US PATENT SUBCLASS 254 / 264
APPARATUS FOR HAULING OR HOISTING LOAD, INCLUDING DRIVEN DEVICE WHICH CONTACTS AND PULLS ON CABLE

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254 /   HD   IMPLEMENTS OR APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PUSHING OR PULLING FORCE

264APPARATUS FOR HAULING OR HOISTING LOAD, INCLUDING DRIVEN DEVICE WHICH CONTACTS AND PULLS ON CABLE {4}
265  DF  .~> Device includes driven, flexible, cable contacting belt
266  DF  .~> Device includes rotatably driven, cable contacting drum {34}
384  DF  .~> Including hand held and operated lever with plural cable engaging means movably attached thereto for alternately contacting and pulling on cable
385  DF  .~> With rotatable, cable contacting, pulley wheel element attached to and reciprocated by driving component of device {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 254/264

APPARATUS FOR HAULING OR HOISTING LOAD, INCLUDING DRIVEN DEVICE WHICH CONTACTS AND PULLS ON CABLE:

(under the class definition) Apparatus for transporting or shifting the object in its entirety from one definite position or location to another, including a driven device which contacts and pulls on a segment of a cable when the object is transported or shifted, and further wherein either (1) the segment of the cable is attached to (a) the object, or (b) a structure which supports the object, and is shifted with it from one location or position to another, or (2) the device pulling on the cable is attached to (a) the object, or (b) a structure which supports the object and travels along the length of the cable with the object from one position or location to another.

(1) Note. For an object transporting or shifting apparatus to be proper for this and the indented subclasses, at least one segment of the cable should move relative to a cable-contacting component of the apparatus, (e.g., cable wound or unwound by a drum, cable pulled by driven device over a pulley spaced therefrom, etc.), when the object is shifted or transported from one location or position to another; classification is elsewhere in this class if the cable acts as a simple link between the driven device and the

object being pulled, (e.g., subclasses 93, 95, 98, 120, etc.).

(2) Note. The driven device and cable structure classified in this and the indented subclasses is that which is at least disclosed as either being used to (1) transport a load which is removable or detachable from the driven device, cable, or supporting structure attached to the driven device or cable, or (2) bodily shift an entire article, such as an anchor, between two definite positions. On the other hand, if the cable and its driven pulling device are disclosed as being used only to (a) apply a force between elements of a machine, such as a pump or a press, (b) transmit force to operate a mechanism from one to another of its positions, such as a railroad hand-brake operator, (c) apply a force to adjust a portion of an article or apparatus relative to another portion of the article or apparatus, such as an awning operator, or (d) transmit force from a force input point to a force output point, such as a drive pulley and belt, classification is elsewhere, (e.g., Classes 74, 242, or the appropriate structure class). In the absence of any disclosure as to the use contemplated for the cable-pulling device, classification is in some other class based on other details of the invention or in Class 242 based on details of a cable winding or unwinding drum structure or the winding of the cable onto a drum.

(3) Note. The claimed combination of the subject matter appropriate for this subclass (see (2) Note of this subclass) and means which is intended to continually contact and restrict or guide the movement of the object (or the structure which is connected to the driven device or cable for supporting the object) to a fixed path of travel, is not proper for this and the indented subclasses and classification is in subclass 387 of this class or elsewhere, (e.g., Classes 74, 104, 187, etc.).

(4) Note. A wheeled roadway or railway vehicle having a cable hoist mounted thereon and a load supporting portion for receiving the load from the hoist is classifiable in Class 414, subclasses 467+. A cable or rail guided wheeled carrier which travels in a small restricted area, (e.g., a warehouse) and has a cable hoist mounted thereon is classifiable in Class 212. A wheeled carrier or vehicle capable of readily traveling outside a small, restricted area (e.g., highway truck, railway car) and having a cable hoist mounted thereon, which hoist does not transfer a load to a load supporting portion of the carrier or vehicle and is fixedly mounted on the carrier or vehicle, is not considered to fall within either of the above categories and is classifiable in this subclass (264) and the indented subclasses.

