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This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including temperature responsive means associated with the expansible chamber device, said means being effective to overcome or counteract a pressure change, which effects the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber device, resulting from a change in the ambient temperature adjacent the expansible chamber device, or a change in the temperature of the working fluid.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclass 708 for a fluid pressure gauge provided with temperature compensating means.
137,	Fluid Handling, subclasses 79+ for temperature compensating means for a fluid handling apparatus.

2	ONE WORKING MEMBER RECIPROCATES AND ANOTHER ROTATES COMMON OUTPUT MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising two or more working members which are movable with respect to each other, said working members being operatively associated with a single member designed to transmit the mechanical force exerted by said working members, one of said working members being effective to impart longitudinal movement to said element, and a second said working member being effective to impart rotary motion to said element about the longitudinal axis thereof independently of the longitudinal movement imparted by said first working member.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 61 for a rotary type expansible chamber device combined with a reciprocating working member.
173,	Tool Driving or Impacting, subclass 108 for means to rotate a reciprocated impact delivering tool, said means comprising a separate reciprocating type motors.

3	WITH DISENGAGEABLE ROTARY DRIVE FOR MOVING WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a first rotary element driven by a source of power, a second rotary element connected to the working member to drive same, and means to selectively engage or disengage said first and second rotary elements to connect or disconnect the working member and source of power.

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417,	Pumps, subclass 319 for pumps having disengageable rotary drive connections. For the relationship between Class 92 and Class 417 see section III of the class definition of Class 417.

5R	WITH (1) SIGNAL OR INDICATOR OR (2) INSPECTION WINDOW IN EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER WALL PORTION:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including (1) an indicator, register, recorder or alarm responsive to a condition of operation or position of a part of the expansible chamber device or of the working fluid or (2) a window in a wall of an expansible chamber device part to permit inspection of normally hidden portions of said part or of the working fluid.

(1) Note. An expansible chamber device part made of a material which may be transparent (e.g., a glass piston or cylinder) is excluded, unless the disclosure specifies that such material was used for the purpose of allowing inspection of interior portions of said part.

(2) Note. A visible element associated with an expansible chamber device (e.g., fastening or securing means for an expansible chamber device parts) which is specifically intended to become distorted when some malfunction of some part of the expansible chamber device occurs to indicate such malfunction is included under this definition.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 1 for a signal, indicator or inspection window to indicate a condition of operation of an expansible chamber type motor.
340,	Communications: Electrical, subclasses 500+ for electrical automatic condition responsive indicating systems.

	This subclass has no definition.

6R	EFFECTIVE AREA OF WORKING MEMBER END FACE SELECTIVELY VARIABLE:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in which the expansible chamber device is provided with means whereby the area of the working member end face which is acted upon by the working fluid or which acts upon the working fluid during movement of the working member may be selectively changed.

	This subclass has no definition.

7	WITH OVERCENTER MEANS TO BIAS WORKING MEMBER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS OVER DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF STROKE:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means movable with the working member, said means comprising a portion which moves in an arcuate path between end limit positions corresponding to the end limits of the working member stroke, said means being effective during the first half of the working member stroke and while said portion moves toward a center position between said end positions to exert a force in a direction resisting the movement of the working member, and during the last half of the working member stroke while said portion moves away from said center position to exert a force in an opposite direction to assist the movement of the working member.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 192.1+ for compensating means for an internal combustion engine.

8	WITH MEANS TO CONTROL FLOW OF NON-WORKING ARRESTING FLUID FOR WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a body of nonworking fluid adapted to flow as a result of working member movement and incident to said flow to retard or stop the movement of the working member, and means for varying the flow of the nonworking fluid.

(1) Note. A mere compressible fluid spring provided with valve means to allow entry of make-up fluid in the spring is excluded.

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134,	for a fluid spring for biasing a working member.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 41 for correlated control of motive fluid, and locking means for the working member of an expansible chamber device.
188,	Brakes, subclasses 297+ for fluid type brake or dashpot; Class 188 takes the nominal recitation of a cylinder and piston and a fluid brake or dashpot therefor.

9	. Flow control means positioned between chambers having a common wall movable with working member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Apparatus in which the body of fluid is positioned in an enclosure having a movable partition therein which is in sliding sealing engagement with the enclosure wall providing a pair of chambers, said partition being secured for movement with the working member, fluid passage means extending between said chambers for placing said chambers in fluid communication with each other, and flow varying means positioned in said passage means.

10	. Work member position control:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Apparatus in which the flow varying means is controlled in response to the working member attaining a certain position in the working chamber.

11	.. With auxiliary adjustable throttle (12):

This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Apparatus including a second means for varying the flow of the non working fluid, said second means being adapted to be selectively moved and held to different flow varying positions.

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12,	for a means to control the flow of nonworking arresting fluid for a working member comprising an adjustable throttle.

12	. Adjustable throttle (11):

This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Apparatus in which the flow varying means is adapted to be selectively moved and held in different flow varying positions.

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11,	for a working member position control of flow of nonworking arresting fluid for working member provided with an auxiliary adjustable throttle. Note section IV of the class definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this Class.

12.1	DISPLACEMENT CONTROL OF PLURAL CYLINDERS ARRANGED IN PARALLEL, RADIAL, OR CONICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ROTARY TRANSMISSION AXIS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising two or more cylinders, each cylinder being provided with a relatively reciprocating piston (includes diaphragm) to thereby form a plurality of expansible chambers, the cylinders or a transmission element in common operative engagement with said cylinders or pistons being adapted for continuous rotation about a fixed axis; said cylinders being physically arranged in a manner such that their longitudinal axes either (1) intersect at a common point or (2) extend parallel to said axis of rotation; there being provided means to selectively vary either the extent or end limits of reciprocatory movement between said cylinders and their respective relatively reciprocating pistons.

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91,

Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 473 for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis in which means are provided for controlling the drive transmission of the motor in response to a sensed condition and subclasses 497+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis and means for varying the relative reciprocatory stroke between the motor cylinders and pistons.

417,

Pumps, subclasses 218+ for means for controlling an adjustable cam or linkage in a pump drive transmission in response to a sensed condition.

12.2	. Parallel cylinders:

This subclass is indented under subclass 12.1. Apparatus in which the longitudinal axes of said plural cylinders are parallel to and spaced from said axis of rotation.

(1) Note. This definition is not intended to include displacement control in response to a sensed condition (e.g., speed or motive fluid condition responsive).

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91,

Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 473 for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis in which means are provided for controlling the drive transmission of the motor in response to a sensed condition and subclasses 504+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis and means for varying the relative reciprocatory stroke between the motor cylinders and pistons.

417,

Pumps, subclasses 222.1+ for means for controlling an adjustable axial pump operating cam in the pump drive transmission in response to a sensed condition.

13	.. WITH ADJUSTABLE MEANS TO VARY STROKE OF WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising means associated with the expansible chamber device, said means being adapted to be selectively positioned or moved and held in different positions to either change the extent or vary the end limits of reciprocatory movement of the working member relative to the working chamber.

(1) Note. Means which acts to positively lock a working member in both directions of reciprocatory movement is not considered to be a stroke varying device under this definition, such subject matter being classified in subclasses 15+ below.

(2) Note. An expansible chamber device having means to vary the displacement thereof and in which it cannot be determined whether the expansible chamber device is of the Class 92 or Class 418 type will be classified under this definition.

(3) Note. Included under this definition are diaphragm or bellows type working members which are reciprocated to cause expansion or contraction of the chamber formed thereby.

(4) Note. This definition is not intended to include stroke control in response to a sensed condition (e.g., speed or motive fluid condition).

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62+,	for plural relatively movable working members in which one of said working members is moved by a second working member through a separating abutment connection.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 167 for an expansible chamber motor comprising a unit having separately controlled working chambers the extension of which equals the sum of the individual chamber extension.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 499+ for means to effect control of a pumping member controlled port at different positions of the pumping member stroke by changing the extent or varying the end limits of the pumping member reciprocatory path.

13.1	. Having motor-operated adjustment:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the means which is moved or positioned to change the extent of movement of the working member is actuated by a motor.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 506 for a motor operated means to adjust the angle of inclination of a reaction plate for plural radial cylinders for the purpose of varying working chamber displacement.

13.2	. Flexible wall-type working member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the expansible chamber is defined in part by a deformable wall, movement of said deformable wall being caused by or effecting expansion and contraction of the chamber.

(1) Note. The deformable wall of the above definition may be either (1) fabricated of flexible material or (2) formed by a plurality or relatively movable rigid members hinged together in a manner such that relative pivotal movement thereof is caused by or effects expansion and contraction of the chamber.

13.3	. Stroke of one working member adjustable relative to another:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the extent of movement of said working member is changed relative to and independent of the extent of movement of another relatively movable working member.

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417,	Pumps, subclass 429 for plural pumps having a common drive and means for altering the stroke of one relative to another.

13.4	. Predetermined discrete incremental adjustment positions:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the means which is moved or positioned to change the extent of movement of the working member is limited to be moved and held or positioned in one or more preselected adjustment locations and not capable of being held or positioned in locations other than or intermediate of said preselected positions.

13.41

.. Adjustment by assembly or disassembly:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 13.3. Apparatus in which the means which is moved or positioned to change the extent of working member movement comprises an element which is either (1) removed from the device and replaced therein in a different position or location, (2) removed from the device or, (3) assembled to the device.

13.5	. Independent adjustment of opposite stroke limits of single reciprocating working member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the means which is selectively positioned or moved and held in different positions changes the extent of reciprocatory movement of a single working member in one stroke direction only; there being provided additional means which is selectively positioned or moved and held in different positions for changing the extent of reciprocatory movement of said working member in the other stroke direction, said additional means being selectively positionable or movable separately and irrespective of movement of said first mentioned means.

13.51

. Axial adjustment of spaced, rigidly interconnected working member faces:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the working member forms a pair of axially spaced working faces which are normally rigidly interconnected, the selectively positionable or movable means being effective to change the axial spacing of said working faces for the purpose of changing the extent of reciprocatory movement of said working member.

13.6	. Adjustable abutment positioned within working chamber:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which the means which is selectively positioned or moved to change the extent of working member movement comprises an element having a portion which is positioned within the confines of the working chamber and exposed to working fluid therein; the portion of said element within the working chamber being either (1) fixed against movement by the working member and engageable therewith to limit the extent of working member movement or (2) positioned on the working member for movement therewith and engageable with a fixed member (e.g., cylinder end wall) for limiting the extent of working member movement.

13.7	. By adjusting or limiting motion of relatively movable power transmission element:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which there is provided means for transmitting motion to or from the working member comprising at least one element (e.g., cam, gear, link, etc.), which is mechanically associated with and movable relative to the working member; the selectively positionable or movable means for changing the extent of working member movement being operatively associated with said relatively movable transmission element to either (1) limit the motion of said element for changing the extent or varying the end limits of working member or (2) change the driving relationship of said element relative to the working member or another element of the transmission for the purpose of changing the extent or varying the end limits of working member movement.

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12.1+,

for plural cylinders arranged in parallel, radial or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis and having means which is selectively movable to adjust a relatively movable transmission element for varying the displacement of the cylinder working chambers.

13.8	. Adjustment means includes external axially extending threaded piston stem:

This subclass is indented under subclass 13. Apparatus in which there is provided an element carried by piston type working member which extends axially therefrom to a location exterior of the working chamber (e.g., piston rod), the portion of said element exterior of said working chamber being provided with screw threads for threadably engaging the means which is positionable or moved and held for changing the extent of working member movement.

14	WORKING MEMBER MOVES LOAD AND LATCHING MEANS FOR LOAD:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an element positioned to be moved by a working member, said working member being capable of limited relative motion with respect to said element, and means engageable with said element to prevent movement thereof, said means being engageable by said working member during the initial portion of its stroke to disengage said means from operative position with respect to said element to allow movement of said element in response to further movement of said working member.

15	WITH RELEASABLE STOP OR LATCH MEANS TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising means engageable between a working member or a member moved thereby and a fixed part, said means when engaged being effective to prevent the movement of said working member relative to said part in at least one direction of its movement at some point along the path of travel thereof, said means being selectively disengageable to permit movement of the working member in such direction.

(1) Note. The movement preventing means may be held in operative working member movement preventing position by the working fluid in the working chamber, or may be released from such operative position by such working fluid.

(2) Note. The movement preventing means may hold the working member against movement either from the action of a mechanical force exerted thereon or from a force exerted thereon by working fluid acting against the end face thereof.

(3) Note. For classification under this definition the means must be released before any movement of the working member in the direction in which it is held against movement can occur. A mere resilient detente which is releasable responsive to a movement of the working member is excluded from this definition. Such structure is classified in subclass 30.

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8+,	for a means to control the flow of nonworking arresting fluid for the working member.
13+,	for an adjustable or disengageable stop or abutment means for varying the extent of reciprocatory movement of the working member.
30,	for a resilient detente engageable between a fixed part and a working member or a member moved thereby.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 41 for a correlated control of motive fluid, and locking means for the working member of an expansible chamber motor.
188,	Brakes, appropriate subclasses for a brake or latch, per se, and particularly subclass 67 for a brake or latch for a rod. Class 188 takes a nominally claimed piston and cylinder, if the claim is otherwise directed to a brake or latch means for holding the piston against movement relative to the cylinder.

16	. With timing or delay means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus including means for actuating the movement preventing means, said first means being capable of causing a predetermined period of time to elapse before actuation of the movement preventing means is effected.

(1) Note. A device in which the movement preventing means is actuated by a fluid pressure responsive member, which device includes adjustable throttling means in a fluid conduit to said fluid pressure responsive member to regulate the flow of fluid to said member to vary the time required to sufficiently increase the fluid pressure to said member to actuate the movement preventing means after initiating flow of such fluid in the conduit, is included under this definition.

17	. Engages member coaxial with and rotatable relative to working member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus comprising an element having the axis thereof coinciding with the axis of the working member, said element being connected to the working member so that reciprocation of the working member effects relative rotation between said working member and element, and in which the movement preventing means is adapted to engage said element to prevent rotation thereof relative to said working member, and thereby prevent movement of the working member.

18	. Includes interfitting parts engageable at plural positions including position intermediate stroke limits:

This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus in which the movement preventing means comprises an element having intermeshing engagement with the working member or member moved thereby, said element being adapted to intermesh with said working member or member moved thereby at plural predetermined spaced locations corresponding to spaced locations of the working member along its path of travel, at least one of said locations corresponding to a position between the opposite extremities of said path of travel.

19	.. Self-engaging:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 18. Apparatus in which means are provided to bias the intermeshing element toward engaging position with the working member or member moved thereby, so that the intermeshing element is self engaging as the working member or member moved thereby reaches one of said predetermined locations.

20	. Engages power element movable relative to working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus comprising a member by which power is transmitted to or from the working member, said member being connected to said working member to permit relative movement therebetween and in which the movement preventing means is adapted to engage said member to prevent movement of said member and the working member.

21R	. Plural selectively operable actuators for releasable means:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus in which the movement preventing means is movable either to engage or disengage position by two or more separate means, said means being distinct from each other and being operable independently of each other.

21MR	.. Manual release

	This subclass has no definition.

22	. Relatively movable working members with interdependent means:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus comprising two or more working members which are movable with respect to each other and movement preventing means to prevent movement of each of said working members, said movement preventing means for each of the working members being actuated by another of said working members.

23	. Means includes element interfitting between working member and fixed part:

This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus in which said movement preventing means includes an element providing intermeshing engagement between the working member and a fixed member.

(1) Note. A member projected into a cylinder in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the piston to overlie an end face of the piston to prevent movement thereof past said member is considered as intermeshing with the piston and is included in this subclass.

