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

Class
059
CHAIN, STAPLE, AND HORSESHOE MAKING

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> CHAIN, STAPLE, AND HORSESHOE MAKING
1		CHAIN MAKING
2		. Bead chain
3		. Loop interlocked
4		. Roller chain
5		. Sprocket chain
6		. . Sheet metal
7		. . Link assembling
8		. . Blanks and processes
9		. Swivel making
10		. Weldless
11		. . Link separation
12		. . Blanks and processes
13		. Sheet metal
14		. . Prong connected
15		. . Stamping and bending
16		. Combined machines
17		. . Coiling, cutting, bending, curbing
18		. . Feeding, cutting, bending, welding
19		. . Feeding, cutting, bending, wrapping
20		. . Coiling, cutting, assembling
21		. . Bending and eye forming
22		. . Bending and welding
23		. . Cutting and bending
24		. . . Automatic feed
25		. . . . Link assembling
26		. . Winding and welding
27		. Bending
28		. Curbing
29		. Sizing and trimming
30		. Swaging and shaping
31		. Welding
32		. . Rotary feed
33		. . Dies
34		. . Holding devices
35.1		. Blanks and processes
36		HORSESHOE MAKING
37		. Combined machines
38		. . Cutting, bending, shaping, punching and creasing
39		. . . Calk and clip bending and forming
40		. . . Reciprocating jaw or die block
41		. . . . Reciprocating punch and creaser
42		. . . Rotary die block
43		. . . . Rotary punch and creaser
44		. . Bending, shaping, punching and creasing
45		. . . Reciprocating jaw or die block
46		. . . . Reciprocating punch and creaser
47		. . . Rotary die block
48		. . . . Rotary punch and creaser
49		. . Cutting, bending, shaping
50		. . . Reciprocating die block
51		. . . Rotary die block
52		. . Bending and shaping
53		. . . Reciprocating die block
54		. . . Rotary die block
55		. . Shaping, punching and creasing
56		. Bending
57		. Punching and creasing
58		. Swaging and shaping
59		. Trimming and bur removing
60		. Dies and tools
61		. Processes
62		. Blanks and bars
63		. . Rolling
64		. . . Processes
65		. Calk and clip bending, forming, sharpening, welding
66		. Calk making
67		. . Blanks and bars
68		. . Processes
69		. . Calks
70		OX-SHOE MAKING
71		STAPLE MAKING
72		. Sheet metal
73		. Cutting, bending, barbing
74		. Cutting, bending, point forming
75		. Cutting and bending
76		. . Rotary former
77		. Blanks and processes
78		CHAINS
78.1		. Conduit
79.1		. Elastic
79.2		. . Coil spring
79.3		. . Sliding link
80		. Ornamental
81		. . Multistrand roller
82		. . Links
83		. Wire
84		. Links
85		. . Detachable
86		. . . Shackles
87		. . . Double lap
88		. . . . Pivoted
89		. . . Pivoted closure
90		. . One piece
91		. . . Sheet metal
92		. . . Wrapped and twisted
93		. Attachments
95		. Swivels
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900		PLASTIC
901		CROSS PIN

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