.~ Adapted to permit maneuvering of work at tool zone
DEFINITION
Classification: 83/445
(under subclass 438) Device so constructed and arranged as to present a guiding element of limited extent at or adjacent to a tool zone, and disclosed as (a) enabling an operator to shift or rotate the work at will about the guide element as a fulcrum or instantaneous axis or (b) permitting a control mechanism to do so.
(1) Note. Examples are hand-fed machines for cutting along curved or irregular contours, or for punching decorative designs at a fixed distance from the edges of shoe uppers or other irregular shapes.
