.~ Means to move, guide, or permit free fall or flight of product {13}
156
.~.~ Roller(s)
DEFINITION
Classification: 83/156
(under subclass 109) Device which includes one or more cylindrical or spherical members, each rotatable about an axis transverse to the path of the product and supporting, guiding or moving the product in said path.
(1) Note. Patents disclosing either idling or powered rollers, in train or in opposed pairs, are included in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
193, Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways,
35+, for rollerways.
198, Conveyors: Power-Driven,
385+, 387, 501, 604, 608, 611+, 624, 779, and 780+ for rollers carrying a load, subclass 840 for rollers guiding a load supported on an endless belt conveyor, and subclasses 359+ and 539 for a nonpowered roller conveyor combined with a power-driven conveyor. 271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering,
71, 72 and 314+, for sheet delivery apparatus including rotary conveyor means.