(under subclass 860.1) Apparatus wherein significance is attributed to the structure which either encases, partially or completely, the load as it is being conveyed, or is the supporting surface for the load as it is being conveyed.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
657+, 701+, 716+, 836, for particular casings, covers, shields or load supporting surface.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
31, for a housing combined with a conveyor.
299, Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material and 405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering, appropriate subclass for mine roof supports.