This class provides for buckles, buttons, clasps, cord and
rope holders, pins, separable fasteners, etc., which have become
so varied in use and so allied in structure as to belong to no specific
art, but are novel only as to their structures. There are, however,
several types of fastenings included where the devices are but slightly identified
with the art and are closely analogous to the main titles above
cited. Such patents are retained under more or less art titles.
Devices which embrace fastenings as above, but also include elements
which connect them with various specific arts, have been excluded
as far as practicable.
The fastenings have been classified structurally as far as possible,
and where two or more simple fastenings are contained in one structure,
it is found in subclasses indicating the kinds of fastenings so
combined. This scheme is followed also through out those art subclasses
which have been retained, where possible.
Many of the securing means placed within subclass 287 claim
with the means an amount of structure-to-be-secured* necessary
for either (a) completing the securing operation, (b) connecting
components of the securing means together, (c) linking distinct
securing means together, or (d) mounting the securing means. The
mere naming of or recitation of the above (i.e., a-d) limited amount
of structure-to-be-secured* will not exclude classification
from Class 24, unless this subject matter is provided for elsewhere.
Specific details or specificity of the structure-to-be-secured* going
beyond this amount are excluded for this class and are placed in
the particular class providing for that type of structure-to-be-secured*,
combination, or mounting.
(1)
Note. A securing means claimed in combination with a tool
for operating it is classified in the appropriate class for the
tool when a specific detail of the tool is claimed.
SECTION II - LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
All U.S. patents within subclass 287 are placed according
to the following procedure: Original patents having claims defining
subject matter within the scope normally associated with these subclasses
should be placed within the first occurring subclass array and furthest, sequentially
indented subclass thereunder which the claimed subject matter fits
and if there are additional subclasses indented thereunder, on disclosure
into the first occurring and furthest, sequentially indented subclass
which the disclosed and claimed subject matter fits. It is additionally
considered mandatory to cross-reference any independent claims(s),
other than the one governing original placement or other claims
defining the same subject matter, below into different subclass arrays
using the same principles of placement by which the original is
placed. Further, if the subject matter of the patent used in placing
the original is a species of a generic claim and there are plural
species disclosed in the patent, then it is mandatory to cross-reference
the patent to the first subclass immediately above and under which
the original"s subclass is indented which can fully accept
the subject matter of all claimed and disclosed species. However,
if the patents are more than 17 years old, the cross-referencing
of any claimed subject matter to a different subclass array, either
above or below that into which the original is placed, is solely
discretionary and is not mandatory if it is felt that the claimed
subject matter is already well represented in these other subclass
arrays.
LINE BETWEEN CLASS 24 AND CLASS 2
The line with Class 2, Apparel, and this class (24) with respect
to garment supporters is as follows:
Class 24 takes single or combined securing means used to support
a garment or to hold parts of a garment supporter together when
either (a) no significant structural feature of the garment or held
parts is claimed or (b) the specific configuration of the held parts
of the supporter is not claimed. Examples of the garment supporters proper
for Class 24 are (1) two distinct securing means connected by a
single nominally recited strip or strand, (2) cooperating components
of a securing means located on the ends of a nominally recited belt,
strip, or strand for holding the ends together to form a loop, and
(3) securing means for holding together two or more named garments
or named parts of a garment supporter.
Class 2 takes all other garment supporters or parts thereof
not provided for elsewhere.
Patents claiming either (1) two or more discrete, rigid* or
semirigid* (i.e., nonflaccid), joined members and details
peculiar to their common joint or (2) a fastener constructed with
features peculiarly adapting it for use with such members (e.g.,
angle clamp, converging clasp for members having divergent cross
sections, jointed connector allowing relative movement between members)
and disclosing that the members are (a) mere stock material having
only general utility until joined together into a particular assemblage
(e.g., framework members transmitting force to one another), (b)
components of an assemblage, each of which have the same utility
before and after joining, but when joined together interact with each
other to accomplish a common task and no longer have any independent
operation (e.g., torque transmitting rods, pipeline), (c) subcomponents
of an assemblage one of which having utility only when interacting with
the other to accomplish a specific task (e.g., windshield wiper
and windshield), or (d) articles each having independent utility
and when joined together cooperate with each other to change, enhance,
or make interdependent their operation (e.g., articulated trailers)
have been classified in the appropriate class (e.g., Class 64, Class 74,
Class 248, Class 280, Class 285, Class 439, or Class 403) based
on details of the members or joint.
LINE BETWEEN CLASS 24 AND CLASS 248
The line between this class (24) and Class 248 is largely based
on disclosure. Thus, inventions which involve distinct means for
engaging a support and a supported article wherein the sole disclosure
is of a support against gravity are classifiable in Class 248 even
though it may be possible to find other utility therefore. Subcombinations
of such devices are classifiable in Class 248 in the absence of
a clear indication of general utility for the subcombination. For
example, a clip* in general is classified in this class
(24) even when disclosed as having a supporting function; however,
when a clip* is particularly adapted for service as a support
against gravity (e.g., the gripping jaw is gravity actuated) or
as a hold down and there is no other utility disclosed, then it
is classified in Class 248.
Devices intended for transmitting an active pushing, pulling,
lifting, or driving force through their structure from a force input
element to a separate (a) transportable load, (b) piece of work
or (b) tool are classified elsewhere based upon the type of function
of the input element (e.g., if it is a cable, if it is a handle,
if it is for a load grab of a vertically swinging load support,
if it is a pushing or pulling implement, if it is for a tool holding chuck,
if it is a press--See the search class notes below for this subject
matter).
Apparel, appropriate subclasses for a fastener claimed in
combination with either specific apparel structure or specific additional
apparel supporting structure, and see (1) Note of this class definition
for the line between Class 2 and Class 24.
Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, appropriate subclasses for a fastener either claimed
in combination with information exhibiting structure (e.g., badge,
tag) or claiming a special accommodating feature (e.g., holder)
for information exhibiting structure.
Jewelry, appropriate subclasses for a fastener either (a)
in combination with jewelry structure, (b) having an ornamental
shape, (c) having a special accommodating feature (e.g., setting)
for jewelry structure, or (d) constructed from valuable decorative
material (e.g., gold).
Locks, appropriate subclasses for a fastener which either
(a) is combined with distinct locking means or (b) requires the
aid of a key or specialized tool to release it.
Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, appropriate subclasses for a method or an apparatus
to fasten two members together with an adhesive.
Package and Article Carriers, appropriate subclasses for a fastener which holds
an article, while it is being transported between two locations,
upon a person or vehicle.
