(under subclass 700) Apparatus that compress article parts together face to face for facilitating assembling.
(1) Note. This subclass includes, for example: (a) apparatus for pressing overlapping apertured plates together to hold them while bolts or rivets are being applied. (b) apparatus for compressing stacked plates together face to face.
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244+, for apparatus for forcing interfitting parts into engagement, or for pulling them apart.
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269, Work Holders,
37+, for plural holders which hold workpieces relative to each other. 411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener, for a bolt, screw, or rivet that may be used for temporary fastening.