(under subclass 214) Apparatus in which the moving means includes means reacting against a fixed abutment to move a pressure surface relative thereto, which reacting means includes a rope, chain, or filament which is longitudinally tensioned while moving the platen.
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212, for presses in which the pressure surface is a circumferentially tightened band such as a rope or strand.
267, for presses having a return biasing member such as a resilient element or a weight which acts counter to a flexible compression actuator.
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72, Metal Deforming,
440, for a forging press in which a drop hammer is retracted by a flexible strap.
