US PATENT SUBCLASS 74 / 18
FLEXIBLE SEALING DIAPHRAGM ATTACHED TO MOVING ROD AND TO CASING


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74 /   HD   MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM

18FLEXIBLE SEALING DIAPHRAGM ATTACHED TO MOVING ROD AND TO CASING {2}
18.1  DF  .~> Pivoting or nutating rod
18.2  DF  .~> Longitudinally reciprocating rod


DEFINITION

Classification: 74/18

(under the class definition) Devices in which motion is transmitted through a sealed casing by means of a flexible sealing material attached to the casing and to a moving rod which passes through the sealing material.

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566, for slot closers for levers.

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92, Expansible Chamber Devices,

34+, for a bellows type expansible chamber device and subclasses 96+ for a diaphragm type expansible chamber device.

180, Motor Vehicles, 90.6, for guards for pedals and gear shift levers.

277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture, for a generic sealing means or process,

634+, for a static contact seal for other than an internal combustion engine, or a pipe, conduit, or cable that is a flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm.

313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices,

146+, for electronic tubes and electric lamps having a sealed

envelope and provided with means for transmitting force from the outside of the envelope to the interior of the envelope for the purpose of moving an electrode within the envelope.

403, Joints and Connections appropriate subclasses for a mere connection comprising a flexible diaphragm or bellows joining a plate or wall and a rod passing through an aperture therein.

464, Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts,

52+, for a flexible shaft combined with a housing; and subclasses 170+ for a housing for a rotary shaft.