(under subclass 60) Processes which include inserting a solid element into the surface of a preformed plastic body with no reshaping of the plastic body other than that which is caused by displacement of material due to the insertion of the solid element.
(1) Note. Patents in which localized plastic reshaping occurs due to displacement of material in the area where the part is inserted are included here unless the plastic reshaping is caused by a member other than the part being inserted. For patents in which the plastic body is simultaneously shaped by a mold element see the search notes to Class 264 below.
(2) Note. The preform or the plastic part may or may not be heated.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
91+, for mechanical joining combined with laminating.
293, for patents in which the preform is inserted into the recess of the plastic part.
298, for patents in which multiple preforms are inserted into the plastic part. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes,
271.1+, for inserting a preform part into a plastic body and simultaneously reshaping the body with a mold element.