Supports, appropriate subclasses for a fastener which supports
an article against gravity, and see (5) Note of this class definition
for the line between Class 24 and Class 248.
Chucks or Sockets, appropriate subclasses for means which grips a pipe,
rod, or tool and transmits a rotating or reciprocating force thereto
from an unclaimed power source.
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, appropriate subclasses for a fastener which transmits
a force from a handle or hoist-line to an object or material moved
thereby.
Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or
Notch of Sheet, appropriate subclasses for retaining means which
passes through or forms an opening in a sheet of paper to releasably secure
it.
Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for a joint between (a) two
rigid* or semi-rigid* members, (b) two portions
of a rigid* or semi-rigid* member, or (c) a flaccid* and
a rigid* or semi-rigid* member which involves
either an intrinsic property of one of the members or portions thereof
or a particular relationship between the members or portions; and
fastening means, per se, limited to such joints by their structure.
Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed,
or Locked-Threaded Fastener, appropriate subclasses for a general utility fastener
which is (a) tool driven, (b) tool manipulated, or (c) deformed
during the fastening operation and devices used in conjunction with such
fasteners.
Electrical Connectors, appropriate subclasses for a detachable connector
(e.g., fastener), per se, which either (a) is specially designed
for, (b) includes structure having particular utility for, or (c)
has the sole disclosed utility of conducting electricity; and see
the class definition of Class 439, section IV for the line between Class
24 and Class 439.
SECTION IV - GLOSSARY
Terms or phrases used in titles or definitions,
either repeatedly or in a special and limited sense, are set forth below
with the meaning each is to have for subclass 287. For economy of
space, an asterisk (*) following a word indicates that
reference should be made to this Glossary for the specific meaning
thereof while an (*) following a hyphenated phrase, e.g.,
structure-to-be-secured(*), indicates that that entire
hyphenated term as such has been defined in this Glossary.
BUCKLE(*)
A securing means wherein either member is adapted to allow
structure-to-be-secured (*) to pass therethrough, or wherein
the members are adapted to allow structure-to-be-secured(*)
to pass completely therebetween in a path generally parallel to
the longitudinal axis of the members. Buckles are designed to adjustably
secure belts, bands, or similar longitudinal articles and generally
operate by having one end of the belt band, etc., fixed securely
to one end of the buckle with another frictionally or resiliently
securing the belt, band, etc., or by passing through a provided
for aperture in the belt, band, etc., and generally also has two
connected, relatively movable members.
CLASP(*)
A securing mechanism or element including two coacting
members or member segments having gripping surfaces which engage
portions of structure-to-be-secured* on opposite sides
in a jawlike manner to thereby (a) prevent or hinder the movement
of structure-to-be secured* relative to the surfaces in
at least one direction, (b) prevent or hinder the separation of
distinct portions of the structure-to-be-secured* from
each other, or (c) perform a securement of structure-to-be-secured* by
overedge engagement thereof. The gripping surfaces of the coacting
members or member segments are intended to be always easily moved
into and out of engagement with the structure-to-be-secured* by
either direct manual or tool force thereon or actuation of an attached
operator*. In addition, both of the coacting members or
member segment, when engaging with or disengaging from the structure-to-be-secured*,
do not exceed the elastic limit of or destroy any portion of the
securing mechanism or element. If the mechanism or element is formed
from either a single piece or plural fixedly attached pieces of rigid* material,
then the structural shape of the gripping surfaces and the outward
force of the compressed structure-to-be-secured* provide
the gripping force required above.
CLIP(*)
A securing mechanism or element including a member which
(1) is intended to be connected or attached to a rigid or semirigid
supporting member (e.g., wall, floor, roof) or article (e.g., pen,
vehicle) having an additional and usually principle function other
than normally associated with this class, and (2) has a gripping
surface intended to coact with the surface of the supporting member
or article to engage the opposite sides of a distinct structure-to-be-secured* positioned
therebetween to prevent or hinder either (a) the movement of the structure-to-be-secured* relative
to the surfaces in one direction, or (b) the separation of a structure-to-be-secured* from
the supporting member or article.
The gripping surface of the member is intended to be always
easily moved into and out of engagement with the structure-to-be-secured* by
either direct manual or tool force thereon or actuation of an attached
operator*. In addition, the gripping surface, when engaging
with or disengaging from the structure-to-be-secured does not exceed
the elastic limit of or destroy any portion of the securing mechanism
or element. If the mechanism or element is formed from either a
single piece or plural fixedly attached pieces of rigid* material,
then the structural shape of the gripping surfaces and the outward force
of the compressed structure-to-be-secured provide the gripping force
required above.
DRAWSTRING*
A securing mechanism including both a string (i.e., a thin
elongated flaccid member) and guiding means therefor (e.g., eyelet,
hollow hem) located on a portion of the structure-to-be-secured* which
surrounds an opening; wherein the string (a) encircles the opening, (b)
draws the perimeter of the structure-to-be-secured* toward
the center of the opening to close or tighten it when a portion
of the string is pulled through its guiding means to shorten the
effective length of the remaining portion of the string encircling
the opening, and (c) secures the perimeter of the structure-to-be-secured* in its
new position when the extracted portion of the string which was
pulled through the guide means is prevented from moving (e.g., tied).
FLACCID*
Structure which, when subjected to a distortion force less
than or equal to earth"s gravitational force, is incapable
(in at least one of its orientations) of maintaining its previous
formational shape or being self-supporting over any appreciable
dimension.
HAND-ACTUATED(*); HAND-OPERATED(*)
The term hand-actuated or hand-operated is used in the sense
of like contact with a living being and solely applies to the use
of the hand in operating a fastener (i.e., moving portions of the
fastener relative to each other) of the Class 24 type.
LACED-FASTENER*
A securing mechanism including both a string (i.e., a thin
elongated flaccid* member) and guiding means (e.g., path
defining eyelets) therefor located on two spaced edges of the structure-to-be-secured*;
wherein the string (a) links together the guiding means on opposite
sides of and traverses the gap between the edges, (b) draws the
edges toward each other when a portion of the string is pulled past
its guiding means to shorten the effective length of the remaining
portion of the string traversing the gap, and (c) secures the edges
in fixed relationship to each other when the extracted portion of the
string is prevented from moving (e.g., tied).
LOCKING MEANS*
A component having the sole function of restricting the movement
between and holding in a particular position or orientation (e.g.,
not moving or reorienting) either (1) one portion of the fastener
relative to another portion of the fastener, or (2) one fastener
relative to another fastener.
