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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION
This is the generic class for garments and other devices to be worn by mankind to adorn, cover or protect the body or person. Included within the class are (1) such garments or devices, per se, (2) combinations of such garments or devices with other things where the combination is not elsewhere provided for, (3) processes of, and patterns for making such garments or devices, (4) subcombinations of garments and the like, not elsewhere provided for and processes of manufacture relating to such subcombinations, and (5) garment supporters and retainers (see search notes below).
SECTION II - NOTES TO THE CLASS DEFINITION
| (1) Note. In general, processes of making particular types of garments have been classified in the subclass pertaining to the particular garment made. |
SECTION III - SUBCLASS REFERENCES TO THE CURRENT CLASS
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| 243.1+, | for processes applicable to a number of different types of garments. Subcombinations of particular garments have been classified in the garment subclass unless such subcombinations have been specifically provided for in the subclasses indented under subclass 243.1. Subcombinations applicable to a number of different types of garments have been classified in subclasses 243.1+. |
| 300, | through 342, for garment supporters and retainers. |
SECTION IV - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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| 24, | Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., for a single or combined fastener or retainer device used to support or retain a garment or to hold parts of a garment supporter together where no significant structure or feature of the garment or part held is claimed. These include (a) two fastening devices even though connected by a single strand; (b) a device to hold the ends of a belt, strip, or strand; (c) a device to hold the ends of a belt, strip, or strand together to form a loop even though claimed in combination with such belt, strip, or strand; or (d) a single or combined fastening means even though supporting or fastening together two or more garments or parts of a garment supporter. Class 2 takes all other garment supporters or retainers or parts thereof not provided for. |
| 36, | Boots, Shoes, and Leggings, for miscellaneous footwear, such as boots, shoes, and leggings. |
| 40, | Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, subclass 329 for a head covering carrying an indicia where any modification of the head covering is merely for receiving the indicia. |
| 63, | Jewelry, for ornaments of precious metal and stones adapted to be worn on the person. |
| 66, | Textiles: Knitting, subclasses 171+ for garments closely allied with knitting methods or distinguished mainly by the knitted fabric thereof. |
| 112, | Sewing, appropriate subclasses for processes and apparatus for sewing, and for sewn articles not specifically provided for in any other class. |
| 119, | Animal Husbandry, subclasses 712+ for body worn apparel for controlling, restraining, or handling an animal; subclasses 850+ for a body worn protective shield or apparel; subclasses 856+ for a collar or other body- or appendage-encircling band, particularly subclass 857 if for a human being; and subclass 907 for a harness of general utility. |
| 126, | Stoves and Furnaces, subclasses 204+ for apparel and analogous structure combined with means to heat the same by means other than electricity. |
| 132, | Toilet, subclass 215 for mustache holders or guards, subclasses 219+ for combs to be worn in the hair, subclasses 273+ for hair fasteners, particularly subclass 274 for hair nets, subclasses 53+ for hair structure, subclasses 57.1+ for hat fasteners, and subclasses 73+ for artificial coverings for finger nails. |
| 219, | Electric Heating, subclass 211 for apparel and fabrics having electric heating means. |
| 220, | Receptacles, see the Notes to the definition of subclass 200 for references to closures in other classes. |
| 223, | Apparel Apparatus, for machines and machine methods for making, repairing and maintaining in proper condition articles of apparel and analogous articles. See (1) Note under the class definition of Class 223. |
| 297, | Chairs and Seats, subclasses 464+ , and especially 468+ for safety belt or harness attachable to the chair or seat (e.g., of a vehicle); and see the search notes therein for other loci for vehicle attachable safety harness. |
| 351, | Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting, subclasses 41+ for spectacles and eyeglasses whose transparent elements have an optical characteristic, or whose frames in the absence of such optical characteristic lack any body protecting structure. See section V of the Class 351 Class Definition for the detailed classification line between spectacles and goggles. See Class 2 (this class), subclasses 15+ for eye shields having a mere protective function. |
| 428, | Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses, for a stock-material product in the form of a single or plural layer web or sheet. |
| 446, | Amusement Devices: Toys, subclasses 26+ for a toy adapted to be worn or attached to the body. |
| 450, | Foundation Garments, appropriate subclasses for a garment specifically designed to fit the human body to protect, compress, support, restrain, or alter the configuration of the body torso or a portion thereof. |
| 602, | Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage, subclasses 1+ for an orthopedic device and method and subclasses 41+ for a body protecting or restraining device. |
| 604, | Surgery, appropriate subclasses for devices similar to apparel having therapeutic functions. |
| 607, | Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application, subclasses 108+ for wearing apparel combined with a therapeutic device for applying light rays or analogous rays to the body, or modifying the temperature of the body or applying electricity to the body, which is limited by claimed structure to therapeutic use. |
| 623, | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor, subclasses 7+ for brassieres which include an artificial breast. |
SUBCLASSES
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| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Miscellaneous apparel and analogous devices not elsewhere provided for. | |
| 2.11 | Astronaut"s body cover: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Guard or protector comprising a body suit which covers the
trunk, arms, and legs of the wearer and which is intended and constructed to
be worn above the Earth"s atmosphere.
