US PATENT SUBCLASS 220 / 8
.~ Telescoping
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 220/8
(under subclass 4.01) Devices in which the parts of the sectional structure nest within each other. Includes also nesting receptacles which form a compartmented whole.
(1) Note. Receptacles formed of sections joined by a lap-joint are not considered "telescoping".
(2) Note. This subclass includes receptacles having telescoped sections whose relative positions may be adjusted.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
489, for a wire receptacle having an adjustable or contortable sidewall structure.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 73, Measuring and Testing,
429, for measuring vessels with movable means to alter the size of the vessel.
285, Pipe Joints or Couplings,
182, for knockdown elbow fittings comprising nesting parts, and subclasses 298+ for joints between tubular bodies providing variable length (e.g., telescoping).
