(under the class definition) Apparatus including more than one pair of opposing pressure surfaces such pairs (1) not concurrently co-compressing the same material and/or (2) being either separately actuated or compressing during movement in different directions if having a single actuator.
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161, for plural stage rolling mills.
178, for plural moving compression chamber conveying presses.
185, for plural plunger and casing type conveying presses.
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12, Boot and Shoe Making, 36+, for shoe sole laying and leveling machines having multiple work supports for the shoes being operated upon.
34, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact With Solids,
144, for apparatus in which the material to be treated is held between two opposed members which are movable or expansible toward one another to press or retain the material, and away from each other to release the material and there are a plurality of press couples which may constitute single or plural machines.
38, Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing,
4+, for multiple smoothing machines having independent pressing couples.
83, Cutting,
255+, and 404+, for cutting devices having means to move work to and through a plurality of tool stations, and subclasses 282, 375+ and 452+, for a work clamp associated with a cutting machine.
99, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus,
374, for cooking devices having two movably connected heated plates adapted to be positioned so as to confine and contact food material therebetween in which there are two or more pairs of such cooking surfaces.
131, Tobacco,
80, for cigar and cigarette machines comprising means for molding or otherwise forming the tobacco including means for carrying out a plurality of molding or forming operations, and subclass 115, for plug or compressed tobacco shape making machines involving the use of a plurality of molding means arranged on a turret.