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| 2.12 | Having relatively rotatable coaxial coupling component: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 2.11. Astronaut"s body cover wherein the body suit includes a trunk covering part and an appendage covering part (e.g., arm, leg, head) which parts are tubular at their point of connection and relatively rotatable about their common axis. | |
| 2.13 | Having convoluted component: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 2.11. Astronaut"s body cover wherein one part of the body
suit is made movable relative to another part of the body suit by
a series of adjacent ridges and valleys formed in it and wherein
the ridges are movable toward or away from adjacent ridges.
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| 2.14 | Aviator"s body cover: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Guard or protector comprising a body suit which covers the
trunk, arms, and legs of the wearer and which is intended and constructed to
be worn by an aircraft crew member within the bounds of the Earth"s
atmosphere.
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| 2.15 | Underwater diver"s body cover: | ||||||||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Guard or protector comprising a body enclosing suit which
covers the trunk, arms, and legs of the wearer and which is intended
and constructed to be worn by a diver underwater.
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| 2.16 | Having an insulation layer: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 2.15. Diver"s suit including a body suit layer and a second layer of material approximately equal in size to the body suit to limit heat transfer. | |
| 2.17 | Having a garment closure (e.g., zipper, fabric with hooks and loops that fasten together, etc.): |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 2.15. Diver"s suit wherein the diving suit includes a fastener which releasably holds together two sections of the body suit. | |
| 2.5 | Penetration resistant: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Devices specially designed to resist penetration, as by
projectiles, swords, knives, etc., where (1) features of shape for
fitting the body or (2) means for wearing or otherwise securing the
device to the body, are claimed.
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| 4 | Insect repelling: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Devices comprising coverings to repel mosquitoes, bees,
flies, or the like.
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| 5 | Firemen’s helmets: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Devices comprising helmets specially adapted for the use of firemen. | |
| 6.1 | Aviator"s helmet: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Head covering specifically configured and intended to be
used by an aircraft crew member.
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| 6.2 | Having article attaching means: | ||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.1. Aviator"s helmet including a mount for securing
an article, which article has a function other than to guard or
protect the wearer"s head.
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| 6.3 | Having eye shield (e.g., goggles, visor, etc.): | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.1. Aviator"s helmet including an eye guard or protector
which is transparent to at least a portion of the visible spectrum
and is located or positionable in the aviator"s line of
sight.
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| 6.4 | Plural shields: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.3. Aviator"s helmet including at least two eye guards or protectors for an aviator"s eye. | |
| 6.5 | Pivotal shield: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.3. Aviator"s helmet including an eye guard or protector which is attached to the helmet and rotatable about a fixed point. | |
| 6.6 | Soldier"s (i.e., ground based trooper) helmet: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Head covering specifically configured and intended to be
used by a ground based military person.
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| 6.7 | Having eye shield: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.6. Soldier"s helmet including an eye guard or protector
which is transparent to at least a portion of the visible spectrum
and is located or positionable in the line of sight of the soldier.
