male forming member to exert
bending force on the workpiece by movement of the forming
member; wherein the workpiece is caused to wrap about the
forming member on at least three sides in a single action.
Subclass:
252
Mandrel having rectangular surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 250. Method or
apparatus wherein a male forming member about which the sheet
or web workpiece is wrapped without thrust includes a work
shaping surface that is generally planar and is bounded by
four sides meeting at right angles.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
53, Package Making, subclasses 558+ for a machine to open a
preformed but collapsed bag and subsequently fill the bag;
subclasses 563+, for a machine to form a package about a
hollow mandrel; subclasses 220+ for a machine which packages
an article by moving the article and the wrapper through a
cover wiping passage or pocket to form the initial folds of
the wrap; and subclass 384.1 for apparatus for opening a
preformed but collapsed bag.
Subclass:
253
Forming triangularly folded container surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 250. Method or
apparatus wherein the male forming member is of a
configuration to be particularly adapted to give a shape to
the sheet or web workpiece so that at least one portion of
the product is planar and has three sides.
Subclass:
254
Central fold:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus including forming a crease line parallel to and
equidistance from a opposite pair of the marginal portions of
the sheet or web workpiece, or of a predominate portion of
the workpiece.
(1) Note. Included herein is dividing a workpiece or a
predominate portion of a workpiece into two equal areas on
opposite sides of a fold line.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
53, Package Making, subclasses 545+ for apparatus for
forming a package by confining the contents within a
progressively seamed cover formed from a continuous web or
webs.
Subclass:
255
Tube opening and closing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus comprising manipulating a flattened cylindrical
workpiece at an end portion to pull one wall away form an
opposite wall and further manipulating the cylindrical
workpiece seal the end portion and thereby make a container.
Subclass:
256
Including application of fluid pressure or vacuum to work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Method or
apparatus wherein manipulation of the cylindrical workpiece
is effected by application of surrounding flowable medium to
a surface of the workpiece.
(1) Note. Removal or air pressure by use of a vacuum so
that air pressure on opposing work surfaces moves the
workpiece is considered to be proper for this subclass.
Subclass:
257
By roller having gripper engaging end edge of tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Method or
apparatus wherein manipulation of the flattened, cylindrical
workpiece is effected by engagement of a peripheral
cylindrical surface of a member turning more than 360 deg.
about an axis and by a member mounted on the turning member
serving to squeeze and thereby hold a leading or trailing
portion of the workpiece against the peripheral surface of
the turning member.
Subclass:
258
And having side fold gripper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 257. Method or
apparatus wherein manipulation of the flattened, cylindrical
workpiece is further effected by another member mounted on
the turning member serving to squeeze and thereby hold a fold
line at the side of the workpiece against the peripheral
surface of the turning member.
Subclass:
259
By means engaging end edge of tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Method or
apparatus wherein manipulation of the flattened, cylindrical
workpiece is effected by engagement of a leading or trailing
portion thereof.
Subclass:
260
Closing of flap:
This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Method or
apparatus comprising manipulation of a projecting portion of
the workpiece about a crease line to serve to restrict access
to the interior of the formed receptacle.
Subclass:
261
Multiple flaps:
This subclass is indented under subclass 260. Method or
apparatus comprising manipulation of a plurality of
projecting portions of the workpiece about their respective
crease lines to restrict access to the interior of the formed
receptacle.
Subclass:
262
Container moving transversely to fold:
This subclass is indented under subclass 261. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is in motion and wherein the
crease line of one of the extending portions is normal to the
direction of movement as its extending portion is manipulated
thereabout.
Subclass:
263
And parallel to another fold:
This subclass is indented under subclass 262. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease line of a second extending
portion is aligned with the direction of workpiece movement.
Subclass:
264
With application of adhesive or securing by adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Method or
apparatus including coating of a surface of a workpiece with
material intended to bond that surface to another surface of
a workpiece or including bonding of a surface of a workpiece
that has previously been coated with a bonding material to
another surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 148+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube with coating.
subclasses 328+ for an operation of this class, generally,
with coating.
Subclass:
265
And drying:
This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Method or
apparatus wherein the bonding material, as applied to the
workpiece includes material to make it flowable, comprising
removing by evaporation the material that made the bonding
material flowable.
Subclass:
266
Application by work contacting applicator (e.g., roller,
brush, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Method or
apparatus including use of means to place the coating on the
work which means acts directly by engagement with the work.
Subclass:
267
Method:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Process.
Subclass:
268
Means to assist manual manipulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 186. Apparatus
including use of means to aid the operative to facilitate
random movement of a workpiece.
Subclass:
269
TUBE MAKING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus for forming a sheet or web workpiece into the
shape of a hollow cylinder, wherein the cylinder may be
circular, oval, or polygonal in cross section and may have
one cross sectional dimension at one axial location and a
different cross sectional dimension at another axial
location.
(1) Note. The tube made by the method or apparatus of this
subclass may be pressed down flat to virtually eliminate any
interior space, if the purpose of the tube is to ultimately
provide an open interior.
(2) Note. The tube made by the method or apparatus of this
subclass is considered to be closed when considered in cross
section, i.e., a sheet of material is folded to close back on
itself and is fastened along abutting edges. Therefor, if a
tubelike member is to be taped but not yet been taped, it is
not yet a completed tube and the method or apparatus for
making such an incomplete tube is not proper for placement in
this subclass. See, for example, subclass 395. On the other
hand, if a tube in intended to be used without securing the
abutting edges, the method of apparatus for forming that tube
will be found in this and the indented subclasses if the
edges merely abutting face each other, since such a product
is considered to be a complete tube.
Subclass:
270
With printing or photos:graphic reproduction:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with placing recognizable indicia on the
workpiece or product, e.g., by coating, impressing, or
application of or exposure of photosensitive materials.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 53+ for making a rigid container combined with
printing.
subclasses 187+ for making a pliable container combined
with printing.
subclasses 320+ for making a product from sheet or web
material, generally, combined with printing.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
101, Printing, for placing recognizable indicia on sheet or
web material without any other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
271
With minute size change of formed tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus comprising changing, very slightly, a dimension of
the formed hollow cylinder.
(1) Note. The operation of this subclass normally involves
mere modification of a surface of the tube without
significant thinning flow or removal or a portion of the
work.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 287+ for making a tube and shaving that tube to
size.
293 for making a tube combined with causing a thinning flow
of the material, to change the dimensions of the cylindrical
member.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of reducing the size of a tube
including thinning (or thickening) flow of the material.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for reducing the size of a tube
including thinning (or thickening) flow of the material.
Subclass:
272
With coating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with placing a layer of flowable material
on the surface of the workpiece, which layer is intended to
become part of that surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 148+ for making a rigid container combined with
coating.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container including
assembling of distinct members and coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 328+ for making a paper article combined with
coating.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
118, Coating Apparatus, for apparatus for placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of paper work with no paper
working means.
427, Coating Processes, for the step of placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of paper work with no paper
working operation.
Subclass:
273
Applied externally of formed tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Method or
apparatus wherein after formation of the hollow cylinder
flowable material is applied to the outer surface thereof.
Subclass:
274
And heating or drying:
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Method or
apparatus combined with applying thermal energy to the
workpiece or to the flowable material; or combined with
allowing the vapor pressure of the flowable material to cause
the material to solidify.
(1) Note. Heat applied in this subclass may be to soften
thermoplastic coating material, to cure thermosetting coating
material, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 for making a cigarette filter including application of
heat to secure the wrapper thereto.
subclasses 129+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive and heat sealing.
subclasses 133+ for making a rigid container including heat
sealing.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
332 for making an article of this class, generally including
application of adhesive and heating or drying.
341 for an operation of this class including heat
application combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
Subclass:
275
By immersion:
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Method or
apparatus including use of a vessel for holding the flowable
material and including passing the surface on which the layer
is applied into the vessel to cause the layer to be applied
thereto.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
329 for an operation of this class, combined with coating by
immersion, generally.
Subclass:
276
Adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Method or
apparatus wherein the flowable material is intended to unite
with a surface of the workpiece and to subsequently fasten
that surface to another surface of a workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 31+ for making an article from a sheet or web
combined with application of an adhesive coating.
subclasses 150+ for making a rigid container combined with
application of an adhesive coating.
Subclass:
277
By work engaging applicator:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Method or
apparatus wherein the flowable fastening material is applied
to the workpiece by a member coming in contact with the
workpiece.
Subclass:
278
Rotary applicator:
This subclass is indented under subclass 277. Method or
apparatus wherein the member for application of the flowable
fastening material turns about an axis more than 360 deg..
Subclass:
279
Having adhesive transferring roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Method or
apparatus including an additional member turning about an
axis, which additional member includes a circular peripheral
surface adapted to rollingly engage the workpiece contacting
applying member to supply the flowable fastening material
thereto.
Subclass:
280
Nondriven roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 279. Method or
apparatus wherein the additional member is caused to turn
about its axis only by engagement with the moving flowable
fastening material applying member.
Subclass:
281
And having scraper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 279. Method or
apparatus also including a passive blade adapted to engage
the flowable fastening material applying member or the
additional member to remove surplus flowable material
therefrom.
Subclass:
282
Coacting with opposed work engaging roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Method or
apparatus including a member rotatable about an axis more
than 360 deg. having a circular periphery adapted to engage
the workpiece on the surface directly opposite from the
surface engaged by the flowable fastening material applying
member.
Subclass:
283
Nondriven roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Method or
apparatus wherein the rotatable member engaging the surface
of the workpiece opposite from that engaged by the flowable
fastening material applying member is caused to rotate by
engagement with the workpiece.
Subclass:
284
Brush:
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Method or
apparatus wherein the member for application of the flowable
fastening material is provided with bristles which extend
outwardly therefrom and engagement with the workpiece for
application of the flowable fastening material thereto.
Subclass:
285
Plural applicators:
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Method or
apparatus wherein flowable fastening material is applied to a
workpiece by a member in engagement therewith and turning
about an axis more than 360 deg. and wherein flowable
fastening material is applied to a workpiece by another
independent means.
Subclass:
286
And plural sources of adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Method or
apparatus wherein a first flowable fastening material from a
first supply is applied to a workpiece by a member in
engagement therewith and turning about an axis more than 360
deg. and wherein a second flowable fastening material from a
second supply is applied to a workpiece by another
independent means.
