US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 571.1
.~.~ Inflatable bladder


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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

570  DF  COIL HOLDER OR SUPPORT (E.G., SPINDLE, DISPENSER, OR SPOOL) {6}
571  DF  .~ Radially expansible or contractile {8}
571.1.~.~ Inflatable bladder {1}
571.2  DF  .~.~.~> Plural


DEFINITION

Classification: 242/571.1

Inflatable bladder:

(under subclass 571) Subject matter wherein the shiftable means includes a flexible wall compartment for receiving pressurized fluid to vary a circumferential dimension of the spindle.

(1) Note. Although the shiftable means of this and the indented subclass may be partially confined or act through an intermediate structure to grip a core of wound material, it should be capable of substantial expansion (e.g., a tube, ring, or sack) as opposed to a flexible gasket disposed around a piston movable in a rigid cylinder.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

492, Roll or Roller,

4, and 5 for a roll or roller with an expandable chamber.