(under the class definition) Implement including means for releasing material to a work surface in a zone which is near the area contacted by the tool*, or in a manner not requiring concurrent engagement of the tool with the work surface.
(1) Note. For the purpose of this subclass the depositing means may release the material to the work surface only, or partly to the work surface directly and partly to the tool.
(2) Note. To be considered as discharging material to the work surface, for placement in this subclass, the discharge must be beyond the area circumscribed by the totality of the work-surface-contacting portions of the implement (e.g., beyond the area within a ring of work-surface-contacting filamentary elements or a group of brushes).
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5, for the combination of means for releasing material directly upon a work surface and adjustable means for regulating the thickness of the deposited material.
27, for a similar implement including diverse tools. 44+, for a similar device including a plurality of supply sources and means for depositing material from the supply sources, either optionally or simultaneously, adjacent the tool.
136, for an implement including means for releasing material alternatively either to the tool or directly to the work surface, e.g., in advance of the tool.
284, for an implement in which the feeder* terminates at or beyond a lateral edge of a tool (of the brush, broom, or mop type) but releases material to said lateral edge only.
