US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 474.2
.~.~.~ Including additional material manipulation

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

470  DF  HELICAL OR RANDOM WINDING OF MATERIAL {17}
473.4  DF  .~ Including wound package or empty spool handling {2}
474  DF  .~.~ Loading supply package on or removing empty spool from unwinding station {2}
474.2.~.~.~ Including additional material manipulation

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/474.2

Including additional material manipulation:

(under subclass 474) Subject matter wherein the transfer mechanism includes means used to engage and act upon the elongated material to facilitate the transfer of either the fresh supply package or exhausted supply spool.

(1) Note. Typically, the material manipulation involves grasping, cutting and positioning a strand for subsequent unwinding.