(under subclass 284) Device wherein there is provided adjacent the cutter a holding or confining element for the work, and this element moves coincidentally with the cutter in the direction of work-feed during the cutting cycle to carry the weight of the work or steady it.
(1) Note. The flying supports classified in this subclass are often used when delicate or fragile material such as paper straw tubes are cut.
(2) Note. The devices in this subclass are distinguished from the devices in subclasses 319, 322, and 325 below in that the latter not only guide or support the work against gravity, but also positively move the work in feed direction.
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319, and see (2) Note above.
322, and see (2) Note above.
325, and see (2) Note above. 373, for other types of tools having interrelated tool feed and work guide moving means.
