Solid material comminution or disintegration

SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION

The main class definition is divided into the following sections:

General statement of class subject matter.

Chemical compounds, compositions, foods and beverages.

Suspensions and colloids

Coating or shaping of material

Fibrous and laminated material

Heating, cooling, or drying material

Operators for comminutors

Separation of material

Material handling, excavating, distributing, harvesting

Grain, flour and starch

Comminutor, or comminutor element, supports and mounting means

GENERAL STATEMENT OF CLASS SUBJECT MATTER

A. This is the generic class for (1) the comminution and disintegration of solid material, and (2) the comminution and disintegration of solids combined with other treatment of the material where such combinations are not provided for in other classes and are not specifically excluded by the following notes and definitions.

B. As used in this classification, the terms "comminution" or "disintegration" necessarily include the following elements: (1) There must be a division of a solid mass into a number of smaller solid masses. (2) The treatment must include no operation which is directed toward imparting a desired shape to the initial solid mass or the resulting smaller solid masses.