(under subclass 544) Subject matter wherein the distance between the nonthickness surfaces of the stock-material* varies or the cross-sectional shape or area of a rod or wire varies along its length.
(1) Note. A mere outer fibrous layer is not covered by this definition.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
156+, for a nonmetallic* sheet or web which varies in thickness.
573, for a metallic* stock-material* having a thickness variation which regularly repeats longitudinally.
609, for a metallic* stock-material* in which an individual component of a composite may vary in thickness in order to make up for thickness variation in another component.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 29, Metal Working,
457, for processes of mechanical manufacture involving ribbing.
30, Cutlery,
346+, for blades of that class.
72, Metal Deforming,
362+, for a process which may involve varying the thickness of metal work.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
7+, and 18+ for etching processes which may result in an article having a variation in thickness.
