Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
160
FLEXIBLE OR PORTABLE CLOSURE, PARTITION, OR PANEL

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> FLEXIBLE OR PORTABLE CLOSURE, PARTITION, OR PANEL
1		AUTOMATIC CONTROL
2		. Nonthermal automatic initiator
3		. . Force initiated
4		. . . Weight
5		. . Weather and/or light initiated
6		. Nonfusible thermal initiator
7		. With starting or driving means
8		. With retarding means
9		. With releasing means for operator and/or counterbalance
10		WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR, OR SIGN
11		WITH WIPER OR CLEANER
12		WITH INSECT EXITS
13		. Applied to slidably interconnected frames or panels
14		. Zigzag or crimped surface
15		. Spaced or overlapping sections
16		. Conical, prismatic or other protuberances
17		. Bar, grooved or apertured
19		WITH HOOD, CANOPY, SHIELD STORAGE CHAMBER, OR OUTRIGGED RIGID PANEL
20		. Outrigged rigid panel, with flexible panel sides
21		. Changeable size
22		. For outrigged flexible panels (i.e., awnings)
23.1		. For roll type
24		. . Portable
25		. . With plural flexible or portable panels
26		. . Casement housed roll
27		. . . Fabric free edge connected to movable closure
28		. . Fabric free edge connected to movable closure
29		. . Movable hood, canopy, shield, storage chamber, or outrigged rigid panel
30		. . . Mounted upon movable closure
31		. . Combined with frame or demountable side guides
32		. For plural strip, slat, or panel and/or pleating type
33		. . Casement housed
34		. . Venetian blind and/or collapsing
35		. . Pleating or edge hinged gathering type
36		. . Edge hinged, slidably mounted
37		. Slidable into storage chamber
38		. Structure
39		. . Extensible
40		WITH FILLER AND FILLER TYPE
41		. For roll type
42		. . Between outrigged roll type
43		. Between parallel plane, relatively slidable panels
44		WITH LIQUID SUPPLYING AND/OR DRAINING MEANS
45		WITH OUTRIGGERS (I.E., AWNINGS)
46		. Floor or ground engaging outrigger
47		. With groove engaging mounting means
48		. With rigid closure
49		. . Movable rigid closure related
50		. With nonoutrigged flexible panel
51		. . Convertible
52		. . With nonoutrigged roll type
53		. Umbrella type
54		. Plural outrigged type
55		. . One roll type
56		. Nonplanar fabric arrangements
57		. . Planar surface, with sides
58.1		. . . Sides foldable, rollable, or collapsible
59		. Multi-positional
60		. Convertible
61		. Plural strip, slat, or panel type
62		. . Telescopic and/or collapsible
63		. With fabric having diverse areas
64		. Adjustable size
65		. With braced outrigger
66		. Roll type
67		. . Shiftable position roll
68		. . Fabric free edge connected operator
69		. . Multi-part outrigger
70		. . . Two part, intermediate pivot
71		. . . Telescopic
72		. . Swinging outriggers
73		. . . With pivotal motion preventing means
74		. . . Sliding pivot
75		. . Sliding outriggers
76		. With fabric frame
77		. . Pivoted
78		. Multi-part outrigger
79		. . Two part, intermediate pivot
80		. . Telescopic
81		. Swinging
82		. . With sliding pivot
83.1		. Rigid or nonmovable
84.01		PLEATING TYPE
84.02		. With power operating means
84.03		. Multiple section unit
84.04		. With preformed pleats
84.05		. . Honeycomb type
84.06		. With slide guides
84.07		. Fan type (e.g., for arched windows)
84.08		. Plural panel type
84.09		. Lazy-tong links pivot about axes transverse to panel
84.11		. Lazy-tong links pivot about axes parallel to panel
85		PLURAL RUN TYPE
86		. Endless
87		PLURAL AND/OR WITH RIGID CLOSURE
88		. Nonplanar, nonparallel arrangement
89		. Diverse types
90		. . With rigid closure
91		. . . Diverse rigid closures
92		. . . Swinging rigid closures
93		. . . . Intermediate axis
94		. . . . . With opposite, parallel, offset flexible panels
95		. . . . Flexible or portable panel related to rigid closure operating or fastening means
96		. . . . Facing flexible or portable panel and mounted for optional or conjoint movement
97		. . . . Flexible or portable panel complementary to form complete closure
98		. . . Roll type flexible panel
99		. . . . Connected to slidable rigid closure
100		. . . . . Fabric free edge connected closure
101		. . . Flexible panel between slidable parallel plane rigid closures
102		. . . Flexible panel connected to and moved by slidable rigid closure
103		. . . Flexible or portable panel related to rigid closure operating or fastening means
