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*.
Apparel,
subclass 306 for garment supporters and retainers supporting plural
garments in spaced relationship; subclass 332 for buckles accommodating
plural crossed or diverging strip type members; and subclass 333 for
torso or limb encircling garment supporters and retainers accommodating
plural crossed or diverging strips having a detachable or movable
feature between the strips.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter provided with a fastener in the form of a
clasp(*) which either (a) has connected gripping jaws adapted
to engage structure-to-be-secured(*), or (b) performs a securement
by over edge engagement of structure-to-be-secured(*).
(1)
Note. Clasps* are usually designed to be secured
to belts, bands, or similar articles generally operated by having
one end of the belt, band, etc., fixedly secured to one end of the
clasp with the other hinged and engaging the structure-to-be-secured(*)
and relies on inherent resilience or friction for securement. See (1)
Note under subclass 307 for the difference between a clasp and a
buckle.
(2)
Note. One piece clasps*, e.g., wire-formed clips*,
sheet metal V or J clips* 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 a fastener comprising a piece
of wire having a head or headlike configuration at one end and a
penetrating point at the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter provided with a fastener in the form of a
book comprising either an elongated wire or rod section, one end
of which is curved or sharply bent, or an element having a J-shaped
configuration utilized as a hook.
This subclass is indented under subclass 318. Subject matter provided with separate means to allow the
buckle* and hook to be relatively easily engaged or disengaged
from each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 318. Subject matter provided with means formed from a sheet metal
or metal strip section having a sharp projection stamped, cut, or
formed thereon capable of entering into and tending to hold the
structure-to-be-secured(*) to the buckle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter comprising a generally disk-shaped body designed
to pass through and cooperate with a buttonhole or loop to produce securement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter wherein a buckle* is provided with
separate disconnect means to easily disengage another fastener permanently
attached to structure-to-be-secured(*).
(1)
Note. The other fastener is usually attached at or near an
end of the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 323. Subject matter wherein the disconnect means is in the form
of a circular male member having an upstanding projection formed
thereon and a female member having a resilient complimentary socket
formed therein receiving and retaining the male member.
Apparel,
subclass 322 for torso or limb encircling garment supporters provided
with a buckle and separate fastening means in the form of a snap fastener.
This subclass is indented under subclass 305. Subject matter wherein one of the fasteners is in the form
of a clasp* which either (a) has connected gripping jaws
adapted to engage structure-to-be-secured(*), or (b) performs
a securement by overedge engagement of structure-to-be-secured(*).
(1)
Note. Clasps* are usually designed to be secured
to belts, bands, or similar articles generally operated by having
one end of the belt, band, etc., fixedly secured to one end of the
clasp* with the other hinged and engaging the structure-to-be-secured(*)
and relies on inherent resilience or friction for securement. See (1)
Note under subclass 307 for the difference between a clasp* and
a buckle.
(2)
Note. One-piece clasps*, e.g., wire formed clips*,
sheet metal V or J clips*, are excluded from the this subclass
and are provided for in latter parts of the schedule.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter wherein the clasp* is provided with
two hinged members, the unhinged ends thereof being capable of engaging
structure-to-be-secured(*).
Animal Husbandry,
subclass 813 for a device for restraining a cow"s tail
that utilizes a clasp having pivotable members or resilient-type
configuration.
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter wherein one of the pivoted member has a dimension
where the members are hinged such that in one pivoted position the member
acts with another member to engage and secure the structure-to-be-secured(*)
and in another pivoted position the members acts to disengage and
release the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter wherein two or more clasps(*) are
provided.
(1)
Note. To be proper in this and indented subclasses, the combined
clasp(*) must be the type that each clasp(*),
if separated or separable from each other, could function as a clasp(*)
and each clasp(*) must be different as to configuration
or composition; otherwise the document is properly classified in
subclasses 243+ and discretionarily cross-referenced to this
and indented subclasses.
Joints and Connections,
subclass 385 for plural clasp or clamp-type configurations utilized
to secure rods or plates together; and subclass 387 for plural clasps
or clamps utilized to secure flanged or grooved rods together.
This subclass is indented under subclass 329. Subject matter further provided with a second pair of hinged
elements attached or cooperating with one or more of the clasp* members
such that a force applied to the hinged joint of the second pair
of elements causes the elements to straighten out and apply forces
at the unhinged ends of the second pair of elements, the end forces
being transmitted to the one or more of the clasp* members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 329. Subject matter provided with a resilient means which regains
its original shape after distortation and is assembled with the
clasp* so as to force a hinged member thereof to move in
a certain direction.