Subclass:
287
With cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping one portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 340+ for making a product of sheet or web
material generally, combined with cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
288
Severing of formed tube to length:
This subclass is indented under subclass 287. Method or
apparatus including forming a hollow cylinder and
subsequently subdividing the cylinder, thereby establishing
the longitudinal extent of the formed cylinder.
Subclass:
289
By severing means moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 288. Method or
apparatus wherein the hollow cylinder is in advancing motion
when being subdivided and wherein the means for subdividing
includes a subdividing edge having a component of motion with
the cylinder motion during such subdividing action.
Subclass:
290
During relative rotation between work and severing means
about work axis:
This subclass is indented under subclass 288. Method or
apparatus including (a) turning the hollow cylinder about its
axis to engage its periphery with a subdividing edge, or (b)
orbiting a subdividing edge about the axis of the hollow
cylinder to engage the periphery of the hollow cylinder with
the subdividing edge.
Subclass:
291
With surface treatment (e.g., polishing, burnishing, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with modification of a surface of the
sheet or web workpiece or the product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
271 for surface treatment of a formed cylinder to make a
precise change in a dimension of that cylinder.
subclasses 467+ for surface treatment of a sheet or web,
generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, for burnishing of materials other than a
sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
292
Tube including metal component:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus for making a hollow cylinder including a portion
that is known chemically as a metal.
(1) Note. Included herein is assembling a metal (including
foil) with a nonmetal in the formation of a tube.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
72, Metal Deforming, for forming an article, including
forming a tube, of metal or of a metal/nonmetal laminate
including bending or drawing of the metal.
Subclass:
293
With extruding, drawing, or attenuating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with forcing work material through an
orifice or pulling, pushing, or stretching work material to
thicken or thin the material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 338+ for an operation of this class, generally,
combined with extruding, drawing, or attenuating.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of work material. See the line note under the
definition of this class (493).
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of work material. See the line note under the
definition of this class (493).
Subclass:
294
With lining of tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus including bringing together a first and a second
workpiece wherein the first is to be a hollow cylinder and
the second is to extend about the inside of the cylinder to
restrict engagement of contents of the cylinder from the
inner surface of the cylinder.
(1) Note. The inner member of this subclass may cover the
entire or less surface of the cylinder; however, it is not
self-sufficient to hold the contents without the cylinder.
(2) Note. Included herein is assembling a preformed
cylinder and a preformed liner, even without additional "tube
making".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 93+ for placing a liner inside a rigid
container, including placing a cup-shaped liner inside a
cylindrical container, since that is considered to be
"container making" in that subclass.
Subclass:
295
Polygonal cross section tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus including forming a hollow cylinder having at least
two planar longitudinally extending surfaces.
Subclass:
296
Frustoconical tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus including forming an open cylinder of greater
dimension at one end than at the other.
Subclass:
297
Assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing or fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
(1) Note. The workpieces of this and the indented
subclasses are totally separate and distinct. A first and a
second surface of a workpiece are not considered to be
separate workpieces, no matter how far spaced from each
other.
(2) Note. A fastener, e.g., a staple or a rivet, is
considered to be a workpiece when assembled to a paper
workpiece; however, see the search note to Class 227 below.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for methods of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling or
disassembling. Class 29 is the generic home for assembling.
See the search notes under subclasses 428 and 700 for other
locations of specific types of assembling.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for uniting a first and a second web by adhesive bonding
without assembling or bending in forming an article of
commerce or with or without assembling or bending in forming
united stock material. See the line notes under the
definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
298
With plural, orbiting work supply reels:
This subclass is indented under subclass 297. Method or
apparatus including a first and a second workpiece, each
comprising a wound web or spool, each of which spools is
caused to travel about the cylinder axis and thereby to wrap
the workpieces into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
Subclass:
299
Spiral winding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus comprising coiling a generally planar, elongated
sheet or web workpiece about an imaginary axis while
continuously moving the supply of work axially with respect
to the formed hollow cylinder so that adjacent convolutions
are axially offset from each other.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, particularly subclasses
430+ and 470+ for helical winding on an article core or
spool.
Subclass:
300
Orbiting work supply reel:
This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Method or
apparatus including a wound spool of a sheet or web workpiece
which is caused to travel about the cylinder axis and thereby
to wrap the workpiece into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
Subclass:
301
And advancing by wrapping belt:
This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Method or
apparatus including use of an endless member adapted to
partially encircle the formed hollow cylinder and move with
the cylinder along its axis thereabout.
Subclass:
302
With advancing of tube axially:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus combined with transporting a formed hollow cylinder
progressively away from the location at which it was formed
by moving the cylinder in the direction parallel to its
axis.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
Subclass:
303
Convolute winding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus comprising coiling an elongated sheet or web
workpiece upon itself so that each subsequent progressive
convolution is of greater (or lesser) radial dimension from
the cylinder axis than the previous one, so that the formed
hollow cylinder is comprised of at least two radially
overlapping convolutions.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, particularly subclasses
570+ for convolute winding on spool or core.
Subclass:
304
By use of external guide member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Method or
apparatus including use of an element adapted to engage the
surface of the sheet or web workpiece facing away from the
cylinder axis to direct the workpiece to configuration about
that axis.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 460+ for an external guide member adapted to
divert a continuously moving workpiece to curl about an
axis.
Subclass:
305
By use of plural mandrels:
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Method or
apparatus including use of a first member about which a sheet
or web workpiece is wrapped to be shaped into a hollow
cylinder and including a second member about which a sheet or
web workpiece is wrapped to be shaped into a hollow
cylinder.
Subclass:
306
On turret:
This subclass is indented under subclass 305. Method or
apparatus wherein the first member about which a sheet or web
workpiece is wrapped and the second member about which a
sheet or web workpiece is wrapped are mounted on a common
support to be indexed about an axis from a first position to
a second position, one of which positions present one member
for the wrapping function and one of which positions present
the other member for the wrapping function.
Subclass:
307
By manually driven or manipulated means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Method or
apparatus wherein the hollow cylinder is formed by apparatus
that is forced to perform the coiling function by energy
supplied directly by an operative, or by apparatus that is
movable randomly by the operative during the time of forming
of the hollow cylinder.
Subclass:
308
Including closing end of tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Method or
apparatus including blocking the otherwise open end of at
least one end of the cylinder.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 51+ for making a cylindrical member having a
closed end, wherein the product is intended to serve as a
container of goods.
subclasses 102+ for closing a container by assembling a
distinct closure therewith.
subclasses 156+ for making a nonrectangular rigid container
including end closing.
Subclass:
309
CONTAINER OR TUBE ERECTING OPENING, OR COLLAPSING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including repositioning one wall of a previously
made receptacle or hollow cylinder with respect to another
(a) to make the interior enclosed space larger; (b) to
provide access to the interior of the receptacle or hollow
cylinder; or, to make the interior enclosed space smaller.
(1) Note. This and indented subclasses contain what are
known as "flattened tubular containers" which have been made
into the tubular form in a prior operation and have been
stacked for storage and shipment.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 51+ for erecting a tube combined with closing an
end of the tube to form a container; and for making a
container combined with erecting the container.
Subclass:
310
Including overfolding or reverse bending:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Method or
apparatus comprising (a) movement of one wall with respect to
an adjacent wall farther than is need so that upon release of
the moving force the wall will move by residual stress back
to the desired position; or, (b) movement of one wall of a
workpiece 180 deg. with respect to an adjacent wall where the
final position of the wall is to be 90 deg. from either the
first or the second position.
Subclass:
311
Collapsing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Method or
apparatus including repositioning the walls of a previously
formed receptacle or hollow cylinder to make the interior
enclosed space smaller.
Subclass:
312
Cellular container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Method or
apparatus wherein the member whose walls are repositioned is
a compartmentized receptacle.
Subclass:
313
By direct application of vacuum or fluid pressure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Method or
apparatus wherein repositioning of one wall with respect to
another is effected by (a) removing atmospheric pressure from
one side of an area of the wall so that atmospheric pressure
on the opposite side causes the wall to move; or, (b) by
direct application of superatmospheric pressure to one side
of an area of the wall to cause the wall to move.
Subclass:
314
Internal fluid pressure to erect container or tube:
This subclass is indented under subclass 313. Method or
apparatus including repositioning the walls of a previously
formed receptacle or hollow cylinder comprising application
of superatmospheric pressure to the inwardly facing sides of
the walls of the receptacle or hollow cylinder to make the
interior enclosed space larger.
Subclass:
315
Orbital movement of work contacting vacuum applying means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 313. Method or
apparatus including structure to engage the sheet or web
workpiece and encircle the area from which atmospheric
pressure is removed, which structure is adapted to move in a
closed loop path.
Subclass:
316
Oscillating movement of work contacting vacuum means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 313. Method or
apparatus including structure to engage the sheet or web
workpiece and encircle the area from which atmospheric
pressure is removed, which structure is adapted to move
to-and-fro about a fixed pivot.
Subclass:
317
Compound movement:
This subclass is indented under subclass 316. Method or
apparatus wherein the structure to engage the sheet or web
workpiece also moves in a second manner at the same time as
the to-and-fro movement.
Subclass:
318
By orbital means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Method or
apparatus including structure to engage the sheet or web
workpiece to bring about relative repositioning of the sides
thereof, which structure is adapted to move in a closed loop
path.
Subclass:
319
Endless belt or chain:
This subclass is indented under subclass 318. Method or
apparatus wherein the structure adapted to move in a closed
loop path includes a workpiece engaging surface which is, or
is part of, an integral or concatenated band that is trained
about a plurality of separated, noncoaxial pulleys or
sprockets.
Subclass:
320
WITH PRINTING OR PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with placing recognizable indicia on a
workpiece or product.
(1) Note. Included herein is placing recognizable indicia
on a workpiece or product by coating, impressing, or
application of or exposure of photosensitive materials.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 53+ for making a rigid container combined with
printing.
subclasses 187+ for making a pliable container combined
with printing.
270 for tube making combined with printing.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
101, Printing, for placing recognizable indicia on sheet or
web material without any other working of the sheet or web.
Subclass:
321
By rotary printer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Method or
apparatus wherein recognizable indicia is placed on the sheet
or web workpiece by a member turning more than 360 deg. about
a fixed axis and rollingly engaging the workpiece with a
radially outwardly facing surface.
Subclass:
322
By bed and travelling cylinder printer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Method or
apparatus wherein the recognizable indicia is placed on the
sheet or web workpiece by a device for supporting the
workpiece and by a member adapted to turn about an axis to
traverse the workpiece and the work support.
