US PATENT SUBCLASS 209 / 617
.~.~ Item gripped between opposed elements

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209 /   HD   CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS

509  DF  SORTING SPECIAL ITEMS, AND CERTAIN METHODS AND APPARATUS (E.G., POCKET TYPE AND LIGHT RESPONSIVE SORTING, ETC.) FOR SORTING ANY ITEMS {11}
606  DF  .~ Separating means {33}
617.~.~ Item gripped between opposed elements {1}
618  DF  .~.~.~> Rollers

DEFINITION

Classification: 209/617

Item gripped between opposed elements:

(under subclass 606) Methods and apparatus including elements between which an item is gripped to separate it from other items.

(1) Note. Included here are (1) elements which selectively grip only particular items, and (2) elements which grip all items being sorted but release them at different points to effect their separation.