US PATENT CLASS 249
Class Notes
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 249/
This is the residual class for a static implement, rather than a machine, having:
A. Structure intended for shaping fluent material only wherein the structure is so arranged as to define a space or cavity for retaining the fluent material and wherein the fluent material initially having no definite form conforms to the shape of the space or cavity solely by gravitational force on the fluent material and changes to a self-sustaining shape which shape is retained even after removal from the structure.
(1) Note. The space or cavity may be formed by a mold part cooperating with existing structure, e.g., building structure or earth.
B. Implements of the type set forth in subparagraph A above disclosed for use with, but not so claimed, means for applying an external force to fluent material only for imparting a shape thereto; i.e., a female portion of a male-female couple.
C. Implements disclosed for use with the structures set forth in subparagraphs A and B above for shaping the interior of a hollow casting, or which make a hole in or through a casting upon separation therefrom.
D. Implements of the type set forth in subparagraphs A and B above combined with that of the type set forth in subparagraph C above.
E. Structure including molding surfaces intended for shaping and bonding a fluent material with a preform to form a composite product that is separable from at least one molding surface.
F. Essential subcombinations of the structures set forth in subparagraphs A-D above which are separable from the product. G. Adjuncts, per se, disclosed for use with the structure of subparagraphs A-F above which perform some function other than shaping and are not classifiable elsewhere.
LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES
A. MOLDS, PER SE
1. Mold Defined By Material Only
(a) Compositions
Patents wherein all the claims are limited to a mold mentioned by name only without any inclusion of structure and defined only in terms of composition are classified as originals in appropriate composition classes, particularly
those listed in References to Other Classes, below, referencing this section.
(b) Composite Layers
Patents wherein all the claims are limited to a mold mentioned by name only without any inclusion of structure and defined only in terms of the composition of the individual layers are classified in the appropriate composite layer class, particularly those listed in References to Other Classes, below, referencing this section.
2. Molds For Reshaping Preforms.
See References to Other Classes, below, referencing this section.
3. Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type. See References to Other Classes, below, referencing this section.
B. DYNAMIC MOLDING APPARATUS; STATIC MOLDS WITH DIVERSE ART DEVICE
Class 249 does not provide for dynamic molding apparatus and ordinarily does not include a static mold combined with a diverse art device. Such combined subject matter is provided for in Class 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus, generally, or elsewhere as shown by the notes below. Certain specific subclasses in Class 249 do provide for a static mold combined with a perfecting device where the device is also static and integral with the mold or is essential thereto. The following list exemplifies types of subject matter provided for in Class 425 and elsewhere:
a. A mold combined with means for pressing molding material within the mold.
b. A mold combined with a cover having projections penetrating into the fluent hardenable material upon movement of the cover to its operative position.
c. A mold combined with means for moving the mold from one site to another.
d. A mold formed of separable and unconnected parts combined with means to individually handle each part for assembly.
e. A mold provided with a core or ejector combined with a machine-type means for actuating the core or ejector.
f. A mold combined with means to position the work relative to the mold and which means functions to release the work to permit it to fall into the mold.
g. A mold or core combined with means for creating differential pressure within the mold or core for dynamically shaping a molding material.
h. A mold combined with means for feeding material thereto, except that a mold with an integral funnel element or a mold so modified to provide structure especially designed for supporting a feeding means, is classified in this class (249, subclasses 105+). i. A mold and means to vibrate the mold.
j. A mold combined with means to rotate the mold for centrifugal casting.
k. A segmented female mold or core, e.g., tunnel type, etc., and power means, i.e., motor, to move the segments to inoperative or operative position.
See References to Other Classes, below, referencing this section.
C. MOLD INCLUDING NONMOLDING MEANS
See References to Other Classes below for references to Molds Including Nonmolding Means.
D. CORES
See References to Other Classes below for references to Cores
E. MOLD ADJUNCTS
See References to Other Classes below for references to (a) Mold Adjuncts, Clamps and Fasteners and (b) Mold Adjuncts, Supports.
