(under subclass 58) Propelled racing wherein the means to apply mechanical force to place an object in motion includes an elongated flexible strip of material (e.g., belt, string, chain, etc.) curved back upon itself to form a closed, circlelike shape, means to drive the strip along its length in a circuitous manner, and means on the strip for engaging the object to impart movement to the object.
(1) Note. To be properly placed in this subclass, the endless loop must directly propel or convey the object, as distinguishable from, for example, a belt that indirectly propels the object by rotating a pulley, gear, axle, etc., that in turn propels the object.
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61, for an endless loop that propels an object by a force of magnetic attraction or repulsion between the loop and the object.
64, for an endless loop including a mass arranged to strike or project an object.