Subclass:
323
Selective type printer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Method or
apparatus wherein recognizable indicia is placed on the
workpiece or product, including means to support a member
adapted to press directly against the workpiece or product,
which member is one of a plurality in the support from which
the operative may choose for a particular desired indicia
arrangement.
Subclass:
324
And cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Method or
apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping a portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress; or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including work or product
responsive control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 340+ for an operation of this class combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
325
With securing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 324. Method or
apparatus including causing a first surface of a sheet or web
workpiece to intimately engage a second surface of that
workpiece to thereby fasten the two surfaces together.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 114+ for securing two workpieces together in the
formation of a rigid container.
subclasses 121+ for securing two surfaces of a workpiece
together in the formation of a rigid container.
393 for assembling of two workpieces by securing,
generally.
394 for securing a first surface and a second surface of a
single workpiece together.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for the process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of
a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work, even if the work is
a sheet or web and no recognition of more than one sheet or
web. See the search note to Class 29 under the definition of
this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding,
generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling,
bending, or flexing in the formation of a web of stock
material, and for assembling and adhesively bonding an
article with a postage stamp or label. See the search note to
Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working of the sheet or web and no
recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
326
WITH OR INCLUDING SURFACE PREPARATION FOR COATING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus comprising or combined with modification of a
surface of a workpiece to make that surface more suitable for
application of a layer of flowable material thereto, which
layer will become part of that surface or to remove a layer
previously applied material from a surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 328+ for an operation of this class combined
with coating of a previously prepared surface.
Subclass:
327
Removal of previously applied coating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Method or
apparatus wherein the surface modification comprises
delaminating or destroying a layer on the surface of the
workpiece, which surface was previously applied as a flowable
material to become a part of that surface.
Subclass:
328
WITH COATING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with placing layer of flowable material
on the surface of a workpiece, which layer is intended to
become a part of that surface.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110 for making a rigid container including assembling of
distinct members and laminating or coating a container
blank.
subclasses 128+ for making a rigid container including
securing and the application of an adhesive.
subclasses 148+ for making a rigid container combined with
coating.
subclasses 220+ for making a pliable container combined
with assembling and coating.
subclasses 264+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive or securing by adhesive.
subclasses 272+ for making a tube combined with coating.
326 for surface preparation combined with coating of that
surface.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
118, Coating Apparatus, for apparatus for placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of workpiece with no other
means for treating the workpiece.
427, Coating Processes, for the step of placing a layer of
flowable material on the surface of a workpiece with no other
treating of the workpiece.
Subclass:
329
By immersion:
This subclass is indented under subclass 328. Method or
apparatus including use of a vessel for holding the flowable
material and including passing the surface on which layer is
applied into the vessel to cause the layer to be applied
thereto.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
275 for making a tube including coating a portion thereof by
immersion.
Subclass:
330
Plural diverse materials:
This subclass is indented under subclass 328. Method or
apparatus including placing a layer of a first flowable
material on a surface of a workpiece and including placing a
layer of a second flowable material on a surface of a
workpiece wherein the first flowable material and the second
flowable material are of different, distinct
characteristics.
Subclass:
331
Adhesive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 328. Method or
apparatus wherein the flowable material is intended to unite
with the surface of the workpiece and to subsequently fasten
that surface to another surface of a workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 150+ for making a rigid container combined with
application of an adhesive coating.
276 for making a tube combined with coating of an adhesive.
Subclass:
332
With heating or drying:
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Method or
apparatus combined with (a) the application applying of
thermal energy to the workpiece or to the flowable material;
or combined with (b) allowing the vapor pressure of the
flowable material to cause the material to solidify.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
41 for making a cigarette filter including application of
heat to secure the wrapper thereto.
subclasses 129+ for making a rigid container with
application of adhesive and heat sealing.
subclasses 133+ for making a rigid container including heat
sealing.
subclasses 189+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing.
subclasses 274+ for making a tube with coating and
heating.
341 for an operation of this class including heat sealing
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
Subclass:
333
Applied in a repeating pattern:
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Method or
apparatus including the application of the flowable material
to the workpiece intermittently in a predetermined cycle so
that the layer is applied only to limited areas of the
workpiece; wherein the cycle is predetermined at least in
part by characteristics of the means applying the flowable
material.
(1) Note. The coating of this subclass is similar to that
of a printing device in that restriction of the coating is
made by the characteristics of the applicator rather than
solely by the characteristics of the workpiece. For example,
coating of the projecting flap of sequentially presented
workpieces by a roller under which the flap passes is not
proper for this subclass since there is no characteristic of
the applicator to cause intermittent application of the
coating; whereas, coating of sequentially presented envelope
flaps by a rotary device with raised surface portions is
proper for this subclass since the intermittent application
is brought about at least in part by the characteristics of
the applicator.
Subclass:
334
With assembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing of fastening together a
plurality of workpieces.
(1) Note. The workpiece of this and the indented subclasses
are totally separate and distinct. A first and a second
surface of a workpiece are not considered to be separate
workpieces, no matter how far spaced from each other.
(2) Note. A fastener, e.g., a staple or a rivet, is
considered to be a workpiece when assembled to a paper
workpiece; however, see the search note to Class 227 below.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for methods of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling or
disassembling. Class 29 is the generic home for assembling.
See the search notes under subclasses 428 and 700 for other
locations of specific types of assembling.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for uniting a first and a second web by adhesive bonding
without assembling or bending in forming an article of
commerce or with or without assembling or bending in forming
united stock material. See the line notes under the
definition of this class.
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, subclasses 418+ for a
conveyor for establishing and moving a group of items; and
subclass 644 for means for conveying a signature.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack or sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
335
Indeterminate length work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 334. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is a web of such length that
the apparatus does not engage (recognize) both the leading
end and the trailing end of the workpiece.
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
18 for an operation of this class utilizing a first and
second sensor, one of which is a surface contacting sensor
for indeterminate length work.
subclasses 24+ for an operation of this class including the
use of a sensor responsive to indeterminate length work.
97 for making a rigid container including assembling
therewith a liner permanently secured to a wall of the
container with use of an indeterminate length work supply.
subclasses 193+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 380+ for assembling of this class wherein one
workpiece is of indeterminate length.
404 for folding an indeterminate length workpiece by a
roller.
subclasses 410+ for overfolding or unfolding an
indeterminate length workpiece.
Subclass:
336
By work contacting applicator:
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Method or
apparatus wherein the flowable material is applied to the
surface of the sheet or web workpiece by means which
transfers the flowable material thereto by direct engagement
therewith.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
128 for making a rigid container including the application
of adhesive.
Subclass:
337
Comprising roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Method or
apparatus wherein the means in engagement with the workpiece
for transfer of the flowable material thereto turns about a
central axis and has a circular peripheral surface that
rollingly engages the workpiece.
Subclass:
338
WITH EXTRUDING, DRAWING, OR ATTENUATING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with forcing material through an
orifice or with pulling, pushing, or stretching material to
change the thickness of the material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
85 for making a rigid container by assembling combined with
extruding, drawing, or attenuating.
211 for making a pliable container including assembling and
extruding, drawing, or attenuating.
293 for tube making combined with extruding, drawing, or
attenuating.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a method of forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of the material. See the line note under the definition
of this class (493).
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming material by forcing it
through an orifice or wherein there is thinning or thickening
flow of work material. See the line note under the
definition of this class (493).
Subclass:
339
Method:
This subclass is indented under subclass 338. Process.
Subclass:
340
WITH CUTTING, BREAKING, TEARING, OR ABRADING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with piercing into a workpiece with a
sharp tool; forcibly ripping a portion of a workpiece by
bending or tensile stress or, engaging a workpiece by a
crystalline tool to remove surface portions from that
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
22 for cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading combined with
an operation of this class including use of work or product
control means.
subclasses 56+ for making a rigid container combined with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 194+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading of indeterminate length work.
subclasses 199+ for making a pliable container including
heat sealing combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 223+ for making a pliable container including
assembling and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 227+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 287+ for making a tube combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
324 for an operation of this class combined with printing or
photos:graphic reproduction and with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, for cutting by use of a sharp cutting tool,
generally, including severing.
225, Severing by Tearing or Breaking, for subdividing by the
application of bending or tautening forces.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
341
Including application of heat:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus including raising the thermal level of the
workpiece, product, or environment.
Subclass:
342
With scrap material separation or removal:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus combined with carrying away any unused or waste
portions of work material after formation of a product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
82 for manufacture of a rigid container with scrap material
separation or removal and with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
83 for manufacture of a rigid container with scrap material
separation or removal, but without cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading.
373 for manufacture of an article from a sheet or web with
scrap material separation or removal, generally.
Subclass:
343
Including assembling or disassembling of distinct members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus (a) including juxtaposing or fastening together a
sheet or web workpiece and another workpiece; or (b)
including disengaging a sheet or web workpiece and another
workpiece to which it had previously been fastened.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class including assembling or
coating and the use of control means responsive to that
assembling or coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembly of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 374+ for assembling of distinct members, one of
which is a sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
344
Comprising bringing two members together:
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing a first and a second
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
76 for making a rigid container including bringing two
members together combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
379 for bringing two members together under this class
definition, generally.
Subclass:
345
Indeterminate length member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship at least one of the workpieces is of
such length that no more than one end is recognized
(engaged).
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
24 for an operation of this class including use of a sensor
responsive to indeterminate length work.
subclasses 77+ for making a rigid container including
bringing an indeterminate length member together with another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
97 for making a rigid container including assembly with an
indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 380+ for bringing an indeterminate length member
together with another member, generally, under the definition
of this class.
subclasses 410+ for refolding or unfolding an indeterminate
length workpiece.
Subclass:
346
Plural indeterminate length members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 345. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship at least two of the workpieces are of
such that no more than one end thereof is recognized
(engaged).
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
381 for juxtaposing plural indeterminate length members,
generally.
Subclass:
347
Member comprising adhesive backed tape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 345. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship the workpiece having no more than one
recognized end has a previously applied coating of material
adapted to chemically unite therewith and bond that workpiece
to another member.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 for making a rigid container including application of an
adhesive backed tape combined with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 116+ for making a rigid container, including
securing two distinct members together using adhesive backed
tape.
382 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member.
Subclass:
348
Including use of work supply hopper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 345. Method or
apparatus including the use of a compartment to hold a
substantial number of workpieces as a ready supply for
assembly with other workpieces.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
120 for assembling of distinct members in the making of a
rigid container including use of a work supply hopper.
