.~ Nonuniform treatment (over treated area of work)
DEFINITION
Classification: 118/102
(under subclass 100) Coating apparatus wherein the solid work treating means (1) treats a portion only of the coated surface and/or (2) treats the entire coated surface in a nonuniform manner.
(1) Note. In this subclass may be found, for example, devices for forming parallel stripes on the coated base by removing the coating material from portions of the base only, devices for burnishing restricted areas only of the coated base, or devices for removing beads of coating material which form along the edges of the coated article.
(2) Note. In this subclass may be found certain hand implements for modifying a wet coating by applying a design carrying face thereto. This is an exception to the general rule that Class 118 does not provide for hand implements.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
14, for coating apparatus for applying a coating to edible work having means to alter the coating on the work in a manner to decorate or adorn the surface thereof.
204, for devices having means to remove coating material from the surface of a solid applicator in a discontinuous and nonuniform manner before contact of the applicator with the work.