24	.. Element actuated or retained in operative position by relatively movable fluid responsive member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Apparatus in which the intermeshing element is moved to or from, or retained in working member movement preventing relationship by means of a member which is movable relative to said intermeshing element, said member being movable responsive to the action of a pressure fluid.

25	... With pivoted link between element and member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 24. Apparatus including a mechanical motion converting means including a pivoted link between the intermeshing element and the fluid pressure actuated member so that motion of the member will be transmitted to said intermeshing element through said pivoted link.

26	... Resilient element:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 24. Apparatus in which the element is formed of flexible resilient material.

27	.. Fluid actuated (28):

This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Apparatus in which the intermeshing element is moved to or from intermeshing relationship with the working member responsive to the action of a pressure fluid.

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24,	for an intermeshing movement preventing means actuated by a relatively movable fluid pressure responsive member.
28,	for a fluid actuated releasable stop or latch means for a working member.

28	. Fluid actuated (27):

This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Apparatus in which the disengageable means is moved to or from working member movement preventing relationship responsive to the action of a pressure fluid.

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24,	for an intermeshing movement preventing means actuated by a relatively movable fluid pressure responsive member.
27,	for an intermeshing movement preventing means actuated by a pressure fluid. Note the class definition, Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses, and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

29	WITH RELEASABLE LATCH MEANS BETWEEN WORKING MEMBER AND POWER TRANSMISSION ELEMENT AXIALLY SLIDABLE THEREIN:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in which the working member is provided with a passage extending axially therethrough, and including an element designed to transmit movement to or from the working member, said element extending through the passage and mounted for sliding movement relative to the working member, and releasable interengaging means for selectively coupling or uncoupling the working member to the element to allow or prevent relative movement between said working member and element.

30	WITH RESILIENT DETENT:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a spring biased member having cooperative intermeshing engagement between the working member or a member moved thereby and a relatively movable element, the intermeshing engagement being such that relative movement between the working member or the member moved thereby and the relatively movable element effects disengagement of the spring biased member from cooperative intermeshing engagement.

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15+,	for a resiliently biased latching means for a working member which latching means must be released before movement of the working member can occur.

31	RECTILINEARLY MOVING WORKING MEMBER AND COAXIAL OR PARALLEL ELEMENT SLIDABLY INTERENGAGED FOR RELATIVE ROTARY MOVEMENT:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an element positioned with the axis thereof coinciding with or parallel to the axis of the working member, said working member and element being slidably interengaged and including cooperating means therebetween such that (1) said element has rotary movement and the working member has rectilinear movement or (2) the element is fixed and the working member has both rotary and rectilinear movement.

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74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, subclasses 25+ for a mechanical movement for converting reciprocatory motion to or from rotary motion, and particularly subclasses 55+ for a cam and slide for converting reciprocatory motion to or from rotary motion. Class 74 takes such mechanical movements even though a piston and cylinder are nominally recited.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 233 for a valveless expansible chamber type motor, in which the control of the motive fluid is effected by rotary motion of the working member responsive to the reciprocation thereof.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 45 for an internal combustion engine provided with a piston which rotates responsive to the reciprocation thereof.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 492 and 500, for a pump provided with a piston which simultaneously reciprocates and axially rotates.

32	. Working fluid-actuated interengaging means permits unidirectional rotation of element relative to fixed part:

This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Apparatus comprising means engageable between the element and a fixed part, and being effective to allow rotation of the element relative to the fixed part in one direction of movement of the working member, and to prevent rotation of said element relative to the fixed part in the other direction of movement of the working member, said means being moved to or from engaged position responsive to the action of the working fluid for the expansible chamber device.

33	. Element extends through working member portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Apparatus in which the element is positioned to extend through a portion of the working member in some position of axial movement of the working member.

34	BELLOWS TYPE EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a flexible structure which is capable of expanding to increase the volumetric capacity thereof, said structure comprising (1) a tube of flexible material having a circumferentially corrugated or pleated wall, (2) at least two annular plates arranged in superposed relation, said plates being hingedly secured together in sealed relation along their inner peripheral edges only or (3) a pair of rigid plate like members pivoted together along a portion of their peripheral edges, the remaining peripheral edge portion of said plates being joined together by a flexible member which is pleated in some position of relative pivotal movement of the plate like members.

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89+,	for a collapsible wall type expansible chamber device.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 262+ for a volume or rate of flow meter which includes a bellows type expansible chamber, and subclass 729.1 for a bellows type fluid pressure gauge.
74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, subclasses 18+ for a flexible sealing element of the bellows type attached to a relatively movable rod and casing.
137,	Fluid Handling, subclass 510 for a line condition change responsive valve having a separate connected fluid reactor surface in which the reactor surface comprises a bellows.
138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclass 21 for a corrugated flexible tube, or pipe of general utility. Class 92, Expansible Chamber Devices takes a corrugated tubular member where the sole specific disclosure or a claim is directed to a bellows element for an expansible chamber device.
251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclasses 61+ for a valve having a flexible wall fluid actuator including a bellows type expansible chamber device.
285,	Pipe Joints or Couplings, subclasses 226+ for a bellows type flexible joint between rigid members.
374,	Thermal Measuring and Testing, subclass 203 for a bellows type thermometer.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 472+ for expansible chamber type pump incorporating a bellows element.

35	. Expansible chamber formed by concentric bellows:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus comprising two concentrically arranged bellows defining a ring shaped expansible chamber therebetween.

36	. With non-bellows type expansible chamber:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including a second expansible chamber device other than a bellows type.

37	. Plural bellows:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus comprising two or more bellows type expansible chamber devices.

38	.. Non-working liquid moved by first bellows effects movement of second bellows:

This subclass is indented under subclass 37. Apparatus in which the plural bellows expansible chambers are provided with passage means establishing communication between the chambers formed by the several bellows, and including a body of nonworking liquid contained within said bellows chambers such that contraction of one of the bellows will cause such liquid to flow into a second bellows to thereby cause expansion of such second bellows.

39	.. With common movable wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 37. Apparatus in which the several bellows type expansible chambers are provided with a wall secured to adjacent ends of the chambers to form a closure wall for each of said chambers, said wall being movable responsive to expansion or contraction of either chamber.

40	. With separate biasing means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including a separate means other than the working fluid associated with the bellows type expansible chamber for continuously exerting a force in one direction of movement of said bellows type expansible chamber.

(1) Note. The separate means as set forth in this definition does not include the inherent resiliency of the material forming the bellows, but must include a separate member (e.g., spring) which member may be secured to or embedded in the wall of the bellows.

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94,	for a separate biasing means for a flexible wall type working member.
130+,	and the search there noted, for a separate biasing means for a working member.

41	. With vibration damping means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including means designed to subdue vibrations incurred in the bellows type expansible chamber wall during expansion or contraction of such bellows.

(1) Note. A mere spring designed to bias the bellows in one position of its movement is excluded.

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40,	for a spring biasing means for a bellows expansible chamber device.

42	. With separate ring-like reinforcing element abutting pleat:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including a ring-like member positioned to abut against the bellows type expansible chamber wall at the apex of a pleat thereof, said ring-like member forming a means for restraining radial movement of said pleat portion.

43	. With stop means to limit axial movement of bellows:

This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including means associated with the bellows type expansible chamber wall and axially movable therewith, said means being engageable with a fixed member lying in the path of travel of the bellows type expansible chamber wall to arrest movement of said bellows type expansible chamber wall after a predetermined extent of axial movement thereof.

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13.2,

for an adjustable means for limiting axial movement of a flexible wall type working member to vary the stroke of said working member.

44	. With guide means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus including a rigid member extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bellows type expansible chamber device, said bellows type expansible chamber device having a portion thereof slidably engaged with said rigid member, said member functioning to constrain said bellows device to a path of travel extending parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof.

45	. Superposed peripherally interconnected elements:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus in which the pleated portion includes a pair of superposed ring shaped elements having the inner peripheral portion thereof secured together.

46	.. With nonmetallic portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 45. Apparatus in which a portion of the ring shaped elements or the means forming the connection between the elements include a nonmetallic material.

47	. Specific or diverse material (103):

This subclass is indented under subclass 34. Apparatus in which the bellows wall is formed of (1) two or more different materials, (2) a single material which has been treated to provide portions of the bellows wall with specific properties which are different from the properties of another portion thereof or (3) claimed as of a specific material.

(1) Note. In part (3) the mere recitation that the bellows wall is formed, for example, of "flexible material", "rubber", "leather" or "plastic" is not considered as specific material and is excluded from this subclass. However, specifying a kind of rubber, or plastic is considered a recitation of a specific material for this subclass.

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103,	for a flexible diaphragm type working member of specific or diverse material.

48	PLURAL FLEXIBLE WALL WORKING MEMBERS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising two or more working members, each of said working members having a portion of the wall thereof formed of material which is pliable, and in which the flexing of said pliable material constitutes the movement of said working member.

(1) Note. A device comprising plural axially spaced flexible wall members having working surface areas of the same size and forming the sole means for dividing an encompassing housing into separate working chambers, and in which movement of one flexible wall member is transmitted to the second flexible wall members as a result of having said flexible wall members in face to face contact, or spaced with an interposed rigid element, or body of incompressible fluid to form in effect a single diaphragm is excluded from this definition.

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37+,	for plural flexible wall working members of the bellows type.
97,	for a flexible diaphragm comprising a pair of axially spaced flexible walls provided with a noncompressible force transmitting means therebetween.
103,	for a flexible wall working member formed of a plurality of superposed laminae of flexible material.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 263+ for a volume or rate of flow meter of the diaphragm or collapsible chamber wall type having a plurality of diaphragms, and subclasses 716+ for a fluid pressure gauge including plural and/or differential diaphragms.

49	. Diaphragm type having working fluid contacting areas of different size:

This subclass is indented under subclass 48. Apparatus in which each working member comprises a relatively thin membrane like member peripherally secured to an encompassing tubular structure and extending inwardly from said peripherally secured edge portion forming a partition for said tubular structure, and in which the surface area of one working member adapted to contact the working fluid is larger than the working fluid contacting surface area of a second of said working members.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 716+ for an expansible chamber type fluid pressure gage having plural, differential diaphragms.

50	. Oppositely movable walls of common chamber (69) (75):

This subclass is indented under subclass 48. Apparatus in which the working members form opposite walls of a chamber which is adapted to contain the working fluid, said working members being movable toward and away from each other during the contraction and expansion of the expansible chamber device.

(1) Note. A unitary bag-like flexible wall working member is excluded from this subclass, such subject matter is classified below as indicated in the Search Notes.

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69,	and 75, for plural relatively movable working members of the nonflexible wall type forming opposite walls of a common chamber.
91+,	for a bag-like flexible wall working member.

51	MUTUALLY RELATIVELY MOVABLE CYLINDER OR SLEEVE, MEMBER SEALINGLY SLIDABLE THEREIN AND OUTER CYLINDER THEREFOR:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a first cylinder or elongated tubular element, a member positioned in said first cylinder or tubular element in coaxial relationship therewith, and a second cylinder for receiving said first cylinder or tubular element therein, said member sealingly engaging said first cylinder or tubular element and being axially slidable relative thereto and said second cylinder sealingly engaging said first cylinder or tubular element and being axially slidable relative thereto and to said member.

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113,	for a member slidable within a hollow piston rod, but being in nonsealing relationship therewith.

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52,	Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), subclass 115 for a fluid pressure operated relatively movable shaft assembly.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 169 for an expansible chamber type motor in which the chamber is formed of mutually relatively movable cylinder, sleeve and piston.

52	. Cylinder or sleeve forms working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Apparatus in which said first cylinder or tubular element is so arranged in the device as to constitute a working member.

53	. With additional cylinder relatively slidable exteriorly of outer cylinder:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Apparatus including an additional cylinder receiving said second cylinder therein in coaxial relationship, said second cylinder sealingly engaging said additional cylinder and being axially slidable relative thereto.

54	ROTATING CYLINDER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a cylinder having a piston therein, said cylinder being mounted on a fixed supporting structure for movement during operation relative thereto in a circular path of more than 360 degrees about an axis other than the longitudinal axis of the cylinder, said movement being responsive to or causing the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber.

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31+,	for a cylinder which is adapted to rotate about its longitudinal axis responsive to relative axial movement of a piston therein.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 196+ for an expansible chamber type motor having a moving cylinder.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 43+ for an internal combustion engine having a rotating cylinder.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 462+ for an expansible chamber type pump having a cylinder which rotates about an axis other than the longitudinal axis of the cylinder.

55	. Fluid conduit coaxial with axis of rotation:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 54. Apparatus comprising a conduit for conducting fluid to or from said cylinder, the axis of said conduit coinciding with the axis of rotation of said cylinder.

56	. Plural cylinders:

This subclass is indented under subclass 54. Apparatus comprising two or more cylinders mounted for movement about said axis.

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12.1+,

for plural cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis with means to adjust the working chamber displacement thereof.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 472+ for an expansible chamber type motor having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 269+ for an expansible chamber type pump having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

57	.. Axes of cylinders parallel to axis of rotation:

This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Apparatus in which the several cylinders are positioned with the axes thereof parallel to each other and in which the axis of the circular path extends in a direction parallel to the axes of the several cylinders.

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12.2,

for plural cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis and having means to adjust the working chamber displacement thereof.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 499+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
417,	Pumps, subclass 269 for expansible chamber type pumps having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

58	.. Axes of cylinders intersect axis of rotation at common point:

This subclass is indented under subclass 56. Apparatus in which the several cylinders are so positioned relative to each other as to have the axes thereof intersect at a point on said axis.

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12.1,

for plural cylinders arranged in radial or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis and having means to adjust the working chamber displacement thereof.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 491+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 44 for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of radially disposed rotating cylinders.
417,	Pumps, subclass 273 for expansible chamber type pumps having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

58.1	KNOCKDOWN OR FLOW CONDUIT STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL MEANS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in which either (1) the expansible chamber device or power transmission portion thereof is adapted to be rearranged for storage purposes or (2) the expansible chamber device is provided with a conduit for conducting working fluid to or from the chamber and means to return the conduit to or retain the conduit in a nonuse or stored position.

(1) Note. The mere movement of a power transmission element (e.g., handle) to an extreme nonuse position is excluded under this definition. However, a power transmission having features provided for the express purpose of allowing compact storage (e.g., sectionally hinged or telescoping portions of an operating lever or means for permitting ease of disassembly of an operating lever) is considered proper subject matter under this definition.

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137,	Fluid Handling, subclasses 355.16+ for apparatus for storing or retrieving a flexible conduit which is not combined with a claimed expansible chamber device.
239,	Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing, subclasses 195+ for apparatus having a flexible conduit and terminal member and means for returning or retaining the flexible conduit or terminal member. Also, see section III (b) of the Class 239 definition for a statement regarding various related subcombinations.

59	CONVERTIBLE, OR CHANGEABLE BY ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus (A) adapted to be rearranged to perform a different function or (B) adapted to be altered so as to operate in a different way or change its function in some way by (1) disassembling the device in some major portion and then reassembling the device with the same or different portion, (2) disassembling some major portion from the device, or (3) assembling some major portion to the device.

(1) Note. A mere adjustment of some part of the expansible chamber device, such as for example, an adjustable spring used to bias a working member in a direction of its movement, or a radially adjustable piston side wall portion is excluded from this definition, such features being classified below.

(2) Note. A portion of an expansible chamber device, such as for example a working chamber liner which is adapted to be reversed, replaced, removed or added to present a new working member engaging surface but which does not change the mode of operation of the expansible chamber device is excluded from this subclass, however where such change effects a change in the size or shape of the expansible chamber device, classification is in this subclass.

