.~ Effecting diverse or sequential cuts in same cutting step
DEFINITION
Classification: 83/52
(under subclass 13) Process which includes a step of making in a single cutting step, either (a) two or more cuts differing in kind (e.g., cut, slit, punch) or (b) similar cuts effected serially and overlapping in time.
(1) Note. See (1) Note to subclass 13 for the definition of a cutting step.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
40+, for process of blanking and cutting in two or more steps.
49, for process of making a single continuous cut progressively through the work by a plurality of cutting steps.
56, for process of making a continuous cut by a single cutting step. 513+, for plural tools with individually actuated tool supports, and particularly subclass 519 for successively acting tools, and subclass 518 for diverse tools.
554+, for means driving a tool through plural steps in cutting strokes.
688, for a punch having spaced, successively operating, portions.