US PATENT SUBCLASS 30 / 318
.~ Swing stroke type
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 30/318
(under subclass 165) Implements in which the plane of the blade lies at such an angle to the plane of the handle that the operator may stand in an upright position and swing the tool to cut material substantially even with the ground in its normal use.
(1) Note. Compare this class, subclasses 235, 248, 257, 308, and 309.
(2) Note. Mere blades are in this class, subclasses 346+.
(3) Note. For axes, see this class, subclasses 308.1+. Hatchets and hammers combined are in Class 7, Compound Tools, subclass 145.
