US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 364.11
.~ Partial wrap around plural rotatable supports

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

364  DF  UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDING AND UNWINDING {9}
364.11.~ Partial wrap around plural rotatable supports {2}
364.12  DF  .~.~> Shifting material axially
364.2  DF  .~.~> Distinct supporting surfaces on a support {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/364.11

Partial wrap around plural rotatable supports:

(under subclass 364) Subject matter in which the support comprises an assemblage of elements rotatable relative to one another that collectively form a surface on which the material is wound and are arranged such that at least one single loop of material encloses and contacts each of the elements.

(1) Note. One or more (but not all) of the elements may be stationary. There must be a relative rotation between the elements of at least 360 degrees. A support consisting of two rotatable elements having slightly spaced axes of rotation and having equal numbers of axially extending bars that interdigitate do not rotate significantly relative to each other, but substantially only translate relative to each other and, therefore, is not placed in this subclass.