(under subclass 29) Apparatus including a device to control the operation from a distant point such that an operator does not have to be located in the immediate area where the machine is working.
(1) Note. A control that is specifically described as "remote" from the machine is included under this definition and includes control from a position in a tunnel of a machine located in a stop or drift, for example, as well as control from a location completely outside of an underground mine.
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1.05+, for a mining device having automatic control, signaling or indicating means and which may be remotely controlled.