Subclass:
349
And securing by interfitting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing a plurality of workpiece
wherein at least one of the workpiece is pliable and is
caused to conform to and generally encase another workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 386+ for wrapping one workpiece about another,
generally.
Subclass:
350
And securing by interfitting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Method or
apparatus wherein fastening is accomplished by positioning a
portion of a workpiece under another portion of a workpiece
to restrict movement thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
390 for interfitting to secure distinct workpieces,
generally.
Subclass:
351
Work penetrating member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 350. Method or
apparatus wherein a workpiece includes a sharp edge and is
intended to fasten by the act of that edge piercing into the
other workpiece.
(1) Note. Penetration of this subclass is for the purpose
of bringing about assembly and not for the purpose of forming
an opening in the pierced workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 118+ for making a rigid container including use
of a material penetrating fastening member.
subclasses 384+ for using a work penetrating fastening
member to secure other members together.
392 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is not other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or
web and there is no recognition of more than one sheet or
web.
Subclass:
352
And with bending:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus including stressing a sheet or web workpiece beyond
its elastic limit so that when that stress is released the
sheet or web workpiece will not return to its original
shape.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 394+ for bending a sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
353
By use of composite cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
tool and folding tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Method or
apparatus including means to stress the workpiece beyond its
elastic limit along a predetermined line to form a permanent
crease and including means to pierce, or engage with a
crystalline tool, wherein the two means are an integral unit
having no relative movement of the functioning surfaces when
performing either operation.
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68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
354
By use of composite cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
tool and form-scoring or crushing tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Method or
apparatus including means to stress the workpiece beyond its
elastic limit serving to press a line into a surface of the
workpiece or serving to form a permanent crease in the work
along a previously undetermined line and including means to
pierce, rip, or engage with a crystalline tool, wherein the
two means are an integral unit having no relative movement of
the functioning surfaces when performing either operation.
Subclass:
355
Form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Method or
apparatus comprising (a) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line on the
opposite surface; or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece with no significant change in the opposite surface
configuration, wherein the material of the workpiece under
that line becomes more compacted, such that there is not
thinning flow of the workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 59+ for making a rigid container with cutting
and scoring.
subclasses 160+ for making a rigid container including
scoring.
subclasses 228+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and scoring.
subclasses 240+ for making a pliable container including
scoring.
subclasses 396+ for scoring a sheet or web, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is no significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
356
Folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease.
(1) Note. Folding of cloth is included in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
357
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 356. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a formed article away form a
treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
358
Continuous advance with endless belt folder surface moving
with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease in the workpiece is formed by a
surface that is, or is part of, an integral or concatenated
band and is trained about a plurality of separated,
noncoaxial pulleys or sprockets, and wherein the workpiece
forming surface has a component of movement with the moving
workpiece.
Subclass:
359
Continuous advance with rotary folder surface moving with
work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease in the workpiece is formed by a
surface of a member turning more than 360 deg. about an axis,
which surface has a component of movement with the moving
workpiece.
Subclass:
360
Folding by roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease forming surface of the member
turning about an axis is circular and extends all the way
about that axis at the same distance therefrom and wherein
the surface engages the workpiece in the manner of a wheel
with no relative movement between the workpiece and the
surface of the member.
Subclass:
361
Plural cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading stations:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus including a first location for piercing, ripping,
or engaging with a crystalline tool and including a second
location for piercing, ripping, or engaging with a
crystalline tool.
Subclass:
362
With advancing work from first to second station:
This subclass is indented under subclass 361. Method or
apparatus wherein a workpiece is treated at the first
location and then progressively moved to the second
location.
Subclass:
363
Making plural, separate cuts by distinct cutting edges:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus including piercing a workpiece at a selected
location in a work surface and piercing a workpiece at a
second selected location in a work surface wherein both
piercing actions are preformed at a single work station.
Subclass:
364
Engaging work on opposite sides:
This subclass is indented under subclass 363. Method or
apparatus including means for piercing a sheet or web
workpiece on one planar surface and including means for
piercing the opposing planar surface of that sheet or web.
Subclass:
365
Rotary cutter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 364. Method or
apparatus wherein at least one of the piercing actions is
done by a sharp edge of a tool turning about an axis more
than 360 deg..
Subclass:
366
By relatively adjustable cutting edges or cutting and scoring
edges:
This subclass is indented under subclass 363. Method or
apparatus wherein piercing is effected by a first sharp edge
and by a second relatively repositionable sharp edge; or
wherein piercing is effected by a first edge that is sharp
and a surface groove is formed by a second relatively
repositionable edge.
Subclass:
367
On rotary tool support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 366. Method or
apparatus wherein the first and second sharp edges are
mounted on a carrier member turning about an axis more than
360 deg. during the piercing action.
Subclass:
368
Adjustable circumferentially:
This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Method or
apparatus wherein a piercing edge and a surface grooving edge
or another piercing edge are relatively repositionable about
the carrier.
Subclass:
369
Of moving work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is in motion during piercing,
ripping, or engaging with a crystalline tool.
Subclass:
370
By rotary tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus wherein piercing, ripping, or engaging by a
crystalline tool is effected by a member in engagement with
the workpiece and rotating more than 360 deg. about an axis.
Subclass:
371
With flexibly mounted cutter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Method or
apparatus including use of a piercing edge mounted on a
member turning more than 360 deg. about an axis, which edge
is part of a member adapted to yield within its elastic limit
to allow limited movement of the piercing edge with respect
to the remainder of the rotary member.
Subclass:
372
By reciprocatory tool:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Method or
apparatus wherein piercing, ripping, or engaging by a
crystalline tool is effected by a member in engagement with
the workpiece and moving to-and-from along a straight line or
about a fixed pivot.
Subclass:
373
WITH SCRAP MATERIAL SEPARATION OR REMOVAL:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus combined with segregating or carrying away an
unused or waste portion of a workpiece or product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
82 for scrap removal combined with cutting, severing, or
abrading in the manufacture of a rigid container.
83 for scrap removal in the manufacture of a rigid
container, generally.
342 for manufacture of a product from a sheet or web
combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
with scrap removal.
Subclass:
374
ASSEMBLING OR DISASSEMBLING OF DISTINCT MEMBERS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus (a) including juxtaposing or fastening together
a sheet or web workpiece and another workpiece; or, (b)
including disengaging a sheet or web workpiece from another
workpiece to which it had previously been fastened.
(1) Note. The workpieces of this subclass are totally
separate and distinct. A first and a second surface of a
workpiece are not considered to be separate workpieces, no
matter how far spaced from each other.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
6 for an operation of this class assembling or coating and
the use of control means responsive to that assembling or
coating.
subclasses 47+ for assembling dissimilar filter materials
in making a cigarette filter.
subclasses 67+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a rotary
tool.
subclasses 75+ for assembling a rigid container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 84+ for making a rigid container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 210+ for making a pliable container including
assembly of distinct members.
subclasses 297+ for making a tube including assembly of
distinct members.
subclasses 334+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with adhesive coating.
subclasses 343+ for assembling of distinct members combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for methods of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling or
disassembling. Class 29 is the generic home for assembling.
See the search notes under subclasses 428 and 700 for other
locations of specific types of assembling.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for uniting a first and a second web by adhesive bonding
without assembling or bending in forming united stock
material. See the line notes under the definition of this
class.
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, subclasses 418+ for a
conveyor for establishing and moving a group of items; and
subclass 644 for means for conveying a signature.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for a device
specific to driving a fastener into a sheet or web; or into a
stack of sheets or webs, with no recognition of more than one
sheet or web.
Subclass:
375
Of tag or label to tether or to article:
This subclass is indented under subclass 374. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to serve
to designate a characteristic of the product and wherein the
other workpiece is either a member to extend from the first
workpiece to attach that workpiece to a third workpiece or is
the workpiece to which the first workpiece is attached.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for attaching a label to an article or to stock material by
adhesive bonding. Also see the line note under the
definition of this class (493) pointing out that applying a
label by adhesive bonding is proper for Class 156, even
though an article of commerce is produced.
Subclass:
376
By passing tether through tag or label and article in single
stroke:
This subclass is indented under subclass 375. Method or
apparatus wherein the first, second, and third workpieces are
positioned relative to one another by causing the second or
extending workpiece to move through an opening, which it may
form, in the first workpiece and through an opening, which it
may form in the third workpiece during a single movement.
(1) Note. The piercing of this workpiece is intended to
enable an assembling, rather than piercing to form an opening
in a workpiece. Such a piercing operation is
indistinguishable from one in which textile fibers are
separated to enable passage of a tether and therefor has been
placed in this subclass rather than the subclass of cutting.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 340+ for assembling combined with intentional
piercing.
Subclass:
377
Including tear strip:
This subclass is indented under subclass 374. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to serve
to form a part of an impassable wall and is further intended
to be ruptured to provide access through the wall or is
further intended to serve to rupture the wall of another
workpiece to which it is attached.
Subclass:
378
Including cutting or tearing edge:
This subclass is indented under subclass 374. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is sharp and is
intended to serve to sever or tear a sheet or web after
formation of a desired article.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
86 for making a rigid container including assembling
therewith a tear strip.
Subclass:
379
Comprising bringing two members together:
This subclass is indented under subclass 374. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing a first and a second
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
76 for making a rigid container including bringing two
members together combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
344 for bringing two members together combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
Subclass:
380
Indeterminate length member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship at least one of the workpieces is of
such length that no more than one end is recognized
(engaged).
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
24 for an operation of this class including use of a sensor
responsive to indeterminate length work.
subclasses 77+ for making a rigid container including
bringing an indeterminate length member together with another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
97 for making a rigid container including assembly with an
indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 345+ for bringing an indeterminate length
workpiece together with another member combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 410+ for refolding or unfolding an indeterminate
length workpiece.
Subclass:
381
Plural indeterminate length members:
This subclass is indented under subclass 380. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship at least two of the workpieces are of
such that no more than one end thereof is recognized
(engaged).
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
346 for cutting combined with juxtaposing plural
indeterminate length members.
Subclass:
382
Member comprising adhesive backed tape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 380. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time of being brought into
juxtaposed relationship the workpiece having no more than one
recognized end has a previously applied coating of material
adapted to chemically unite therewith and bond that workpiece
to another member.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 for making a rigid container including application of an
adhesive backed tape combined with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading by a reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 116+ for making a rigid container, including
securing two distinct members together using adhesive backed
tape.
