(under the class definition) Apparatus comprising coacting shaping surfaces adapted to be held in the hand and operated by manual movement during the shaping operation.
(1) Note. In determining if a patent is proper herein the intent of the inventor must be considered. The fact that a device is of such a size that it could be held in the hand is not sufficient to place a patent here. To be included here it must be intended that the device be held in the hand during use.
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11, for hand manipulable repair devices.
276+, for hand held devices for excavating from a bulk source with simultaneous shaping, (e.g.., ice cream scoop, or plugger etc..).
287+, for extrusion apparatus limited to making doughnut shapes many of which are hand manipulable shaping couples.
289+, especially subclass 298 for cutting implements providing or shaping cavity, many of which are hand held and manipulated.