MISCELLANEOUS SEARCH NOTES
See References to Other Classes below for references to the following: Products or compositions disclosed for use with molds to control heating
Processes of Molding
Processes and Apparatus for Making Molds
Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
1, 213 for static structures (e.g., buildings).
1, 52, 55, 63, 65, 66, 79, 83, 102,105, 112, 114, 142, 188,
for plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus.
9, for road structure, process, or apparatus.
10, 51, for hydraulic and earth engineering.
54, for dentistry.
69, for refrigeration. 89, for pipe joints or couplings; joints and connections.
114, for compositions: coating or plastic.
175, Note 2, for the difference between a core and plunger.
201, for metal founding.
213, for implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
12, Boot and Shoe Making,
128+, for "forms" for shaping shoes or boots. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
16, Miscellaneous Hardware,
2, for bushings or lining thimbles which become a permanent part of the product; see search notes thereunder. (Cores)
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., appropriate subclasses for fasteners for connecting two parts of an article to each other. (Mold Adjuncts, Clamps and Fasteners) 29, Metal Working,
592+, for mechanical processes and subclasses 700+ for apparatus for assembling and disassembling molds or forms; see the "SEARCH CLASS" under subclass 400.1. (Processes and Apparatus for Making Molds)
44, Fuel and Related Compositions,
250+, for a fuel composition intended to generate heat without light. (Products or compositions disclosed for use with molds to control heating)
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), appropriate subclasses for molds for erecting building structure wherein the mold structure constitutes a part of the ultimate building structure. (Mold Including Nonmolding Means)
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), appropriate subclasses, particularly
577, for void formers which become a part of the product and see search notes thereunder. (Cores)
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), appropriate subclasses, for building structure disclosed for receiving molding material. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
53, Package Making,
122, for reshaping of the packaged material by molding. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
59, Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making, 60, for horseshoe dies and tools. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
62, Refrigeration,
340+, for refrigerating means combined with means producing a shaped product. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
65, Glass Manufacturing, appropriate subclasses, particularly
207+, for gob charging means with mold, 302 for mold and means to rotate mold for centrifugal casting and 305+ for press molding machines. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
65, Glass Manufacturing,
286+, for glass preform reshaping means; see search notes under subclass 286. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
69, Leather Manufactures,
8, for machines shaping leather articles by molding. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
72, Metal Deforming,
253.1+, for apparatus for die expressing metal in a plastic state. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
72, Metal Deforming, appropriate subclasses for a metal working apparatus for bending, forging or stamping, extruding, etc., of metal preforms; see especially
462+, for the tool (e.g., die, etc.), per se. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
72, Metal Deforming,
253.1+, for a metal deforming machine including means extruding through an orifice, subclasses 274+ for wire drawing apparatus and subclasses 462+ for a tool (e.g., a die, etc.), per se. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
99, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus,
426+, for molds combined with cooking means; subclasses 450.1+ for apparatus for making a laminated edible product (e.g., sandwich, etc.). (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
100, Presses, appropriate subclasses for pressures that mold. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic,
38.2+, for mold compositions; see search notes under subclass 38.2. (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Compositions, above)
127, Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates,
18+, for molding apparatus with means effecting draining of the sugar. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
131, Tobacco, 70+, for tobacco molding apparatus. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits, appropriate subclasses for pipes and tubular conduits, per se, even though disclosed for forming openings or passages in a molded product. (Cores)
141, Fluent Material Handling, With Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means,
333+, for funnel type filling means with a coacting receiver other than a mold receiver. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
148, Metal Treatment,
400+, for metallic stock materials; see search notes under subclass 400 for line between Classes 75 and 148. (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material
Only, Compositions, above)
149, Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges,
37+, for "Thermite-" type compositions having utility for controlling the fluidity of the melt. (Products or compositions disclosed for use with molds to control heating)
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
60+, for processes and subclasses 349+ for apparatus for manufacturing molds including a surface bonding operation; see the definitions of Class 156, for the line between the class (156) and Class 29. (Processes and Apparatus for Making Molds)