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6,	for an expansible chamber device in which the effective area of the working member end face is selectively variable.
13.41,	for adjusting working member stroke by assembly or disassembly of a portion of the device.
128,	for an expansible chamber device provided with special means, or so constructed as to facilitate the assembly or disassembly thereof.
133,	and the search there noted for an adjustable spring device for biasing a working member in one direction of its movement.
169+,	for a replaceable or reversible cylinder liner.
201+,	for a piston having a radially adjustable side wall portion and especially subclass 204 for means to adjust the side wall portion radially comprising a shim element which may be selectively inserted or removed from between relatively movable piston portions.

60	WITH FLEXIBLE OR RESILIENTLY BIASED NON-WORKING MEMBER MOVABLE WALL IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH WORKING CHAMBER:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a movable wall for the expansible chamber device other than a working member positioned to be in constant open communication with the working chamber, said movable wall being either (1) made of resilient flexible material or (2) urged in one direction by means of a spring device.

60.5	SELECTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising selectively adjustable means to change the volume of the expansive chamber remaining after the working member has reached the limit of its movement in a chamber decreasing direction, said means not involving a mere stroke of the working member.

(1) Note. The adjustment usually involves a selective movement of a chamber wall or the opening or closing of a valve between the expansible chamber and a blind chamber, i.e., clearance chamber.

(2) Note. This definition excludes an expansible chamber pump or motor having a valved clearance chamber in which the valve is controlled in response to a pump or motor condition. Such pump or motor is classified in the appropriate pump or motor class.

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13+,	for means to adjust the stroke of a working member or the end limits of the stroke of a working member relative to the chamber.
60,	for a flexible or resiliently biased nonworking member wall in constant communication with the working chamber.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 48 , for internal combustion engines having clearance control means which is responsive to an engine condition.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 274+ for pumps having clearance control means which is responsive to a pump condition.

61	RELATIVELY MOVABLE WORKING MEMBERS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising two or more working members which are movably related to each other.

(1) Note. A fluid responsive element which is movable relative to the working member, of an expansible chamber device and which is utilized to perform work solely for use by a part of the expansible chamber device, such as for example, to adjust a part of the working member, or to effect a seal or a lubricating means between expansible chamber device parts is not considered as a working member movable relative to the working member of the expansible chamber device being acted upon or modified by such element, and is excluded from this subclass. Such structure is classified below on other features.

(2) Note. Class 92 excludes multiple expansion type motors and multistage pumps even if no valving is claimed if the claims do include the fluid connection between stages of the motor or pump.

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2,	for relatively movable working members which reciprocate and rotate a common power transmission element.
28+,	and the search there noted, for a working member which is movable relative to a second working member and which operates a latch or lock to secure said second working member against movement.
37+,	for plural bellows type expansible chamber devices in which the several bellows are movable relative to each other.
48+,	for plural flexible wall working members in which the several flexible wall working members are movable relative to each other.
52,	for relatively movable concentric working members.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 152+ for multiple expansion type motors, subclasses 170+ for an expansible chamber type motor, having relatively movable working members with one controlled by, movably interconnected with or moved by another; subclasses 508+ for an expansible chamber type motor having plural working members.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 51 for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of pistons.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 244+ for pumps having successive stages.

62	. First working member moves second coaxial working member through separating abutment surfaces:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus comprising a first working member movable along a path, and a second working member coaxial therewith, means on said first working member normally free of force transmitting engagement with said second working member at some point along the path of travel of said first working member and adapted to contact and move said second working member at some other point along the path of travel of said first working member.

63	.. With separate biasing means for a working member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Apparatus including a separate means other than the working fluid associated with at least one of the working members for continuously exerting a force in one direction of movement of said working member.

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130+,

and the search there noted, for a separate biasing means for a working member.

64	. One a flexible wall type:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus in which one of said working members has at least a portion of the wall thereof formed of material which is pliable, and in which the flexing of said pliable material constitutes the movement of said working member.

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36,	for a bellows type expansible chamber device combined with a nonbellows type expansible chamber device.
48+,	for plural flexible wall working members.

65	. Rigid stem on first working member portion extends through second working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus comprising a first working member provided with a rigid stem extending axially therefrom, and a second working member provided with an opening extending axially therethrough, said rigid stem on said first working member extending slidably through said opening as said working members move relative to each other.

66	. Moving cylinders:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus in which (1) the relatively movable working members comprise movably mounted cylinders or (2) the relatively movable working members are disposed in movably mounted cylinders.

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56+,	for a plurality of cylinders which rotate during relative reciprocatory movement of said cylinders and pistons positioned therein.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 176 for relatively movable working members including moving cylinders provided with fluid control means.
417,	Pumps, subclass 467 for expansible chamber type pumps having plural relatively movable cylinders.

67	. Oscillating working members:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus in which the working members are of the type which move back and forth in an arcuate path within a working chamber to effect expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber, the travel of said working members in one direction of said arcuate path being limited to no more than 360 degrees.

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66,	for a plurality of reciprocating working members which are positioned in movable cylinders which are mounted for oscillatory movement in an arcuate path of not more than 360 degrees.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 177 for relatively movable oscillating working members provided with fluid control means.

68	. Interconnected with common rotatable shaft:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus including a shaft mounted for rotation, and a means (e.g., linkage or gearing) interconnecting said shaft and the working members so that rotation of the shaft effects reciprocatory motion of the working members, or reciprocatory movement of the working members effects rotation of the shaft.

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12.1+,

for plural cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis with means to adjust the working chamber displacement thereof.

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74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, appropriate subclasses for mechanisms for converting one type of motion into another, and particularly subclasses 25+ for mechanisms for converting reciprocating movement to or from rotary, and subclasses 640+ for means for converting one type of motion to another involving gearing. Class 74 takes nominally recited pistons and cylinders combined with a mechanical motion converting linkage or gearing mechanism. For a further explanation of the line between Class 74 and Class 92, see References to Other Classes of the class definition.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 472+ for an expansible chamber type motor having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 269+ for an expansible chamber type pump having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel, radial, or conical relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
475,	Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components, for planetary gearing in a motion converting drive train.

69R	.. Oppositely movable walls of common chamber (50) (75):

This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Apparatus in which the working members form opposite walls of a chamber which is adapted to receive the working fluid, said working members being movable toward and away from each other during the contraction and expansion of the expansible chamber.

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75,	for relatively movable working members forming opposite walls of a common chamber.

70	... Shaft axis parallel to axes of working members (71):

This subclass is indented under subclass 69. Apparatus in which the axes of the working members are coaxial or parallel to each other and the axis of the shaft is parallel to the axes of the working members.

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71,	for relatively movable working members interconnected with a common rotatable shaft having the axis thereof extending in a direction parallel to the axes of the working members.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 501 for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinder arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis in which the cylinders contain plural oppositely movable pistons.

69A	... One piston rod passes through opposite piston rod

	This subclass has no definition.

69B	... Single crankshaft offset from center of work chamber

	This subclass has no definition.

71	.. Shaft axis parallel to axes of working members (70):

This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Apparatus in which the axes of the working members are parallel to each other, and the axis of the shaft is parallel to the axes of the working members.

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70,

for relatively movable working members forming oppositely movable walls of a common chamber and being interconnected by a common rotatable shaft having the axis thereof extending parallel to the axes of the working members. Note the class definition, Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses, and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 499+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
417,	Pumps, subclass 269 for expansible chamber type pumps having three or more cylinders arranged in parallel relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

72	.. Shaft axis intersected by axes of working members:

This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Apparatus in which the axis of the rotary shaft extends transversely to the direction of movement of the working members, and the longitudinal axes of the working members intersect the axis of the shaft.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 491+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
417,	Pumps, subclass 273 for expansible chamber type pumps having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

73	... Parallel working members:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Apparatus in which the working members are so arranged relative to each other that the longitudinal axes of the various working members are parallel.

74	.... Shaft extends transversely through working members:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Apparatus in which each of the relatively movable working members is provided with an opening extending therethrough in a direction perpendicular to the direction of a movement of the working member, and the shaft extends through the opening in each of the working members.

75	. Oppositely movable walls of common chamber (50) (69):

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus in which the working members form opposite walls of a chamber which is adapted to receive the working fluid, said working members being movable toward and away from each other during the contraction and expansion of the expansible chamber.

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50,	for a plurality of oppositely movable flexible wall working members positioned in a common chamber. Note the class definition, Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses, and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.
69,	for oppositely moving working members in a common chamber, said working members being connected to a common rotatably mounted shaft. Note the class definition, Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses, and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

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417,	Pumps, subclass 488 for an expansible chamber pump having plural pumping members forming opposite walls of a common pump chamber.

76	. Interconnected by linkage having relatively movable members:

This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Apparatus in which the working members are interconnected by means of a mechanical motion converting linkage device having parts which are movable relative to each other.

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68+,	for relatively movable working members interconnected by mechanical motion converting means including a rotating shaft.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 186 for similar structure combined with means to control the supply of motive fluid to the working members.

77	GROUND EMBEDDED EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an enclosure or casing for forming the working chamber of the expansible chamber device, said enclosure or casing being positioned within a cavity in the earth, the surrounding walls of said cavity being in contact with and forming reinforcing means for said working chamber forming enclosure or casing.

78	WITH FLUID PURIFYING MEANS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means for separating or filtering a foreign material from a fluid which is adapted to contact a portion of the working member to enhance the operation of some portion of the expansible chamber device (e.g., working fluid or lubricant).

(1) Note. Included under this definition are means for removing a gaseous fluid from a hydraulic fluid, including means for bleeding or venting a space designed to receive a liquid, but which may have become filled with a gaseous fluid.

(2) Note. Class 96 or Class 210 which are directed to fluid purification take a fluid purification means (e.g., filter) when claimed, per se, or in combination with an enclosure even though disclosed as a cylinder or working chamber for an expansible chamber device, regardless of the disclosed use of such means. Class 96 or Class 210 also take the combination of an expansible chamber device of the type set forth in the class definition of the class (92), (A)(1), combined with detailed means to purify the working fluid thereof positioned either upstream or downstream of the expansible chamber device unless there is a specific disclosure that such purification is for the purpose of protecting some portion of the expansible chamber device.

Class 92 takes the combination of an expansible chamber device with a specific fluid purification means where such purification means is specifically disclosed as protecting some portion of the expansible chamber device. Class 92 also takes the combination of an expansible chamber device and a nominally recited purification means regardless of the disclosed purpose of such means. Recitations such as "a filter", "a filter in the inlet line", "a filter adjacent a port or opening" are considered nominal recitations of a purification means and patents containing such recitations are classified in Class 92 regardless of the disclosed purpose of such means.

(3) Note. The combination of an expansible chamber device of the type set forth in the Class Definition of this class (92) section (A)(1), with a nominally recited working fluid purifying means of the type which constitutes subject matter for Class 96 or Class 210 as set forth in (2) Note is excluded from this subclass. For the purpose of classification in Class 92, the nominal purifying means will be ignored and classification will be on other features with cross-referencing in appropriate subclasses in Class 96 or Class 210.

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96,	Gas Separation: Apparatus, for apparatus for gas separation. (See (2) Note and (3) Note above.)
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 41.86 for crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine, including fluid purifying means.
210,	Liquid Purification or Separation, appropriate subclasses for means for separating from a liquid of any character of material.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 366.1 and 367.1+ for a vented closure for a container in which the vented closure may include filtering means. Class 220 takes a nominally recited cylinder, crankcase or engine block provided with a specific vented closure including filtering means.

79	. Means separates gas from liquid:

This subclass is indented under subclass 78. Apparatus in which the fluid is a liquid and the separating or filtering means is adapted to remove a gaseous fluid entrained in said liquid.

(1) Note. This subclass includes means for venting or bleeding a gaseous fluid from a space designed to contain a liquid.

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96,	Gas Separation: Apparatus, subclasses 155+ for degasifying means for liquid.
137,	Fluid Handling, subclasses 171+ for a fluid separating trap or vent.

80	WITH FORCE EXERTING MEANS TO MOVE FLUID FROM NON-WORKING CHAMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means such as a pump for exerting a force upon a fluid to remove such fluid from a space in the expansible chamber device, other than the working chamber.

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60,	Power Plants, subclasses 325+ for a pump in communication with the working chamber of an expansible chamber device where the pump is more than nominally claimed. Class 60 takes such combination even though the pump is disclosed for the purpose of draining condensation or other extraneous fluid from the working chamber.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 41.86 for crankcase ventilation for an internal combustion engine, including pump means to force fluid from the crankcase.

81	WORKING MEMBER FORMS RESERVOIR FOR NON-COMPRESSIBLE WORKING FLUID:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working member having a chamber formed therein, said chamber being in open communication with the working chamber through a restricted opening in said working member end face and forming a storage space for a noncompressible liquid type working fluid, said noncompressible working fluid being effective to move said working member upon being exhausted from said working member chamber to said working chamber through said restricted opening.

82	WITH MEANS TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW FROM NON-WORKING CHAMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a passage communicating with a space in the expansible chamber device other than the space which forms the working chamber, and valve means for said passage to control the egress of fluid from said space.

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8,	for a means to control the flow of nonworking arresting fluid for a working member.
80,	for force exerting means to move fluid from a nonworking chamber.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 41.86 for crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine, including valve means to control the flow of fluid from the crankcase.
220,	Receptacles, subclass 44 for a vented closure for a container in which the closure includes a valve. Class 220 takes a nominally recited cylinder crankcase or engine block provided with a specific vented closure which includes a valve means.

83	LIQUID POOL SEALING RELATIVELY MOVABLE CHAMBER WALLS:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in which a portion of the expansible chamber device is provided with a space which contains a body of nonworking liquid, the working member being provided with a portion which extends into said liquid at all positions of movement of said working member to form a seal between the working chamber and a nonworking chamber space.

84	RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN WORKING MEMBER AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE POWER TRANSMISSION ELEMENT:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working member and a power transmission member movable with respect thereto, a resilient device interposed between and in engagement with said members, said members being so related that movement of one of said members is effective to move said other member by means of said resilient element.

(1) Note. A mere resilient piston side wall portion which forms a seal means for the piston positioned between an end face portion and a second piston portion such that movement of said end face portion toward said second portion effects radial movement of said resilient portion is excluded from this definition. Such subject matter is classified below on other features.

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130+,	and the search there noted, for a separate biasing means for a working member.
193+,	for a resilient piston side wall portion interposed between a piston end face portion and a relatively axially movable other portion, and spring means for biasing said end face portion and other portion toward each other to effect radial movement of the resilient side wall portion.
205+,	for a resilient piston side wall portion interposed between an end face portion and another piston portion in which relative axial adjustment of said end face portion and other portion effects radial movement of the resilient side wall portion.
247,	for a resilient piston side wall portion interposed between an end face portion and another relatively axially movable other piston portion in which fluid pressure responsive axial movement of the end face portion effects radial movement of the resilient side wall portion.

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251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclass 63.4 for an expansible chamber valve actuator having a resilient means interposed between the actuator and a relatively movable valve.

85R	WITH CUSHIONING MEANS EFFECTIVE OVER A PORTION ONLY OF STROKE:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means operable for a portion only of the stroke of the working member, said means being effective to cushion the movement of such working member over the portion of the stroke in which it is effective.

(1) Note. A device (e.g., spring) which is effective over the entire stroke of the working member to urge the working member in one direction of its movement is excluded from this subclass.

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7,	for an overcenter means to bias a working member in opposite directions over different portions of the stroke.
8+,	for a movement damping means including a flowing body of fluid in which means are provided to control the flow of the fluid.
41,	for a vibration damping means for a bellows type expansible chamber.
84,	for a resilient element interposed between a working member and a relatively movable power transmission element.
130+,	and the subclasses there noted, for a means for biasing a working member over the entire stroke.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 392+ for a working member stroke end cushioning means effected by control of the motive fluid.

	This subclass has no definition.

	This subclass has no definition.

