.~ Randomly manipulated, work supported, or work following device
DEFINITION
Classification: 409/296
Randomly manipulated, work supported, or work following device:
(under subclass 288) Apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting device which is capable of movement in a path instantaneously under the control of the operative during cutting, including a cutting device suspended or supported near the workpiece; (b) a cutting device which as an entirety is disclosed as deriving from the work a substantial amount of its support against gravity during cutting, or (c) a cutting device which is intended to move across the workpiece in a direction dictated by conditions of the workpiece.
(1) Note. A cutting device mounted at one end of a flexible shaft whose other end is anchored to a table, or a cutting device mounted on a steerable vehicle is included under clause (a) of this definition.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
175, for similar structure used in milling.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
30, Cutlery, for a randomly manipulated, work supported, or following cutting device, generally.
