(under subclass 71) Structure including means to extend the running length increments of the cloth web in an outward direction (usually, both opposite directions) i.e., transverse to the running length direction.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
72, for structure to extend the cloth web in both the running length direction and transversely thereto.
75+, for a spreader including means responsive to a cloth web condition (commonly, the location of the edge) to control the cloth expanding operation.
80+, for a spreader for entering and spreading (i.e., transversely extending) tubular fabric.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 19, Textiles: Fiber Preparation,
65+, for apparatus which may include means for spreading the discrete fibers constituting a web in which the fibers are free enough to be shifted relative to one another.
38, Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing,
143, for a spreader combined with structure peculiar to ironers; e.g., an entrance end and means to feed cloth therethrough.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
496, for a spreader which is part of laminating apparatus.
427, Coating Processes,
173, for the method of coating and spreading running length work.
