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The paper deals with equations of the pseudo-spherical type introduced by \textit{S. S. Chern} and \textit{K. Tenenblat} [Stud. Appl. Math. 74, 55--83 (1986; Zbl 0605.35080)]. After a survey of known results in the field, the author presents a theorem giving the geometric interpretation of generalized symmetries of such equations in terms of (infinitesimal) deformations of one-forms associated with the equations in question. He further considers the Camassa-Holm equation \[ m=u_{xx}-u,\quad m_t=- m_x u- 2 m u_x \] and the Hunter-Saxton equation \[ m=u_{xx},\quad m_t=- m_x u- 2 m u_x \] and shows that both of them are of pseudo-spherical type. The quadratic pseudo potentials and associated conservation laws along with a family of nonlocal symmetries for these equations are also constructed. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0989.00037].