86	WITH REMOVAL CONDUIT FOR LIQUID SEEPAGE FROM EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a passage means communicating with a space in the expansible chamber device which is intended to form a receiver for liquid which escapes from the working chamber, said conduit forming a means for allowing escape of such liquid from said space.

86.5	PASSAGE IN CYLINDER FOR APPLICATION OF SEPARATE FLUID TO CYLINDER AND PISTON SIDE WALL INTERFACE:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in which the working chamber is defined by a cylinder having a port or passage formed therein which terminates in an opening on an interior longitudinal wall portion of the cylinder which is adapted to be traversed by the working member, said passage or port being provided for the purpose of allowing entry of a nonworking fluid (e.g., sealant or lubricant) to the area of cylinder and working member interengagement.

87	WITH NON-SEALING CLEANING MEANS:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means for scraping, dissolving or otherwise removing foreign matter from a part of an expansible chamber device, said means being in nonsealing relationship with said part of the expansible chamber device from which such foreign matter is being removed.

88	SEALED OPENING IN LONGITUDINAL WALL OF CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING WORKING MEMBER PORTION:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an elongated chamber for receiving a reciprocating working member, the longitudinal wall of said chamber being provided with an elongated opening extending between the ends of the chamber through which a portion of the working member is adapted to protrude and means cooperating with said chamber wall adjacent the opening to seal the opening adjacent said protruding portion.

89	COLLAPSIBLE CHAMBER WALL PORTION (E.G., HINGED OR FLEXIBLE WALL):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a wall portion of an expansible chamber, said wall portion being formed of flexible material or rigid members hinged or interfitted together so that the members are movable relative to each other; the flexing of the material or the relative movement of the members constituting the movement which effects the work function of the expansible chamber.

(1) Note. As to portion (1) of this definition the sheet of flexible material must be disclosed as of the type which flexes or is distorted to cause expansion of the expansible chamber. A member formed of flexible material such as a flexible material piston which is disclosed as being slidable in a chamber to cause expansion of the chamber is excluded. Such devices are classified below on other features.

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34+,	for a bellows type expansible chamber wall.
48+,	for plural flexible wall working members.
64,	for plural relatively movable working members in which one of said working members is of the flexible wall type.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 262+ for a collapsible chamber type fluid volume or rate of flow meter.

90	. Wall portion formed of flexible material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 89. Apparatus in which the wall portion is formed of flexible material.

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34+,	for a bellows type expansible chamber portion formed of flexible material.
48+,	for plural flexible wall working members.
64,	for plural relatively movable working members in which one of said working members is of the flexible wall type.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 262+ for a flexible wall type, expansible chamber volume or rate of flow meter, and subclasses 715+ for a flexible wall type fluid pressure gauge.
74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, subclasses 18+ for a flexible wall type sealing element attached to a relatively movable rod and casing.
222,	Dispensing, subclasses 206+ for a resilient wall type dispenser.
417,	Pumps, subclass 474 for an expansible chamber type pump having a progressively deformed elongated flexible wall.

91	.. Envelope having restricted fluid opening:

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Apparatus comprising a bulb, bag, box or other container like enclosure formed of flexible material, said enclosure being provided with a relatively small opening in a wall thereof through which working fluid may be admitted to or exhausted from the enclosure.

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137,	Fluid Handling, subclass 150 for a flow starting means for a siphon, comprising a collapsible bulb.
604,	Surgery, subclasses 212+ for a pump or squeeze bulb type syringe. For a discussion of the line between Class 92 and Class 604, see section III of the class definition (92).

92	... Non-metallic:

This subclass is indented under subclass 91. Apparatus in which the box, bag or bulb member is formed of nonmetallic material.

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138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclass 30 for a pressure compensator comprising a flexible bag member, adapted to expand and contract responsive to pressure surges.

93	.. Annular flexible wall portion peripherally sealed to spaced relatively fixed concentric rigid members:

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Apparatus comprising a pair of concentric rigid members, said members being fixed with respect to each other and being radially spaced from each other to provide a ring shaped space therebetween and a ring shaped flexible wall portion spanning said space and having the inner periphery thereof in sealing engagement with the inner member and the outer periphery thereof in sealing engagement with the outer member.

94	.. With separate biasing means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Apparatus including a separate means other than the working fluid associated with the flexible wall portion for continuously exerting a force in one direction of movement of said flexible wall portion.

(1) Note. The separate means as set forth in this definition does not include the inherent resiliency of the material forming the flexible wall portion, but must be a separate member (e.g., spring).

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40,	for a separate biasing means for a bellows type working member.
130+,	and the search there noted, for a separate biasing means for a working member.

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251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclasses 61.3 , 61.4 and 61.5 for a flexible wall expansible chamber valve actuator and valve which is provided with spring means for biasing the flexible wall.

95	... Adjustable:

This subclass is indented under subclass 94. Apparatus in which the force exerted by the means may be selectively increased or decreased so that the force exerted on the flexible wall portion by the means can be varied.

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133,	for an adjustable separate biasing means for a working member.

96	.. Diaphragm type:

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Apparatus comprising a relatively thin membrane-like member having a peripheral edge portion, said member being adapted to be associated with a surrounding or encompassing tubular rigid structure to extend transversely thereof to form a closing wall for said tubular structure, the outer peripheral edge of said membrane being in sealing relationship with the encompassing wall of said tubular structure.

(1) Note. The membrane-like member need not span the entire space within the encompassing wall of the tubular member, but may be in the form of a ring or frustum having the inner peripheral edge thereof in sealing engagement with a rigid element movable relative to and coaxial with the encompassing tubular member.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 269+ for a diaphragm type, expansible chamber volume or rate of flow meter, subclasses 279+ for a diaphragm for an expansible chamber type volume or rate of flow meter, and subclasses 715+ for a diaphragm for a fluid pressure gauge.
137,	Fluid Handling, subclass 315.05 for a fluid handling system with repair, tapping, assembly, or disassembly means for a diaphragm type pressure regulator, pressure-regulating valve or reducing valve, subclass 315.07 for a fluid handling system with means to assemble or disassemble a compressible tube or diaphragm type valve, subclass 510 for a line condition change responsive valve having a separate connected fluid reactor surface in which the reactor surface is a diaphragm, or subclasses 843-860 for a direct response line condition change responsive valve formed of resilient material.
138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclasses 30+ for a variable capacity chamber including a diaphragm member forming a yieldable wall for the chamber.
251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclasses 61+ for a valve having a flexible material wall expansible chamber reciprocating valve actuator.
285,	Pipe Joints or Couplings, subclass 225 for a diaphragm type flexible joint between rigid members.

97	... Axially spaced flexible wall portions with interposed incompressible means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Apparatus in which the diaphragm comprises two or more relatively thin membranes positioned with one member overlying and spaced from the other member, and means comprising a rigid element or an incompressible fluid positioned between said members, so that movement of one member is transmitted to said other member through said rigid element or incompressible fluid.

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49,	for a plurality of flexible wall working members of the diaphragm type in which the diaphragms have different working fluid contacting areas.

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181,	Acoustics, subclasses 157+ for a diaphragm for an acoustical device.

98R	... Entire periphery secured to rigid working chamber forming wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Apparatus in which the periphery of the diaphragm is directly secured along all of its length against motion in any direction to the wall of a rigid structure which forms the working chamber for the diaphragm.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclass 278 for a diaphragm mounting means for a diaphragm used in an expansible chamber type volume or rate of flow meter.
181,	Acoustics, subclasses 148+ and 157+ for a diaphragm and mounting therefor for an acoustical device.

99	.... With undistortable member secured to central portion of diaphragm:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Apparatus including a rigid member spaced from the wall of the working chamber and coaxial with such working chamber, said rigid member being secured to a portion of the diaphragm lying inwardly of the peripheral edge thereof.

100	..... Member includes coextensive plate-like elements secured to opposite side of diaphragm:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 99. Apparatus in which said rigid member includes a pair of plate-like members of the same area, said plate-like members being positioned on opposite sides of the diaphragm.

101	.... Abutment connection between diaphragm and power transmission element:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Apparatus comprising a rigid power transmission element positioned within the working chamber, said element being unsecured to the diaphragm (i.e., capable of movement with respect thereto) and adapted to be abutted thereby.

102	.... With separate seal means between diaphragm and member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Apparatus in which a separate sealing gasket is interposed between the peripheral portion of the diaphragm and the rigid structure.

98D	.... Rolling diaphragm

	This subclass has no definition.

103R	... Specific or diverse material (47):

This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Apparatus in which the diaphragm is formed of (1) two or more different materials, (2) a single material which has been treated to provide portions of the diaphragm with specific properties which are different from the properties of another portion thereof or (3) claimed as of a specific material.

(1) Note. In part (3) the mere recitation that the diaphragm is formed for example of "flexible material", "rubber", "leather" or "plastic" is not considered a recitation of a specific material and is excluded from this subclass. However, specifying a kind of rubber or plastic is considered specific material for this subclass.

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47,	for a bellows type expansible chamber portion formed of a specific or diverse material. Note the Class Definition, Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses, and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

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428,	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses for a stock material product in the form of a single or plural layer web or sheet which may be nominally claimed as a diaphragm, or which may be described as, or for use as, a diaphragm. Class 428 takes a named diaphragm where the claim is directed to no more than a single or plural layer stock material provided for therein.
442,	Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, etc.), subclasses 59+ for fabric which is coated or impregnated and subclasses 181+ for a woven fabric which may be bonded to a second component.

103F	.... With reinforcement embedded in diaphragm

	This subclass has no definition.

103SD

.... Synthetic diaphragm (non-metal and non-rubber)

	This subclass has no definition.

103M	.... Metal diaphragm

	This subclass has no definition.

104	... Corrugated:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Apparatus in which the working fluid contacting face of the diaphragm is provided with an embossment formed by having a portion of the material thereof deformed out of the plane of said face.

105	.. Coaxial radially spaced relatively movable undistortable members joined by flexible wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Apparatus comprising a rigid tubular member, a second rigid member movable relative to said tubular member positioned within said tubular member with the axis thereof coinciding with the axis of said tubular member, said members being laterally spaced from each other defining a ring shaped space therebetween, the flexible wall portion spanning said space for the full peripheral extent thereof and being sealingly secured to said two members.

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93,	for a ring shaped flexible wall portion joining a pair of relatively fixed rigid concentric members.
99+,	for a diaphragm type flexible wall portion joining a pair of relatively movable rigid concentric members.

106	FLUID CONDUIT IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH RELATIVELY ROTATABLE WORKING CHAMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working chamber having a fluid conduit connected thereto, said working chamber being rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to said fluid conduit, the connection between said working chamber and fluid conduit being so arranged as to allow constant communication between said conduit and working chamber, irrespective of the position of said working chamber relative to said conduit.

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119,	for a pivotally mounted moving cylinder in which a fluid conduit extends through the pivoted connection.

107	ANNULAR WORKING MEMBER OR ANNULAR LINEARLY EXTENDING CHAMBER THEREFOR:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising (1) a ring shaped working member provided with sealing portions along its inner and outer periphery for sealingly engaging the spaced walls of a chamber formed between a pair of fixed concentric members in which the ring shaped working member is slidably disposed or (2) a longitudinally extending chamber for receiving a ring shaped working member comprising a pair of relatively fixed concentric members said members being spaced from each other to provide a space therebetween.

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33,	for an annular working member having a coaxial element extending therethrough and mounted for relative rotary movement responsive to reciprocatory movement of the working member.
52,	for mutually relatively movable cylinder or sleeve, member slidable therein and outer cylinder therefor, in which the cylinder or sleeve is an annular working member.
93,	for an annular flexible wall working member peripherally sealed to spaced relatively fixed concentric rigid members.

108	. Axially extending hollow stem on working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 107. Apparatus in which the ring shaped working member is provided with an elongated portion extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ring, said portion being hollow and the dimension of the outer peripheral portion thereof being less than the dimension of the outer peripheral portion of the working member end face.

109	PISTON WITH RIGID AXIALLY EXTENDING HOLLOW STEM:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a piston provided with an elongated relatively slender tubular element extending axially therefrom and immovably secured thereto.

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108,	for a ring shaped piston provided with a rigid axially extending hollow stem.

110	. Hollow stem forms axially extending fluid passage:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Apparatus in which the tubular element forms a conduit or passage through which a fluid is conducted.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 376+ for a hollow piston rod provided with a valve within said hollow rod.
417,	Pumps, subclass 486 for an expansible chamber type pump having a fluid conduit rigidly fixed to the piston, and see the search note therein.

111	.. Plural laterally spaced passages:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 110. Apparatus in which the tubular element includes two or more separate and distinct passages spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the piston axis.

112	.. Passage communicates with lateral port extending through piston side wall portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 110. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a port opening through a side wall portion thereof, and said port is in open communication with the passage in the tubular element.

113	. Relatively movable elongated part within stem:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Apparatus including an elongated member which is movable relative to the piston, at least a portion of said member being positioned within the tubular element.

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65,	for a working member provided with a hollow axially extending hollow rod, and a second working member having a portion thereon adapted to extend axially through said hollow rod and being movable relative thereto.
108,	for a ring shaped piston provided with a rigid axially extending hollow stem, in which the stem moves relative to a portion forming the working chamber for the ring shaped piston which portion extends axially through the stem.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 378 for a relatively movable valve element positioned within and movable relative to a hollow piston rod.

114	.. Part and stem relatively axially adjustable:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 113. Apparatus in which the member may be selectively moved in the direction of the axis of the tubular element and held in different axial positions relative thereto.

115	... Part forms actuator for piston side wall portion adjusting means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 114. Apparatus in which the member forms an actuator for means positioned within the body of the piston which means operates to vary the dimension of the outer peripheral portion of the piston side wall upon movement of said member relative to the tubular element.

(1) Note. A piston in which the member is rigid with a portion of the piston forming the end face thereof is excluded from this subclass. Such structure is classified below on other features.

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206+,

for a piston having a pair of axially spaced rigid members one of which forms an end face portion, and an interposed side wall portion, in which relative axial movement of said rigid members effects lateral movement of the side wall portion.

116	WITH AXIALLY EXTENDING ELEMENT MOUNTED ON WORKING MEMBER FOR RELATIVE ROTARY MOVEMENT ONLY:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including an elongated member extending axially of the working member, said member being secured to the working member in such a manner as to allow rotation of said member relative to the working member, but to prevent movement of such member in a direction either parallel to or laterally of the axis of said working member.

117R	MOVING CYLINDER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a cylinder adapted to slidably receive a piston therein, said cylinder being mounted for relative movement with respect to a supporting structure, movement of said cylinder relative to said supporting structure being responsive to or causing the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber.

(1) Note. An expansible chamber device in which it involves an obvious matter of choice or reversal of parts whether the piston is stationary and the cylinder movable or vice versa is excluded even if the claim identifies the cylinder as the movable element. In the case, however, where the cylinder, for example, is provided with a specific power transmission element, or means to guide the cylinder in a specific path, including an outer casing in which the cylinder partakes of a relative axial movement incident to expansion or contraction of the chamber, or where a specific form of mounting means is provided to allow the cylinder to move about an axis incident to the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber, classification under this definition results.

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31+,	for a cylinder which is rotatable relative to a working member slidable therein along an axis which coincides with the axis of the cylinder, incident to the rectilinear motion of the working member.
51+,	for a cylinder movable relative to a concentric outer casing, and having a working member within such cylinder and axially movable relative to both said cylinder and casing.
54+,	for a cylinder which moves in a circular path of more than 360 degrees incident to the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber.
66,	for a plurality of relatively movable cylinders forming either (1) working members or (2) working chambers for a plurality of relatively movable working members.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 196+ for an expansible chamber type motor having a moving cylinder.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 50 for an internal combustion engine having a reciprocating cylinder.
173,	Tool Driving or Impacting, subclass 125 for an impacting hammer head constituted by or fixed to a drive motor cylinder.
417,	Pumps, subclass 460 for an expansible chamber type pump having a moving cylinder.

