(under the class definition) Device wherein the cutting member is substantially one-dimensional; i.e., the dimensions of its cross-section are negligible relative to its length, and which member surrounds a portion of the work surface prior to cutting, thus defining a plane; and which device includes means to apply or increase stress in the cutting member so that the cutting member moves into the work in the plane initially defined.
(1) Note. The cutting member may or may not completely encircle the work. In the latter case, reaction to the cutting force will be provided by a work-stop abutment.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
651.1+, for a wire-type tool or a wire-type tool and support which does not function in a work-inclosing manner.
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72, Metal Deforming,
292, for a device for deforming a metal workpiece by tightening a flexible chain or band around the work. 100, Presses,
1+, for a process or apparatus for tightening a binder about material to compress it.