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| 6.8 | Having movable mechanical energy absorbing means (e.g., spring, etc.): |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 6.6. Soldier"s helmet including a mechanical component such as a spring, pivot, etc., which is configured so as to move relative to the soldier"s head so as to absorb some of the impact force imparted to the helmet. | |
| 7 | Heat resistant: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Devices constructed to prevent sun-stroke or to counteract or protect from the effects of heat. | |
| 8.1 | High temperature: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 7. Device designed to protect from the heat and glare of a
welding and similar operation.
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| 8.2 | Mask, shield or hood for welder (EPO): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.1. Device comprising a cover for the face of a person, i.e.,
a mask, or, an article acting as a barrier for a person, i.e., a
shield, or a cover for the face and head of a person, i.e., a hood, which
is constructed to protect the person from the heat and glare of
a welding operation.
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| 8.3 | With movable shutter, e.g. filter disc or actuating means therefor (EPO): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.2. Device wherein a mask, shield or hood is provided with a
mechanism limiting the transmission of light or with means for moving
the mechanism.
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| 8.4 | And movable polarizing filter disc (EPO): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.3. Device wherein a mask, shield or hood is provided with a
round flat optical transparent plate capable of movement within
the mask, shield or hood and further capable of polarizing light transmitted
therethough.
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| 8.5 | With two windows, one for viewing and one for use during the welding process (EPO): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.2. Device wherein a mask, shield or hood is provided with a
first transparent material allowing for the visual inspection prior
to or after a welding operation and a second transparent material
allowing for the visual inspection during a welding operation.
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| 8.6 | With supply or suction of gas, air or smoke inside or outside the welding hood (EPO): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.2. Device provided with a mechanism for supplying or removing
a gaseous fluid to a hood for a welder.
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| 8.7 | Use of particular optical filter (EPO): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.2. Device wherein a mask, shield or hood is provided with a
light transmitting material capable of limiting the spectral range
transmitted therethough.
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| 8.8 | With variable transmission (EPO): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 8.7. Device wherein the material is capable of varying the spectral
range of light transmitted therethough.
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| 9 | Face: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Devices designed to protect the face, as baseball masks,
boxing masks, nose guards, and the like.
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| 10 | Hat or cap attachments: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Eye shields, attached to or made a part of a hat or cap. | |
| 11 | Hand or body supported: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Eye shields and the like carried in the hand or supported on some part of the body other than the head. | |
| 12 | Shades: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 15. Eye shields designed to protect the eyes by shading.
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| 13 | Spectacle attachments: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 12. Devices comprising eye shades adapted to be attached to
eyeglasses or spectacles.
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| 15 | Eye shields (e.g., hoodwinks or blinds, etc.): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Device in which significance is attributed to means intended
to protect the eyes of the wearer.
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| 16 | Hand or arm: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Devices designed to guard or protect the hand or arm.
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| 17 | Handle or rein attachments: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices attached to reins, tool handles, bicycle handle bars, automobile driving wheels, and the like, to protect the hands. | |
| 18 | Boxing gloves: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices comprising gloves for use in boxing. | |
| 19 | Baseball gloves: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices comprising gloves for use in playing baseball. | |
| 20 | Hand pads: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices comprising padlike devices worn to protect the palms
or other parts of the hand.
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| 21 | Finger cots or protectors: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Devices comprising shields for the fingers or thumbs only.
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| 22 | Leg: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Devices comprising shields for leg, usually for the use of athletes. | |
| 23 | Trouser attachments: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 22. Devices comprising pads and other protecting devices permanently attached to trousers. | |
| 24 | Knee pads or rests: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 22. Devices comprising shields for the knee only.
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| 44 | Shoulder and back: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices to brace and support the back and shoulders.
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| 45 | Shoulder: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices to brace and support the shoulders only.
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| 46 | GARMENT PROTECTORS: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising garments worn primarily to protect other
garments from wear or injury.
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| 47 | Skirts: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 46. Devices usually of skirt form, including means for covering
the bottom portions of a woman"s skirts both on the outside
and the inside to protect the garments from mud, water, etc.
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| 48 | Aprons: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 46. Devices of the apron type. | |
| 49.1 | Infant"s bib: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 48. Garment protector dimensioned to be worn over the chest
of a small child and intended to protect an underlying garment.
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