This subclass is indented under subclass 117. Apparatus comprising means mounting the cylinder on the supporting structure for movement about a fixed axis.

(1) Note. A cylinder pivoted to a supporting structure for the purpose of adjusting the angular relation of the cylinder relative to the supporting structure, but which does not move incident to the expansion or contraction of the expansible chamber device is excluded.

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161+,

for a cylinder pivoted to a supporting structure for the purpose of adjusting the angular position of the cylinder relative to the supporting structure.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclass 241 for a volume or rate of flow meter of the expansible chamber type having a reciprocating piston movable in an oscillating cylinder.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 210+ for an expansible chamber type motor having an oscillating cylinder.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 42 for an internal combustion engine having an oscillating cylinder.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 464+ for an expansible chamber type pump having a cylinder which oscillates about an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis.

119	.. With fluid conduit extending through pivoted connection:

This subclass is indented under subclass 118. Apparatus in which the conduit or passage means for admitting working fluid to the cylinder extends through the axis of said mounting means, so that working fluid may be admitted to said cylinder continuously irrespective of the position of the cylinder relative to the supporting structure about said axis.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 211+ for an oscillating cylinder provided with a ported bearing or trunnion and valve means in said bearing or trunnion.

117A	. Stationary piston or movable piston with moving cylinder

	This subclass has no definition.

120	OSCILLATING WORKING MEMBER OR CYLINDER THEREFOR:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising (1) a working member of the type designed to move back and forth in an arcuate path of not more than 360 degrees about a fixed axis or (2) a working chamber designed to receive a working member of the type defined in section (1) of this definition.

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67,	for plural relatively movable oscillating working members.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 252+ for a volume or rate of flow meter of the expansible chamber type having an oscillating piston.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 481+ for an expansible chamber type pump having oscillating pumping member.

121	. Oscillatory shaft with radially extending vane:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120. Apparatus in which the working member comprises a blade-like member having a rotatably mounted shaft secured along one edge thereof for movement therewith and forming the means for transmitting mechanical power to or from said working member, the axis of said shaft forming the axis about which said blade-like member is adapted to move.

122	.. Plural angularly related vanes:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Apparatus comprising a second blade-like member having one edge thereof secured to the rotary shaft and extending outwardly therefrom in spaced angular relation with the other blade-like member.

123	.. With lost motion connection between vane and shaft:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Apparatus in which the connection between the shaft and the blade-like member provides for limited movement of the shaft relative to the blade-like member.

124	.. With resiliently biased vane peripheral portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Apparatus in which the blade-like member has a portion along the periphery thereof which is movable relative to other portions of said blade-like member, and spring means associated with said blade-like member for urging said portion away from said other portions.

125	.. Vane includes non-metallic peripheral sealing portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Apparatus in which the blade-like member is provided with a nonmetallic portion along the periphery thereof adapted to sealingly engage a working chamber wall portion.

126	WITH DIFFERENTIAL RADIAL THRUST PRODUCING MEANS FOR WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising means associated with the working member for exerting a force on the working member, or a major portion thereof, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the working member to oppose a transverse force exerted on the working member during the normal functioning of the apparatus of which the working member is a part.

(1) Note. The transverse force exerted on the working member due to the normal functioning of the apparatus is usually that due to a piston rod pivoted to the working member, the weight of the working member when operating in a horizontal cylinder or the force exerted by burning gases on a sloping face of the working member.

127	. Fluid pressure type:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 126. Apparatus in which said force exerting means comprises a fluid under pressure, and means are provided to direct or conduct said pressure fluid between a side wall portion of the working member and the adjacent wall of the working chamber containing said working member.

128	WITH ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY FACILITATING MEANS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising means designed to facilitate the removal or replacement of a part of an expansible chamber device.

(1) Note. Excluded from this subclass are devices including mere securing means for either a cylinder or piston portion, which means are so located as to be easily accessible, for example, means for securing piston parts together such as bolts which extend through the piston face for easy accessibility upon removal of a cylinder end wall is excluded. Included in this subclass are, for example, an expansible chamber device combined with a tool for disassembling or assembling a part of the device, cooperating means between a cylinder and piston for facilitating the insertion or removal of the piston from the cylinder, special openings through which a tool may be inserted to assemble or disassemble a part of the device, or specific structure of a piston having a part removable therefrom which structure is specifically disclosed as for facilitating assembling or disassembling such part from the piston without the use of separable fastening means.

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59,	for an expansible chamber device which is convertible or changeable by assembly or disassembly.
145,	for the combination of an expansible chamber device combined with a tool for adjusting a part of the expansible chamber device.
216+,	for an open ended hollow skirt type piston formed of separable parts, and in which the parts are secured together by means which may be easily accessible or detachable.
255+,	for a piston formed of plural separable parts in which the parts are secured together by means which may be easily accessible or detachable.

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29,

Metal Working, subclasses 700+ for assembly or disassembly apparatus.

277,

Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for an installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature, subclass 421 for a close proximity labyrinth seal, subclass 435 for a piston ring, piston ring expander or seat therefor, subclass 511 for a dynamic circumferential contact seal intended for containment or compression by a gland member in a packing box, subclass 551 for a dynamic peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.) for other than a piston, subclass 598 for a static contact seal for use between parts of an internal combustion engine, or subclass 630 for a static contact seal for other than an internal combustion engine, or a pipe, conduit, or cable.

129	ABUTMENT CONNECTION BETWEEN WORKING MEMBER AND POWER TRANSMISSION ELEMENT:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working member and a rigid power transmission element positioned for movement therewith, said element being unsecured to the working member (i.e., capable of movement with respect thereto) and adapted to be abutted thereby.

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51+,	for a concentric arrangement of tubular members, including a working member said members being in sealed relatively sliding relationship, and in which said working member moves one of the other members through separating abutment surfaces.
62+,	for plural coaxial relatively movable working members in which one working member is moved by a second working member through separating abutment surfaces.
101,	for an abutment connection between a flexible diaphragm type working member and a relatively movable undistortable member.

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251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclass 63.4 for an expansible chamber valve actuator having a lost motion or abutment connection between the actuator and the valve.

130R	WITH SEPARATE BIASING MEANS FOR WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a separate means other than the working fluid associated with the working member for continuously exerting a force in one direction of movement of the working member.

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7,	for an overcenter means for biasing a working member in one directionduring a portion of the stroke, and in the opposite direction during a second portion of the stroke.
40,	for a biasing means for a bellows type expansible chamber wall portion.
84,	for a resilient element interposed between a working member and a relatively movable power element.
85,	for a device which acts on a working member over a portion only of the stroke thereof to form a cushioning means for the working member.
94+,	for a biasing means for a flexible wall type working member.

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251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclass 63.6 for an expansible chamber valve actuator which includes spring means biasing the working member of the expansible chamber device.

131	. Biasing means maintains working member intermediate stroke end limits:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Apparatus in which the working member is normally maintained in a position intermediate the ends of the working chamber by said force exerting means, so that upon removal of the force exerted to move the working member in the operation of the expansible chamber device, the working member is returned to such position by said force exerting means.

132	. Tension spring:

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Apparatus in which the force exerting means comprises a spring device, said spring device being so related to the working member that movement of the working member responsive to the action of working fluid or a mechanical force to effect normal operation of the working member causes said spring device to be extended from its normal position of equilibrium, so that upon removal of such force, the spring contracts to effect the return movement of said working member.

133	. Adjustable:

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Apparatus in which the amount of force exerted by said force exerting means on the working member may be selectively increased or decreased.

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95,	for an adjustable biasing means for a flexible wall type working member.

134	. Fluid spring:

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Apparatus in which the force exerting means comprises a body of confined compressible fluid.

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138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclasses 30+ for an accumulator chamber adapted to receive a fluid on one side of a movable wall and a confined compressible fluid on the opposite side of the movable wall.

135	. Biasing means engages working fluid contacting portion of working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Apparatus in which the force exerting means includes a portion thereof in force transmitting engagement with the working member end face.

130A	. Bias normally held inoperative by fluid pressure

	This subclass has no definition.

130B	. Bias other than coil spring

	This subclass has no definition.

130C	. Bias external of both expanding and contracting chamber

	This subclass has no definition.

130D	. Plural coil springs

	This subclass has no definition.

136	WITH TOOTHED GEAR, SPLINE OR THREAD RIGID WITH WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means forming a part of the working member for engagement with a relatively movable element, said means comprising (1) a spline extending longitudinally of the working member, (2) gear teeth or (3) a thread.

(1) Note. A piston having a portion thereof provided with a threaded or splined section for the sole purpose of securing a second piston portion rigidly therewith is excluded from this subclass. Such structure is classified below on other features.

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31+,	for a rectilinearly moving working member and coaxial element interengaged for relative rotary movement in which the interengaging means includes a thread or spline on the working member.
217+,	for an open ended skirt type piston formed of several parts in which the parts are detachably secured together by means of a threaded connection.
255+,	for a piston formed of several parts in which the parts may be secured together by means of a threaded connection.

137	WITH FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION ELEMENT SECURED TO WORKING MEMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a flexible elongated element secured to the working member and movable with the working member, said elongated element functioning as a means for transmitting power to or from said working member.

(1) Note. Included in this subclass for example is a rope, chain or cable having one end thereof connected to a piston and the other end connected to a load wherein movement of the piston will move the load.

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84,	for a resilient element interposed between a working member and a relatively movable element.
130+,	and the search there noted, for a spring device having one end thereof secured to a working member and being effective to bias said working member in one direction of its movement.

138	WITH LINKAGE OR TRANSMISSION ENGAGING PORTION INTERMEDIATE SPACED WORKING MEMBER END FACES:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working member having a pair of axially spaced end faces, and a portion located between and rigidly secured to said end faces, said portion having means formed thereon to engage with a mechanical motion converting linkage or power transmission member.

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74,	for a plurality of relatively movable working members, each working member having spaced end faces and a rotating shaft engaging portion intermediate said end faces, said working members being positioned side by side in parallel relationship.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 174 for a plurality of relatively movable working members, each working member having spaced end faces and a linkage or transmission engaging means intermediate said spaced end faces.

139	WITH CYLINDER WALL CONTACTING GUIDE ARTICULATED TO PISTON:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a piston type working member, adapted to reciprocate within a cylinder, said piston type working member being provided with a member pivotally secured thereto and extending coaxially therewith, said member being slidably engageable with the walls of the cylinder in which the piston reciprocates to guide the piston in its movement in the cylinder.

140	WITH LINKAGE OR TRANSMISSION HAVING RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means for transmitting a force to or from a working member, said means comprising a plurality of mechanically interconnected members which are movable relative to each other, one of said members being connected for movement with the working member.

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13.7,	for a working member having a relatively movable power transmission element and means adjusting or limiting the motion of said transmission element to vary the working member stroke.
68+,	for a plurality of relatively moving working members provided with mechanical motion converting means connecting said working members to a common rotary shaft.
76,	for a plurality of relatively movable working members interconnected by a linkage having relatively movable members.
136+,	for a linkage or transmission arrangement associated with an expansible chamber device and in which such linkage or transmission includes a gear, thread or spline rigid with working member.
137,	for linkage or transmission means associated with an expansible chamber device, including a flexible element secured to the working member.
138,	for an expansible chamber device provided with a working member having a pair of spaced end faces and a linkage or transmission means engaging the working member at a point intermediate the spaced end faces.

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74,

Machine Element or Mechanism, appropriate subclasses for a mechanical movement or mechanism of general utility. Class 74 takes a nominally claimed expansible chamber device combined with a power transmitting linkage or transmission. (For a more detailed statement of the line between Class 74 and Class 92, see References to Other Classes of the class definition).

141	WITH SEPARABLE FLUID DEFLECTING SHIELD OR BAFFLE ON WORKING MEMBER:

	This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a plate-like member detachably secured to a portion of the working member, said plate-like member being for the purpose of diverting a fluid away from some part of the expansible chamber device, or a part associated with the expansible chamber device.

142	WITH RESERVOIR FOR NON-COMPRESSIBLE WORKING FLUID:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a chamber associated with the expansible chamber device, said chamber being separate from that portion of the working chamber traversed by the working member and being in open communication therewith and forming a storage space for a noncompressible liquid type working fluid when said fluid is not in that portion of the working chamber traversed by said working member.

(1) Note. A mere pipe or conduit leading to the portion of the expansible chamber device traversed by the working member does not constitute a reservoir for this subclass. For classification in this subclass the device must include a container-like structure into which the working fluid is exhausted upon being expelled from the portion of the chamber traversed by the working member.

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81,	for a working member provided with a chamber forming a reservoir for a noncompressible liquid-type working fluid.
163+,	for a fluid conduit or port to a working chamber.

143	WITH MOVEMENT DAMPING MEANS (E.G., FLUID FLOW RESTRICTOR):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising means associated with the expansible chamber device to (1) resist or slow down the movement of the working member or (2) absorb shock or vibration incident to the operation of the expansible chamber device.

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7,	for an overcenter means to bias the working member in opposite directions over different portions of the stroke.
8,	for a means to control the flow of nonworking arresting fluid for the working member.
41,	for a vibration damping means for a bellows type expansible chamber device.
84,	for a resilient element interposed between a working member and a relatively movable power transmission element.
85,	for a means effective over a portion only of the stroke to cushion the movement of the working member.
130+,	and the search there noted for a separate means to bias a working member in one direction of its movement.

144	WITH ENCOMPASSING HEAT EXCHANGE MODIFYING SPACE OR JACKET:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a working chamber forming member provided with a housing, spaced from and enclosing the outer wall thereof to form a space between said structure and outer wall which space is designed to (1) form a jacket for circulating a heat exchange fluid therein or (2) form an insulating space to reduce the flow of heat to or from the working chamber through the walls of said member.

(1) Note. A cylinder head or end closure provided with a heat exchange modifying space or jacket is included under this definition.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 41.72+ and subclass 195 for a jacketed cylinder or end closure therefor for receiving circulating heat exchange liquid to cool the operating parts of an internal combustion engine. A specific disclosure that a jacketed cylinder or end closure therefor is to form a part of an internal combustion engine is sufficient for classification in Class 123.
165,	Heat Exchange, appropriate subclasses for a heat exchange modifying space or jacket of general utility. Class 165 takes a nominally claimed cylinder or working chamber forming member of an expansible chamber device, where the claim is otherwise directed to a surrounding space or jacket designed to modify the heat exchange properties of the cylinder or member.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 592.01+ for a receptacle having means for maintaining its contents above or below ambient temperature and particularly subclass 592.05 for such a receptacle having spaced walls.

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus in combination with features other than working fluid conducting or admitting means, working chamber supporting or retaining means, working member sealing, guiding or movement facilitating means, or mechanical motion converting means articulated to a working member and not provided for above.

(1) Note. Fluid conducting or admitting means includes a conduit, groove, channel or port designed to conduct fluid to or from the working chamber.

(2) Note. Working chamber supporting or retaining means includes a means such as a casing, bedplate or framework for holding or maintaining a working chamber forming member of an expansible chamber device in a position for operation.

(3) Note. Working member sealing, guiding or movement facilitating means includes piston rings or seals, guiding structure on a cylinder end member for encircling and maintaining a piston portion to a predetermined path of motion and lubricating features, special cylinder and piston surface structure or configuration to facilitate the movement of the piston in the cylinder.

(4) Note. A mechanical motion converting means articulated to a working member includes a connecting rod or similar power transmitting element which is movably secured to the piston.

