US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 575.3
.~.~.~ Rotatable cam or cam follower

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

570  DF  COIL HOLDER OR SUPPORT (E.G., SPINDLE, DISPENSER, OR SPOOL) {6}
571  DF  .~ Radially expansible or contractile {8}
575  DF  .~.~ Transversely shiftable operator {4}
575.3.~.~.~ Rotatable cam or cam follower {1}
575.4  DF  .~.~.~.~> Hinged mandrel segment

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/575.3

Rotatable cam or cam follower:

(under subclass 575) Subject matter wherein the movable input member includes either: (a) a lobed or spiral element (i.e., a cam) arcuately movable to react against a follower, or (b) a follower shiftable along a lobed or spiral element to vary a circumferential dimension of the spindle.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

74, Machine Element or Mechanism, particularly

567+, for a detail of a cam in general use.