.~ Line type (e.g., rope, chain, hawser, cable) {6}
230.23
.~.~ And line winding means
DEFINITION
Classification: 114/230.23
And line winding means:
(under subclass 230.2) Subject matter also including a drum
(e.g., capstan, driven pulley, driven sprocket wheel, winding drum, windlass, etc.) turned about its central axis by a source of power and having a perimeter which contacts the flaccid member and either winds a segment of the flaccid member around its perimeter, or otherwise engages and pulls on a segment of the flaccid member.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
242, Winding and Reeling, appropriate subclasses, for winding or unwinding of a flexible element from a holder or spool, per se, and especially
47+, for winding of rope, and subclasses 54+ for winding material upon or unwinding material from reels or drums.
