US PATENT SUBCLASS 57 / 311
.~ With wire or strand preforming or shaping

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57 /   HD   TEXTILES: SPINNING, TWISTING, AND TWINING

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311.~ With wire or strand preforming or shaping

DEFINITION

Classification: 57/311

With wire or strand preforming or shaping:

(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein wires or strands are formed into substantially the shape they are to have in the final twisted structure.

(1) Note. The preforming or shaping is usually for the purpose of preventing backtwist or to facilitate even laying of the strands in a rope or cable.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

9, for operation to preform or shape the wire or strand prior to a covering or wrapping operation.

138, for elements forming parts of stranding machines for compressing, guiding, or shaping the strand.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

72, Metal Deforming, 221+, and 274+ for wire shaping by rolling and drawing respectively.

140, Wireworking, appropriate subclasses for wire manipulating operations.