(5) Note. In this subclass for example are combinations with (a) a heating element within the working chamber to evaporate a working fluid which has condensed (b) a tool for radially adjusting a piston side wall portion, said tool being mounted on the cylinder head or end closure (c) a piston having a hook at one end thereof to retrieve or grapple parts which may become detached or broken from the piston.

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128,	for a combined expansible chamber device and a tool designed to facilitate assembly or disassembly of some part of the expansible chamber device.
161,	for a nominally claimed art device (e.g., bicycle, chair) which forms a support for the expansible chamber device, no more of the art device being claimed than that necessary to mount or support the expansible chamber device.

146	PLURAL UNITARILY MOUNTED CYLINDERS OR FRAME THEREFOR (161):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising (1) two or more cylinders adapted to receive reciprocatory working members, said cylinders being rigidly secured together in a unitary structure, or (2) a frame or support having means associated therewith for rigidly securing two or more cylinders together.

(1) Note. A single axially extending hollow tubular element provided with a fixed partition for dividing the same into two distinct chambers is included under this definition, also included under this definition is a single axially extending hollow element having portions along its length of different cross-sectional areas which portions form separate working chambers. However, a single axially extending hollow tubular element of uniform diameter in which the sole means for dividing the same into two chambers is a reciprocatory working member is not considered to constitute two or more cylinders for this subclass and is excluded. Such structure is classified below on other features.

(2) Note. Class 92 excludes multiple expansion type motors and multistage pumps even if no valving is claimed if the claims do include the fluid connection between stages of the motor pump.

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56+,	for a plurality of unitarily mounted rotating cylinders.
61+,	for relatively movable working members positioned in plural unitarily mounted cylinders.
161,	for a support or frame for a single cylinder.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 152+ for multiple expansion type motors and subclasses 508+ for an expansible chamber type motor having a plurality of working members.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 52.1+ for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of unitarily mounted cylinders, subclass 195 for a frame construction for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of unitarily mounted cylinders.
180,	Motor Vehicles, subclasses 55+ for a motor vehicle having its motor mounted partly or wholly on the vehicle"s lower running gear; subclass 63 for a motor vehicle having its motor mounted on the vehicle"s body or body frame, connected to the vehicle"s rear axle, and movable with the axle relative to the body or body frame; subclasses 291+ for a motor vehicle having a specific motor-to-body-frame relationship; and subclass 312 for a motor vehicle having a frame which is provided with structure adapted to receive or support a motor, a change-speed gearing, or some other element of the vehicle"s power train.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 244+ for pumps having successive stages.

147	. With casing or support for rotary shaft:

This subclass is indented under subclass 146. Apparatus including means to enclose or support a mechanical motion converting linkage including a rotary shaft, said means being rigidly secured to the cylinder supporting means to form a unitary structure therewith.

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68+,	for a plurality of unitarily mounted cylinders having pistons therein, said pistons being connected to a crankshaft.

148	.. Three or more radially arranged cylinders:

This subclass is indented under subclass 147. Apparatus comprising three or more cylinders arranged with the axes thereof lying in angularly related planes which intersect at a common line.

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72,	for three or more radially arranged cylinders provided with relatively movable working members secured by mechanical motion converting means to a common rotating shaft.

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73,	Measuring and Testing, subclasses 247+ for a volume or rate of flow meter of the expansible chamber type having a plurality of radially arranged cylinders.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclasses 491+ for expansible chamber type motors having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 54.1+ for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of radiating cylinders.
417,	Pumps, subclass 273 for expansible chamber type pumps having three or more cylinders arranged in radial relationship with a rotary transmission axis.

	This subclass is indented under subclass 147. Apparatus in which a pair of cylinders are positioned with the axis thereof lying in angularly related planes, said planes extending at an angle of less than 180 degrees relative to each other.

150	.. Coaxial cylinder (151):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 147. Apparatus in which the cylinders are positioned end to end and have a common longitudinal axis.

151	. Coaxial cylinders (150):

This subclass is indented under subclass 146. Apparatus in which the cylinders are positioned end to end and have a common longitudinal axis.

(1) Note. A mere axially extending hollow tubular element of uniform diameter, in which the sole means for dividing the same into two chambers is a reciprocatory working member, is not considered as constituting plural cylinders, and is excluded from this subclass.

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150,	for coaxial cylinders combined with a casing or support for a rotary shaft.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 58.2+ for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of tandem cylinders.

152	.. With different cross-sectional areas:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 151. Apparatus in which the cross sectional area of a first of said cylinders is smaller than the cross sectional area of a second of said cylinders.

153	WITH LUBRICATING MEANS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including (1) means to, apply, direct or conduct a substance to a location between relatively movable parts of an expansible chamber device designed to reduce the friction between said parts or (2) means forming a part of an expansible chamber device, which means is formed of a material which is normally applied between relatively movable elements to reduce the friction between said elements.

(1) Note. Included under this definition are expansible chamber device parts, such as for example, a piston formed of Teflon, mica or a material having a high graphite content or other material known to be self-lubricating.

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141,	for a separable deflector plate or baffle on a working member for deflecting lubricant from a portion of the expansible chamber device.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 46 for interrelated control of motive fluid and lubricant.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 196 for lubricating means for an internal combustion engine.
184,	Lubrication, appropriate subclasses for lubrication of general utility, and particularly subclasses 18+ for lubricating means for an engine cylinder. Class 184 takes a nominal cylinder and piston having lubricating means therefor. For a more detailed statement of the line between Class 184 and Class 92, see section III of the class definition.

154	. Lubricant entrained by working fluid:

This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Apparatus in which the lubricant is picked up or collected and carried along by working fluid which is entering or being exhausted from the expansible chamber.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 46 for interrelated control or motive fluid and lubricant.

155	. Portion of expansible chamber device includes solid lubricating material:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Apparatus in which a part of the expansible chamber device which is in slidable engagement with another part of such device is formed of material which inherently performs a lubricating function.

156	. Valve means in lubricant passage:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Apparatus comprising a passage through which lubricant is adapted to flow and means associated with said passage capable of being operated to selectively open or close said passage.

157	. Lubricant passage extends axially through articulated piston rod:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Apparatus in which a piston is provided with a connecting rod pivotally connected thereto, said rod having an axially extending passage means through which lubricant is conveyed between a lubricant source and a portion of the piston.

158	. Piston has lubricant retaining or conducting means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Apparatus comprising a piston provided with means for (1) holding or storing lubricant or (2) conveying or guiding lubricant from one location on the piston to another location thereon.

(1) Note. Such means may include an open peripheral groove or channel either sectional or continuous, a port, slit, or any opening through a portion of the piston disclosed as for the purpose of conducting lubricant from one point to another.

159	.. Pocket or chamber:

This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Apparatus in which said means includes a cavity, trough, or other means which forms a part of the piston and acts as a reservoir for the lubricant.

(1) Note. A mere radially directed circumferential oil retaining groove on the piston side wall portion having the open side closed by the relatively movable cylinder wall is excluded. Included is a circumferential groove having a configuration which permits the retention of oil therein independently of the cooperating cylinder wall, or a ported trough or chamber on a piston portion or generally any receptacle means on the piston capable of trapping or collecting lubricant for holding such lubricant or directing the same to some specified outlet in said receptacle means.

160	.. Port or passage extending through side wall portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Apparatus in which said means comprises a passage or port which extends completely through a portion of the side wall of the piston so that there is an unobstructed opening from the piston outer periphery to the interior of the piston.

161	WITH SUPPORT OR FRAME (146):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a base, bracket, standard or framework to which a cylinder or other working chamber forming means of an expansible chamber device is secured to be supported in operative position.

(1) Note. A mere cylindrical sleeve or casing claimed as a pump body, crankcasing, cylinder block or engine block, which receives a second sleeve therein claimed either as a cylinder or cylinder liner which forms the inner surface thereof for slidably receiving a piston, is not considered a support for this subclass and is classified as a cylinder detail in subclasses 169+.

(2) Note. This subclass will take those patents in which an expansible chamber device is supported on a nominally claimed art device such as a chair or bicycle. However, if the art device is claimed specifically, i.e., more is claimed than that necessary to support the expansible chamber device, classification is generally with art device.

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54+,	for a cylinder mounted for rotation incident to the reciprocation of a piston positioned therein.
77,	for a ground embedded expansible chamber device.
117+,	for a cylinder mounted on a support, said cylinder being mounted for movement relative to said support incident to the operation of the expansible chamber device.
146,	for a plurality of cylinders secured to a support or frame to be immovable relative to each other when in an operative position. Note section IV of the class definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.
169+,	for a cylinder liner detachably secured in a tubular sleeve-like casing.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 195 for a support or frame for an internal combustion engine.
180,	Motor Vehicles, subclasses 55+ , 63, 291+, and 312 as explained in the reference to each appearing in subclass 426 above.
248,	Supports, appropriate subclasses for a support of general utility, and particularly subclasses 637+ for a machinery support. Class 92 takes the combination of a cylinder or working chamber forming means of an expansible chamber device and a support therefor where some specific structure of the cylinder or working chamber forming means other than means which are designed solely for the purpose of positioning or securing the cylinder or working chamber forming means to the support is claimed. For example, the mere nominal recitation of "a cylinder having a flange", "means for positioning the cylinder on a support", or "openings for the reception of bolts for securing the cylinder to a support", will not preclude classification in Class 248.

161.5

. Wheel supported:

This subclass is indented under subclass 161. Apparatus in which the base, bracket, standard or framework is particularly adapted to be connected to or cooperate with a vehicle wheel.

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417,	Pumps, subclass 233 for pumps which are operated by a wheel or axle.

162R	SPACED CYLINDER AND PISTON WALLS DEFINE PASSAGE BETWEEN OPPOSED PISTON SIDE WALL ENDS:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a cylinder and a piston reciprocally mounted therein, and in which a relatively small unobstructed space or passage is provided between the side wall of the piston and the adjacent cylinder wall, said space or passage extending from one end of the piston side wall portion to the opposite end thereof to allow working fluid to flow from the chamber formed at one end of the piston side wall portion to the chamber formed at the opposite end thereof.

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188,	Brakes, subclass 316 for an internal resistance fluid brake comprising a cylinder and piston, and passage means between the cylinder wall and piston side wall to allow restricted flow of fluid from one end of the piston to the other as the piston moves in the cylinder.
277,	Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process, subclasses 411+ for a dynamic close proximity seal (e.g., contactless, fluent, etc.) having a gap or clearance.

162P	. Passage in piston

	This subclass has no definition.

163	FLUID CONDUIT OR PORT IN FIXED WALL OF WORKING CHAMBER:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a passage or port adapted to conduct and permit the entry or exhaust of fluid to or from the working chamber of the expansible chamber device, said passage or port not being in the movable wall portion of said chamber.

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55,	for a rotating cylinder provided with a fluid conduit coaxial with the axis of rotation of the cylinder.
106,	for a fluid conduit in constant communication with a relatively rotating working chamber.
110+,	for a piston having a hollow rigid stem or rod forming a fluid conduit for introducing or exhausting working fluid to a working chamber.
119,	for a cylinder having one end thereof pivotally mounted on a supporting structure, and in which the fluid conduit or port for permitting entry or exhaust of working fluid to or from the cylinder extends through the pivoted connection.
153+,	for a fluid conduit to a working chamber designed to convey lubricant to the chamber.
181+,	for a fluid conduit or port in the end face of a piston.

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91,

Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, appropriate subclasses for a fluid port or conduit opening into the working chamber of an expansible chamber which conduit is provided with selectively variable means to control the flow of fluid through the conduit. A mere closure cap or plug for a port or conduit opening into the working chamber of an expansible chamber device is not considered as a means to control the flow of fluid through the port or passage and is classified in Class 92.

164	. Port in separable chamber end closure:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Apparatus in which the working chamber is provided with a removable end closure member, the port or passage being located in said member.

165R	WITH GUIDE OR SEAL ON CYLINDER END PORTION FOR PISTON OR MEMBER MOVED BY PISTON:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including means formed on an end portion of a cylinder, and being engageable with the piston or a member moved by the piston, said means being effective to (1) constrain said piston or member to a predetermined path of movement or (2) provide a sealing means between the inside of the cylinder and the outside thereof.

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88,	for a self sealing opening in a longitudinal wall of a working chamber for forming a guide for a working member portion.

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384,	Bearings, subclasses 7+ for linear bearings. Class 384, Bearings takes a nominally claimed cylinder and end wall therein slidably engaging a rod to guide the same, however, where details of the piston are included in the claim, classification is in this class (92).

166	. Additional guide is spaced chamber end wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 165. Apparatus comprising a second guide means positioned in the end of the cylinder opposite the end containing said first guide means.

167	. Guide movable laterally:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 165. Apparatus in which the guide means is so related to the cylinder end portion as to be movable relative to the cylinder in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylinder.

168	. Non-metallic seal means between piston or member and end portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 165. Apparatus comprising a nonmetallic sealing element between the cylinder end portion and the piston or element moved by the piston.

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74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, subclass 18.2 for a flexible sealing element secured to a casing portion and to a reciprocating rod portion to prevent the seepage of fluid into or out of the casing. The mere nominal recitation of a cylinder and piston does not preclude classification in Class 74.
277,	Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process, subclasses 500+ for a dynamic, circumferential, contact seal for other than a piston.

165PR

. Prevent rotation

	This subclass has no definition.

169.1

CYLINDER DETAIL:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising particulars of a cylinder.

(1) Note. Patents disclosing a cylinder or working chamber but claiming no more of the disclosed device than what is descriptive of a structure of general utility, such as a tube, container or closure are classified in appropriate structural classes. Examples of claimed features which are considered to be too special to the cylinder art for classification in general structural classes and which cause classification under the definitions are (a) a part or other restricted passage for fluid flow, (b) a nominally claimed piston, (c) the naming of a part as a pump body, engine block, cylinder block, crankcasing or the like or (d) a cylinder or liner positioned in a casing or housing and in which the casing or housing closure secures the cylinder or liner within the casing.

(2) Note. A cylinder head or closure, per se, claiming some structure which goes beyond a closure of general utility, and which limits such closure or head for use as a part of an expansible chamber device is included under this definition.

(3) Note. A piston and cylinder combination in which the cylinder is nominally claimed is excluded from this subclass. Such structure is classified below on the structure of the piston.

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51+,	for a telescoping cylinder.
107+,	for a cylinder adapted to receive an annular working member.
120+,	for a cylinder adapted to receive an oscillating working member.
146+,	for plural unitarily mounted cylinders.
163+,	for a cylinder provided with a fluid conduit or port.
164,	for a cyclinder and closure provided with a fluid conducting port.
165+,	for a cylinder head or closure provided with means to guide a piston or a member moved by the piston.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 193.1+ for a cylinder for an internal combustion engine.
138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, appropriate subclasses for the structure of a tubular member even though disclosed as a cylinder for an expansible chamber device. Class 138 takes a cylinder when the claims include no more than the structure of a tubular member.
220,	Receptacles, appropriate subclasses for a container and/or closure therefor of general utility. Class 220 takes a nominally claimed cylinder for an expansible chamber device when the claims are directed to no more than the structure of a container. Also Class 220 takes a cylinder or cylinder head therefor to no more than a container or closure therefor.
285,	Pipe Joints or Couplings, appropriate subclasses for a joint between a plurality of tubular members or between a tubular member and a plate-like element. Class 285 takes a device comprising a plurality of tubular members and means to join said tubular member together, even though the completed structure may be disclosed as or nominally claimed as a cylinder for an expansible-chamber device. Further Class 285 takes a joint between a tubular member and a plate-like element even though the tubular member may be disclosed as as cylinder.
292,	Closure Fasteners, appropriate subclasses for closure fasteners of general utility. Class 292 takes a nominally claimed cylinder and head or closure combined with means to secure the head or closure to the cylinder.