OPERATOR*
A manipulable mechanical means which contacts and moves
with respect to a shiftable portion of a fastener mechanism to reposition
or transmit an input force to the shiftable portion. A mere spring
which effects the movement of the parts of the fastener mechanism,
for example, by utilizing stored energy to return its parts to a
starting position, is not included in the meaning of this term.
PIN*
A securing mechanism having both (a) a portion specifically
shaped (e.g., pointed) to facilitate impaling of and penetration
into either the structure-to-be-secured* or a supporting
member therefor during its operation and (b) a remaining portion
(e.g., head) not intended to penetrate either the structure-to-be-secured* or
a supporting member therefor in the final securing position of the mechanism.
In addition, the penetrating portion of the securing mechanism is
intended to be always easily impaled into and extracted from the
penetrated area of the structure-to-be-secured* or its
supporting member by unaided directed manual force. Finally, the
normal securing or releasing operation of the mechanism requires
no portion of the mechanism to be destroyed or undergo forces in
excess of those causing plastic deformation of the material from
which it is constructed.
RESILIENT*
Structure which is both capable (a) of distortion when subjected
to a force of the magnitude normally encountered within the disclosed
environment and (b) of complete resumption of its original shape
due to the energy stored within it by the distortion force after
its removal.
RIGID*
Structure which when subjected to a distortion force normally
encountered within the environment (as defined by the disclosure
and associated with the securing operation of a Class 24 fastener)
is capable of resisting this force if applied to the structure in
any orientation and maintaining its previous formational shape thereafter.
SEMIRIGID*
Structure which is both (a) capable of resisting distortion
(i.e., maintaining its previous formational shape or being self
supporting over all appreciable dimensions) caused by a force applied
to it in any of its orientations which is of a magnitude equal to
or less than the earth"s gravitational force and (b) incapable
of resisting distortion caused by a force applied to it which is
normally encountered in its working environment (e.g., ductile or resilient* structure).
SEPARABLE-FASTENER*
A securing mechanism including two, separate, dissociable,
mating members having faces which directly or through a separate
linking member (1) contact and interlock (i.e., the movement between
the faces is restricted in the direction force is transmitted thereto
by the structure-to-be-secured*) with each other when fastening either
(a) spaced portions of the structure-to-be-secured* together,
or (b) the structure-to-be-secured* to a supporting member
having a principle function not associated with this class (e.g.,
door, wall) and (2) are intended to be always easily associated
or dissociated from each other either by direct manual force or
by actuation of an operator* attached to one of the members. Both
of the mating members of this mechanism are intended to be attached
to or formed from a section of either the structure-to-be-secured* or
a supporting member therefor and neither of these members is ever
structurally linked to the other by any structure other than the structure-to-be-secured* when
their faces are not in their interlock position. In addition, both
of the members when associated or dissociated do not exceed the
elastic limit, or destroy any portion, or the material forming the faces.
STRUCTURE-TO-BE-SECURED*
Structure having a principle function other than that
normally associated with this class (i.e., not a component of a
Class 24 fastener) which is attached, fastened, gripped, or secured
by a Class 24 fastener, either to itself or to another structure.
SUPPORT-CLAMP(*)
A securing mechanism or element which (1) is attached to
the structure-to-be-secured* for subsequently mounting
it on a rigid* or semirigid* member (e.g., wall,
floor, roof) or article (e.g., pen, vehicle) having an additional and
usually principal function other than normally associated with this
class, and (2) having either (a) a gripping surface which is mounted
to and intended to coact with an opposed gripping surface formed
by the structure-to-be-secured* to engage the opposite
sides of the rigid or semirigid member or article positioned therebetween,
or (b) two coacting members or member segments having gripping surfaces
which engage opposite sides of the rigid* or semirigid* member
or article in a jawlike manner, and (3) having structure which hinders the
movement of the gripping surfaces relative to the member or article
and prevents the separation of the structure-to-be-secured* from
the member or article. The gripping surfaces of the securing mechanism
or element are intended to be always easily moved into and out of
engagement with the rigid* or semirigid* member
or article by either direct manual or tool force thereon or actuation
of an operator* attached to the securing mechanism or element.
In addition, the gripping surfaces of the securing mechanism or
element, when engaging with or disengaging from the rigid* or semirigid* member
or article, do not exceed the elastic limit of or destroy any portion
of the securing mechanism or element. If the mechanism or element
is formed from either a single piece or plural fixedly attached pieces
of rigid* material, then the structural shape of the gripping
surfaces and the outward force of the compressed structure-to-be-secured* provides
the gripping force required above.
TOOLS(*)
An instrument for affecting the operation of a Class
24 fastener usually operated by hand and totally separable from
the fastener after affecting operation.
ZIPPER(*)
A mechanism for either closing an opening in structure-to-be-secured*,
or connecting together separate members of structure to be secured* including
(a) two, opposed, elongated, cooperating, configured surfaces which
are attached to the structure-to-be-secured* by mounting
means and intended to directly contact and interlock with each other
(i.e., the movement between the configured surfaces is restricted
in the direction force is transmitted thereto by the structure-to-be-secured*)
when closing or connecting, and (b) a sliding device which is much
shorter in length than the surfaces and which travels along the
length of the surfaces sequentially contacting and simultaneously
camming against each segments of both surfaces to forcibly shift them
into or out of interlocking engagement, the direction of travel
of the device generally being perpendicular to the shifting motion
of the interlocking configured surfaces.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices specially adapted for the purpose of keeping albums
and other books closed when not in use.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising bands which hold the barrel of a firearm
to the stock and in addition perform some other function, e.g.,
support a hook and/or one or more loops.
(1)
Note. The loops may be utilized for anchoring a gun sling
and/or for gun stacking purpose.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device for fastening or holding an article (e.g., pencil,
flower, napkin, spectacle, spectacle case, scissor) which is to
be carried about on clothing, belt, or part of body.
(1)
Note. Holder in this subclass is specially adapted for carrying
a specific article.
Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
subclasses 96+ for body supported reel devices wherein many of
the reeled strands are adapted to be connected with, or attached
to, an article (usually some article for personal use or wear) and
subclass 136 for spool-holders attached to the person.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure includes
a gripping member and a distinct elastic spring, separate from the
gripping member, to firmly force the gripping members to engage a
garment (e.g., belt, shirt, pants) or hat.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is an elastic
clamp to grip a garment (e.g., belt, shirt, pants) or hat.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is in the
form of a pliable link between the article at one end (e.g, a watch,
pacifier, key ring, ID) and the garment fastening point at the other
end (e.g., a buttonhole, pocket).