162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation, 288, for molding and burnishing means, and subclasses 382+ for foraminous molding apparatus for discrete articles, especially subclass 384 for apparatus for centrifugally forming pulp. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
164, Metal Founding, appropriate subclasses for dynamic metal casting or mold making apparatus. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
164, Metal Founding,
349+, for sand molds and sand and metal molds for metal casting. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
164, Metal Founding,
365+, and 369+ for sand cores. (Cores)
164, Metal Founding,
6+, for processes of forming a shaping surface and subclasses 159+ for corresponding apparatus. (Processes and Apparatus for Making Molds)
199, Type Casting, appropriate subclasses for type casting molding apparatus. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above)
199, Type Casting,
55+, and 91+ for molds for forming integral line and separate type, respectively. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type) 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy,
281, for electro-forming molds or strip plates. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
205, Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions,
70, for electroforming die. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
206, Special Receptacle or Package, appropriate subclasses, for a container particularly configured to hold a specific article or material including an article (s) or material (s) put up as a mercantile unit. See
524.1+, for a chemical package. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
211, Supports: Racks, appropriate subclasses for supports designed to support molds. (Mold Adjuncts, Supports)
215, Bottles and Jars, appropriate subclasses, for bottle, jar, or jug-like receptacles. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
217, Wooden Receptacles, appropriate subclasses, for wood-like receptacles. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
220, Receptacles, appropriate subclasses, for rigid-like receptacles, e.g., metal, concrete, etc. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
223, Apparel Apparatus,
24+, for hat blocks and forms and subclasses 66+ for apparel forms. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms) 229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes, appropriate subclasses, for paper-like receptacles. (Mold Like Apparatus Classified Elsewhere)
248, Supports, appropriate subclasses, particularly
351+, for mold supports. (Mold Adjuncts, Supports)
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force, appropriate subclasses for implements for applying a push or a pull directly to a mold part to exert pressure thereon; see particularly
29+, and 104 for apparatus or implements which are adapted to be used with, but do not form a component or remain with the mold forms; see subclass 93 for pneumatic jacks for raising
concrete forms. (Mold Adjuncts, Supports)
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes, appropriate subclasses for processes of molding plastic material and preform shaping; see section II (i) of the class definition of Class 264, for an extended field of search for processes of molding. (Processes of Molding)
269, Work Holders, appropriate subclasses for "clamp" means, per se, to grasp or draw portions of a mold either together or unto a base or support; see the class definition of Class 269, I, third paragraph. (Mold Adjuncts, Clamps and Fasteners)
269, Work Holders, appropriate subclasses for devices intended to support a work piece during a work treating operation, except that where part of the work holder also functions to confine molding material, the device is classified in Class 249. (Mold Adjuncts, Supports)
404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus,
48, for road joint means with transitory core, cap screed or installation means and subclasses 87+ for expansion joint forming apparatus which is permanently embedded in the product. (Mold Including Nonmolding Means)
404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus, appropriate subclasses for an in situ type mold for forming a roadway or road portion combined with other means to work or treat the earth or roadway. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above) 405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering, appropriate subclasses for molding surfaces which ultimately became a part of the finished structure. (Mold Including Nonmolding Means)
405, Hydraulic and Earth Engineering, appropriate subclasses, particularly
124, 126, 150.1+ for cores which become a part of the final product when forming culverts and tunnels. (Cores)
420, Alloys or Metallic Compositions, for Alloys (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Compositions, above)
423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds, appropriate subclasses for inorganic compounds, per se. (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Compositions, above)
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,
461, for means providing a shaping orifice disclosed for use
in shaping nonmetals; see the search notes thereunder. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,
383, for an apparatus for preform reshaping or resizing or for a vulcanizing means including a conforming preform support; see especially subclass 403 for a shaping surface, per se. (Molds for Reshaping Preforms)
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus, appropriate subclasses for molding apparatus including a dynamic mold, or including a static mold and dynamic means, or combined with diverse working or treating means, or perfecting means other than static structure which, although performing a diverse function, utilizes a portion of the structure of a static mold, which last combination is in Class 249. (See Lines With Other Classes, Dynamic Molding Apparatus; Static Molds With Diverse Art Device, above. Especially see the statement in the introductory paragraph of that section.)