169.2

. With reinforcing member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 169.1. Apparatus including structure specifically provided for (a) increasing the rigidity of the cylinder, or (b) strengthening the cylinder, or (c) bypassing the effect of pressure deformation on the cylinder to a cylinder mounting structure.

169.3

.. Extending through working member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 169.2. Apparatus wherein the structure of the reinforcing structure comprises a member extending through the working member.

169.4

... Coaxial sleeve or tube:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 169.2. Apparatus wherein the structure is the reinforcing structure comprises a member extending parallel and concentrically with the working member.

170.1

. Nonmetallic piston contacting portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 169. Apparatus, including a nonmetallic portion of the cylinder adapted to slidably contact a piston.

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168,	for a cylinder provided with a guide or seal on an end portion thereof including a nonmetallic portion.

171.1

. Cylinder or liner retained in casing by casing closure or closure associated means:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 169. Apparatus comprising a casing and a cylinder or liner positioned within said casing to be encompassed thereby, and a removable closure for closing an end of the casing, said cylinder or liner being secured in said casing by the closure member, or by means which cooperate with the closure member.

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a piston as defined in the Glossary of the class definition.

(1) Note. A member secured to the piston so as to be immovable relative thereto (e.g., rigid piston rod) when the piston is performing its intended function in the expansible chamber device is considered as forming a part of the piston.

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107+,	for a ring shaped piston.
108+,	for a piston having a rigidly attached axially extending hollow rod or stem.
120+,	for an oscillating piston.

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29,	Metal Working, subclasses 888.04+ for the method of making a piston.
91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 422 , and see the search there noted, for a valved piston for an expansible chamber type motor.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 47 for a valved piston for use in an internal combustion engine, and subclasses 193.1+ for a piston which is limited for use in an internal combustion engine.
138,	Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclasses 30+ for a piston disclosed as for use in a variable capacity pressure compensator.
166,	Wells, subclasses 153+ for a piston which is fluid driven into a well.
173,	Tool Driving or Impacting, subclasses 206+ for a piston of a drive motor which forms an impacting hammer head.
251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclasses 324+ for a piston which is disclosed as for use in a piston type valve.
267,	Spring Devices, appropriate subclasses for a piston disclosed as for use in a fluid type spring device.
277,	Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process, subclasses 434+ for a piston ring or piston ring expander or seat therefor.
417,	Pumps, subclasses 545+ for a valved piston disclosed as for use in a pump. A piston of the type in which a peripheral sealing element is adapted to be deflected out of sealing engagement with a chamber wall during a portion of the stroke of such piston, to allow passage of fluid from one side of the piston to the other is not considered a valved piston for Class 417, and is classified in Class 92.

173	. With rotation imparting fluid impinging surface on piston part:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus including a surface on the piston positioned to be contacted by the working fluid, said surface being so shaped that contact of the working fluid therewith effects either a rotary movement of said piston about its longitudinal axis or a rotary movement of the body of working fluid about an axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the piston.

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31+,	for a means to cause rotation of a piston responsive to rectilinear movement of said piston in a cylinder.

174	. Liquid between axially spaced side wall portions:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston includes a pair of axially spaced rigid side wall portions and a body of liquid positioned between said spaced portions for direct engagement with such chamber wall when said piston is in operative position.

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277,	Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process, subclasses 411+ for a dynamic close proximity seal (e.g., contactless, fluent, etc.) having a gap or clearance.

175	. Spaced faces joined by rigid stem (e.g., spool):

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston includes a pair of axially spaced portions each of which includes an end face and a side wall, said spaced portions being rigidly joined by a portion of smaller peripheral extent than the spaced portions.

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138,	for a piston provided with spaced faces joined by a rigid stem, in which the stem is provided with a linkage or transmission engaging portion.

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251,	Valves and Valve Actuation, subclasses 324+ for a spool type piston valve.

176	. With enclosed insulating space in piston part:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a sealed space in a portion thereof for the purpose of modifying the heat exchange properties of said piston portion.

(1) Note. The space may either be filled with a gas, or an insulating material, or may be under a vacuum.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 41.16 for an internal combustion engine piston provided with a closed space having a coolant material sealed in said space.

177	. Non-circular:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the peripheral portion of the piston at the end thereof containing the end face portion has a shape in transverse cross section other than circular.

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233,	for an open ended hollow skirt type piston in which the skirt has a portion thereof, spaced from the end of the piston containing the end face, oval shaped in transverse cross section.

178	. With ball or roller anti-friction means on side wall portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus including a ball or roller bearing means mounted on the piston for engagement with a working chamber wall when the piston is in operative position.

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384,	Bearings, appropriate subclasses for linear bearings with ball or roller anti-friction contacting surfaces. Class 384 takes a nominally claimed piston and cylinder having ball or roller type anti-friction contacting surfaces.

179	. Articulated connecting rod end forms portions of piston face:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a rod adapted to transmit motion between the piston and a relatively movable member, said rod being pivotally mounted on the piston and having the end thereof which is joined to the piston in direct communication with working fluid when the piston is in operative position in a working chamber.

181R	. With fluid passage in piston face:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a fluid conducting port or passage extending from the end face thereof through a portion of the piston and (1) communicating with a cavity in the piston for which the port or passage forms a restricted opening or (2) extending through a wall of the piston other than the end face (3) communicating with a cavity in the piston having a wall which is radially movable and forming a side wall portion of the piston.

(1) Note. See the search class notes under subclass 172 of Class 92 for a piston having an opening in the face thereof for admitting or exhausting working fluid to or from a working chamber, said opening being controlled by valve means.

(2) Note. The mere claiming of a flow through passage in a well type pump plunger is not sufficient for classification in this subclass. Such plunger is classified below on its other features.

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188,	Brakes, subclasses 316+ for an internal resistance fluid type brake (e.g., dashpot) including a piston having a passage therethrough, for allowing fluid to pass from one side of the piston to the other.

182	.. Passage communicates with packing receiving recess:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 181. Apparatus in which the port or passage communicates with a cavity in the piston, said cavity having a wall thereof which is radially movable and forming a side wall portion of the piston.

This subclass is indented under subclass 182. Apparatus in which the port or passage is provided with valve means for controlling the flow of fluid through the port or passage.

(1) Note. The valve means under this definition must be some means other than a means which has a valving action due to a radial movement of the radially movably wall itself.

184	... Passage in opposed piston faces:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 182. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with opposed end faces each of which is provided with a fluid port or passage.

185	.... Passages communicate with common packing receiving recess:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 184. Apparatus in which the ports or passages in the opposed end faces communicate with the same cavity.

181P	.. Passage thru piston to opposite chamber

	This subclass has no definition.

186	. With ported chamber in piston part for circulating heat exchange fluid:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a chamber having a restricted opening for communicating such chamber with a source of heat exchange fluid.

(1) Note. The fluid may be the working fluid for the expansible chamber device, or a fluid which is separate and distinct from the working fluid.

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123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclasses 41.35+ for an internal combustion engine piston provided with a cavity therein and means to circulate a coolant in said cavity.

187	. With separable means for pivotally mounting connecting rod to piston:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus including a member joined to the piston by means which allow separation of said member from the piston without in any way destroying or permanently deforming the piston or member or the means joining said piston and member together, said member forming a support or bearing member for pivotally mounting a connecting rod to the piston.

(1) Note. An open ended skirt type piston in which a portion of the skirt is detachably secured to a second portion containing the end face and in which the connecting rod pin bearing portions forms an integral part of such skirt portion or portion containing the end face is excluded. Such structure is classified on other features.

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216+,

for an open ended skirt type piston formed of plural separable parts.

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403,	Joints and Connections, subclasses 52+ for articulated connections in general, particularly subclasses 150+. See References To Other Classes. of the class definition under "SEARCH CLASS", 403, for the line between Class 92 and Class 403.

188	.. Means retained by annulus positioned about piston periphery:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 187. Apparatus in which the means for securing the member to the piston comprises a ring-shaped element positioned about the outer periphery of the piston and forms a side wall portion thereof.

189	.. Piston formed of separable end face and side wall portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 187. Apparatus in which the piston is formed of separate end face and side wall forming portions and in which such portions are secured together by means which allow separation of said portions without, in any way, destroying or permanently deforming the end face or side wall forming portions or the means securing said portions together.

190	... Means secures end face portion to side wall portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 189. Apparatus in which the means for pivotally mounting the connecting rod to the piston forms the means which secures the end face and side wall portions together.

191	.. Fastener for separable means extends through end face portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 187. Apparatus in which the means for joining the member to the piston extends through the end face portion.

192	. Plural integral radially extending resilient metallic sealing tongues on side wall portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the side wall portion of the piston is provided with a plurality of axially spaced relatively thin flexible metallic tongue-like members extending circumferentially and radially with respect to the piston axis, said tongue-like members being formed as an integral part of the side wall portion and the outer ends thereof forming the outer peripheral extent of the piston side wall portion.

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249+,

for a nonmetallic piston formed of flexible material which may be provided with circumferential radially extending sealing tongues.

193	. With spring means for biasing side wall portion radially:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a side wall portion which is movable radially with respect to the piston axis, and a separate spring device is provided for exerting a force against said portion of urging the same in such radial direction.

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126,	for a differential thrust producing means for a working member comprising a spring member for biasing the working member toward one side of the working chamber.
201+,	for a piston having a radially adjustable side wall portion.

194	.. Biased portion comprises peripheral axially extending flexible lip:

This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Apparatus in which the radially movable side wall portion comprises a lip made of flexible material extending around the periphery of this piston and in a direction axially of the piston, and the spring device exerts a force on said lip for urging the same in a radial direction.

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240+,

for a piston having a side wall portion which includes a peripheral axially extending flexible lip.

195	.. Open ended hollow skirt comprises biased portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Apparatus in which the radially movable side wall portion is, or is a part of an elongated hollow tubular skirt-like member closed at one end by the end face portion and being open at the opposite end.

196	... Spring part positioned in skirt slit:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Apparatus in which the hollow tubular skirt-like member is provided with a slit in the wall thereof extending from the open end in a direction toward the closed end thereof and in which the spring device is positioned in the slit.

197	... Adjustable bias (199):

This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Apparatus in which the force exerted by the spring device may be selectively increased or decreased.

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199,	for a spring means for biasing a side wall portion radially in which the biasing force of the spring is adjustable.

198	... Split annular type spring (200):

This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Apparatus in which the spring device comprises a discontinuous ring-like element made of resilient material, a substantial portion of the periphery of said element being in force exerting engagement with the interior surface of the skirt.

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200,	for a split annular type spring for biasing a side wall portion radially.

199	.. Adjustable bias (197):

This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Apparatus in which the force exerted by the spring device may be selectively increased or decreased.

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197,

for an open ended skirt-type piston provided with a spring member for biasing a portion of the skirt radially, and in which the force exerted by the spring is adjustable. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

200	.. Split annular type spring (198):

This subclass is indented under subclass 193. Apparatus in which the spring device comprises a discontinuous ring-like element made of resilient material.

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198,

for an open ended skirt-type piston in which the skirt is radially biased by means of a split annular type spring. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

201	. Radially adjustable side wall portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which means are provided to move and hold a side wall portion of the piston to different positions laterally of the piston axis to vary the peripheral extent of the piston.

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115,	for a piston having a radially adjustable side wall portion, and provided with means for moving said side wall portion, said means including an actuator extending through an axially extending hollow rod on the piston.
193+,	for a spring means for biasing a side wall portion radially.

202	.. Adjustable portion comprises open-ended hollow skirt:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Apparatus in which the adjustable portion comprises a hollow tubular skirt-like member secured at one end to the end face portion and extending in a direction opposite from the end face, said skirt-like member being open at one end and being closed at the opposite end by the end face portion.

203	... Adjustment effected by wedge member movable relative to skirt (207):

This subclass is indented under subclass 202. Apparatus in which the means for effecting lateral movement of the skirt-like member comprises an element having a bevelled surface, said element being movable relative to said skirt-like member.

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207,	for a radially adjustable side wall portion in which the adjustment is effected by a wedge member movable relative to the side wall portion.

204	.. Adjustment effected by selectively removable spacer or skim element between relatively movable parts:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Apparatus in which the means for effecting the radial adjustment of the side wall portion includes a spacer or shim element positionable between relatively movable parts of the piston and which may be optionally inserted between said parts or removed therefrom to effect such adjustment.

205	.. Side wall portion positioned between relatively axially adjustable rigid end members:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Apparatus in which the side wall portion is positioned between and in contact with a pair of rigid axially spaced end members, said end members being capable of being moved and held to different positions toward or away from each other, movement of said end members effecting lateral movement of the side wall portion.

206	... With beveled abutting surfaces between side wall portion and an end member:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Apparatus in which the surfaces of one of said rigid end members and side wall portion at the point of contact between said member and portion are beveled.

207	.. Adjustment effected by wedge member movable relative to side wall portion (203):

This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Apparatus in which the means for effecting lateral movement of the side wall portion comprises an element having a beveled surface and being movable relative to said side wall portion, so that movement of said element relative to the side wall portion effects lateral movement of said portion.

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203,	for an open ended skirt-type piston in which the skirt is radially adjustable and in which the adjustment is effected by a wedge member movable relative to the skirt. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.
206,	for a radially expansible side wall portion positioned between axially spaced relatively movable end members, and in which the abutting surfaces between an end member and the side wall portion are beveled to provide a wedging action.

208	. Open-ended hollow skirt type (e.g., trunk type):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the peripheral portion of the piston includes a hollow tubular skirt-like member secured to and extending in a direction opposite from the end face portion, said skirt-like member being open at one end thereof and being closed at the opposite end by said end face portion.

209	.. Frusto conical skirt:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the skirt-like member is frusto-conical in shape.

210	.. With weight balancing means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus including means adapted to be added to or removed from the piston to vary the weight of the piston for the purpose of (1) equalizing the weight of the piston with respect to another piston with which the piston is to be associated or (2) equalizing the weight of a portion of the piston with respect to another portion of the piston.

(1) Note. This subclass includes pistons provided either with integral projections which may be cut away as desired to vary the weight of the piston or with separate weight elements which may be attached or removed from the piston to vary the weight of the piston.

211	.. Element of diverse material extending through skirt wall abuts circumferentially extending resilient ring:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with a circumferentially extending expansible ring positioned in a groove on the outer periphery of the skirt-like member, and a substantially rigid elongated member formed of material which is different from the material which forms the skirt-like member, said member extending diametrically across the interior of the skirt-like member and having an end thereof extending through an opening in the wall of the skirt-like member and abutting against said ring.

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188,	for a separable transversely extending wrist pin for a connecting rod retained in position by a piston ring.

212	.. With nonmetallic portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the piston includes as an element thereof a portion which is formed of material other than metal.

(1) Note. Since few trunk type pistons include nonmetallic parts, all trunk type pistons which include a part formed of nonmetallic material are classified in this subclass. Normally the nonmetallic portion is for the purpose of modifying the transfer of heat between piston parts.

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248,	for a piston having a nonmetallic portion.

213	.. End face surface includes areas of diverse material:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the end face surface is provided with a portion made of material which is different from the material which forms another portion of said end face.

214	.. Spaced wall skirt:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the skirt-like member is formed at a portion thereof extending for the full perimetric extent thereof with a pair of walls which are spaced from each other.

215	.. Separate resilient elements secures end face portion to skirt portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus comprising independent end face and skirt portions, said portions being secured together by means of a separate fastening element in the form of a spring-like device for effecting a resiliently movable connection between said end face and skirt portions.

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84,	for resilient means interposed between a working member and a relatively movable power transmission element.

216	.. Plural separable parts:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the piston is formed of a plurality of parts or sections, joined together by means which allow separation of the parts from each other without in any way destroying or permanently deforming any of the parts or the means for joining the parts.

