To apply or remove a resilient article (e.g., tube, sleeve, etc.):
(under subclass 700) Apparatus for assembling or disassembling a resilient member with another member.
(1) Note. Included herein is means to apply or remove a resilient tube, sleeve, etc., to or from another member; means to flex a resilient metal article within its elastic limit to facilitate assembly or disassembly; and means to apply a teat cup to a cooperating ring.
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215+, for an engine valve spring compressor.
222+, for a piston ring inserter or remover.
225+, for a spring applier or remover.
269, means for compressing and holding a group of piston rings.
446+, for a process of stressing a part within its elastic limit and assembling it with another part while it is stressed. 765, for means to place a traveler on a ring or to place a ring on a bobbin of a textile machine.
805, for means to apply a spring retainer to a doll set.
807, for means to apply watch crystal to a watch case.
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12, Boot and Shoe Making,
109, and 110+ for a shoe last stretcher.
100, Presses,
9, for a binder applying device, not otherwise provided for, which places a binder about material, the binder being circumferentially closed and ringlike prior to such placement.
