.~ Automatic and/or material-triggered control {9}
360
.~.~ Means responsive to weight or dimension
DEFINITION
Classification: 156/360
(under subclass 350) Apparatus wherein the sensing means (1) detects a variation in the heaviness or size of a workpiece or (2) measures the heaviness or size of a workpiece and controls an operation characterized by a particular reading of the measurement.
(1) Note. Mere sensing or detecting the article because of weight or presence is not sufficient to be classified here. The instant devices perform a measurement as part of the sensing step as distinguished from mere presence or absence response.