347 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
382 for application of an adhesive backed tape to another
member.
Subclass:
383
Including distinct securing member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Method or
apparatus wherein one of the workpieces is intended to
fasten.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 115+ for making a rigid container including use
of a distinct securing member.
Subclass:
384
Material penetrating member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 383. Method or
apparatus wherein the fastener includes a sharp edge and is
intended to fasten by the act of that edge piercing into the
other workpiece.
(1) Note. Penetration of this subclass is for the purpose
of bringing about assembly and not for the purpose of forming
an opening in the pierced workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 118+ for making a rigid container including use
of a material penetrating fastening member.
351 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled, combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 384+ for using a work penetrating fastening
member to secure other members together.
392 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled.
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227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web
and there is no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
385
Bifurcated securing member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 384. Method or
apparatus wherein the fastener includes two sharp edges and
is intended to fasten by the act of both edges piercing into
the other workpiece at the same time.
Subclass:
386
Wrapping one member about another member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Method or
apparatus including juxtaposing a plurality of workpiece
wherein at least one of the workpiece is pliable and is
caused to conform to and generally encase another workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
349 for cutting combined with wrapping one workpiece about
another.
subclasses 386+ for wrapping one workpiece about another,
generally.
Subclass:
387
Including convex or recessed surface (e.g., eyeglass case):
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece being conformed to is
generally rigid and three-dimensionally bulged or caved in so
that the pliable member must be caused to conform to that
shape.
Subclass:
388
By use of rotary work support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Method or
apparatus including use of a structure to support the
workpiece being conformed to which structure is adapted to
turn about an axis more than 360 deg..
Subclass:
389
By use of reciprocatory work support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Method or
apparatus including use of a structure to support the
workpiece being conformed to, which structure is adapted to
move to-and-fro about an axis or in a straight line.
Subclass:
390
And securing by interfitting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Method or
apparatus wherein fastening is accomplished by positioning a
portion of a workpiece under another portion of a workpiece
to restrict movement thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 350+ for cutting combined with interfitting to
secure distinct members.
Subclass:
391
Assembling container partitions:
This subclass is indented under subclass 390. Method or
apparatus wherein at least one of the workpieces is intended
to serve to divide the interior of a receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 90+ for making a rigid container combined with
placing partitions therein.
912 for an art digest of related operations.
Subclass:
392
Work penetrating member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 390. Method or
apparatus wherein a workpiece includes a sharp edge and is
intended to fasten by the act of that edge piercing into the
other workpiece.
(1) Note. Penetration of this subclass is for the purpose
of bringing about an assembly and not for the purpose for
forming an opening in the pierced workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 118+ for making a rigid container including use
of a material penetrating fastening member.
351 for assembling by causing one member to pierce into
another to which it is assembled, combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 384+ for using a work penetrating fastening
member to secure other members together.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web
and there is no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
393
Securing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 374. Method or
apparatus including fastening a first workpiece to a second
workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 114+ for securing two workpieces together in the
formation of a rigid container.
subclasses 121+ for securing two surfaces of the same
workpiece together in the formation of a rigid container.
394 for securing two surfaces of the same sheet or web
workpiece together in the formation of a product, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for the process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of
a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work, even if the work is
a sheet or web, if there is no other working (e.g., bending)
of the sheet or web. See the search note to Class 29 under
the definition of this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding,
generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling,
bending, or flexing in the formation of a web of stock
material; and for assembling and adhesively bonding an
article with a postage stamp or a label. See the line note
to Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web if
there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web
and no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
394
SECURING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including fastening a portion of a workpiece to
another portion of that workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 114+ for securing two workpieces together in the
formation of a rigid container.
subclasses 121+ for making a rigid container including
securing a first and a second surface of a single workpiece
together.
393 for assembling of two workpieces by securing,
generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclasses 428+ for the process of and
subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of
a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work, even if the work is
a sheet or web, if there is no other working of the sheet or
web and no recognition of more than one sheet or web. See
the search note Class 29 under the definition of this class.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding
generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling,
bending, or flexing in the formation of a web or stock
material; and for assembling and adhesively bonding an
article with a postage stamp or a label. See the search note
to Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a
nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web, if
there is no other working of the sheet or web and no
recognition of more than one sheet or web.
Subclass:
395
BENDING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including stressing a workpiece beyond its
elastic limit, without substantial thinning flow, so that
when that stress is released the workpiece will not return to
its original shape.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
352 for bending of a sheet or web combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a step of bending a sheet or web with thinning
or thickening in a flow.
Subclass:
396
Form-scoring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus comprising (a) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece and thereby raising a corresponding line on the
opposite surface; or, (b) pressing a line in one surface of a
workpiece with no significant change in the opposite surface
configuration, wherein the material of the workpiece under
that line becomes more compacted, such that there is no
thinning flow of the workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 59+ for making a rigid container with cutting
and form-scoring.
subclasses 160+ for making a rigid container including
form-scoring.
subclasses 228+ for making a pliable container combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
form-scoring.
subclasses 240+ for making a pliable container including
form-scoring.
355 for form-scoring combined with cutting, breaking,
tearing, or abrading.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
83, Cutting, subclasses 879+ for scoring by a sharp cutting
edge, wherein there is no significant deformation of the
work.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of shaping sheet or web work by a
thinning flow of the work, as in embossing.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for means to shape sheet or web work by a thinning
flow of the work, as in embossing.
Subclass:
397
With folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Method or
apparatus combined with stressing the sheet or web beyond its
elastic limit along a line to form a crease.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
subclasses 353+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading by use of a composite tool.
356 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading, generally.
subclasses 405+ for folding, generally, of a sheet or web.
Subclass:
398
Plural work stations:
This subclass is indented under subclass 397. Method or
apparatus including a first location at which the sheet or
web is stressed beyond its elastic limit and a second
location to which or from which the sheet or web is
transferred for other modification.
Subclass:
399
Folding along score line:
This subclass is indented under subclass 398. Method or
apparatus wherein a line is first pressed into the sheet or
web and subsequently a crease is formed along that line.
Subclass:
400
With means to advance or position work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a web
workpiece progressively from a remote location toward or
through a treating station or to transport an article in
which a line has been pressed away from a treating station or
including means to reorient the workpiece or the produced
article.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocatory tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 180+ for making a rigid container including
folding and advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of work
or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 416+ for folding including work or product
advancing.
Subclass:
401
Continuous advance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 400. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web is transferred without
stopping toward, through or away from the location at which
it is stressed beyond its elastic limit.
Subclass:
402
By rotary tool having surfaces moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Method or
apparatus wherein the sheet or web transfer is effected by
engagement of a surface of a rigid member turning about a
fixed axis, which surface is intended to engage and cause the
sheet or web to move therewith through the part of the
movement of the surface.
Subclass:
403
Roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 402. Method or
apparatus wherein the surface comprises the periphery of a
rigid circular member turning about a fixed axis passing
through its center, which surface is adapted to rollingly
engage and transfer the sheet or web.
Subclass:
404
Form-scoring along intersecting lines:
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Method or
apparatus comprising pressing a first line into the work
surface and pressing a second line into the work surface such
that the first and second lines meet or cross.
Subclass:
405
Folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
permanent crease.
(1) Note. Folding of cloth is included in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
68 for making a rigid container including folding and
assembling combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a rotary tool.
subclasses 69+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool.
subclasses 79+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
151 for making a rigid container including coating with an
adhesive and folding.
subclasses 162+ for making a rigid container including
folding.
subclasses 231+ for making a pliable container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading.
subclasses 243+ for making a pliable container including
folding.
353 for folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or
abrading by a composite tool.
subclasses 356+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading, generally.
Subclass:
406
And tautening or smoothing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus including application of tensile force on the sheet
or web workpiece or including treatment to cause the sheet or
web to be more truly planar.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing, subclasses 71+ for
smoothing a running length of textile material without
folding.
38, Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing, subclasses 102+,
especially subclasses 102.1+ for tautening to smooth a single
sheet.
Subclass:
407
With crushing or crumpling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit to form a permanent crease
and further stressing a sheet or web workpiece beyond its
elastic limit but not along any predetermined line.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
185 for crushing or crumpling of sheet or web material in
the formation of a rigid container.
464 for crushing or crumpling in forming a product from a
sheet or web, generally.
Subclass:
408
Overfolding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus comprising stressing the workpiece along the
desired crease line further than desired so that upon release
of the stress the workpiece will return by internal stress
(or memory) to the desired position.
Subclass:
409
Refolding or unfolding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus comprising stressing the workpiece along a crease
line formed by a previous operation (a) to again crease the
workpiece, or (b) to reposition the portions of the workpiece
extending away from the crease line to lie in a common
plane.
Subclass:
410
Of indeterminate length work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 409. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time the crease line is formed the
workpiece is a web of such length that no more than one end
thereof is recognized (engaged).
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 24+ for an operation of this class including use
of a sensor responsive to indeterminate length work.
subclasses 77+ for making a rigid container including
bringing an indeterminate length member together with another
member combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a reciprocatory tool.
subclasses 97+ for making a rigid container including
assembly with an indeterminate length workpiece.
subclasses 345+ for bringing an indeterminate length
workpiece together with another member combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading.
subclasses 380+ for assembling of this class wherein one
workpiece is of indeterminate length.
subclasses 410+ for refolding or unfolding an indeterminate
length workpiece.
Subclass:
411
Including use of swinging work guiding means (e.g., zigzag
folding, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Method or
apparatus including use of means to direct the web workpiece
by physical engagement therewith, which means alternates
to-and-from to direct a portion of the workpiece in a first
direction and then to direct a succeeding portion of the
workpiece in a second direction, such that succeeding
portions of the workpiece are alternately laid one upon the
other in a regular order by application of stress along
previously made crease lines extending generally normal to
the direction of workpiece movement.
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subclasses 413+ for folding other than along previously
made crease lines using a swinging work guiding means.
Subclass:
412
With elevating work support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Method or
apparatus including use of means to support the workpiece,
which means is adapted to be raised as the workpiece is
withdrawn therefrom.
Subclass:
413
Folding of indeterminate length work by swinging work guiding
means (e.g., zigzag, folding, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time a crease line is formed the
workpiece is a web of such length that no more than one end
thereof is recognized (engaged) including use of means to
direct the workpiece by physical engagement therewith, which
means alternates to-and-fro to direct a portion of the
workpiece in a first direction and then to direct a
succeeding portion of the workpiece in a second direction,
such that succeeding portions of the workpiece are
alternately laid one upon the other in a regular order
including the application of stress to form subsequent crease
lines extending generally normal to the direction of
workpiece movement.
