(under subclass 428) Process in which at least one of the parts is a unit handled plurality of fibers in rope-like form, including opening the lays of fibers.
(1) Note. The opening of the lays may be, for example, for the purpose of providing larger surface contact with the part to be joined or assembled thereto.
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419.1, for a process of mechanical manufacture including shaping fiber or fibered material.
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156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, for bonding cable strands, generally.
228, Metal Fusion Bonding, for bonding metallic cable strands by welding, soldering, or brazing.
403, Joints and Connections, for a joint, generally, that includes uniting opened cable strands. 439, Electrical Connectors, for an electrical connector including splaying means to separate the strands of an electrical cable for use with the connector.
