CLASS 86, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE- CHARGE MAKING |
AMMUNITION MAKING |
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10 | . Caps and cartridges: |
Miscellaneous machines and devices for making percussion caps and cartridges for firearms. | |
11 | .. Paper shells: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Miscellaneous machines for making metal-headed shells for
shot-cartridges.
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12 | ... Assembling: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Machines for setting reinforces, wads, heads, caps, or for otherwise assembling the parts of paper cartridge-shells. | |
17 | .. Shell lining and varnishing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Machines for varnishing the interior of cap and cartridge shells or for covering the fulminate or shell interior with metal foil. | |
18 | .. Assembling, e.g., metal, plastic: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Subject matter includes putting together an explosive charge holding part to a tubular powder holding casing. | |
19.5 | .. Firearm cartridge casing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Subject matter includes process or apparatus peculiarly
adapted for fabricating a metallic case for fixed ammunition.
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19.6 | ... Deforming step, e.g., heading: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 19.5. Subject matter includes shaping by applying a force to the case end causing the case end to collapse or flow. | |
19.7 | ... Trimming, deburring, or other finishing operation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 19.5. Subject matter includes cutting off, rubbing off, or other work to remove excess casing material in preparation for loading or reloading. | |
19.8 | .. Primer, primer anvil, percussion cap making: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Subject matter includes fabricating an explosive charge igniter. | |
19 | . Lubricating: |
Machines and devices for lubricating bullets, wads, and cartridges. A few machines cut as well as lubricate the wads. | |
20.1 | LOADING FIREWORKS AND BURSTING CHARGES: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus or process for:
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20.11 | . Filling and ramming fireworks: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter for loading into a suitable enclosure compositions
appropriate for serving as fire works when discharged.
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20.12 | . By casting: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter in which the operation performed involves the transfer of the explosive or combustible material in a molten condition into a mold or other shape in parting means. | |
20.13 | . By vibratory packing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter in which the operation performed involves vibration or a confining enclosure containing the explosive or combustible material in granular form for the purpose of compacting that material. | |
20.14 | . Placing bursting charge in projectile: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter in which the operation performed includes
positioning a charge which will be exploded in use within a container which
will be forcibly ejected.
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20.15 | . Placing, tamping or priming charge into blasthole: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter involving placement of compacting of an explosive
charge into a cavity in a solid material where it is to be detonated.
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21 | . Implements: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 20. Hand supported and operated devices. | |
22 | .. Fuse: |
Tools for cutting, capping and placing fuses in blasting
charges.
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23 | AMMUNITION LOADING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines and devices not otherwise classifiable for loading
or reloading fixed ammunition for small-arms and ordnance.
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25 | . Loading and shell closing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Machines and devices for filling, wadding, and ramming the
charge and then contracting the mouth of the shell either above
the outer wad or upon the periphery of the bullet. All the operations
of loading are performed except capping and uncapping and in many
cases these also.
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26 | .. Rectilinear shell feed: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 25. Machines for loading or reloading and crimping cartridges in which the shells are fed through the machine in a straight line by means of guides, independent holders, or endless linked tables. | |
27 | .. Rotary shell feed: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 25. Machines for loading and crimping, cartridges in which the shells are carried to the various loading devices by a rotary table having a step-by-step movement. Many automatic machines are included which perform all the loading steps except capping the shells. | |
28 | .. Implements, including resizing, reconditioning: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 25. Hand supported and operated devices for loading and closing cartridge-shells either by crimping the cartridge upon the outer wad or swaging it upon the bullet. Some of these implements lack means for capping and uncapping the shells or for measuring and inserting the contents. | |
29 | . Filling and ramming: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Machines and devices for placing the powder and shot in
cartridges and setting the wads in the same.
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30 | .. Rammers: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 29. Machines and devices for compacting the charges in cartridges or setting wads in the same. The machines usually have means for applying the same pressure to each of a number of ramming pistons. | |
31 | . Filling: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Instruments for measuring powder and shot charges and conveying
the same into the shells to be loaded.
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32 | .. Cap and cartridge priming: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Machines for supplying cap and cartridge shells with fulminate. In many cases the explosive is spread or packed in the shell by rapidly rotating the latter. | |
33 | .. Implements, including resizing, reconditioning: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Hand-supported devices for measuring charging and placing the same in shells. | |
36 | . Capping and uncapping: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Instruments for removing exploded primers from used cartridges or for setting fresh primers, or both. | |
37 | .. Implements, including resizing, reconditioning: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 36. Hand supported and operated devices for removing exploded
primers or for setting fresh ones, or both.
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38 | ... Magazine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 37. Hand-operated capping and uncapping devices having a receptacle
for holding and presenting a fresh primer to the capping means.
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39 | . Crimping: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Instruments for closing paper shells upon the outer wad
or for swaging a metal shell upon the bullet. The wad may be held
by turning in the mouth of the shell, by creasing it in longitudinal
folds, or by indenting or perforating the shell just above the wad.
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40 | .. Implements, including resizing, reconditioning: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Hand supported and operated devices for closing shells to
secure the outer wad or the bullet in place.
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41 | .. Crimper heads: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39. Those elements of crimping-machines which directly effect
the closing of the cartridge.
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42 | . Bullet patching: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Instruments for cutting and attaching cloth patches to bullets. | |
43 | . Bullet setting: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Instruments for pressing bullets into cartridge-shells. | |
44 | . Shell holders: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Devices for holding shells in convenient position for loading.
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24 | . Implements, including resizing, reconditioning: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Hand supported and operated devices not otherwise classifiable
for performing the various operations of loading and reloading cartridges. A
few perform various other additional functions, such as molding
and sizing bullets, sizing and trimming shells, extracting cartridges
from barrels or firearms, etc.
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45 | FEEDING DEVICES: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Instruments for conveying bullets, shells, wads, etc., to
the working parts of ammunition-making and loading machines.
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46 | . Shell: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 45. Instruments for feeding empty shells to ammunition-making
and loading machines.
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47 | CARTRIDGE PACKING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Instruments for packaging cartridges for shipping.
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48 | . Belt loading: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 47. Machines for loading or filling belts with cartridges. | |
49 | AMMUNITION SHELL UNLOADING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus and process for removing contents from ammunition shells. | |
50 | BOMB DISPOSAL: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus and process for destroying or rendering harmless
bomb-like devices.
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51 | ORDNANCE TYPE PROJECTILE MAKING, INCLUDING FINNED: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter includes fabricating a body propelled by a gun adapted to be mounted or supported otherwise than by hand and perhaps having an attached airfoil. | |
52 | . Sabot: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Subject matter includes a thrust transmitting carrier that positions a missile in a gun barrel or launching tube and that prevents the escape of gas ahead of the missile. | |
53 | . Hollow, shrapnel containing type shell: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Subject matter includes fabricating the body with a cavity therein to contain a bursting or other charge along with metal fragments designed to explode in flight and scatter the metal fragments. | |
54 | BULLET OR FIREARM TYPE, e.g., PELLET, MAKING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter includes fabricating a small rounded or spherical body propelled by a gun supported by hand. | |
55 | . Jacketed or covered, including partially: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 54. Subject matter includes an outer layer of material over the body that is over all or a portion of the body. | |
56 | BOMB FABRICATING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter includes explosive means, when in use that falls without the use of applied force. | |
57 | SHOT MAKING, FIREARM TYPE: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter includes fabricating a small, spheroid element,
usually in a quantity to fill a cartridge or casing.
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1.1 | MISCELLANEOUS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines and devices not otherwise classifiable for making the articles named in the ... . | |
FOR000 | CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS |
This subclass has no definition. | |