(1) Note. Stress may be applied to the workpiece of this
subclass by the weight of work laid thereupon.
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411 for folding along previously made crease lines by a
swinging work guide means.
Subclass:
414
Swinging passage:
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Method or
apparatus wherein the directing means engages both planar
surfaces of the web workpiece at all times to positively
guide the first and succeeding portions of the workpiece.
Subclass:
415
Defined by feed roll pair:
This subclass is indented under subclass 414. Method or
apparatus wherein the element in engagement with each planar
surface turns about an axis more than 360 deg. and rollingly
engages the workpiece with a radially outwardly facing
peripheral surface positioned in a circle about the axis.
Subclass:
416
With means to advance work or product:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus combined with use of means to transport a workpiece
progressively from a remote location toward or through a
treating station or to transport a formed article away from a
treating station.
(1) Note. Movement of a workpiece toward a working tool to
effect a treating operation is considered to be work infeed
rather than work advancing and is therefor not the concept of
this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 71+ for making a rigid container including
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
by a rotary tool and with means to advance work.
81 for making a rigid container including folding combined
with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading by a
reciprocating tool and with means to advance work.
125 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces, use of a supply hopper, use of a suction-type
handling means and use of a conveyor to advance work to a
folder.
subclasses 142+ for making a rigid container including
securing work surfaces with simultaneous pressing and
advancing of the work while adhesive dries or sets.
147 for making a rigid container including securing work
surfaces and advancing the work or product.
161 for making a rigid container including scoring and
continuously advancing the work with the scoring tool moving
with the work during operation thereof.
subclasses 196+ for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of the work or product.
subclasses 201+ for making a pliable container with
cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and advancing of the
work or product.
302 for making a tube and advancing the formed tube along
its axis.
subclasses 357+ for folding combined with cutting,
breaking, tearing, or abrading with means to advance the work
or product.
subclasses 400+ for scoring with work or product advancing
or positioning.
Subclass:
417
And provision to precisely align for folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus wherein the work transferring means is adjustable
with respect to the crease line forming means so that the
crease line will be formed in the workpiece in the exact
desired location of the workpiece.
Subclass:
418
Folding by direct application of vacuum or fluid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus including (a) application of reduced pressure to
certain portions of a sheet or web workpiece so that
atmospheric pressure acting on an opposing portion thereof
effects the stress to form a crease line in the workpiece;
or, (b) application of increased pressure from a flowable
medium to effect the stress to form a crease line in the
workpiece.
Subclass:
419
Folding by buckling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus comprising application of compressive stress to the
workpiece parallel to planar surfaces thereof to cause the
workpiece to yield in columnar failure.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
249 for making a pliable container including folding by
buckling.
Subclass:
420
Buckle chute folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 419. Method or
apparatus including a passageway along which the sheet or web
workpiece is to slide, which passageway has a blocked end to
be abutted by the moving sheet or web to create compressive
force along the direction of movement of the workpiece so
that the workpiece ends to bend transversely to the direction
of movement, which passageway includes an opening in its
bottom upstream from the blocked end, so that the workpiece
bends back on itself as it falls down through the opening.
Subclass:
421
Plural folding operations making multiple folds:
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Method or
apparatus including bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit at a first crease line and
bendingly stressing a sheet or web workpiece beyond its
elastic limit at a second time or location to form a second
crease line.
Subclass:
422
Continuous advance with folder moving with work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus including means to cause the workpiece to continue
movement without stopping during the time the crease line is
formed wherein the means to apply stress and form a crease
line includes a work engaging surface that is also in motion
so that during such application of stress the work engaging
surface includes a component of movement with the movement of
the workpiece.
Subclass:
423
Folding by endless belt:
This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Method or
apparatus wherein the work engaging crease forming surface
is, or is part of, an integral or concatenated band and is
trained about a plurality of separated, noncoaxial pulleys or
sprockets.
Subclass:
424
Rotary folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Method or
apparatus wherein the work engaging surface forming a crease
line in the workpiece turns more than 360 deg. about an
axis.
Subclass:
425
Having radial folding blade:
This subclass is indented under subclass 424. Method or
apparatus wherein the work engaging surface is part of an
extension and faces away from the axis about which it turns.
Subclass:
426
Radially moving folding blade:
This subclass is indented under subclass 425. Method or
apparatus wherein the extension not only turns about an axis
but moves toward or away from that axis to effect the crease
forming operation.
Subclass:
427
Fold off-roll-type folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 426. Method or
apparatus wherein the member turning about an axis includes a
circular peripheral surface on which a sheet or web workpiece
is laid in conforming contact combined with an extension
member adapted to rotate therewith and move outwardly from
the axis to form a crease line in the workpiece and push at
least the engaged portion of the workpiece away from the
peripheral surface.
Subclass:
428
And cooperating, registering cylinder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 427. Method or
apparatus combined with another member turning about a second
axis, which member includes a circular peripheral surface and
including a workpiece receiving pocket, which other member is
adapted to interfit with the first member so that as they
turn about their respective axes the outwardly moving
extension interfits with the pocket to effect formation of a
crease line in a workpiece therebetween.
Subclass:
429
Plural folding blades:
This subclass is indented under subclass 428. Method or
apparatus including more than one outwardly moving crease
forming extension.
Subclass:
430
For zigzag folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 429. Method or
apparatus particularly adapted to forming regularly spaced,
alternately turned crease lines transverse to a generally
elongated sheet or web workpiece.
(1) Note. The second outwardly moving extension may be a
part of the second rotating member and would accordingly
cooperate with a pocket in the first rotating member.
Subclass:
431
Planetary blade:
This subclass is indented under subclass 427. Method or
apparatus wherein the outwardly moving crease forming
extension is supported to turn about a second axis which is
on the member turning about the first axis.
Subclass:
432
And cooperating, registering cylinder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 425. Method or
apparatus combined with another member turning about a second
axis which member includes a work receiving pocket adapted to
interfit with the extension of the first member so that as
the members turn about their respective axes the outwardly
moving extension interfits with the pocket to effect
formation of a crease line in a workpiece therebetween.
Subclass:
433
For zigzag folding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 432. Method or
apparatus particularly adapted to forming regularly spaced,
alternately turned crease lines transverse to a generally
elongated sheet or web workpiece.
Subclass:
434
Folding by roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 424. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease forming surface of the member
turning about an axis is circular and extends all the way
about that axis at the same distance therefrom and wherein
the surface engages the workpiece in a manner of a wheel with
no relative movement between the workpiece and the surface of
the member.
Subclass:
435
Roller couple:
This subclass is indented under subclass 434. Method or
apparatus including a second member turning about a second
axis extending all the way about that axis at the same
distance therefrom and wherein the surface engages the
workpiece in the manner of a wheel with no relative movement
therebetween; wherein the first and second members turning
about their respective axes grippingly engage a single
workpiece therebetween to cooperate and form a crease line.
Subclass:
436
Continuous advance past folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus including means to cause the sheet or web workpiece
to continue movement without stopping during the time the
crease line if formed.
Subclass:
437
Reciprocatory folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 436. Method or
apparatus wherein the means to effect the forming of the
crease line moves to-and-fro in a straight line or about a
fixed pivot during operation.
Subclass:
438
Folding by passive reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 436. Method or
apparatus including utilizing the energy of a moving sheet or
web workpiece by use of means to effect the formation of a
crease line, which means is stationary during formation of
the crease line.
Subclass:
439
Folding indeterminate length work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Method or
apparatus wherein at the time the crease line is formed the
workpiece is a web of such length that no more than one end
thereof is recognized (engaged).
(1) Note. A spool or coil of work is considered to be
"indeterminate length".
Subclass:
440
Plural folding actions:
This subclass is indented under subclass 439. Method or
apparatus including forming a second crease line by a
separate, distinct operation.
Subclass:
441
Folding by endless belt:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus wherein the work engaging, crease forming surface
is, or is part of an integral or concatenated band that is
trained about a plurality of separated, noncoaxial pulleys or
sprockets.
Subclass:
442
Folding by roller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus wherein the crease forming member turns about an
axis and includes a circular surface extending equidistant
about that axis and wherein the surface engages the workpiece
in the manner of a wheel with no relative movement between
the workpiece and the surface of the member.
Subclass:
443
Roller passive reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Method or
apparatus wherein the member turns about an axis that does
not advance over the surface of the workpiece during
operation and is not driven to rotate by means other than the
work surface movement during operation.
Subclass:
444
With reciprocatory folding knife:
This subclass is indented under subclass 443. Method or
apparatus combined with a blade member adapted to move
to-and-fro in a straight line or about a fixed axis to
cooperate with the member turning about an axis to form a
crease line in a workpiece.
Subclass:
445
Reaction member comprising roller pair yieldably biased
together:
This subclass is indented under subclass 444. Method or
apparatus including the first member that turns about an axis
and including a second member that turns about a second axis,
which second member includes a circular surface extending
equidistant about the second axis and is positioned such that
the workpiece passes between the turning members in response
to force exerted by the member that moves to-and-fro, which
axes are yieldably urged toward each other.
Subclass:
446
Folding by passive reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 416. Method or
apparatus utilizing the energy of a moving sheet or web
workpiece by use of means to effect the formation of a crease
line, which means is stationary during formation of the
crease line.
Subclass:
447
Including multiple reaction members each presenting one or
more shaping edges:
This subclass is indented under subclass 446. Method or
apparatus including first means having a workpiece engaging
surface to effect formation of a crease line, which first
means is stationary during formation of a crease line; and
including a second means having a workpiece engaging surface
to effect formation of a crease line, which second means is
stationary during formation of a crease line.
Subclass:
448
And provision to allow one reaction member to move relative
to another (e.g., zigzag folding, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 447. Method or
apparatus including provision to permit one of the work
engaging surface of the stationary crease forming means to
move with respect to another work engaging surface of a
stationary crease forming means during the forming
operation.
(1) Note. The movement of the stationary member is done in
response to force exerted by the workpiece in being folded,
not to effect the folding operation and is accordingly not
considered to be conflicting terms.
Subclass:
449
And cooperating plunger:
This subclass is indented under subclass 446. Method or
apparatus combined with means to force the workpiece against
the stationary member to form a crease line therein, which
means is adapted to have the workpiece wrapped thereabout so
that the workpiece is given shape conforming to the shape of
the forcing means.
