(under subclass 370) Subject matter wherein the reeling device includes a means for directing, confining, or moving the elongated material along a desired path to or from the spool.
(1) Note. A guide directs the elongated material by normally maintaining continued contact or influence (e.g., magnetic or fluid reaction) on the elongated material while a guard may limit movement of errant material without normally contacting the material.
(2) Note. A guide designed to provide significant resistance to material movement is treated as a tensioner or brake.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
157+, for a guide for strand material.
548+, for a guide or guard combined with a winding machine.
566, for a guide or guard combined with an unwinding machine.
615+, for a guide or guard for running material. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force, particularly
389+, for a guide adapted to direct a line of a load hoist or winch.