(under subclass 9) Apparatus provided with means for severing some portion of a book(*) or elements thereof.
(1) Note. The cutter or severing means provided for in this subclass is typically used to trim pages or covering members, or perform similar operations on other elements of a book(*).
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83, Cutting, appropriate subclasses for means for perforating sheets, preparatory to binding them, and saw means used in notching edges of sheets preparatory to binding.
144, Woodworking, for a clamp to be used in making a book or for means for notching the edges of sheets preparatory to binding them.
408, Cutting by the Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool,
72+, for the combination of drilling means with a work support used in making books.