(under subclass 286) Implements which are provided with a guard to protect the hand of the user from injury by the blade during cutting or from material being cut.
(1) Note. Mere handles of such shape as to be more readily grasped by the hand will be found in this class, subclass 340, and indented subclasses.
(2) Note. For hand guards for culinary and table forks, see this class, subclass 323.
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294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,
131, for similar guards of more general application.
