Implements used in connection with splicing, such as those used to separate the strands of a rope or cable to facilitate the splicing operation.
(1) Note. For needles of general application, see search notes below.
(2) Note. For hand implements employed in knot tying operations, see search notes below.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
223, Apparel Apparatus,
102+, for needles of general application
269, Work Holders,
103, for patents to a device for holding cable about a thimble (rigger's vise).
289, Knots and Knot Tying, 17, for hand implements employed in knot tying operations.
403, Joints and Connections,
206+, for a joint of general application involving a curved or bent rod, subclass 275 for a joint involving a stranded rod wherein the rod is deformed by an element inserted between the strands and subclass 291 for a joint involving a flexible member in general.
