(under the class definition) Processes and apparatus for making tobacco plugs or compressed shapes. These plugs or shapes are usually for use as chewing tobacco, but shaping of unwrapped pipe cartridges, snuff tablets and the like is here included.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
77+, for molding or forming cigars or cigarettes.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining,
28+, for apparatus for spinning ropes of tobacco. 100, Presses, appropriate subclasses, for methods of compacting and for presses not otherwise provided for.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes, appropriate subclasses, for molding and shaping processes within the class definitions.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,
394+, for preform reshaping or resizing apparatus for nonmetals not otherwise provided for, and subclasses 406+ for a press forming apparatus for shaping nonmetallic plastic or fluent materials; see the search notes thereunder.