Subclass:
450
By direct application of vacuum or fluid pressure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus including (a) application of reduced pressure to
certain portions of a sheet or web workpiece so that
atmospheric pressure acting on an opposing portion thereof
effects the stress to form a crease line in the workpiece;
or, (b) application of increased pressure from a flowable
medium to effect the stress to form a crease line in the
workpiece.
Subclass:
451
By plural relatively movable folding edges approaching work
from same side (e.g., zigzag folding, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus wherein the stress is applied to form a crease line
by a first member moving toward work surface from a given
direction and stress is applied to form a crease line by a
second member moving toward the same work surface from
generally the same direction.
Subclass:
452
Forming gable top:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus including formation of the upper portion of a
receptacle having a single ridge created by a pair of
diverging walls.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
184 for forming a rigid container including forming a gable
top.
Subclass:
453
Including folding end flap:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus including forming a crease line at the base of a
protuberance extending from the margin of the sheet or web
workpiece at the greatest rectilinear dimension thereof.
Subclass:
454
By rotary member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus including application of stress to form a crease
line by a member turning about an axis more than 360 deg..
Subclass:
455
By passive reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus utilizing the energy of a moving sheet or web
workpiece by use of means to effect the formation of a crease
line, which means is stationary during formation of the
crease line.
Subclass:
456
Including multiple shaping edges on reaction member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Method or
apparatus including means having a first workpiece engaging
surface to effect formation of a crease line and having a
second workpiece engaging surface to effect formation of a
crease line.
Subclass:
457
And cooperating reciprocatory folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Method or
apparatus combined with means to cooperate with the
stationary means to apply stress to form a crease line in the
workpiece, which means moves to-and-fro in a straight line or
about a fixed pivot.
Subclass:
458
Sequential, diverse folds:
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Method or
apparatus comprising bendingly stressing a sheet or web
workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a line to form a
first permanent crease and subsequently bendingly stressing
the sheet or web workpiece beyond its elastic limit along a
line to form a second permanent crease, wherein the first and
second creases are formed by nonidentical means.
Subclass:
459
Pulling over an edge (e.g., curling, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus comprising the application of tensile forces to the
workpiece and drawing that workpiece over a projecting member
to put greater forces on the surface of the workpiece facing
away from the projecting member than on the surface of the
workpiece facing toward the projecting member to stress the
workpiece beyond its elastic limit thereof.
Subclass:
460
Deflecting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus including movement of a sheet or web workpiece
along a direction parallel to the planar surfaces thereof and
engaging the sheet or web workpiece to divert sequentially
presented work portions from the original direction to stress
the sheet or web workpiece beyond its elastic limit thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
178 for folding by deflecting in the formation of a rigid
container.
Subclass:
461
Of longitudinally moving work:
This subclass is indented under subclass 460. Method or
apparatus wherein the workpiece is a sheet or web including a
pair of planar surfaces of greater extent in one direction
that in the other comprising moving the workpiece in the
direction parallel to the greatest dimension to stress the
sheet or web workpiece beyond the elastic limit thereof.
Subclass:
462
To form convolute coil (e.g., paper "log", etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Method or
apparatus wherein subsequent portions of the workpiece are
diverted about an axis to form convolutions that are wrapped
one radially upon the other.
Subclass:
463
Corrugating:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus comprising stressing a sheet or web workpiece
beyond its elastic limit to cause it to assume the shape of
an undulating series of arcuate waves.
Subclass:
464
Crushing or crumpling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Method or
apparatus including stressing a sheet or web workpiece beyond
its elastic limit and causing bending to occur but not along
any predetermined line.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
185 for crushing or crumpling of sheet or web material in
the formation of a rigid container.
subclasses 395+ for corrugating without forming sharp fold
lines.
407 for folding combined with crushing or crinkling.
Subclass:
465
FLEXING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including moving one portion of a workpiece with
respect to another portion of that workpiece in order to
place the respective portions of the workpiece in a desired
positional relationship.
Subclass:
466
To present part of workpiece for securing to another part:
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Method or
apparatus wherein one portion of the workpiece is brought
into positional relationship with another portion of the
workpiece so that the two work portions may be attached one
to the other.
Subclass:
467
SURFACE TREATMENT:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including a surface modification of a workpiece
not penetrating deeply into the surface of the workpiece
which modification is not provided for elsewhere.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 291+ for tube making combined with surface
treatment.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
15, Brushing, Scrubbing and General Cleaning, subclass 209.1
for removing foreign material by steel wool.
118, Coating Apparatus, for means to coat the surface of a
sheet or web.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, subclass 341 for a method of applying water or
other solvent to sheet or web work to polish the surface
thereof.
401, Coating Implements With Material Supply, for a randomly
manipulated means for coating a sheet or web.
427, Coating Processes, for the method of coating a sheet or
web.
451, Abrading, for engaging a workpiece by a crystalline tool
to remove surface portions from the workpiece.
Subclass:
468
TOOL OR TOOL SUPPORT:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subcombinational apparatus including means for engaging a
workpiece to assemble, bend, flex, or treat; or including
means for partaking of all the motion of such workpiece
engaging means.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
269, Work Holders, subclasses 86+ for a work supporting
member having relatively movable jaws; subclasses 289+ for a
work underlying support, generally; and, subclasses 290+ for
a work underlying support combined with a tool-couple
element.
Subclass:
469
Adapted to be magnetically manipulated:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
wherein the means for engaging the workpiece is particularly
adapted to be moved when in engagement with the workpiece or
when out of engagement with the workpiece by the direct
urging of magnetic force.
Subclass:
470
Adapted to be heated or cooled:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
wherein the means for engaging the workpiece is particularly
adapted to be supplied with or to yield thermal energy.
Subclass:
471
Rotary:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
wherein the means for engaging the workpiece is to be turned
about an axis more than 360 deg. during operation.
Subclass:
472
With ejector or stripper:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
combined with means to force foreign material out of a recess
in or off the surface of the work engaging means.
Subclass:
473
Plural tools or tool supports:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
including first and second means for engaging the workpiece
to assemble, bend, flex, or treat; or including first and
second means for partaking of all the motion of such
workpiece engaging means, wherein the first and second means
are relatively movable during operation.
Subclass:
474
Expandable or collapsible:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Method or
apparatus wherein the means for engaging the workpiece or the
means partaking of all motion of such workpiece engaging
means is, in each operation, enlarged or reduced in size to
present its surfaces for workpiece engagement.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
475 for tool structure including multiple components, one
being repositionable relative to the other.
Subclass:
475
Adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Apparatus
wherein the means for engaging the workpiece or the means
partaking of all motion of such workpiece engaging means is
made of multiple members at least one of which is
respositionable relative to another.
Subclass:
476
Folder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 475. Method or
apparatus wherein the means for engaging the workpiece or the
means partaking of all motion of such workpiece engaging
means serves to form a crease line in the workpiece by
causing the workpiece to conform to the shape of that work
engaging means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 405+ for apparatus including a folding tool
combined with a reaction surface to cooperate with the
folding tool in forming a crease line in a workpiece, and for
the method of forming sheet or web work, generally.
Subclass:
477
MACHINE FRAME:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus including structure relative to which a tool of
this class moves during operation, which structure is for
supporting the weight of the tool or work or for
counteracting the thrust of the tool, and maintaining
orientational relationship of components of the apparatus.
(1) Note. The foundation structure upon which a machine is
mounted (e.g., the floor of a building) is not considered a
part of the machine, per se.
Subclass:
478
Adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Method or
apparatus wherein the structure is made of multiple members,
at least one of which is positionable relative to another.
Subclass:
479
Plural, simultaneous adjustments:
This subclass is indented under subclass 478. Method or
apparatus wherein relative positioning of one member relative
to another causes additional relative position of other
members, corresponding to the first positioning.
Subclass:
480
MISCELLANEOUS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Method
or apparatus not provided for above.
CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
The following subclasses are collections of published
disclosures pertaining to various specified aspects of the
cutting art which aspects do not form appropriate bases for
subclasses in the foregoing classification (i.e., subclasses
superior hereto in the schedule), wherein original copies of
patents are placed on the basis of proximate function of the
apparatus. These subclasses assist a search based on remote
function of the apparatus and may be further assistance to
the searcher, either as a starting point in searching this
class or as an indication of further related fields of search
inside or outside the class. Thus, there is here provided a
second access for retrieval of a limited number of types of
disclosures. Search subclasses: 180+, for making a rigid
container including folding and advancing of the work or
product; 196+, for making a pliable container with heat
sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading and
advancing of work or product; 201+, for making a pliable
container with heat sealing and cutting, breaking, tearing,
or abrading and advancing of work or product; 357+, for
folding combined with cutting, breaking, tearing, or abrading
with means to advance the work product; 400+, for scoring
with work or product advancing or positioning; 416+, for
folding including work or product advancing.
(1) Note. Disclosures are placed in these subclasses for
their value as references and as leads to appropriate main or
secondary fields of search, without regard to their original
classification or their claimed subject matter.
(2) Note. The disclosures found in the following subclasses
are examples, only, of the indicated subject matter, and in
no instance do they represent the entire extent of the prior
art.
Subclass:
901
RIGID CONTAINER:
Operation involving the construction of a receptacle that is
intended to generally retain its shape during operation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 52+ for a method or apparatus for performing a
step which takes material that is less than a rigid container
and makes it into a rigid container.
Subclass:
902
Dished:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle by forming a
planar portion into a three-dimensional shape to hold goods.
(1) Note. Included herein is a shaping or folding operation
in which surplus material is folded back on itself with or
without direct control.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for the method of forming a dished shape product
of sheet or web including drawing of the material.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, for apparatus for forming a dished shaped product
of sheet or web material including drawing of the material.
Subclass:
903
Insulated thermally:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle having a wall
specifically intended to resist the flow or heat
therethrough.
Subclass:
904
Cushioned:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle intended to yield
when encountering a force either inside or outside the
receptacle and limit shock transmitted through the walls of
the receptacle.
Subclass:
905
Having window:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle having an opening
in its wall for observation of the contents thereof without
opening the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
222 for making a pliable container having an inspection
window.
919 for an art collection of patents relating to the
construction of a pliable container having a window.
Subclass:
906
Having multilayer wall:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle constructed so
that a cross section through the wall would yield multiple,
distinct (i.e., not completely bonded together) sheets of
material.
