(under subclass 170) Subject matter wherein the enclosure is formed of a material which is flexible, per se, or which is configured in such a manner as to permit flexure.
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52+, for a flexible housing combined with a shaft of flexible material.
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74, Machine Element or Mechanism,
18, for motion transmitting means including a flexible sealing diaphragm connected to a moving rod and casing; and subclasses 489 and 500.5+ for flexible push-pull motion transmitting means such as a Bowden Cable.
138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits, 118+, for a flexible conduit.
277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process,
504, for a dynamic, circumferential, contact seal for other than a piston that accommodates gyratory or oscillatory motion by using a flexible connection having static contact between the seal and one of the relatively movable parts or subclasses 634+ for a static, contact seal for other than an internal combustion engine, or a pipe, conduit, or cable that is a flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm.
