.~> Uncovered reduced projection or handle (e.g., lollypop)
DEFINITION
Classification: 53/580
PARTIAL COVER APPLICATION:
(under the class definition) Apparatus for applying a cover means and leaving a substantial portion of the contents exposed.
(1) Note. The application of plural partial covers are here, except when they are superimposed or overlapped, for which see subclasses 170+ above.
(2) Note. The partial encasement of the mouth portion of either a closed or opened bottle by means of a hood or crown closure (to either close the bottle or protect said closure) has not been considered partial cover application. See subclasses 287+ and Notes thereto for the locus of such art.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
48.1+, for apparatus for packaging multiple bottles or cans in carrier-type packages.
49, for apparatus for packaging bottles wherein some portion of the bottle remains exposed.
170+, for apparatus for applying plural superimposed or overlapped partial covers, and see (1) Note above, and particularly subclass 176 where one partial cover is a band.
287+, see (2) Note above. 397+, for corresponding methods of packaging.
558+, for apparatus for making a partial cover and then applying it.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, appropriate subclasses, and especially
446+, and 475+ for apparatus for applying a bond or label to a container or article where the applied label is adhered to the container or article.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
471, for spirally wrapping tape about an article and subclasses 430+ for forming a composite article by wrapping material around a core.
493, Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web,
102+, for fixing a covering material to a box otherwise complete.
