B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
SHAPING
 B31
MAKING PAPER ARTICLES; WORKING PAPER (making layered products not composed wholly of paper or cardboard B32B; handling thin material, e.g. sheets, webs, B65H)
 B31

Note(s)

  1. This class covers subject matter restricted to adaptations or associations of handling sheets, webs, or blanks peculiar to paper-working, e.g. bag or box making, machinery.
  2. This class does not cover:
  3. In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "paper" covers material worked in a manner analogous to paper, e.g. plastics sheet materials, laminated materials or metal foils.
 B31F
MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD (cutting, trimming, in general B26; incising, scoring, in general B26D 3/08; making layered products not composed wholly of paper or cardboard B32B; multi-ply material of paper or cardboard, its manufacture D21H)
 B31F 1/00
Mechanical deformation of paper or cardboard without removing material including combined deformation and laminating (embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing machines B41F, B41J, B41K, B41M; machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks B44B 5/00; artists hand tools for embossing B44B 11/04; producing decorative effects by processes for stamping ornamental designs on surfaces B44C 1/24; mechanical deformation during paper or board making, kinds of paper or board D21)  [2]
 B31F 1/07
·  Embossing (corrugating B31F 1/20)  [3]
 B31F 1/08
·  Creasing (corrugating B31F 1/20; zig-zag folding B65H 45/20)  [2]
 B31F 1/10
·  ·  by rotary tools
 B31F 1/12
·  Creping paper
 B31F 1/14
·  ·  by doctor blades arranged crosswise to the web
 B31F 1/16
·  ·  by elastic belts
 B31F 1/18
·  ·  by tools arranged in the direction of web feed
 B31F 1/20
·  Corrugating; Corrugating combined with laminating to other paper or cardboard layers (corrugating veneer B27D)  [2]
 B31F 1/22
·  ·  Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is longitudinal with the web feed
 B31F 1/24
·  ·  Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed
 B31F 1/26
·  ·  ·  by interengaging toothed cylinders  [2]
 B31F 1/28
·  ·  ·  ·  combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
 B31F 1/29
·  ·  ·  by making use of rods, e.g. co-operating with a toothed cylinder  [2]
 B31F 1/30
·  ·  ·  Tools secured to endless chains
 B31F 1/32
·  ·  Corrugating already corrugated webs
 B31F 1/36
·  Moistening and heating webs to facilitate mechanical deformation and drying deformed webs
 B31F 5/00
Attaching together paper or cardboard sheets, strips, or webs; Reinforcing edges of paper or cardboard (means for applying adhesive or glue B05C; stapling in box or like making B31B; attaching the replacement web to the expiring web during web-roll changing B65H 19/18; apparatus for splicing webs during handling B65H 21/00)
 B31F 5/02
·  by crimpling or slotting
 B31F 5/04
·  by exclusive use of adhesives
 B31F 5/06
·  by adhesive tape
 B31F 5/08
·  ·  for reinforcing edges
 B31F 7/00
Processes for working paper not otherwise provided for
 B31F 7/02
·  Breaking the coating on paper