427, Coating Processes, 133+, for processes of coating a mold. (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Composite Layers, above)
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
411.1, and 615+ for nonmetallic and metallic stock material product in the form of a composite web or sheet characterized solely by the compositions of the layers, and which may be disclosed as a mold. (see Lines With Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Composite Layers, above)
433, Dentistry,
34+, for molds used by dentists, e.g., impression trays and matrices for filling teeth. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
470, Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus,
192, for bolt or rivet forming dies. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type)
523, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers,
109, for a composition containing a synthetic resin or natural rubber wherein said composition is useful in taking impressions of the mouth or other body members or to processes of preparing said composition. (see Lines With
Other Classes, Molds, per se, Mold Defined by Material Only, Compositions, above)
D15, Machines Not Elsewhere Specified,
135+, for molding or casting equipment. (Miscellaneous Molds Including Dies And Matrices Of The Mold Type) GLOSSARY:
ADJUNCT
See the Class Definition, section G, above.
BARRIER
A construction forming an extended indefinite surface preventing or inhibiting the passage of persons or things, e.g., wall, ceiling, floor, etc.
CORE
See the Class Definition, C, and see References to the Current Class for a reference to the difference between a core and plunger.
DYNAMIC SUBJECT MATTER
Means for preforming a function in which motion of the means or a part thereof is essential to accomplishment of the function.
FLUENT MATERIAL
Fluent material is (1) any material, which at the normal temperature range of an apparatus, lacks ability to retain a shape but instead readily conforms in shape to the configuration of a surface upon or within which it is placed or (2) any material which is handled as a mass of no predetermined shape and in the normal operation of a shaping device takes a form which in no way corresponds in general structure or dimensions to that of the original mass.
IMPLEMENT A work containing agency which as disclosed, could be either (1) manipulated manually as a utensil, (2) a subcombination of a machine or press couple, or (3) held in place by support means for direct manual or machine application of work thereto.
IN SITU
The utilization of a mold at the job site wherein upon removal of mold parts the product remains in its permanent location.
MACHINE
Usually a power driven (e.g., motor) organization including a mechanism, which contains within itself its own guide for operation which once commenced the operator lacks control thereover except for starting and stopping the same.
MODULE
A component of building construction, usually designated by terms as, brick, block, tile, sheet, etc., which with other such preformed shapes assembled in repetitious juxtaposition define a surface of construction, e.g., of a wall, ceiling or floor.
MOLD
See the Class Definition, section A and B.
MOLDING APPARATUS
A generic term which denotes anyone of the structures set forth in the Class Definition, sections A - F. MOLD ELEMENT
See the Class Definition, section F.
MOLD WITH CORE
See the Class Definition, section D.
PANEL
A separate or distinct molding surface or a plurality of separate and distinct molding surfaces connected to form an integral molding surface.
PARTITION
Structure set forth under the Class Definition, section F, which divides a mold cavity into plural cavities.
(1) Note. Structure set forth in this definition which forms a hole or recess in the product is considered a core.
PREFORM
Stock material that has been given a shape.
STATIC MOLD See the Class Definition, subparagraphs A-C, inclusive.
SUSTAINER
A rigid member or construction having a limited closed
periphery which is (1) greatly elongated relative to any lateral dimension (2) resists transverse loading and (3) supports or retains other components of a building construction; e.g., joist, beam or column.