104		. . . Grille or shutter type
105		. . . Flexible panel removably mounted in slidable rigid closure guides
106		. . . Removably mounted over fabric in frame
107		. . . Plural strip, slat, or panel type
108		. . Roll and hanging or drape type only
109		. . . Shiftable position
110		. . . . With extensible pole, roller, bar, or support therefor
111		. . . . Vertically slidable
112		. . . With extensible pole, roller, bar, or support therefor
113		. Plural strip, slat, or panel assemblies
114		. . Nonplanar
115		. . Multiple section unit
116		. . . One closing passage through another
117		. . Mounted on opposite sides of single opening
118		. . . Track guided
119		. . Mounted on opposite sides of single support
120		. Roll type
121.1		. . Single roll
122		. . Differently directed fabrics
123		. Hanging or draped type
124		. . Side-by-side arranged, on single pole or track
125		. . Shiftable pole
126		. . Laterally overlapping fabrics and/or co-elevational parallel tracks
127		COMBINED
128		CONVERTIBLE
129		. Plural movably interconnected strip, slat, or panel type
130		PLURAL STRIP, SLAT, OR PANEL TYPE
131		. Longitudinally crooked strip, slat, or panel
132		. . Bow or U-shape, pivoted together at ends
133		. Roll type
134		. Fan type
135		. Portable
136		. Parallelogram type
137		. . Plural differently movable parallelogram section with a common side
138		. . With operator
139		. . . Unit collapsing only
140		. . . . Diverse types of operators
141		. . . . . One operator a spring
142		. . . . . One operator a weight
143		. . . . . . Weighted parallelogram element extension
144		. . . . Spring
145		. . . . . In brace
146		. . . . Weight
147		. . . . . Strand carried
148		. . . . . Weighted parallelogram element extension
149		. . . . With gearing
150		. . . . With strand and pulley
151		. . . . Unit carried operator
152		. . With means to hold unit in partially collapsed or collapsed position
153		. . . Combined tension and compression means
154		. . . Pivoted compression bar
155		. . . . Friction catch
156		. . . Tension members
157		. . . . Flexible member foreshortened at end
158		. . . . Friction catch
159		. . Unit collapsing on guides
160		. . Unit pivoted to support
161		. . Unit structures
162		. . . With additional set of plural strips, slats or panels
163		. . . . Plural diverse additional sets
164		. . . . Additional set composed of interconnected strips, slats or panels
165		. . . . Pivots parallel to unit plane
166.1		. Venetian blind type
167		. . Changeable position assemblies
168.1		. . With accumulating means
169		. . . Accumulated at stationary end
170		. . . Drum or roller wound strand
171		. . . . Axially traversed drum or roller
172		. . . With side guides
173		. . . Units and subcombinations thereof
174		. . Adjustable strip, slat, or panel angle
175		. . . With latch or detent
176.1		. . . With angle adjusting means
177		. . . Units and subcombinations thereof
178.1		. . Subcombination or structure thereof
178.2		. . . Cord lock
178.3		. . . Slat support (e.g., tape ladder)
179		. Plural fabrics in a single frame
180		. One closing opening in another
181		. With mounting or supporting means
182		. . Removable frame-type support
183		. . Nonplanar nonparallel arrangement on support
184		. . Strip, slat, or panel not interconnected for relative motion
185		. . Strip, slat, or panel interconnected for diverse relative motions
186		. . Arranged to provide plural passageways on opening
187		. . . Strip, slat, or panel pivotally interconnected
188		. . With operating means
189		. . . Counterbalance and additional operator
190		. . . Counterbalance only
191		. . . . Spring
192		. . . Spring
193		. . . Strand
194		. . Movably mounted track
195		. . . Pivotally mounted
196.1		. . Unit hung from horizontal track
197		. . . Strips, slats, or panels slidably interconnected
198		. . . Track parallel to axis of interconnection pivots
199		. . . Strip, slat, or panel constrained for pivotal folding
200		. . . With independently movable strip, slat, or panel
201		. . Track guided
202		. . . Strips, slats, or panels slidably interconnected
203		. . . Unit pivoted to support, pivot displaced from unit plane
204		. . . Track parallel to interconnection pivot axis
205		. . . With independently movably strip, slat, or panel
206		. . . Strip, slat, or panel constrained for pivotal folding
