(under subclass 2.1) Machine adapted to remove the branches from a standing tree intended to be felled or from a felled tree at the site of felling.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
34.1+, for tree felling means combined with delimbing means.
208.1+, for a debarking means combined with a delimbing means.
343, for a method of tree delimbing.
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30, Cutlery, for a randomly manipulated implement for pruning, generally; particularly
166.3+, for a saw, with or without a drive motor, for cutting the limbs off any plant; and subclasses 173+ for a tool having plural blades with or without a drive motor. More particularly, search subclasses 175+ for a nipper, especially subclass 180 for motorized nipper; and subclasses 194+ for a shear, especially subclass 228 for a motorized shear. 47, Plant Husbandry,
1.01, for pruning the branches off a particular variety of plant (e.g., off a palm).