US PATENT SUBCLASS 164 / 418
.~ Continuous or semicontinuous casting

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164 /   HD   METAL FOUNDING

271  DF  MEANS TO SHAPE METALLIC MATERIAL {12}
418.~ Continuous or semicontinuous casting {12}
419  DF  .~.~> Including means to convey preformed product part to mold
420  DF  .~.~> Plural distinct shaping outlets
421  DF  .~.~> Hollow casting {1}
423  DF  .~.~> Filament or wire casting
424  DF  .~.~> Including shape-perfecting means
425  DF  .~.~> Including starter bar {1}
427  DF  .~.~> Continuously advancing mold part {2}
435  DF  .~.~> Having deformable mold wall or thermal expansion compensating means
436  DF  .~.~> Adjustable mold size
437  DF  .~.~> Including means to dispense or distribute metal charge {2}
441  DF  .~.~> Including product supporting or withdrawal means {1}
443  DF  .~.~> Having casting material cooling means {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 164/418

Continuous or semicontinuous casting:

(under subclass 271) Apparatus wherein a mold means is employed to form a portion of a product as a previously formed contiguous portion of the product is removed from the mold.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

413, 414 and 449.1+, for continuous casting apparatus with condition-responsive control means.

415, for continuous casting apparatus including means to provide an inert or reducing atmosphere.

416, for continuous casting apparatus with means to vibrate the mold.

417, for continuous casting apparatus combined with means to perform an operation which is, per se, not of this class and is not a perfecting means for an operation of this class.

459+, for continuous casting methods.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,

67+, for plastic filament-forming or film-casting means comprising a shaping orifice discharging into a liquid bath, and subclasses 224+ for means casting fluent stock on a shaping surface with means to provide a continuous length product.