.~ Separate deforming means remains with joint assembly
DEFINITION
Classification: 403/281
(under subclass 274) Structure wherein the deforming means is separated from each member and remains with the joint assembly after the joint is effected.
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11+, for a joint provided with a deforming means which may or may not remain with the joint assembly after the joint is effected but which performs no function in the completed joint.
275, for a joint comprising an element which is inserted between the strands of a stranded member.