(under subclass 358) Device in which the controlled apparatus includes a tool* and/or a tool driving train and the function effected is the regulation of movement of said tool.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are devices in which the cutter moves through a cutting cycle, and devices in which the cutter is shifted or positioned relative to the work or product.
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368, for a cutter shifted relative to the work in response to work, and see (1) Note under subclass 368 for meaning of the word "shifted".
369, and 370+, for a cutter actuated to cut responsive to the work.
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234, Selective Cutting (e.g., Punching),
64, for a punched card reproducer operable as a gang punch (each newly punched card serves as a pattern to control selection of tools to punch the following card).