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is located
on the part of the body either between the shoulder and the fingers
or between the hip and the toes.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article is a frame for holding vision
correction lenses wherein the article carrying structure fastens
to the frame and also has a means to fix said article carrying structure
in the fastening position to the supporting structure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is located
on the part of the body between the head and shoulders.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure has means
to contact a piece of material sewed onto the outside of a garment
with the top edge open.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is a small
container designed to hold personal items (e.g., hair pins, cigarettes,
rulers, money).
Package and Article Carriers,
subclass 163 for carriers mounted on or formed as a part of
a belt buckle and subclass 269 for a clip or hook attaching an article
carrier to support means on a bearer.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Device in which the article carrying structure is tubular
shaped and designed to restrain small personal implements within
the perimeter of the shape.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Devices which are adapted for holding chatelaine-bags. The
hook is provided with a safety device to prevent loss of the bag.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Devices designed especially to hold flowers in those cases
where the flowers are to be attached to the clothing.
Plant Husbandry,
subclass 41.01 for other cut flower or plant holders having moisture
retaining means. See also the notes to that subclass for search
fields for other types of cut flower or plant holders.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Devices containing features which make them specially adapted
for use as napkin-holders. Includes holders which are convertible
into napkin-rings when desired.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Devices especially adapted for the purpose of holding pencils
and like articles in pockets, including pencil-holders attached
to the clothing.
Coating Implements With Material Supply,
subclasses 52 , 104-106, and 195 for a patent to the combination
of a writing implement and means to retain it in a garment pocket,
wherein more of the implement structure is claimed than is necessary
to establish the relationship of the retaining means therewith.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10. Pencil-holders which are attached by means of a clasp.
(1)
Note. Class 401, Coating Implements With Material Supply,
includes the following subclasses which are loci for patents to
an implement with material supply in which a clasp is associated with
another device: 52, with a pencil, or the like; 104-106, with project-retract mechanism;
and 195, with a tool which applies or spreads fluent coating material.
This subclass is indented under subclass 3.1. Devices for holding the inner coat-sleeve while an outer
coat is being put on. This subclass also includes other sleeve-holders
which do not come under the above definition, but are placed there
because they are sleeve-holders nominally.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices especially adapted for bundling papers, bales, packets,
etc., and for clamping hoses, by means of straps, bands or the like.
Wooden Receptacles,
subclasses 66 through 68for similar devices adapted for use on wooden boxes
by reason of fastenings, and subclasses 91-95 for barrel hoops.
Barrel hoops consisting of a strip, with means for securing the
ends together, except for tightening the hoop are in this class (24).
Freight Accommodation on Freight Carrier,
subclasses 34 through 41for a wraparound load binder securing a group of
articles to a freight carrier surface; and subclasses 97-100 for
a wraparound similarly securing general freight load units.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices specially adapted for bundling or packing such articles
as sheet-paper, currency, gloves, and the like, but excludes such
as are receptacles. They consist of various arrangements of bands,
straps, cords, and wires in connection with some form of tying or
fastening means. On account of the close similarity in structure
umbrella-ties, trunk strap fastenings, bag-holders, etc., have been
included where the invention is not classifiable as a fastening device
simply.
Presses,
subclass 212 for pressing devices not elsewhere provided for which
are supported from the ground or from a material penetrating element and
in which the material is pressed within a bendable filament, strand
or band by contracting it around the material. See the reference
to Class 24 in the class definition of Class 100 for a statement
of the line between the classes.
Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage,
subclass 27 for combinations of straps suitable for securing
trunks in their closed position or straps attached to the trunks.
This subclass is indented under subclass 17. Packet-holders which make use of cord or rope and have a
metallic fastener for holding the ends and which provide for the
cord passing about the package in two directions.
Presses,
subclass 212 for pressing devices not elsewhere provided for, which
are supported from the ground or from a material penetrating element and
in which the material is pressed within a bendable filament, strand
or band by contracting it around the material. See the reference
to Class 24 in the class definition of Class 100 for a statement
of the line between the classes.
Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or
Pulling Force,
subclasses 199 through 263for portable implements or apparatus used to tension
flexible material (e.g., package ties) from which the implement
or apparatus is then detached after the desired amount of tension
is applied.
Work Holders, appropriate subclasses. Class 269 is the residual
locus for patents to a device for clamping, supporting and/or
holding an article (or articles) in position to be operated on or
treated. See notes thereunder for other related loci.
Freight Accommodation on Freight Carrier, for a tightener used with means (e.g., wraparound
means) lashing a load unit to a freight carrier, the following subclasses
being particularly relevant:
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices in which the tie is a metallic band, and the connection
is made by means of some integral part of the band, either by bending,
cutting, or forming up a portion of the same. Devices are also included
where the invention is the band itself.
Presses,
subclass 212 for pressing devices not elsewhere provided for, which
are supported from the ground or from a material penetrating element and
in which the material is pressed within a bendable filament, strand
or band by contracting it around the material. See the reference
to Class 24 in the class definition of Class 100 for a statement
of the line between the classes.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices composed of wire, having the ends so made or formed
as to be capable of fastening without other parts.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices where the tie is made of wood and is usually used
as a barrel-hoop. Some are made with a separate metallic connecting
part.
Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components, particularly
subclasses 218 and 253-258 for belt connectors in combination
with power transmission belts to form an endless loop by connecting
opposite ends of a band.
This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Devices where the additional function permits adjustment
at any time when the belt is too loose or too tight.
Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or
Pulling Force,
subclass 199 for portable implements or apparatus used to tension
flexible material from which the implement or apparatus is then
detached after the desired amount of tension is applied.
This subclass is indented under subclass 35. Devices including one-piece connections in which prongs
are passed through the belt and are then bent or turned over to
complete the fastening.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for drawing a button into engagement with a buttonhole,
used principally on gloves shoes, corsets, collars, and cuffs.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device specially adapted for the purpose of holding a separate
wrist encircling cuff to a sleeve.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device specially adapted for properly holding a necktie
on a garment for the upper part of the body.
(1)
Note. Devices for engaging the fabric of the necktie band
itself are included.
Apparel,
subclasses 145 and 156 for any device, even in combination with a
fastener, which is necessary or requisite in the formation of the
tie, and subclass 157 for devices which consist of a tip on the
band and designed to lock in some part of the necktie after having
been adjusted.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Devices specially adapted for fastening the band of a necktie,
either to prevent the same from riding up on the collar or for the
purpose of connecting the ends of the bands together.
