(under the class definition) Apparatus comprising either means forming a continuous thread-like product or a continuous film casting means, combined with means to advance and attenuate the thread or film.
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76, for varying the denier of filaments by altering orifice size or varying flow rate.
326.1, for means extruding a tube of indefinite length and means to inflate the tube to a cylinder or film.
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26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing,
71+, apparatus for stretching or spreading a fabric in the form of a plastic film even though combined with a film treating means. 28, Textiles: Manufacturing,
240+, for stretching apparatus for finishing a thread
including a monofilament type (e.g.., nylon, etc.).
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining,
287, and 310 for twisting, twining, etc., of textiles combined with stretching.
65, Glass Manufacturing,
484+, for apparatus for glass fiber and filament making, particularly subclass 501 for means to align and draw filaments or fibers; subclasses 535+ for means to draw, advance, or attenuate glass fibers or filaments.
226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, appropriate subclasses for feeding indeterminate lengths of material.
