(under subclass 172) Method or apparatus wherein either the warp sheet is compressed into a rope-like continuum or the formed continuum is handled in a manner not elsewhere provided for.
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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
470+, for the winding of a rope-like continuum into masses, balls, or cylindrical packages and subclasses 472.8+ for winding devices combined with guide means for combining a plurality of independent strands into a single untwisted entity which is subsequently wound upon a carrier.