This subclass is indented under subclass 61. Devices in which some form of separable fastener is used
to connect the collar button to the necktie attachment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises component elements
including (a) magnetic attraction, (b) adhesive or glue type material,
or (c) at least two interlocking type elements which includes an
element for attachment to a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a component
designed for a pleasing and attractive appearance.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises elastic gripping
members biased together by their own resilience.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a portion that
loosely surrounds the necktie and another portion which attaches
to a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a portion secured
to the knot of a necktie interlaced part and another portion attached
to the neckline part of a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a necktie gripping
portion and a catch portion for securement to a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a necktie gripping
portion and a garment penetrating member.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a necktie penetrating
member portion and another portion to grip a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a stiff portion
for straightening a necktie and a portion to grip a garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises at least one
pair of gripping members hingedly secured to each other upon an
axis and a distinct means for resiliently biasing the two members
into a clamping position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 49.1. Device in which the necktie holder comprises a generally
tubular shaped portion which is configured to surround the necktie.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device including means to clamp or adhere a sheet-like body
to a base or to a second sheet-like body.
Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,
subclasses 388 through 405for a hinge-mounted file item and subclasses 530-537
for a hinge-mounted display item (e.g., sheet, etc.).
Severing by Tearing or Breaking,
subclasses 27 through 31for a severing device of this class in combination with
clamp holding means for securing a pad, a book or a stack of individual
sheets, which sheets are severed (e.g., ripped, torn, broken, etc.),
by manually forcing a portion of the sheet against a fixed edge
of the severing device.
Supports: Cabinet Structure, appropriate subclasses for a cabin of that class including
sheet holding means (e.g., clamp, follower, etc.), disposed therein.
(See especially
subclasses 183 -193.4).
Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or
Notch of Sheet, appropriate subclasses for a device including a sheet
retainer which passes through a sheet opening and releasably secures such
sheet.
This subclass is indented under subclass 67. Device wherein the clamping action of the clamp means is
accomplished by means in the form of (1) a series of discreat recesses
or (2) a continuous helical groove.
Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or
Notch of Sheet,
subclasses 46 through 56for sheet retainers which may include notched or
threaded securing means.
Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or
Notch of Sheet,
subclasses 70 through 72for a similar device wherein that portion of the
fastener engaging the sheet includes means (e.g., teeth, etc.),
which penetrate the sheet.
This subclass is indented under subclass 67.5. Device wherein the means to manipulate the clamp means open
is rotatably mounted on one or more discrete hinge pins.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices usually used in place of buckles on shoes, gloves,
corsets, belts, etc. The distinction from other forms of fastenings
lies in the drawing-up or strap-tightening feature of the device.
Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or
Pulling Force,
subclasses 199 through 263for portable implements or apparatus used to tension
flexible material (e.g., straps) from which the implement or apparatus
is then detached after the desired amount of tension is applied.
This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Devices comprising levers, usually pivoted, which pass through
a loop and are turned down, the parts being drawn together by this movement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Devices adapted to be attached to a wire or other line at
a point in its length and to take up slack, remaining a permanent
part of the line. Combinations of said device with tools for use particularly
therewith are here.
Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
subclasses 388.1 through 388.5for a reeling device adapted to grip a midportion
of an elongated material which may include a midline tightener.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device specially adapted for binding or holding to the lower
leg of the user the lowest portion of a garment that extends from
the waist to the shoetops.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices specially adapted for holding bedclothes in position.
(1)
Note. See the search notes to this subclass located under
subclass 455 for the classification line maintained between this
subclass and subclasses 455-571 during the reclassification of the
clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* art.
No attempt was made to transfer patents not conforming to this line
from the bedclothes holder subclass to the clasp*, clip*,
or support-clamp* subclasses during the reclassification
of the clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* art.
Beds,
subclasses 494 and 498 for devices accessory to a bed for holding bedclothes
in close position over the sleeper or for holding such clothes closely
to the bed when up-ended.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising nongripping type fasteners for use with
frames or other apparatus in the stretching of a fabric, hide, or
other sheet material, having (1) a leading end (e.g., a rigid arm
or flexible strand) adapted to pass through an opening in the material
sheet, and (2) a trailing end (the cross-bar of the T) which trailing end
is too large to pass through the opening so that when the leading
end is tensioned, the cross-bar exerts a pull on the sheet material.
Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing,
subclasses 102 through 102.91for textile sheet stretching and spreading apparatus;
e.g., subclasses 102.1-102.91 for a stretching frame.
Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,
subclasses 328 and 329 for means to engage opposite edges of a
fabric panel to mount and stretch the same, and subclasses 372-376
and 378 for fabric panels mounted in frames having fabric stretching
features.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices provided with button-engaging parts and also with
a pin-fastening, the pin-fastening being designed to be used when
the other fastening gives out for any reason.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Device comprising a disk-shaped body and the various means
for attaching the body onto a supporting substrate (e.g., a garment).
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Buttons having devices additional to the conventional parts
of a button for guarding against unbuttoning and devices peculiar
to that use.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. A button having a shank made of cloth for use in attaching
the button. Also includes buttons covered with cloth.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Devices having fasteners in which metal prongs or rivets
are bent over or upset in attaching the button.
This subclass is indented under subclass 94. Devices provided with a part which deflects the prongs by
contact and pressure thus doing away with riveting tools.
This subclass is indented under subclass 94. Devices where the prongs or rivets are a part of the button
or are firmly attached and are pushed through the material, being
clenched on the opposite side. Those using washers are also included
if they have no part in deflecting the prongs.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Devices where the button is of the type in which movable
leaves permit the easy insertion of the button in the buttonhole,
after which the leaves prevent the withdrawal of the button.
This subclass is indented under subclass 97. Devices having two hinged leaves. It does not include those
in which there is one hinged leaf and one rigid leaf, these being
found in subclass 97.
This subclass is indented under subclass 97. Devices where there is a sliding movement of the leaf. It
includes those in which there is a combined pivoted and sliding
movement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Buttons of the collar or cuff button type which are either
made of one piece or are so built up as to be a rigid button when
complete, and thus equivalent to an integral button.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Buttons, badges, etc., which are attached to the garment
by means of a pin, provide the invention lies in the pin fastening.
This subclass is indented under subclass 106. Devices where the two parts are sprung together, and there
is some independent device which must be operated to release the
parts.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Devices relating to the cover of the button or in the mode
of applying the same. Usually the idea is to permit the use of various
covers as occasion arises.
