.~ With cleaning or conditioning of tool, or lubrication of tool or machine
DEFINITION
Classification: 72/236
With cleaning or conditioning of tool, or lubrication of tool or machine:
(under subclass 199) Subject matter including a step of, or means for, removing foreign matter from the tool*, or preparing (e.g., by changing or maintaining the characteristics of) the tool for deformation, or for applying a friction-reducing medium to the work-engaging surface of the tool or to an instrumentality in which the tool operates.