(under the class definition) Apparatus in which the work is in the form of a sheet, web, or strand and the apparatus flexes, coils or loops the work as it is advanced longitudinally through the apparatus.
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8, for a process including advancing a strip, strand or web longitudinally through a heating zone.
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26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing,
81, 92, and 106 for apparatus for expanding (e.g., stretching or spreading) a running length web of cloth and further including means for heating or drying the cloth.
34, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact With Solids, 618+, for a drying or gas and solid contact apparatus for treating a running length of sheet, web or; and see the reference to Class 26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing, hereabove.
72, Metal Deforming,
128, for a process of or apparatus for coiling or curving longitudinally moving metal with modification or control of the temperature of the work or of the machine.