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SEWING
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| 400 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | PRODUCTS |
| 401 | | . Uniplanar sectional web, sheet, or layer |
| 402 | | . Sewn web or sheet |
| 403 | | . . Including decomposable thread or component |
| 404 | | . . Including feathers, beads, or reflective material |
| 405 | | . . With longitudinally non-coextensive super-imposed panel or sheet |
| 406 | | . . Including external fastener sewn thereto |
| 407 | | . . . Hook and/or eye |
| 408 | | . . . Button |
| 409 | | . . Fringed |
| 410 | | . . Tufted or looped surface |
| 411 | | . . . With tufts or loops formed by floating strandlike portions |
| 412 | | . . Of strands or strand portions joined by sewing |
| 413 | | . . Elastic strand or component |
| 414 | | . . . Including non-planar component |
| 415 | | . . Specific strand arrangement or relationship |
| 416 | | . . . Knitted, netted, or knotted |
| 417 | | . . With strip, strand, or strand portion between layers or components |
| 418 | | . . With strip sewn in or over seam or over edge (e.g., welt or stay) |
| 419 | | . . . Channel-shaped edge binding |
| 420 | | . . Fibrous or particulate layer between other layers |
| 421 | | . . Including component of varying thickness |
| 422 | | . . Non-planar uniform-thickness material |
| 423 | | . . . Bent flange or reverse fold at edge |
| 424 | | . . . . Including concealed or blind stitching |
| 425 | | . . . . . Overedge or along offset fold |
| 426 | | . . . . Included in seam joining contiguous components |
| 427 | | . . . Pleated, tucked, or shirred |
| 428 | | . . . Plural components |
| 429 | | . . Filamentary material or strandlike tape sewn to surface |
| 430 | | . . . Interlooped floating strands or strand portions |
| 431 | | . . . Around aperture (e.g., buttonhole) |
| 432 | | . . . Connecting parallel straight lines of stitching |
| 433 | | . . . . Included in overedge stitching |
| 434 | | . . . . Uniting contiguous components |
| 435 | | . . . . . Plural intersecting float threads |
| 436 | | . . . Incorporated with or held by overedge stitching |
| 437 | | . . Apertured or open-work (e.g., buttonhole) |
| 438 | | . . Chain stitch |
| 439 | | . . Ornamental stitching (e.g., embroidery) |
| 440 | | . . United components |
| 441 | | . . . By stitching along edge |
| 2 | | SPECIAL MACHINES |
| 2.1 | | . Mattress sewing |
| 2.2 | | . . Tufting |
| 4 | | . Jacquard card sewing |
| 6 | | . Broom sewing |
| 7 | | . Carpet sewing |
| 8 | | . . Clamps |
| 9 | | . Rug sewing |
| 10 | | . Bag sewing |
| 11 | | . Sewing filled sacks |
| 12 | | . Sewing hats |
| 13 | | . . Work supports |
| 14 | | . . . Rotary |
| 15 | | . . Guides and pages |
| 16 | | . Glove and fur sewing |
| 17 | | . . Dyeing feature |
| 18 | | . . Work holding and feeding |
| 19 | | . . . Clamp |
| 20 | | . . Guiding |
| 21 | | . Book sewing |
| 22 | | . . Knotting |
| 23 | | . Straw braid |
| 24 | | . Straw sewing |
| 25 | | . Looped fabrics |
| 26 | | . . Preparing |
| 27 | | . . Work holding and feeding |
| 28 | | . Leather sewing |
| | | . . Shoe sole |
| 29 | | . . . Separating and indenting |
| 30 | | . . . Tack pulling |
| 31 | | . . . Fair stitch |
| 32 | | . . . Loop lock |
| 33 | | . . . Tongue lock |
| 34 | | . . . Chain stitch |
| 35 | | . . . . Curved needle |
| 36 | | . . . Lock stitch |
| 37 | | . . . . Curved needle |
| 38 | | . . . . . Oscillating and rotating shuttle |
| 39 | | . . . Back gauges and rests |
| 40 | | . . . Guards |
| 41 | | . . Heating |
| 42 | | . . Waxing |
| 43 | | . . Lubricating and moistening |