Electrical Connectors,
subclasses 819 through 824for an uninsulated electrical connector having
a rigid nonresilient clamping part operated by a separate spring
means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 329. Subject matter provided with means having an eccentric dimension
cooperating with and moving one of the pivoted members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter wherein a spring in the form of a helical
wire is assembled with the clasp(*) to force one of the
hinged members in a certain direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter wherein two or more clasps(*) are
provided.
(1)
Note. to be proper in this and indented subclasses, the combined
clasps(*) must be the type that each clasp(*),
if separated from each other, can function as a clasp(*),
and each clasp(*) must be different as to configuration
or composition; otherwise, the document is properly classified as
an original in subclasses 243+ and discretionarily cross-referenced
to this and indented subclasses.
Electrical Connectors,
subclasses 775 through 864for an uninsulated electrical connector for clamping
and electrically interconnecting plural conductors.
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter wherein one of the clasps(*) is composed
of elastic substance which regains its original shape after distortion.
Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
subclass 285.1 for resilient plural clasp means securing together
various modular section portions at right angles; subclasses 357-360
for plural resilient clasps securing the back of a support and front
of a settable material receiving backer; subclass 489.1 for separable
clip-type resilient fasteners utilized to secure facer or facer panels
to frame or shaft; subclass 582.1 for resilient clasp or clasp-joining
panels or modules with edgewise connecting features; and subclass
714 for resilient integral sheet or wire tie members for securing
open work, e.g., tress, trellis, grills, etc.
Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,
subclasses 178.1 through 178.3and 902 for plural resilient clasp utilized in
securing Venetian blinds.
Supports,
subclasses 27.1 and 27.3 for plural resilient clasps utilized in securing
instruments in panels; subclass 72 for resilient plural clasps connecting
beams and brackets; and subclass 229.1 for resilient plural clasps
interlocking a bracket in a support of an aperture board.
Land Vehicles,
subclasses 11.37+ for plural resilient clasps utilized in securing
skis; and subclass 184 for plural resilient clamp or clasp-type configurations
utilized in securing reigns or whip to wheeled vehicles.
Joints and Connections,
subclass 387 for plural resilient clasps securing flanged or
grooved rods to plates; and subclass 397 for resilient clips utilized in
securing rods to plate or similar configurations.
Electrical Connectors,
subclass 577 for wall plate or panel mounting configurations
in the form of plural resilient radially expanding spring members
extendable through or into panel openings.
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Subject matter provided with means having an eccentric dimension
cooperating with and moving a portion of a clasp.
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Subject matter provided with separate elastic means assembled
with a clasp(*) to force a jaw portion of the clasp(*)
to move in a certain direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Subject matter wherein the clasp(*) is specially configured
to engage structure-to-be-secured(*) having a circular
or substantially circular cross section.
Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,
subclasses 310 and 311 for check label or tag holders in the form
of resilient plural clasps engageable with bottles.
Electricity: Conductors and Insulators,
subclass 40 for plural resilient clasps engaging overhead round-type conductors;
subclass 94 for plural resilient clasps engaging or joining bare
conductors; subclass 138 for plural resilient clasp capable of engaging and
securing various circular cross-sectional insulators; and subclasses 172-175
for resilient plural clasps for securing insulated conductors.
Supports,
subclasses 37.3 and 37.6 for resilient plural clasp supports for
supporting or holding cutlery; subclass 61 for resilient plural
configuration used in suspending overhead or messenger cables; subclass
68.1 for plural resilient clasps utilized in bracketing or supporting
plural pipes or cables; and subclasses 74.1-74.5 for resilient plural
clasps or clamps structure for supporting or bracketing pipes or
cables.
Electrical Connectors,
subclasses 786 through 788for an uninsulated electrical connector having
resilient or spring-operated securing means for electrically joining
plural conductors.
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Subject matter provided with a fastener comprising a piece
of wire having a head or headlike configuration at one end and a
penetrating point at the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 336. Subject matter provided with separate means allowing the
two clasps(*) to be relatively easily engaged or disengaged
from each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter comprising a generally disk-shaped body designed
to pass through and cooperate with a buttonhole or loop to produce securement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter provided with a fastener in the form of a
hook comprising either a wire or rod section, one end of which is
curved or sharply bent, or an element having a J-shaped configuration
utilized as a hook.