(1) Note. For classification under this definition, the parts must constitute a major portion of either the end face or side wall portion of the piston. A mere ring positioned in a groove about the periphery of the skirt, for example, which forms but a small area of the side wall portion is excluded. Such subject matter is classified on other features.

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187+,	for a separable means for pivotally mounting a connecting rod to a piston.
190,	for a piston having separable end face and skirt portions secured together by an element which forms a pivot mounting for a connecting rod.
226,	for an annular element of diverse material positioned about the periphery of the skirt to limit radial movement of a skirt part.
255,	for a piston having plural separable parts.

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403,	Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for joints in general. Class 92 takes a joint between metallic parts where the sole disclosure is directed to a piston structure.

217	... Interconnected by relative rotation of parts:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Apparatus in which the parts are provided with cooperating interengaging portions such that the rotation of one of the parts relative to the other will cause engagement of said interengaging portions to detachably secure the parts together.

218	.... With means to prevent relative rotation of parts:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 217. Apparatus including a separate element interengaging between the relatively rotatable piston parts, said element when in operative interengaging position being effective to prevent relative rotation between the parts.

219	... Interconnected without separate fastening means:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Apparatus in which separable parts of the piston are so interfitted or related as to remain joined in operative relation to one another without the addition of a connecting or fastening member which is intended to be entirely detached from the parts when the parts are disconnected.

220	... Threaded fastener:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Apparatus in which the parts are secured together by means of a separate threaded fastener member.

221	.... Fastener extends through end face:

This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Apparatus in which the threaded fastener is in the form of a bolt or screw which extends through the end face portion of the piston, and in which the head of such bolt or screw is accessible from the side of the end face portion which constitutes the pressure receiving surface of the piston.

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191,	for a threaded fastener for securing a separable connecting rod mounting means to a piston, said fastener extending through an end face portion of the piston.

222	.. Specific or diverse material; or welded, brazed or soldered joint:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the piston or a portion thereof is composed of (1) two or more different materials (2) a single material which has been treated to provide portions of the piston with specific properties which are different from the properties of another portion thereof (3) a specific material or (4) a welded brazed or soldered joint.

(1) Note. Under part (3) the mere recitation that the piston is formed of iron, steel or aluminum is excluded since such subject matter is extremely common in this art. However specifying, for example, a combination iron and steel or iron and aluminum, or a specific alloy is included.

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195,	for an open ended skirt-type piston provided with a separate spring member for biasing a portion of the skirt radially, said spring member being normally formed of material which is different from the material forming the piston.
211,	for an open ended skirt-type piston provided with an element of diverse material extending through a wall of the skirt, and abutting against a circumferentially extending resilient ring positioned on the outer periphery of the skirt.
212,	for an open ended skirt-type piston provided with a nonmetallic portion.
213,	for an open ended skirt-type piston in which the end face surface has portions thereof formed of different kinds of material.
257,	for a piston having a side wall portion interposed between separable axially spaced rigid members.

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420,	Alloys or Metallic Compositions, appropriate subclasses for an alloy, per se. Class 420 also provides for a nominal piston made of a specific alloy.

This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Apparatus in which one of the materials is in the form of a thin layer of metal applied to the surface of the end face or skirt-like member of the piston and which forms a unitary part thereof.

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428,

Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses for a stock material product in the form of a plural layer or coated article, and especially subclasses 375+ for a coated or bonded rod or strand. Class 428 takes a nominally recited piston having a surface thereof provided with a specific coating. However, a limitation in a claim that the coated surface constitutes a specific part of the piston, such as the head or skirt, for example, is considered a structural limitation and indicates classification in Class 92.

224	... End face and skirt periphery of diverse material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Apparatus in which the end face portion of the piston is formed of material which is different from the material forming a major portion of the outer peripheral portion of the skirt-like member.

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213,	for an open ended skirt-type piston in which the end face surface has portions thereof formed of different kinds of material.
223,	for an open ended skirt-type piston in which the end face or skirt is provided with a surface coating which constitutes a material for such portion different from the material forming the other portion.

225	... Element of diverse material for limiting radial movement of skirt part:

This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with an element formed of material other than the material forming the skirt-like member, said element being positioned in engagement with a skirt portion, and being effective to restrain movement of said skirt portion in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of the piston.

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195+,

for an open ended skirt-type piston provided with a spring member for biasing a portion of the skirt radially, said spring member being normally formed of material which is different from the material forming the piston.

226	.... Bi-metallic restraining element:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 225. Apparatus in which the element is in the form of a laminated plate-like member in which the different laminae are composed of different metals.

227	.... Element positioned about periphery of skirt:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 225. Apparatus in which the element is in the form of a ring positioned about the skirt-like member and forming a portion of the outer periphery of the skirt-like member.

228	.... Element portion embedded in piston part:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 225. Apparatus in which the element is secured to the piston by having a portion thereof embedded in a part of the piston in such a way that removal of the member would require a distortion or deformation of such element or piston part.

229	..... Annular element:

This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Apparatus in which the element comprises a ring-like member.

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227,	for an annular skirt expansion restraining element positioned to encircle the outer periphery of the skirt.

230	...... Element encircles connecting rod pin supporting boss:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Apparatus in which the axis of the ring-like member extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the piston and is positioned to encircle a projection on the piston which forms the supporting bearing for a transversely extending piston rod connecting pin.

231	... Welded, brazed or soldered (260):

This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Apparatus comprising a welded, brazed or soldered joint.

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223,	for an open ended skirt-type piston having a surface portion thereof provided with a metal coating which is molecularly bonded to the metal of the piston surface.
260,	for a piston formed of parts which are welded, brazed or soldered together.

232	.. Spaced skirt parts jointed by resilient arcuate web:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the skirt-like member is provided with a slit or other separation along the periphery thereof forming a pair of spaced skirt portions, and means to bridge the space between said portions comprising an inwardly bent web or corrugation formed from the material of the skirt-like member, said web or corrugation being resilient to allow relative movement between said skirt portions.

233	.. Oval-shaped skirt portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the cross sectional shape of the skirt-like member for a major portion of its longitudinal dimension is elliptical.

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177,	for a noncircular piston.

234	.. Skirt includes slit:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the skirt-like member is provided with an elongated relatively narrow aperture extending through the wall thereof normally for allowing relative movement between the parts of the skirt-like member adjacent the aperture.

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91,	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, subclass 174 for a plurality of relatively movable working members, each working member having spaced end faces and a common rotating shaft connected to said working members between said spaced end faces.

235	... Slit transverse to skirt axis:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 234. Apparatus in which the elongated relatively narrow aperture extends circumferentially of the skirt-like member in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of the piston.

236	.... With additional angularly related slit:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Apparatus including another elongated relatively narrow aperture extending in a direction which lies at an angle to the direction of the first aperture.

237	.. Circumferentially spaced portions at free end of skirt:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the free end of the skirt-like member has parts which are circumferentially spaced from each other.

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234+,

for a skirt provided with a narrow slit in the wall thereof extending from the free end of said skirt.

238	.. Connecting rod pin supporting boss laterally spaced from skirt portion:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the piston is provided with an apertured connecting rod pin support portion, all parts of said support portion being located within the hollow skirt-like member and radially spaced from the inner periphery of the skirt-like member portion which lies immediately adjacent said connecting rod pin support portion.

239	.. With rib or strut means on piston part:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Apparatus in which the end face or the skirt portion is provided with (1) a projecting formation in the form of a rib or corrugation or (2) a rigid member secured to an end face and a skirt portion.

240	. Side wall portion includes peripheral axially extending flexible lip:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston includes around the periphery thereof a lip made of flexible material and extending in a direction axially of the piston, said lip being adapted to be in direct contact with working fluid to be urged in a radial direction thereby when the piston is in operative position in a working chamber.

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194,	for a piston having a side wall portion which includes a peripheral axially extending flexible lip, and provided with separate resilient means to bias the lip radially.

241	.. With embedded reinforcing means in lip portion (254):

This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Apparatus including an element of a material other than the material forming the lip, said element being embedded in the axially extending lip for reinforcing the same.

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254,	for a piston having a flexible nonmetallic portion provided with embedded reinforcing means.

242	.. Plural axially spaced lips:

This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Apparatus comprising a plurality of peripheral axially extending flexible lips, said lips being spaced one from the other in a direction extending along the piston axis.

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192,	for a piston having a plurality of integrally formed radially extending resilient metallic sealing tongues on the side wall portion thereof.

243	... Oppositely facing:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 242. Apparatus in which the spaced lips extend in opposite directions axially of the piston.

244	.... Lips formed on separable elements:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Apparatus in which each of the axially spaced oppositely facing lips is formed on separate independent members, which members are secured together by means which allow separation of the members from each other without in any way destroying or permanently deforming the members or the means for forming the members.

245	.. Lip forms peripheral portion of imperforate cup shaped element:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Apparatus comprising a cup-shaped element formed of flexible material having an imperforate planar portion forming the bottom of the cup and in which the peripheral lip forms the side wall of the cup.

246	.. Metallic lip:

This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Apparatus in which the flexible lip is formed of metallic material.

(1) Note. A laminated lip forming member including layers of metallic and nonmetallic material and in which the layer of metallic material forms the outer periphery of the lip, which is adapted to contact the working chamber wall is included under this definition.

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192,	for a piston having a plurality of integrally formed radially extending resilient metallic sealing tongues on the side wall portion thereof.
241,	for a nonmetallic lip provided with embedded reinforcing means, and in which the reinforcing means may be a metallic element.

247	. Fluid pressure responsive axial movement of end face portion radially moves side wall portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston comprises a pair of spaced relatively axially movable rigid members one of which comprises the end face portion, and a radially movable element forming a side wall portion of the piston interposed between said members so that axial movement of said end face portion relative to said other rigid member responsive to the pressure of working fluid acting on said end face portion causes radial movement of said element.

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205+,

for a piston provided with a side wall portion positioned between a pair of axially spaced relatively movable rigid members, and in which the axially spaced members may be moved and held to different positions toward or away from each other to effect radial adjustment of the side wall portion.

248	. Nonmetallic portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston includes a portion made of nonmetallic material.

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125,	for a vane like oscillating piston provided with a nonmetallic peripheral sealing portion.
212,	for an open ended skirt type piston provided with a nonmetallic portion.

249	.. Flexible:

This subclass is indented under subclass 248. Apparatus in which the nonmetallic material is of a type which is pliable.

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125,	for an oscillating vane type piston provided with a nonmetallic peripheral sealing portion.

250	... Flexible side wall portion between separable axially spaced rigid members:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Apparatus in which the pliable nonmetallic portion forms a side wall portion and is interposed between a pair of axially spaced relatively axially movable separate rigid elements.

251	.... Wall portion comprises plural axially aligned flexible elements:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 250. Apparatus in which the flexible nonmetallic portion comprises two or more separate independent elements extending in axially aligned relation.

252	..... Three or more elements:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 251. Apparatus in which the pliable nonmetallic portion comprises three or more separate independent axially aligned pliable nonmetallic elements.

253	... Axially spaced flexible side wall forming elements with interposed rigid spacer member:

This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Apparatus in which the flexible portion forms a side wall portion of the piston and includes a pair of axially spaced flexible elements having a nonflexible member interposed between said elements.

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251+,

for two or more axially spaced flexible nonmetallic elements interposed between separable rigid members, and including a rigid spacer member positioned between said elements.

254	... With imbedded reinforcing means (241):

This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Apparatus including means formed of a material other than the material forming the flexible nonmetallic portion of the piston, said means being embedded in the flexible nonmetallic portion for reinforcing the same.

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241,

for a piston having a peripheral axially extending flexible lip provided with a reinforcing means embedded in the lip. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

255	. Plural separable parts:

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus in which the piston is formed of a plurality of members joined together by means which allow separation of the parts from each other without in any way destroying or permanently deforming any of the members or the means for joining the parts.

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187+,	for a connecting rod pivotally connected to a piston.
216+,	for an open ended hollow skirt type piston formed of plural separable parts. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

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173,

Tool Driving or Impacting, subclass 127 for a piston of a drive motor formed of plural separate parts in which said piston forms an impacting hammer head.

403,

Joints and Connections, subclasses 230+ for a joint between a rod and a plate or head. Class 403 takes a joint between a plate or head and a rod even though the plate or head and rod are disclosed and nominally included as a piston and piston rod. Class 92 takes the above combination where some feature of the piston other than that which relates to the joint is included. For a further statement of the line between Class 92 and Class 403, see References To Other Classes of the class definition of this class (92). Class 92 takes a joint between metallic parts where the sole disclosure is directed to a piston for an expansible chamber device.

256	.. Fastening means for parts include resilient element:

This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Apparatus in which the members are secured together by means of a separate fastening element in the form of a spring-like device for effecting a resiliently movable connection between the members.

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84,	for a piston in which the end face portion is movable relative to another portion of said piston, and having a spring device interposed between said portions, such that movement of the end face portion responsive to the action of the motive fluid will effect compression of said spring device.
215,	for an open ended skirt type piston in which the end face portion is secured to the skirt portion by means of a resilient element.

257	.. Side wall portion interposed between separable axially spaced rigid members:

This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Apparatus comprising a side wall forming portion and two axially spaced rigid members, said side wall forming portion being interposed between said members, said members being detachably secured together.

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205+,	for a piston having a side wall portion interposed between a pair of separable axially spaced rigid members and in which movement of the rigid members toward or away from each other effects radial adjustment of said side wall portion
250+,	for a piston having a flexible nonmetallic side wall portion interposed between separable axially spaced rigid members.

258	... Rigid members connected by coaxial rigid stem or rod:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 257. Apparatus in which the means for detachably securing the members together comprises a rigid elongated stem or rod, the axis of which coincides with the axis of the members.

259	.. Side wall portion and relatively movable piston part having abutting inclined surfaces:

This subclass is indented under subclass 255. Apparatus in which the piston includes a side wall portion which abuts and is movable relative to another part, the abutting surfaces of said side wall portion and the other part being bevelled.

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207,	and the subclasses there noted for a radially adjustable side wall portion, in which the adjustment is effected by relative movement between the side wall portion and a piston part in which said portion and part have abutting bevelled surfaces.

260	. Welded, brazed or soldered (231):

This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Apparatus comprising a welded, brazed or soldered joint.

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231,

for an open ended skirt-type piston having a portion thereof welded, brazed or soldered to another portion. Note "Statement Relating To Placement Of Patents Involving Combination And Subcombination Subclasses" of the Class Definition and the paragraph following the title in the schedule of this class.

261	MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., CRANKCASE):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter not provided for in other subclasses.

(1) Note. For example this subclass includes a housing for a mechanical motion converting linkage or transmission disclosed as being interconnected with an expansible chamber device, and not classifiable elsewhere.

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147+,	for a housing or support for a rotatable shaft combined with a plurality of unitarily mounted cylinders.
161,	for a support or frame for an expansible chamber device which may include a housing or support for a rotatable shaft.

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74,	Machine Element or Mechanism, appropriate subclasses for a machine element or mechanism enclosed within a casing or housing. Class 74 takes a housing for a crankshaft, or other Class 74 element where some detail of the crankshaft or other element is set forth in the claim. However the claiming of a gear as part of the device enclosed within the casing will effect classification in Class 74 even though no detail of the gear is set forth. Class 92 takes a casing for a shaft or other Class 74 element, where disclosed as being associated with an expansible chamber device, either, per se, or where such element is nominally claimed, unless such structure is classifiable elsewhere on other features.
123,	Internal-Combustion Engines, subclass 195 for a crankcase for an internal combustion engine.
384,	Bearings, subclasses 429+ for a crankshaft plain bearing and subclasses 457+ for a crankshaft antifriction bearing which may include a housing or casing for the shaft. The nominal recitation of the crankshaft will not preclude placement in Class 384.