US PATENT SUBCLASS 114 / 247
.~ Having means responsive to excess strain


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242  DF  TOWING OR PUSHING {7}
247.~ Having means responsive to excess strain


DEFINITION

Classification: 114/247

(under subclass 242) Device wherein a connecting means is provided which has means to disconnect a towed object or to otherwise reduce the pulling force acting through the connecting means when the force exceeds a predetermined limit.

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254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,

272+, for a cable pulling drum provided with a control mechanism having a cable deflecting or path-defining component; the component shifts when variations in the tension on the cable occur.