Presses

SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION

This is the generic class for apparatus for subjecting material to compressive force by (a) causing solid surfaces to approach one another while the material is between them, (b) compelling the material to move through a constriction, or (c) by rendering a flexible member taut around the material. [For specific subclass references, see Subclass References to the Current Class, below.]

This class is the generic class for methods and apparatus for binding material with a flexible filament, strand or band.

This class includes methods in which material is pressed to compact it to a smaller volume.

This class includes methods and apparatus for pressing a lid against a receptacle.

This class includes silos combined with means to compact ensilage within them. (See subclasses 65-69).

This class includes presses with a duct or collector for liquid flowing from the material as a result of the pressing.

This class includes devices for removing from the material a cloth in which the material has been compacted.