US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 624
.~.~ Clamshell


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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

592  DF  ELEVATOR OR HOIST AND LOADING OR UNLOADING MEANS THEREFOR {16}
618  DF  .~ Grab {4}
624.~.~ Clamshell {1}
625  DF  .~.~.~> Guided


DEFINITION

Classification: 414/624

Clamshell:

(under subclass 618) Grab devices having cooperating jaw portions similar in shape to the two halves of a clamshell which are relatively movable to provide a grapple type of bucket.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

37, Excavating,

340, or 341 for clamshell bucket type dredgers, and subclass 461 for clamshell buckets, per se.

212, Traversing Hoists, all subclasses entitled "grab", for clamshell bucket type of grabs constituting the load engaging portion of various types of traversing hoists.