| 44 | | . . Welt slitting and beveling |
| 45 | | . . Channeling |
| 46 | | . . Welt handling |
| 47 | | . . Feeding |
| 48 | | . . . Awl |
| 49 | | . . . Needle |
| 50 | | . . Channel guides |
| 51 | | . . Edge and crease guides |
| 52 | | . . Welt guides |
| 53 | | . . Chain stitch |
| 54 | | . . Lock stitch |
| | | . . Thread handling |
| 55 | | . . . Orbital-movement loopers |
| 56 | | . . . Cast-offs |
| 57 | | . . . Take-ups |
| 58 | | . . . Pull-offs |
| 59 | | . . . Tensions |
| 60 | | . . Presser devices |
| 61 | | . . . Locking |
| 62 | | . . Work supports |
| 63 | | . Tube forming |
| 64 | | . Fringe forming |
| 65 | | . Buttonhole |
| 66 | | . . Eyelet making |
| 67 | | . . Start and stop mechanism |
| 68 | | . . Cutting |
| 69 | | . . Thrum mechanism |
| 70 | | . . Clamp feeding |
| 71 | | . . . With rotatable needle bar |
| 72 | | . . . Right line and rotary |
| 73 | | . . . Vibrating needle |
| 74 | | . . . Spreading |
| 75 | | . . . Gauging |
| 76 | | . . . Clamps |
| 77 | | . . . Attachments |
| 78 | | . Embroidering |
| 80.01 | | . . Tufting (replacing subclass 79) |
| 80.02 | | . . . Rooting hair in doll or wig |
| 80.03 | | . . . Hand implement |
| 80.04 | | . . . . With power drive |
| 80.05 | | . . . . Having hollow or channelled needle |
| 80.06 | | . . . . Having non-eyed needle |
| 80.07 | | . . . Yarn manipulation by fluid flow |
| 80.08 | | . . . . Having hollow needle |
| 80.15 | | . . . Dual sided |
| 80.16 | | . . . Including hollow or channelled needle |
| 80.17 | | . . . Including non-eyed needle |
| 80.18 | | . . . With condition responsive stop motion means |
| 80.23 | | . . . With optical, electronic, or magnetic pattern program means |
| 80.24 | | . . . . Having pattern drum |
| 80.3 | | . . . With specific fabric supporting, manipulating, cutting, or treating means |
| 80.31 | | . . . . Means to shift fabric laterally of feed |
| 80.32 | | . . . . Means to feed fabric |
| 80.33 | | . . . . Fabric vertically moveable at tufting position |
| 80.4 | | . . . Including specific needle supporting or manipulating means |
| 80.41 | | . . . . Means to shift needle laterally of fabric feed |
| 80.42 | | . . . . Means to vertically adjust stroke |
| 80.43 | | . . . . Means to selectively drive one of plural needles |
| 80.44 | | . . . . Means to disconnect needle and drive |
| 80.45 | | . . . . Supporting structure |
| 80.5 | | . . . Including specific loop catcher |
| 80.51 | | . . . . Bill with clip or gate |
| 80.52 | | . . . . Plural loop catchers having different shapes or orientations |
| 80.53 | | . . . . . Stationary relative to one another |
| 80.54 | | . . . . Variable height loops |
| 80.55 | | . . . . With loop cutting means |
| 80.56 | | . . . . . Selective cutting means |
| 80.57 | | . . . . . Rotary cutter |
| 80.58 | | . . . . . Knife pivots on loop catcher |
| 80.59 | | . . . . . Cutting means stationary relative to loop catcher |
| 80.6 | | . . . . . Including supporting structure (e.g., knife block) |
| 80.7 | | . . . Including specific yarn manipulating, cutting, or treating means |
| 80.71 | | . . . . Cutting or treating means |
| 80.72 | | . . . . Feed via intermeshing slats |
| 80.73 | | . . . . Feed roller |
| 81 | | . . Hemstitch |
| 82 | | . . . Universal feed |
| 83 | | . . Horizontal needle |
| 84 | | . . . Pattern controlled |
| 85 | | . . . . Boring |
| 86 | | . . . . Fabric shifting |
| 87 | | . . . Stopping |
| 88 | | . . . Article attaching |
| 89 | | . . . Boring |
| 90 | | . . . Fabric shifting |
| 91 | | . . . . Balancing |
| 92 | | . . . . Spring |
| 93 | | . . . Stitch forming |
| 94 | | . . . . Short thread |
| 95 | | . . . . Shuttle type |
