(under subclass 647) Subject matter wherein the workpiece support applies a force on the workpiece to keep the workpiece from moving about.
(1) Note. This subclass does not include a heating apparatus wherein the heater and the work are brought into proper relationship, the heat applied, and the heater and work then separated. In this subclass, the work must be moved with respect to the heater during the heating operation.
(2) Note. Apparatus for molding, shaping, or metal working are excluded from this subclass. For such excluded subject matter see SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS and SEARCH CLASS below.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
149+, for resistance heating.
602, for inductive metal working.
777, for a capacitive dielectric heating device with pressure applicator.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes,
405+, for processes of molding or shaping plastic materials within the class definitions which include a heating step by means of direct application of electrical or wave energy.
269, Work Holders, appropriate subclasses for a clamp structure.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,
174, for a molding machine for shaping or reshaping nonmetals combined with means for applying radiant energy (e.g., electrical, electromagnetic, etc.) to the work.
