US PATENT SUBCLASS 14 / 73.1
.~ Joint
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 14/73.1
Joint:
(under subclass 73) Subject matter including means between adjacent bridge deck portions which allows slight relative movement between the portions.
(1) Note. The "slight movement" referred to in this subclass includes shifting incidental to temperature change of the bridge parts.
(2) Note. The "deck" of this subclass includes that portion of the bridge adapted to be engaged by traffic crossing thereon.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
396.01+, for an expansion joint.
404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus,
47+, for an expansion joint in a road. 405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering,
135, and 153 for an expansion joint in a tunnel.
