(under subclass 144) Process in which the shaping of the marginal portions of the part are juxtaposed progressively from one end of the part to the other end.
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15+, for apparatus for progressively forming and bonding a one-piece blank to form a tube.
130, for a process of progressively bending a web around a core and joining the web to the core.
143, for a process of forming a web into a multilayer tube and joining the resultant seam.