Jewelry,
subclasses 26 through 31for devices for attaching stones or like ornaments,
even though to a button, and the devices are not peculiar to buttons.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Devices with protecting-pads so attached to the buttons
that metallic contact with the skin is prevented.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body comprises a shaft portion,
extending from a rear face of the body, adapted to be securely inserted
into a receiving hole of a dissociable mating member.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body is made of an elastic
material to permit the body to flex so as to pass through a buttonhole.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body is designed to secure
either a wrist encircling portion or a neck encircling band of a
shirt.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body comprises a peripheral
portion which can be freely revolved on a central supporting structure when
attached to the garment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device wherein the disk-shaped body contains a bore, indentation,
or slot into which a complementary portion of the attaching means
is placed for securement.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices forming a part of or in the nature of an attachment
to strap, chain, cable, pipe or the like, constituting an enlargement
thereof and designed for use as a trip or obstacle to the free passage
of said strap, chain, cable or pipe through other members.
Boring or Penetrating the Earth, particularly
subclass 422 for a clasp (e.g., a well slip assembly) which
separately travels with an earth boring shaft or which cooperates
with specifically shaped well structure which stops or actuates
the clasp.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body is attached by means
of either (a) a thermally fusible material, or (b) an adhesive or
glue type material.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body is attached by means
of a filament type material through holes in the body.
This subclass is indented under subclass 90.1. Device in which the disk-shaped body comprises a shaft portion
extending from a rear face of the body and turning into a loop to receive
the attachment means.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for gripping and holding cord, rope, wire, and,
in some cases, chain, when the device is analogous. Devices for
holding or gripping the end of a strap or band, but which are not
properly buckles, have been placed in Rope-holders. These devices
are usually as well adapted for rope as for bands and are more commonly
used as hitching-strap holders.
(1)
Note. See the search notes to this subclass located under
subclasses 455 and 572, respectively, for the classification lines
maintained between this subclass (and its indented subclasses) and
subclasses 455-571 and 572+ during the reclassification
of the clasp* and separable-fastener* art. No
attempt was made to transfer patents not conforming to these lines
from the cord and rope holder subclasses to the clasp* or
separable-fastener* subclasses during the reclassification
of the clasp* and separable-fastener* art.
through 571, for a cord or rope engaging fastener which is a
component of a clasp* and holds one portion of a cord or
rope relative to another portion of a cord or rope where the cord
or rope is utilized as an encircling griping surface and does not
have another principal function (i.e., it is not the structure-to-be-secured* since
it lacks principle utility outside this class).
for a separable-fastener component* located
on the end of a cord or rope which does not utilize any of the characteristics
of the cord or rope in the fastening operation (i.e., its ability
to bend) and for cord or rope engaging structure which is a component
of a separable-fastener* wherein the cord or rope has no
other disclosed utility other than use in a separable-fastener* (i.e.,
it is not a structure-to-be-secured* since it lacks principle
utility outside this class).
Brakes,
subclasses 65.1 through 65.5for strand brakes for those devices in which a
pulley by its peculiar construction acts as the rope grip and also those
in which a clamping part cooperates with a pulley to grip the rope, but
where a mere guide bar or pulley is included as an independent element or
where any form of pivoted cam is found it is not considered to be
a pulley, and the patents are classified in this subclass.
Traversing Hoists,
subclasses 106 through 109for rope-holders which coact with a button or the
like on the rope, and 110-114 for devices which grip the rope to
hold it.
Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
subclasses 388.1 through 388.5and 398-406 for a reeling device of general use
and subclass 125 for a device for holding a thread.
Supports,
subclass 32 for cord retainers for suspended pictures, subclasses 49-74.5
for pipe or cable clamps combined with their supports or limited
by structure to use for supporting a pipe or cable and subclass
353 for rope holders combined with clothesline props.
Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or
Pulling Force,
subclass 408 for cable guides designed to grip the cable between
the pulley and its support.
Work Holders, appropriate subclasses. Class 269 is the residual
locus for patents to a device for clamping, supporting and/or
holding an article (or articles) in position to be operated on or
treated. See notes thereunder for other related loci.
Freight Accommodation on Freight Carrier,
subclasses 101 through 116for an anchor to secure an end of a load lashing
member to a freight carrying vehicle so that the remainder of the
member may be used to lash a freight load unit to the vehicle.
Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making,
subclass 93 for various devices attached at or intermediate
the ends of the chain and becoming a part of and being used in connection
with the chain, and see the notes thereto.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices specially designed for gripping or holding a sheathed
strand, i.e., a cord, rope or other flexible strand which is enclosed
in a tubular covering therefor.
(1)
Note. The term "covering" as herein used,
includes, for example, coatings of fibrous, plastic, or other material,
and also armors or sheaths formed of wires concentrically arranged
about a central core-strand.
Electricity: Conductors and Insulators,
subclasses 74 through 94for connector and terminal devices for armored
sheathed, or insulated electrical conductors.
Electrical Connectors, appropriate subclasses for electrical connectors, per
se, having in many instances structure similar to that provided
for in Class 24 and often specially designed to grip or hold a sheathed conductive
strand, cable, or wire; and see the class definition of that class (439),
for the line between Classes 24 and 439.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices specialized for gripping or holding cords or ropes
which are formed from a plurality of strands twisted together or
otherwise assembled into a unitary structure. These devices are
characterized by having a structure or mode of operation (a) which
requires or causes the separation (as by untwisting, bending back,
etc.) of the individual strands of the cord, rope, or cable, or
(b) in which individual strands of a cord, rope, or cable are separately gripped
or held.
Electrical Connectors, appropriate subclasses for electrical connectors, per
se, having in many instances structure similar to that provided
for in Class 24 and often specially designed to grip or hold a plural-strand
conductive cable, or wire, and see the class definition of that
class (439), section IV for the line between Classes 24 and 439.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices wherein the cord or rope is wound around a central
portion and is held by a disk, which frictionally engages the cord.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices wherein the cord is knotted at suitable points and
the holding device is designed to make use of the knots to hold
the cord after tightening.
This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Devices wherein an extra lever or arm projects from this
device, and the rope passing over the same by its tension forces
the pivoted part into closer engagement with the rope.
This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Devices wherein the pivoted part is so constructed that
tension on the rope pulls the pivoted part more tightly into the
rope, the pivoted part being either cam-shaped or equivalent thereto
in its action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices wherein the gripping is caused by turning a screw
or bolt either in a nut or a part of the device itself.
Electrical Connectors,
subclasses 778 through 782,784, 785, 791-795, 797, 798, and 801-815 for an
uninsulated electrical connector having a screw-threaded operated
securing part.