| 96 | | . . . . Thread take-up |
| 97 | | . . . . Thread tension |
| 98 | | . . Vertical needle |
| 99 | | . . . Attaching ornaments |
| 100 | | . . . . Thread |
| 101 | | . . . . . Attachments |
| 102 | | . . . Fabric shifting |
| 102.5 | | . . . . Electronic pattern controlled or programmed |
| 103 | | . . . . Frames |
| 104 | | . Article attaching |
| 105 | | . . Hook and eye |
| 106 | | . . . Feeding |
| 107 | | . . . Carriers |
| 108 | | . . Eye-shank button |
| 109 | | . . . Vibrating needle |
| 110 | | . . Flat button |
| 111 | | . . . Vibrated needle |
| 112 | | . . . Vibrated clamp |
| 113 | | . . Feeding |
| 114 | | . . Clamps |
| 115 | | . . Attachments |
| 116 | | . Crocheting |
| 117 | | . Quilting |
| 118 | | . . Fabric shifting |
| 119 | | . . . Frames |
| 120 | | . Infolding |
| 121 | | . Darning |
| 470.01 | | . Pattern controlled or programmed |
| 470.02 | | . . With stitch counter |
| 470.03 | | . . Material sensing and subsequent feed adjustment |
| 470.04 | | . . Operator controlled data entry means |
| 470.05 | | . . With means for performing a diverse operation |
| 470.06 | | . . Positionable work carrier under electronic pattern or program control |
| 470.07 | | . . . For workpiece edge sewing |
| 470.08 | | . . . For stocking |
| 470.09 | | . . Positionable work carrier under mechanical pattern or program control |
| 470.11 | | . . . Spiral pattern |
| 470.12 | | . Traveling sewing machine |
| 470.13 | | . . Multidirectional or rotational |
| 470.14 | | . Positionable work carrier |
| 470.15 | | . . For stocking |
| 470.16 | | . . For folding the work |
| 470.17 | | . . For stitching in a circle |
| 470.18 | | . . Driving mechanism for work carrier |
| 470.19 | | . Feather sewing machine |
| 470.21 | | . Stringer |
| 470.22 | | . . With knotter |
| 470.23 | | . For sewing same length stranded material together |
| 470.24 | | . . Fabric tuft |
| 470.25 | | . For making shoe sole of plant stalk material (e.g., hemp, jute, straw, etc.) |
| 470.26 | | . Necktie |
| 470.27 | | . Upholstery |
| 470.28 | | . Having drag clamp |
| 470.29 | | . Having tube end tensioner |
| 470.31 | | . For sewing plural workpieces under tension |
| 470.32 | | . . Differential feed of plural workpieces |
| 470.33 | | . Elongated article |
| 470.34 | | . . For attaching a belt loop |
| 470.35 | | . Spherical object |
| 470.36 | | . With diverse downstream operation |
| | | WORK MANIPULATING |
| 122 | | . Trimmers |
| 122.1 | | . . Having specified stitching mechanism |
| 122.2 | | . . . Pinker |
| 122.3 | | . . Rotary cutter |
| 122.4 | | . . . Pinker |
| 125 | | . . Manual control |
| 126 | | . . Laterally adjustable |
| 127 | | . . Ply separating |
| 128 | | . . Needle-bar operated |
| 129 | | . . Cutters |
| 130 | | . Severing |
| 131 | | . Creasers and markers |
| 132 | | . Rufflers and gatherers |
| 133 | | . . Smocking |
| 134 | | . . Attachments |
| 135 | | . . . Vibrating blade |
| 136 | | . Guides |
| 137 | | . . Binders |
| 138 | | . . . Strip reversing |
| 139 | | . . Braiders and corders |
| 140 | | . . Blind stitch |
| 141 | | . . Hemmers |
| 142 | | . . . Lap seam |
| 143 | | . . . Adjustable |
| 144 | | . . Tucking |
| 145 | | . . . Box plait |
| 146 | | . . . Spacing |
| 147 | | . . Folding |
| 148 | | . . Fabric holding |
| 149 | | . . Fringe turning |
| 150 | | . . Pressure |
| 151 | | . . Presser bar attached |
| 152 | | . . Strip |
| 153 | | . . Edge |
| 154 | | STITCH FORMING |
| 155 | | . Multiple machines |
| 156 | | . Knot tying |
| 157 | | . Zigzag |
| 443 | | . . Vibrating needle |
| 159 | | . . . Shifting looper |
| 444 | | . . . Having indicator |
| 445 | | . . . . And specified electronic memory |
