Machines and devices for bending links into complete form in the finished chain or preparatory to the operation of welding.
(1) Note. Search the subclasses indented under Combined machines which include the operation of bending; also in the appropriate subclasses under Horseshoe-making and Staple-making.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
29, Metal Working, appropriate subclasses under 33+ and 700+ for assembly apparatus, and
428+, for an assembly method, particularly subclasses 432+ for piercing of one workpiece by another, e.g., a staple, and subclasses 505+ for deforming one element about another, e.g., clenching a clip.