207		. . . . Vertical track
208		. . . A single strip, slat, or panel connected to track
209		. . . With means to force against mount or support
210		. . Pivotally mounted unit
211		. . . Strips, slats, or panels slidably interconnected
212		. . . Support pivot at angle to interconnection pivot axis
213		. . . Constrained for pivotal folding
214		. . Slidably mounted unit
215		. . Removable unit
216		. . . Strip, slat, or panel slidably interconnected
217		. . . Pivotal interconnection necessary to removal and insertion
218		. Movably interconnected
219		. . Unit having diverse areas
220		. . Interconnected for plural relative motions
221		. . . Doubly extensible by sliding only
222		. . Slidably interconnected
223		. . . Plural individually interconnected strips, slats, or panels
224		. . . With operator and/or anti-friction means
225		. . . With relative slidable motion preventing means
226		. . . Embracing type
227		. . . . Integral embracing means
228		. . . Tongue, bead, bolt, or dog into groove or slot
229.1		. . Edge-to-edge interconnected
230		. . . Single covering fabric
231.1		. . . Interconnected by strand, fabric, rubber, or plastic
231.2		. . . . Interconnected by rubber or plastic
232		. . . Hollow, filled, or covered elements
233		. . . With relative pivotal motion preventing means
234		. . . . Acting to keep unit planar only
235		. . . By curled or bent side edges
236		. Strip or slat structure
237		WITH FABRIC HAVING DIVERSE AREAS
238		ROLL TYPE
239		. Framed
240		. . Adjustable size frame
241		. Plural roll
242		. Shiftable position roll
243		. . Roll translated for winding or unwinding operation only
244		. . . Fabric free edge adjustable
245		. . . Spring roller
246		. . Straight line non-axial translation in fabric plane only
247		. . . Center operated, roll support
248		. . . Rack and pinion operated
249		. . . One side, nonstrand operated
250		. . . Extensible roller and/or roll support
251		. . . Step-by-step
252		. . . Strand shifted
253		. . . . Pulley or drum lift on roller
254		. . . . Winding drum
255		. . . . . With roll guide
256		. . . . Roll intermediate guides for translating strands
257		. . . . With position holding means
258		. . . . . Strand holder
259		. . . . . . Roll guided
260		. . . . Roll guided
261		. . . With elevator rod
262		. Crooked roll, noncylindrical flexible roller
263		. Adjustable dimension roll
264		. With fabric reinforcements
265		. With fabric free edge connected operator
266		. With guides or fabric edge holders
267.1		. . Fabric side edge and stick
268.1		. . Fabric side edge
269		. . . Clamping
270		. . . Slot or channel type
271		. . . . Fabric receiving
272		. . . . . Guide mounted in a channel
273.1		. . . . . With interlock between fabric and guide
274		. . Stick guided only
275		. . . With positive stop or detent
276		. . . . Reciprocable detent
277		. . . Guides of bar or strand form
278		. . . . With release mechanism
279		. . . . Guide strand axially through or into stick
280		. . . Leading edge holders movable axially of stick
281		. . . . With release mechanism
282		. . . . . With guide engaging rollers and friction elements
283		. . . . . . And roll brake
284		. . . . . With guide engaging rollers
285		. . . . With guide engaging rollers and friction elements
286		. . . . . And roll brake
287		. . . . With guide engaging rollers
288		. . . . With axially acting friction elements
289		. . . With friction elements
290.1		. With fabric leading edge fastening means
291		. With brake or stop
292		. . Plural
293.1		. . Limit of travel
294		. . . For spring operated roller
295		. . . . Screw operated brake or stop
296		. . Speed limiting
297		. . Ball or roller, form brake or stop
298		. . Friction
299		. . . For spring operated roller
300		. . Pawl or detent
301		. . . For spring operated roller
302		. . . . Spring urged pawl or detent
303		. . . . Pawl or detent mounted off the roller
304.1		. . . . Sliding pawl or detent
305		. . For spring operated roller
306		. . . With means to prevent uncoiling of spring on removal from support
307		. . For strand operated roll
308		. . . Strand operated brake or stop
309		. With rotating means
310		. . Electric operation or control
311		. . Motor or fluid pressure control
312		. . Plural, diverse
313		. . Spring
314		. . . External of roll
315		. . . With winding or tensioning means
316		. . . Nested helical springs
