(under subclass 12) Subject matter in which sawing of stone
or similar material is accomplished by rotation of a circular saw in the plane of the kerf.
(1) Note. The device usually comprises a blade which is held between a pair of plates or supported by a frame assembly or similar support means and operatively connected to a drive means to rotate at a very high speed. [figure]
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
30, Cutlery,
347, for rotary blades.
83, Cutting,
409+, for cutting by using rotatable-disc tool pair or tool and carrier. 175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth,
91, for rotating cutters forming circular bores.
408, Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool, appropriate subclasses for drilling machines which feed the work or tool or both relative to one another along the axis of the tool; and, see the notes thereto for other machines in which a rotating tool is fed relative to work.