| 446 | | . . . Closed pattern sewing (e.g., buttonhole) |
| 447 | | . . . . Including electronic memory |
| 448 | | . . . . Having cam actuation of needle or material feed |
| 449 | | . . . . . And means to change, without operator intervention, stitch width, or material feed |
| 450 | | . . . Basting stitch or skipping stitch |
| 451 | | . . . Backstitch |
| 452 | | . . . Having multiple needles |
| 453 | | . . . Having electronic memory |
| 454 | | . . . . Plural diverse patterns in series |
| 455 | | . . . . Having computer control of linkage intermediate motor and needle or material feed |
| 456 | | . . . . Including means to calculate needle or material feed parameters |
| 457 | | . . . . Including programmable or detachable memory |
| 458 | | . . . . Including pattern selection means |
| 459 | | . . . Having cam actuation of needle or material feed |
| 460 | | . . . . Including detachable cam |
| 461 | | . . . . And specified material feed |
| 462 | | . . . . . And fine adjustment of stitch width or material feed |
| 463 | | . . . . . And plural, selectively used cams |
| 464 | | . . . . Including fine adjustment of stitch width |
| 465 | | . . . . Including plural, selectively used cams |
| 466 | | . . . . . And plural followers |
| 467 | | . . . Having specified looptaker structure |
| 160 | | . . Surging |
| 161 | | . . Purling |
| 162 | | . Overseaming |
| 163 | | . Multiple needle |
| 164 | | . . Shuttle type |
| 165 | | . . Chain and double chain |
| 166 | | . . . Multiple looper |
| 167 | | . . Adjustable |
| 168 | | . Convertible |
| 169 | | . Hand implements |
| 170 | | . Short thread |
| 171 | | . . Double-pointed needle |
| 172 | | . . Overedge |
| 173 | | . Running stitch |
| 174 | | . . Crimping |
| 175 | | . . Stationary needle |
| 176 | | . Blind stitch |
| 177 | | . . Overseaming |
| 178 | | . . Work handling |
| 179 | | . False hemstitch |
| 180 | | . Bobbin ejector |
| 181 | | . Revolving-hook type |
| 182 | | . . Timing |
| 183 | | . . Reciprocating bobbin |
| 184 | | . . Vertical axis |
| 185 | | . Shuttle type |
| 186 | | . . Shuttle replenishing |
| 187 | | . . Loop spreaders |
| 188 | | . . Bobbin latch |
| 189 | | . . Rotary |
| 190 | | . . . Timing |
| 191 | | . . . Vertical axis |
| 192 | | . . Oscillatory |
| 193 | | . . . Vertical axis |
| 194 | | . . Reciprocatory |
| 195 | | . . . Longitudinal |
| 196 | | . . Holders and raceways |
| 197 | | . Chain or double chain |
| 198 | | . . Hooked needle |
| 199 | | . . Oscillating or reciprocating looper |
| 200 | | . . Four-motion looper |
| 201 | | . . Rotating looper |
| 202 | | . . Vertical-axis looper |
| 303 | | . Feeding work material |
| 304 | | . . By endless conveyor |
| 305 | | . . Under tension |
| 306 | | . . Having means to align work |
| 307 | | . . Work of indeterminate length |
| 308 | | . . Having curvate feature |
| 309 | | . . . Capable of feeding through 360 degrees |
| 310 | | . . Needle and helper |
| 311 | | . . Clamp type |
| 312 | | . . Plural differential feed means |
| 313 | | . . . Having adjustment feature |
| 314 | | . . Having adjustment feature |
| 315 | | . . . Stitch length |
| 316 | | . . . . Reversible feed direction |
| 317 | | . . . Reversible feed direction |
| 318 | | . . . Rotary feed |
| 319 | | . . . Intermittent feed |
| 320 | | . . Engaging upper side of work material |
| 321 | | . . . Needle acts as feed means |
| 322 | | . . Rotary feed |
| 323 | | . . Four motion feed |
| 324 | | . . Feed dog structure |
| 217 | | . Seam finishing |
| 217.1 | | WITH TABLES OR STANDS |
| 217.2 | | . For plural sewing units |
| 217.3 | | . With power control or clutch |
