US PATENT SUBCLASS 269 / 55
HOLDER MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT

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55HOLDER MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT {5}
56  DF  .~> Relative to a station {1}
58  DF  .~> Including means to shift holder position {4}
63  DF  .~> With indexing steps {6}
71  DF  .~> With plural means for changing holder positions {2}
74  DF  .~> Means for position lock {7}

DEFINITION

Classification: 269/55

(under the class definition) Device including holder supporting structure modified to allow shifting of the holder from one position to another with respect to its base or support or from one station to another.

(1) Note. Included here are patents to a holder with means providing for adjustment about a a horizontal and/or vertical axis, as well as about a universal joint.

(2) Note. A patent for a holder movable with respect to a reference member (table, bench) is in this subclass but if the holder(s) is movable with respect to a station(s) the device is considered to be a conveyor type holder and the patent is in subclass 56.

(3) Note. See Holder Mounter For Movement*

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

17+, for patents to a holder with means for moving said

holder freely along the ground or floor. 95+, for patents to a holder that can be selectively secured to a support.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

248, Supports,

349.1, and appropriate subclasses for patents to a work holder mount structure, per se, which support structure is of general utility.

414, Material or Article Handling,

222.01+, for apparatus for charging a load holding or supporting element from a source, and means for transporting the element to a working, treating, or inspecting station.