(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein the joint is obtained by deforming the material of one or both members.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
40, for devices which deform one member into thread means.
202+, for sput and plate portions interlocked by deformation.
214, for means expanding a thimble in a pipe-to-plate joint.
222, for a pipe-to-plate joint united by an expanded or swaged pipe. 256+, for a nonmetal-to-metal joint with an external clamp and involving deformation of one of the elements of the joint.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
29, Metal Working,
505+, for the process of joining by deforming and see the Search Notes thereunder.
403, Joints and Connections,
274+, for joints in general formed by deforming members in situ.