| 217.4 | | . . Conversion of foot-treadle driven machine |
| 270 | | ELEMENTS |
| 271 | | . Starting or stopping |
| 272 | | . . Work sensing |
| 273 | | . . Thread sensing |
| 274 | | . . With element positioning |
| 275 | | . . . Electrically operated |
| 276 | | . . Fluid operated or controlled |
| 277 | | . . Electrically operated or controlled |
| 278 | | . Thread sensing |
| 279 | | . Bobbin winding |
| 280 | | . Cooling |
| 281 | | . . Needle |
| 282 | | . Waste extraction |
| 283 | | . Fly wheels |
| 284 | | . Linkage systems |
| 220 | | . Driving mechanisms |
| 221 | | . . Needle |
| 222 | | . Needles |
| 223 | | . . Thread releasing |
| 224 | | . . Threading structure |
| 225 | | . . Setting and threading attachments |
| 226 | | . . Clamping |
| 227 | | . . Guiding |
| 228 | | . Revolving hooks |
| 229 | | . . Bobbin tensioning |
| 230 | | . . Sectional |
| 231 | | . . Bobbin holders and casings |
| 232 | | . Shuttles |
| 233 | | . . Tensioning |
| 234 | | . . Longitudinally reciprocating |
| 235 | | . Presser devices |
| 236 | | . . Embroidering and darning |
| 237 | | . . Lifting |
| 238 | | . . . With tension release |
| 239 | | . . . Automatic |
| 240 | | . . Detachable connections |
| 241 | | . Take-ups |
| 242 | | . . Pull-offs |
| 243 | | . . . Automatic control |
| 244 | | . . Presser-bar controlled |
| 245 | | . . Needle-bar actuated |
| 246 | | . . Adjustable |
| 247 | | . . Resilient |
| 248 | | . . Rotary |
| 249 | | . . Stationary cam |
| 250 | | . . Clamp carrying |
| 285 | | . Thread cutting, severing or breaking |
| 286 | | . . With thread wiping |
| 287 | | . . With thread disposal by air flow |
| 288 | | . . Thread chain |
| 289 | | . . Rotary type |
| 290 | | . . Hot wire type |
| 291 | | . . Upper and lower threads |
| 292 | | . . . Single cutter |
| 293 | | . . Upper thread |
| 294 | | . . . Scissors type |
| 295 | | . . . Single blade cutter |
| 296 | | . . Lower thread |
| 297 | | . . . Scissors type |
| 298 | | . . . Single blade cutter |
| 299 | | . . Manual control |
| 300 | | . . Electrically actuated |
| 301 | | . . Fluid actuated |
| 253 | | . Thread end clamps |
| 302 | | . Thread guiding or handling |
| 254 | | . Tensioning |
| 255 | | . . Intermittent |
| 256 | | . Lubricating |
| 257 | | . Attachment holders |
| 258 | | . Frames |
| 259 | | . . Heads |
| 260 | | . . Work supports |
| 261 | | . Guards |
| 475.01 | | METHOD OF SEWING |
| 475.02 | | . Material sensing |
| 475.03 | | . . Workpiece edge guiding |
| 475.04 | | . Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding |
| 475.05 | | . . Workpiece manipulation according to calculated data or operator produced recording |
| 475.06 | | . . Folding workpiece |
| 475.07 | | . . Delivering or removing workpiece to or from a sewing machine |
| 475.08 | | . On specified product |
| 475.09 | | . . Garment |
| 475.11 | | . . . Headwear |
| 475.12 | | . . . Stocking (e.g., sock, hose, pantyhose, etc.) |
| 475.13 | | . . . Trousers |
| 475.14 | | . Attaching fastener |
| 475.15 | | . . Button |
| 475.16 | | . . Zipper |
| 475.17 | | . Stitch forming |
| 475.18 | | . . Embroidery |
| 475.19 | | . . . Electronically stored pattern |
| 475.21 | | . . . Edging |
| 475.22 | | . . . Relief |
| 475.23 | | . . . Pile type |
| 475.24 | | . . Blind stitch forming |
| 475.25 | | . . Buttonhole finishing or forming |
| 475.26 | | . . Overedge stitch forming |
| 1 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| | | DIGESTS |
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| DIG 1 | | Suction thread cutting |
| DIG 2 | | Air work handling |
| DIG 3 | | Pneumatic |
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