US PATENT SUBCLASS 15 / 381
.~.~.~ Oscillating agitator, e.g., sweeping


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15 /   HD   BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING

3  DF  MACHINES {11}
300.1  DF  .~ With air blast or suction {26}
363  DF  .~.~ With mechanical agitating means {12}
381.~.~.~ Oscillating agitator, e.g., sweeping


DEFINITION

Classification: 15/381

(under subclass 363) Apparatus in which the agitator is mounted for oscillating or to and fro arcuate movement to affect tangential contacting of the work surface.

(1) Note. Where the agitator rotates through more than 360 deg., the patent is classified on the basis of a rotary agitator in subclasses 383+ even though such rotation be periodically reversed or stopped.

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382, for pivotally mounted agitators functioning to strike a blow against the work with little, if any, tangential or sweeping motion on the work.

383+, see (1) Note.