This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Devices wherein a sliding movement is used in clamping the
cord. It includes wedges which slide and like devices.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices which are designed for the purpose of adjusting
as well as holding straps, bands, and similar articles. Some forms
of buckles are closely related to clasps in structure, but are always
distinguished in having provision for the band passing through the structure,
so that it may be pulled tight for the purpose of adjustment, a
clasp being only suitable for gripping the end or edge of the material
or band.
for devices which resemble buckles, but are more
closely related to cord and rope holders in structure as well as
use. The more common use of these devices is as hitching-strap holders.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices in which a buckle and snap-hook are combined in
the same structure, sometimes with a working connection between
the buckle-tongue and the snap-hook closure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 168. Devices in which the clamping is done by a jaw attached
to a pivoted lever usually hand-operated, but includes strap-tightened
jaws.
This subclass is indented under subclass 168. Devices in which the gripping of the strap is accomplished
by means of a sliding part, commonly a wedge, wedge-like in action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices including two frames or bails, both of which form
loops entirely inclosing the straps and so interlaced that a tension
on the strap throws the bails into such a position as to more tightly
grip the same. Studs or tongues are sometimes used in connection
with the clamping action. This subclass contains those which depend
entirely on the clamping action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Devices including a pivoted plate with a penetrating stud
attached to one of the frames to further assist in holding the straps.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices having a penetrating tongue which is protected by
some device, so as to prevent the point from engaging or catching.
This subclass is indented under subclass 178. Devices wherein a lever is attached to the pivoted tongue
for withdrawing the tongue from engagement with the strap without
first loosening the buckle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 178. Devices wherein a pivoted stud is used instead of a tongue,
the distinction being that a stud passes vertically through the
strap and has no support on the frame, as is the case with a tongue-buckle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices in which the gripping of the strap is accomplished
by means of a sliding part, usually wedge-like, and there is a penetrating tongue
or stud to further assist in holding the strap.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices for holding the strap end after buckling and means
for attaching the same to a fabric, otherwise called "billet-loops".
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Devices attached to buckles for preventing wear on the strap,
being so designed that the attaching device engages with the metal
of the buckle and not on the strap.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Buckles which are so constructed that no metal part of the
buckle will come in contact with the garment underneath.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Buckles in which a pressure-bar clamps the band and has
at the same time a projection which guards the hook, usually used
as a suspender-buckle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Devices wherein the frame and a penetrating prong part are
adapted to slide on each other to cause engagement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Devices wherein a lever pivoted to the buckle-frame serves
as the clamping means. It may be either hand-operated or it may
have the band attached to it. The gripping-jaws may be toothed or
smooth.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Buckles which have a sliding part which serves to clamp
the fabric either wedge-like or by pressing a toothed jaw into the
same. Includes devices in which a separate part engages the two
jaws and is moved back and forth to operate the same.
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Devices wherein the clamping of the strap or band is accomplished
by means of looping or doubling the band on itself, the two portions
of the band being pressed into contact in such a manner as to grip
and hold.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for attaching the strap or band to buckles, clasps,
snap-hooks, and like articles, including permanent attaching means,
and also those temporary attachments which are not properly buckles
or any other recognized form of fastening.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices which consist of two parts or jaws pivoted at one
end and having some means for locking the jaws when in a closed position.
They are commonly used on gloves, shoes, and dress-plackets and
take the place of other fastenings.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices wherein the tightening is accomplished by winding
a portion of the strap on winder means, which remains with the tie.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices which include a tightening means, usually a lever,
that is self-locking either by dead center or snap action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices in which the tightening is accomplished by lever
means and may include separate lever locking means to retain the
lever in tightening position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices in which a means on the fastener portion engages
a thread on the integral free end portion of the strap or band.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices in which a radial screw, with respect to the axis
of the strap or band, engages means to effect tightening.
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Devices in which a tangential screw, with respect to the
axis of the strap, engages means to effect tightening.
This subclass is indented under subclass 279. Devices having girth adjustment afforded by the connection
between the tie and the fastener. The fastener may be wholly or
partially separable from the tie.
This subclass is indented under subclass 279. Devices with straps comprising separable parts and which
may also provide adjustment of the strap solely by strap features.
This subclass is indented under subclass 279. Devices which have straps modified to permit winding plural
wraps with the ends of the strap aligned to accept the fastener
means.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter drawn to fasteners specifically adapted for
securing freight-container structures together.
Special Receptacle or Package,
subclass 159 for portable segregating containers for plural
cylindrical-type receptacles provided with a clip-type retainer
between juxtaposed receptacles.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter drawn to fasteners specifically adapted for
securing containers, drums, or cans in a spaced relationship.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a fastener specially adapted for
securing a rigid or semirigid decorative strip to a rigid vehicle
or similar body.
Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
subclass 466 for separate anchor element securing a nonsustaining bridged
strip over junctures of panels; subclass 511 for mounting means attaching
a facer to an upholstery structure; subclasses 718.01-718.03 for
fasteners combined with static structures for attaching a striplike channel
or trim member to the static structures or for striplike channel
or trim member fasteners in which the fastener is specifically modified
in structure to mate with a specific construction or configuration
of the Class 52 structure; and subclass 769 for a spring including
retaining means holding a separate structure against a facer.
This subclass is indented under subclass 290. Subject matter further provided with a resilient member
extending laterally from and yieldingly urging a main body member
of the fastener to move in a predetermined direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 289. Subject matter provided with a resilient member expanding
laterally from and yieldingly urging a main body member of the fastener
to move in a predetermined direction.
Land Vehicle: Wheels and Axles,
subclasses 108.1 through 108.5for hubcap trim objects being formed from resilient
metal material or hubcaps secured to wheeled vehicles by the use
of resilient metal fasteners.
PLURAL FASTENERS HAVING INTERMEDIATE FLACCID CONNECTOR:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein plural fasteners are attached by
a connector comprising an elongated intermediate configuration having little
resistance to longitudinally compressive or shear forces.
(1)
Note. See (1) Note of the class definition for the line between
this and indented subclasses and Class 2, Apparel.
(2)
Note. To be proper in this and indented subclasses, the fasteners
must be fastening or attaching to different structures-to-be-secured(*)
or portions thereof and not fastening to each other.
Apparel,
subclass 321 for garment supporters and retainers utilizing
plural fasteners having intermediate flaccid-type connectors; and
subclass 323 for garment supporters and retainers consisting of
strip-connected spaced holders or fasteners.
Heat Exchange,
subclass 98 for plural fasteners with intermediate flaccidly
adjustable connectors for adjustably securing radiator face coverings
to radiator configurations.
