(under the class definition) Device wherein means to change the location or position of passive means to orient the moving work cooperates significantly with means to move a tool through a tool stroke* or a part of such stroke.
(1) Note. The work guide functions merely in a passive manner to orient or influence the direction of motion of work which is moved by another means.
(2) Note. The generally lateral displacement of work which may be incidentally caused by movement of work guide means is not considered work-feeding (work moving) within the definition of this term. A work guide is thus distinguishable from work-feed means or supplemental work-feed means.
(3) Note. The subject matter of this subclass includes a work guide which is carried by or moved by the tool merely as a matter of convenience or compactness in design even though its movement has no effect on the work.
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162+, for means to guide a cut product.
241+, 270, 272, 276+, 279, and for many disclosures of a work guide in a machine of subclass 202 type. 306+, 310, for interrelated work guide and flying cutter.
410+, 412+, 418+, for work guide or work-mover guide related to the movement of work toward a tool.