(1) Note. Folding of flaps over the wall would yield
multiple layers of material, but such construction is not
intended to be placed in this subclass.
Subclass:
907
Lined:
This subclass is indented under subclass 906. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle combined with an
inner member to restrict the engagement of the contents of
the holder with the inner surface of the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
92 for method or apparatus including making a rigid
container and assembling therewith a liner.
Subclass:
908
Covered:
This subclass is indented under subclass 906. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle combined with a
member generally about the outside of the receptacle.
Subclass:
909
Having handle or suspension means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle having provision
to allow the receptacle to be gripped by a person or to allow
the receptacle to be held against gravity otherwise.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
87 for making a rigid container having a handle or
suspension means.
Subclass:
910
Cigarette container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle in which
cigarettes are to be marketed.
Subclass:
911
Flip-top:
This subclass is indented under subclass 910. Operation
wherein the receptacle includes a reclosable rigid cover.
Subclass:
912
Having internal partition:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having interior
dividing walls.
Subclass:
913
Egg container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 912. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle in which eggs are to
be stored.
Subclass:
914
Eyeglass container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle in which eyeglasses
are to be stored.
Subclass:
915
Match container:
This subclass is indented under subclass 901. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle in which ignitable
matches are to be stored or marketed.
Subclass:
916
PLIABLE CONTAINER:
Operation involving the construction of a receptacle that is
flaccid and is not intended to retain its shape during use.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 186+ for making a pliable container form
something that is less than a container.
Subclass:
917
Envelope:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle that in use
consists of a front planar and a rear planar wall connected
together about the periphery of each.
(1) Note. The connection of the front and rear wall may be
a fluted section to allow expansion of the container but is
intended to be as small as practical.
Subclass:
918
Expandable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle with easement means to
provide greater interior volume to the receptacle.
Subclass:
919
Having window:
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having provision to
allow visual inspection of the contents without opening the
receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
222 for making a pliable container including assembling a
window member therewith.
905 for an art collection of patents relating to the
construction of a rigid container having a window.
Subclass:
920
Having plural compartments:
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having the interior
divided structurally into a plurality of spaces.
Subclass:
921
Having integrally formed insert:
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle and a member inside
the receptacle that is a part of the receptacle at the time
of formation but is subsequently removed.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
216 for similar operation including forming an envelope
having an integral return envelope therein.
Subclass:
922
Having liner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle combined with an inner
member to restrict the engagement of the contents of the
receptacle with the inner surface of the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 93+ for a method or apparatus including the
making of a rigid container and assembling therewith a
liner.
Subclass:
923
With opening means (e.g., tear, strip, valve, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 917. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having provision to
allow access to the interior of the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
subclasses 212+ for making a pliable container including
assembling therewith an opening means.
Subclass:
924
Requiring external support during filling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle that is intended
to be mounted in support structure during insertion of
contents thereinto.
(1) Note. Included herein is an operation in the
construction of a vacuum cleaner bag, a garbage disposal bag,
etc.
Subclass:
925
Having mesh or window opening:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle having provision
to allow visual inspection of the contents without opening
the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
222 for making a pliable container including assembling a
window member therewith.
Subclass:
926
Having handle or suspension means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having provision to
allow the receptacle to be gripped by a person or to allow
the holder to be held against gravity otherwise.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
226 for making a pliable container combined with assembling
a handle or suspension means therewith.
Subclass:
927
Reclosable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle having provision
to allow the receptacle to be opened and closed repeatedly.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
213 for making a pliable container including assembling a
reclosable opening means therewith.
Subclass:
928
With draw string:
This subclass is indented under subclass 927. Operation
wherein the provision to allow the receptacle to be closed
includes a pliable member extending about the opening of the
receptacle which is adapted to be shortened to pull the
opening closed.
Subclass:
929
With valve:
This subclass is indented under subclass 927. Operation
wherein the provision to allow the receptacle to be closed
includes a member extending into the receptacle in the closed
condition and extending out of the receptacle when in the
opened condition to serve as a pouring spout.
Subclass:
930
Having tear strip:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
wherein the receptacle includes a portion that is adapted to
be pulled by a user to rip a wall of the receptacle and
thereby provide access to the contents of the receptacle.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
212 for making a pliable container including assembling a
tear strip therewith.
Subclass:
931
Having plural compartments:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle having the interior
divided structurally into a plurality of spaces.
Subclass:
932
Having plural openings:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle including more than
one access to the contents.
Subclass:
933
Having multilayered wall:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving construction of a receptacle constructed so that a
cross section through wall would yield multiple, distinct
(i.e., not completely bonded together) sheets of material.
(1) Note. Folding of flaps over the wall would yield
multiple layers of material, but such construction is not
intended to be placed in this subclass.
Subclass:
934
Parallelepiped or tetrahedron shape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of an receptacle having the shape
of (a) a prism with six sides, all of which are
parallelograms, or (b) a three-dimensional figure made of
only four planar surfaces.
(1) Note. A commonly used eraser is parallelepiped, a
triangular pyramid is a tetrahedron.
Subclass:
935
Covering bag (e.g. garment protector, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle that is intended
to be placed over a specific type of article, rather than to
support that article.
Subclass:
936
Square bottom:
This subclass is indented under subclass 916. Operation
involving the construction of a receptacle that when erected
has a rectangular bottom and when folded has gussets along
the sides so that the outer limit of the side wall is aligned
with the outer limit of the bottom.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
218 for making a square bottom bag including assembling the
bottom therewith.
Subclass:
937
TEXTILE:
Operation involving the use of material of woven fibers.
Subclass:
938
Apparel:
This subclass is indented under subclass 937. Operation
involving working with a garment to be worn by a person or
animal.
Subclass:
939
APPAREL SUPPORT:
Operation involving the construction of a member to be used
in holding a garment to be worn by a person or animal against
the force of gravity when the garment is not on a person or
animal.
Subclass:
940
BELLOWS:
Operation involving the construction of a three-dimensional
member including an interior chamber and side walls that are
zigzag folded to allow the volume of the interior chamber to
change.
Subclass:
941
FILTER:
Operation involving the construction of a member intended to
restrict the flow of a gaseous or fluid medium therethrough
to separate material therefrom.
Subclass:
942
CLEANING IMPLEMENT (E.G., BRUSH, DUST MOP, ETC.):
Operation involving the construction of a member intended to
be used to remove foreign material.
Subclass:
943
CANDY STICK:
Operation involving the construction of a member adapted to
be united with a confection and adapted to serve as a handle
gripped by a person consuming that confection.
Subclass:
944
APERTURE CARD OR DISPLAY DEVICE WITH WINDOW:
Operation involving the construction of a member of
nontransparent material which member has an opening for
passage of light therethrough.
Subclass:
945
COIN HOLDER:
Operation involving the construction of a member for support
or storage of a circular disc which disc is to be used as
coinage.
Subclass:
946
PHONOGRAPH RECORD JACKET:
Operation involving the construction of a member for support
or storage of a circular disc used for the recording of
information.
Subclass:
947
FILE FOLDER:
Operation involving the construction of a member having a
first planar side and a second planar side connected together
along a fold line which member is intended to receive sheet
material for storage between the two sides.
Subclass:
948
IGNITING FUSE:
Operation involving the construction of an elongated member
of combustible material which is adapted to be ignited at one
end and burn at a predictable rate to carry the flame to the
other end thereof.
Subclass:
949
ELECTRICAL INSULATION:
Operation involving the construction of a member or of
material that is intended to be relatively poor conductor of
electrical current.
Subclass:
950
LAMP SHADE:
Operation involving the construction of a member to be used
to cover an illuminating member to establish the amount and
the direction of radiation therefrom.
Subclass:
951
SEEDLING CONTAINER:
Operation involving the construction of a receptacle in which
seeds are to be planted for horticultural purposes.
Subclass:
952
PHOTO CORNER MOUNT:
Operation involving the construction of a member to be
mounted on a planar sheet, which member includes a pocket to
receive a corner of a photograph and thereby hold the
photograph in position on the planer sheet.
Subclass:
953
STENCIL OR OUTLINE GUIDE:
Operation involving the construction of a member that is to
establish by its peripheral configuration the movement of an
otherwise randomly manipulated implement.
Subclass:
954
SPOOL:
Operation involving the construction of a generally
cylindrical member intended for the storage of web or strand
material wrapped thereabout.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, particularly subclass
322, 407+, 600+, and 118+ for a spool for a reel or other
winding use.
Subclass:
955
DECORATION ARTICLE:
Operation involving the construction of a member having the
purpose of influencing the appearance of other structure when
used therewith, merely by the presence of the member.
Subclass:
956
Having appearance of living plant (e.g., Christmas tree,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 955. Operation
involving the construction of a member that is intended to
look like a tree, a shrub, a flower, or a portion of such a
member.
Subclass:
957
Festoon:
This subclass is indented under subclass 955. Operation
involving the construction of an elongated member adapted to
be supported at spaced points along its length and allowed to
drape therebetween.
Subclass:
958
Garland:
This subclass is indented under subclass 955. Operation
involving the construction of an elongated member adapted to
be supported at one point.
Subclass:
959
TOY OR AMUSEMENT ARTICLE:
Operation involving the construction of a member intended to
be used for entertainment.
Subclass:
960
TOILET ARTICLE:
Operation involving the construction of a member in personal
hygiene.
Subclass:
961
TAG, MARKER, OR LABEL:
Operation involving the construction of a member to be used
to indicate.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
digest 1-51 for an art digest of label applying.
Subclass:
962
CLOSURE (E.G., TIE STRING, VALVE, ETC.):
Operation involving the construction of a member that is to
be used to close a container.
Subclass:
963
OPENER (E.G., TEAR STRIP, ETC.):
Operation involving the construction of a member that is to
become a part of a container and is to sever the wall of the
container to provide access to the contents.
Subclass:
964
PALLET:
Operation involving the construction of a movable member on
which an article is to be placed for handling or storage.
Subclass:
965
Flat or "boat" (for candy, crackers, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 964. Operation
wherein the movable member is adapted to be wrapped about the
article.
Subclass:
966
HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE:
Operation involving the construction of material having
parallel tubular passages therein.
Subclass:
967
DUNNAGE, WADDING, STUFFING, OR FILLING EXCELSIOR:
Operation involving sheet or web material that has been
forced into an undefined, generally irregular mass to fill an
area.
Subclass:
968
STRUCTURAL SHAPE:
Operation involving the construction of a member or stock
material of a shape stronger than sheet or web shape.
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Last Modified: 6 October 2000