(under subclass 138) Processes where material removed from an article consists of (1) excess material forced out between meeting faces of a multipart closed mold and/or (2) excess material shaped by molding material admitting or injecting means.
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37, for processes in which flash or trim is recycled or combined with additional molding material.
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83, Cutting, for flash trimming processes when not combined with a molding step.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, for removal of flash, trim or excess material when combined with a laminating operation.
