(under subclass 54) Apparatus in which there are several platen areas each contacting the lid which are located at a distance from one another and which press against the lid at the same time.
(1) Note. The separation of the platen areas is usually for the purpose of affording access for the application of securing means or for ease of manually loading the press.
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237, for reciprocating platen presses having plural movable platens moving in parallel paths toward a single opposing platen.