317		. . . Plural
318		. . . With spring anchor
319		. . Strand
320		. . . With weight or handgrip
321		. . . Endless
322		. . . With compensating and shock absorbing spring
323.1		. With supporting or journaling means or with roller end structure
324		. . With pintle clamping or holding means
325		. . With pintle journaled in rolled
326		. . With roller gudgeons
327		NONFRAMED PLURAL EDGED HELD FABRIC
328		. With fabric stretching means
329		. . Resilient stretching means
330		HANGING OR DRAPE TYPE
331		. Motor operating means or electric or fluid pressure control
332		. Chain, cable, and/or strand type
333		. Shiftable position pole
334		. . Plural motions
335		. . Swingable
336		. . . Vertical swing
337		. . . With pole operating means
338		. . Vertically shiftable
339		. . . With strand operator
340		. With fabric operating means
341		. . Laterally gathered fabric
342		. . . Lazy tongs
343		. . . Spring or screw
344		. . . Strand
345		. . . . Hollow or slotted track
346		. . . . . With anti-friction means
347		. . . . With anti-friction means
348		. With pleating means
349.1		. With bottom or intermediate holding, weighting, or draping means
349.2		. . Intermediate holding means
350		. Portable
351		PORTABLE
352		NONPLANAR (E.G., THREE DIMENSION)
353		WITH PLURAL FRAMES
354		WITH NONRIGID FRAME OR BORDER ELEMENTS
368.1		WITH MOUNTING, FASTENING, OR SUPPORTING MEANS
368.2		. Shiftable support for overlooking shield; e.g., pillow sham type
369		. For framed type
370		. With guide for strand
370.1		. Grain car type temporary closure
370.21		. Automobile windshield weather protector or sunshield
370.22		. . Roll type
370.23		. . Pleating type
371		FRAMED TYPE
372		. Adjustable frame size
373		. . With excess or extensible fabric
374		. . Double extensible
374.1		. . . Expandable at corner joint (e.g., artists`s canvas stretcher frame)
375		. . Shiftable edge bar section only
376		. . . With spring thrust
377		. Collapsible or knockdown
378		. Fabric stretching
379		. With intermediate reinforcing bars, members, or braces
380		. Two superimposed frame elements, fabric clamping
381		. With corner structure
382		FABRIC FASTENING MEANS
383		. To elongated element
384		. . Additional things fastened
385		. . With modified fabric
386		. . . Plural layers in panel portion
387		. . . With fabric hem
388		. . . With loops
389		. . . With strips or strands
390		. . . With fabric openings or pockets
391		. . Longitudinally divided or with fabric receiving externally exposed channel or groove
392		. . . Internal fastener larger than groove or channel fabric exit
393		. . . . With end cap and/or sleeve
394		. . . . Sheet material elongated element
395		. . . Elongated fastener in channel or groove
396		. . . . With end cap and/or sleeve
397		. . . . Sheet material elongated element
398		. . . With pointed, piercing, and/or hook elements
399		. . . Externally applied clamp, clasp, sleeve, or end cap
400		. . Sheet or strand
401		. . By sleeve and/or end cap
402		. . By externally applied clamp or clasp
403		. . By elongated fastener
404		. . By pointed, piercing, and/or hook elements
405		MISCELLANEOUS AND PROCESSES OF USING
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		CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900		VERTICAL TYPE VENETIAN BLIND
901		LAZY-TONG CONNECTED PLURAL STRIPS, SLATS, OR PANELS
902		VENETIAN BLIND TYPE BRACKET MEANS
903		ROLL TYPE BRACKET MEANS
904		ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC AWNING OPERATOR
905		LAZY-TONG-LINK AWNING OPERATOR
906		SCREW-THREADED AWNING OPERATOR
907		SPRING (OTHER THAN SPRING ROLLER) AWNING OPERATOR
908		STRAND AWNING OPERATOR
909		. Endless strand
910		. Drum wound strand
911		WORM GEAR AWNING OPERATOR
912		RACK-AND-PINION AWNING OPERATOR
913		GEAR AWNING OPERATOR
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Auto radiator screens
DIG 2		Auto screens and miscellaneous
DIG 3		Auto visors and glare shields
DIG 4		Auto side awnings
DIG 5		Awning head and front bars
DIG 6		Bath curtains
DIG 7		Fabric
DIG 8		Flexible door
DIG 9		Fireplace screen
DIG 10		Roll screen
DIG 11		Roll screen idler roll
DIG 12		Overlapping, on windows
DIG 13		Suction cup
DIG 14		Step joints
DIG 15		Web-to-tube fasteners
DIG 16		Magnetic
DIG 17		Venetian blinds, motor driven
DIG 18		Zipper
DIG 19		Storm sash

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