(under subclass 253.1) Method or means which utilizes or includes means for storing work material and/or feeding or transporting work material to the deformation chamber.
(1) Note. This subclass includes "charging" an extrusion container by pouring in molten metal which autogenously welds to an earlier residue and then solidifies in situ.
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262, for a rotatable impeller extruder with work supply.
263, for side wise movement of a specified portion of the apparatus, which movement may be for the purpose of permitting or facilitating charging.
419+, as well as appropriate other subclasses under the several types of metal deformation in this class or other work handling.
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193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways, for conveyors, per se. 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, for conveyors, per se.
221, Article Dispensing, for an article dispenser, per se.
414, Material or Article Handling, in particular
754+, where billet turnover devices can be found and compare with those devices in Class 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, subclasses 373+.