Apparel,
subclass 326 for garment supporters and retainers consisting
of plural crossed or diverging suspension strips or strands utilizing
plural fasteners having an intermediate strap connector; subclass
332 for plural crossed or diverging suspension strips or strands
with running strips or strands comprising a straplike flaccid connector;
and subclass 334 for plural crossed or diverging suspension strips or
straps utilizing a strap as an intermediate flaccid connector having
a pivot member normal to the strip or strap.
Apparel,
subclass 309 for garment supporters and retainers in a form
of a strap partially encircling limb or torso; and subclass 315
for torso or limb encircling garment supporters and retainers provided
with plural holding means secured together by strap connectors.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter provided with a fastener including, having,
or comprising material utilizing magnetism.
Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,
subclasses 97.1 through 97.13for fasteners utilized to hold or support glare screens
to land vehicle bodies utilizing or having a magnet.
Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets,
and Electromagnets,
subclasses 302 through 306for permanent magnet structure or material and
subclass 219 for a magnet combined with a diverse-type art device.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter provided with a fastener comprising material
utilizing molecular adhesive forces.
(1)
Note. The adhesive fasteners of this subclass are intended
to provide or accomplish the desired fastening between either different
structures-to-be-secured(*) or different portions of a structure-to-be-secured(*)
and are not intended to mount or secure a separate, distinct fastener
used for or accomplishing a desired fastening between different structures-to-be-secured(*)
or portions thereof.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a combination of two or more diverse
fasteners of this class in which the combination is composed of two
or more elements and in which each fastener is different, and distinct
from each other.
(1)
Note. For documents to be proper in this and indented subclasses,
none of the fasteners can utilize the structure-to-be-secured(*)
as a component in completing or performing a or its fastening function, e.g.,
a clip* using the structure-to-be-secured(*) as
a mounting to secure other structure-to-be-secured(*) therebetween.
Similarly, plural, even if diverse, fasteners which simultaneously
or serially fasten, or release to perform a fastening operation,
e.g., zippers(*) or combined safety belt and harness buckles(*),
are excluded from this and indented subclasses. Any fastener either actuated
by a tool, permanently altered in shape or deformed to perform its
fastening function not in combination with a fastener of this class
is provided for in other classes, e.g., Class 411. In addition,
to be proper in this and indented subclasses, the fasteners must
each be fastening to structure-to-be-secured(*); plural
diverse fasteners merely fastening to each other are excluded herein.
(2)
Note. One or single piece combined fasteners are excluded
from this and indented subclasses and are properly classified in
lower portions of the Class 24 schedule and discretionarily cross-referenced
to these combined fastener subclasses.
(3)
Note. See Lines With Other Classes under the class definition
for the line between this and indented subclasses and Class 2, Apparel.
(4)
Note. For the purposes of this and associated definitions,
the term "distinct" is taken to mean that the
diverse fasteners are either independently operable, i.e., the operation
of a first fastener does not directly produce the fastening function of
a second fastener and similarly the operation of the second fastener
does not produce the fastening operation of the first, or the fasteners
are differently shaped or configured from each other, however small
the different shape or configuration may be.
Supports, appropriate subclasses for combined fasteners utilized
as supports, particularly
subclasses 317 through 344for various combined fasteners utilized as suspended
supports.
Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,
subclasses 97.1 through 97.13for various combined fasteners utilized for securing
or holding glare screens to land vehicle bodies.
Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
subclass 11 for combined fasteners utilized in supporting or
holding together various type of special occasion ornaments such
as Christmas tree, balls, bells, or star-shaped objects.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means in combination with a diverse fastener proper
for this class (e.g., mounting pin, clasp, etc.).
This subclass is indented under subclass 305. Subject matter wherein one of the fasteners comprises a
buckle* in the form of a securing means having two connected
relatively movable members, wherein either one member is adapted
to allow structure-to-be-secured(*) to pass therethrough
or the members are adapted to allow structure-to-be-secured(*)
to pass completely therebetween in a path generally parallel to
the longitudinal axis of the members.
(1)
Note. Buckles* are usually designed to secure or
tighten belts, bands, or similar articles and are generally operated
by having one end of the belt, band, etc., fixedly secured to one
end of the buckle* with another portion of the buckle* frictionally
or resiliently securing the belt, band, etc., or by passing through
a provided for aperture in the belt, band, etc. This feature of
allowing the belt, band, etc., to pass through the buckle* distinguishes
a buckle* and a clasp*.
(2)
Note. One-piece buckles*, e.g., wire formed, or sheet
metal stamped, are excluded from this subclass and are provided
for in latter parts of the schedule.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter provided with another buckle(*).
(1)
Note. To be proper in this subclass, the combined buckles(*)
must be the type such that each buckle(*), if separated from
the other, can function as a buckle(*), and each buckle(*)
must be different as to configuration or composition; otherwise,
the document is properly classified in subclass 163 and discretionarily
cross-referenced to this and indented subclasses.
Apparel,
subclass 314 for torso or limb-encircling garment supporters and
retainers having pendant holding means provided with plural buckle structures;
and subclass 334 for plural crossed or diverging suspension strips provided
with a pivot member normal to the strip utilizing plural buckles.
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter having disparate means specially adapted
to modify the amount of structure-to-be-secured(*) being
passed through or between the buckle(*).
Apparel,
subclass 237 for plural buckles provided with adjustment means for
waist bands in trousers or overalls; and subclass 307 for garment
supporters or retainers utilizing plural buckles having adjustment
means for waistline-type garments.
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter provided with initially separate or movably
attached means allowing the two buckles* to be relatively
easily engaged or disengaged from each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 310. Subject matter wherein the separate disconnectable means
includes a releasing member hinged to one of the buckles* for
disconnecting the buckles* one from the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter provided with rigid configuration integral
with each buckle* allowing two buckles* to be
relatively easily engaged or disengaged from each other.
Apparel,
subclass 301 for garment supporters or retainers in the form
of plural buckles having disconnect configuration; subclass 316
for torso or limb encircling garment supporters in the form of plural
buckles having disconnect configuration; and subclass 317 for torso
or limb encircling garment supporter or retainer with a member between
the ends of a circulating strip.
This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Subject matter wherein the rigid integral configuration
is in the form of members composed of resilient substance and which
are adapted to mate with each other wherein their resiliency at least
in part retains the members together.
Apparel,
subclass 319 for torso or limb encircling garment supporters and
retainers in the form of a buckle structure having a pin or prong-type structure
detachable from or slidable on a belt.
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter wherein the structure-to-be-secured(*)
fastened by a first buckle* is angled with and overlaps
a second structure-to-be-secured(*) fastened by a second
buckle*.
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