(under subclass 68) Subject matter having a pawl and ratchet mechanism for transmitting motion to the electrode.
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88, for consumable electrode discharge devices of the nonpositive feeding type in which the electrode is connected to a rotatable member, such as a gear, which is held against rotation by a brake or detent, the power necessary to rotate the rotatable member to separate the electrodes being transmitted to the rotatable member by moving the brake or detent.
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74, Machine Element or Mechanism,
111, and indented subclasses, especially subclasses 149 and indented subclasses, 155, 167, 168 and 169, for intermittent grip mechanisms of the pawl and ratchet type.