(5) Note. A wheeled roadway or railway vehicle having a motor powered, traction cable pulling device mounted on it, for propelling it from one point to another as the cable is pulled by the device, is found in either Class 180, subclass 7 or Class 104, subclasses 173+; if, however, the vehicle is

not claimed or the device is disclosed as also being used to pull a load, classification is in this class (254). A traction cable pulling drum which is adapted to be secured directly to one of the wheels of a roadway or railway vehicle, and which pulls on the cable as the wheel is rotated to provide additional vehicle moving force, is found in Classes 74, 104, 180, 242 or 280. A traction cable pulling device which is not supported by the vehicle, but which propels it between one location and another, is found in either Class 254, when the vehicle is claimed broadly as a load or in an appropriate class, such as Class 104 or Class 280, when the vehicle is claimed in detail. (6) Note. The term "cable" is used in this and the indented subclasses to designate a flexible, elongated, hauling element, such as a rope, chain, wire or a flat band.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

5, Beds,

81.1+, for devices which lift or transfer an invalid from one part of a bed to another or from the bed to some other location.

24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,

115+, for cord and rope holders.

27, Undertaking,

32, for coffin raising or lowering devices which have a special feature, (e.g., coffin engaging clamps, grave decorations, concealing structure) adapting them for use in the undertaking art.

37, Excavating,

394+, and 398+ for an earth excavating type scoop or scraper shifted by a cable from one location to another.

43, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying,

8, for fish net handling apparatus which is adapted to engage a net in some manner as it is being pulled onto a support or to manipulate it during the fishing or loading operation. 59, Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making,

78+, for chain structure.

104, Railways,

87, for the combination of a cable and rigid rail; subclasses 112+ for cable rails; subclass 165 for car-hauling apparatus comprising an endless cable; and subclasses 173+ for a cable car-hauling apparatus.

114, Ships,

51, for raising submerged vessels by hoisting; subclasses 230.1+ for a mooring device for a ship; and subclass 242 for towing or pushing structure which may include a driven cable; subclasses 365+ for lifeboat handling devices.

160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,

193, 252+, 319+, 339, and 344+ for flexible closures having strand-type operating means.

172, Earth Working,

23+, for earth-working means driven from or guided by either a stationary object, (e.g., cable drum) or an anchor; and subclass 490 for an earth-working apparatus comprising a rotary drum actuator adapted to lift an earth-working tool for transport upon a wheeled frame.

187, Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle, appropriate subclasses for driven devices which pull on a cable and are disclosed and used in connection with the operation of elevators. For example, the recital of any of the following structure in the claims would be considered adequate to limit the driven device to use with an elevator: (a) attachment of the cable to the car; (b) car guiding means; (c) positioning of device relative to the car or elevator shaft; or (d) controls for device located on, or operable from, car. 212, Traversing Hoists, in general, for cable pulling devices for both lifting and traversing a load.

226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, appropriate subclasses for method of and apparatus for feeding material of indeterminate length, without utilizing the leading or trailing ends of the material to effect its movement.

242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,

600+, for winding drum structure, per se; and subclass 157.1 for traversing guides in combination with a load-hauling or -hoisting, cable pulling drum.

343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas,

707, for trailing-type antennas with aircraft and which may include reels or other hauling apparatus; subclass 877 for antennas with a reel for the antenna; and subclass 903 for telescoping rod antennas having a flexible rod actuating means for extending and retracting the antenna.

414, Material or Article Handling,

142.8+, 460, 538, 540, and 559 for a driven device mounted on

a vehicle which hauls or hoists a load into or onto a load-supporting member of the vehicle; subclasses 389, 391, 395, 399, and 400 for a driven device not mounted on a vehicle and which hauls or hoists a load into or onto a load-supporting member of the vehicle; subclass 423 for an elevating device having differentially operated cables for dumping a portable receptacle; and subclasses 564, 569, 570, and 571 for a load-hauling or-hoisting cable-pulling device used with a conveyor or other type handler.

452, Butchering,

79, and 178+ for hoisting or hauling apparatus combined with structures peculiar to use in butchering.

472, Amusement Devices, particularly 78, for an amusement device for shifting a stage scenery or curtain by using hoisting apparatus.