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Subject matter provided with means attaching the hook to
a clasp(*) wherein the hook is capable of moving relative
to the clasp(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Subject matter further provided with means to rigidly position
the hook in any one of a plurality of selectable positions relative
to the clasp.
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Subject matter wherein the clasp has a pair of gripping
jaws, wherein a jaw is constructed to grasp and hole the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 346. Subject matter wherein the jaw is constructed to have a
piercing point capable of penetrating at least partly into the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Subject matter provided with pivotal means having an eccentric
dimension such that the pivotal means can move from an engaging
to a disengaging position relative to the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Subject matter wherein the clasp(*) has gripping
jaws capable of moving towards, away, and removeable from each other.
(1)
Note. A screw is capable of being a clasp(*) jaw
for purposes of this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter provided with a sheet metal or metal strip
section having a sharp projection stamped, cut, or formed thereon
capable of penetrating structure-to-be-secured(*).
Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,
subclass 402 for fabric fastening means to elongated elements
by the use of a clasp and prong type fastener; and subclass 404
for fabric fastening means to an elongated element by the means
of a pointed, pierced, or hook element.
This subclass is indented under subclass 326. Subject matter provided with a pin fastener in the form
of a piece of wire having a head or headlike configuration at one
end and a penetrating point at the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 351. Subject matter wherein the pin fastener is provided with
means or a configuration specially adapted to guard against loss
of the pin fastener.
(1)
Note. The prevention means may either be independent of the
pin or incorporated with the body if the clasp(*) and pin
structure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Subject matter wherein a jaw of the clasp(*) has
the same special limits as, lies on the same longitudinal planar
axis as, and is adjacent to the pin fastener.
Jewelry,
subclass 2 for miscellaneous type loss-prevention devices
for jewelry; and subclass 20 for ornamental pins provided with pin
loss prevention means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 351. Subject matter wherein the pin fastener has the same special
limits as, lies on the same plane as, and is adjacent to the pin
fastener.
This subclass is indented under subclass 351. Subject matter wherein the pin fastener acts as jaw of the
clasp(*) to secure the structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Subject matter provided with a pin fastener comprising a
piece of wire having a head or headlike configuration at one end
and a penetrating point at the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 356. Subject matter provided with a second pin fastener in the
form of a piece of wire having a head or headlike configuration
at one end and a penetrating point at the other.
(1)
Note. To be proper in this and indented subclasses, the combined
pins must be the type that, in addition to being composed of plural
elements, the pins are different in configuration or composition,
e.g., in length, cross-sectional dimension, shape of the point,
etc; otherwise the document is properly classified in subclasses
150+ and discretionarily cross-referenced to this and indented subclasses.
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Subject matter provided with disconnectable means which
allow the two pins to be relatively easily engaged or disengaged
from each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 358. Subject matter wherein the disconnect means comprises a
first component in the form of a hook composed of wire sharply bent
or curved at one end specially adapted to engage and disengage with
a second component in the form of a eye fastener composed of a wire
curved back and attached onto itself.
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Subject matter further provided with a hook comprising either
a wire or rod section, one end of which is curved or sharply bent,
or an element having a J-shaped configuration utilized as a hook.
This subclass is indented under subclass 360. Subject matter provided with means for attaching either
the hook to the pins or the pins to each other, wherein the hook
or pins are movable with respect to each other subsequent to attachment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Subject matter provided with means attaching the pins to
each other, wherein the pins are movable with respect to each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 356. Subject matter provided with a hook either in the form of
a wire rod section, the end of which is curved or sharply bent,
or an element having a J-shaped configuration utilized as a hook.
This subclass is indented under subclass 363. Subject matter provided with means attaching the pin to
the hook wherein the pin and hook are moveable relative to each
other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 364. Subject matter provided with means to rigidly position the
hook in any one of a plurality of selectable positions relative
to the pin.
This subclass is indented under subclass 363. Subject matter wherein the hook is provided with means capable
of moving from a securing to an unsecuring position relative to
the curved or bent end.
This subclass is indented under subclass 356. Subject matter comprising a generally disk-shaped body designed
to pass through and cooperate with a buttonhole or loop to produce securement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 356. Subject matter provided with means having a sheet metal
or metal strip section having a sharp projection stamped, cut, or
formed thereon capable of penetrating structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Subject matter provided with a hook either in the form of
a wire or rod section, the end of which is curved or sharply bent
or, an element having a J-shaped configuration utilized as a hook.
Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,
subclass 348 for various drapery hooks used in hanging or suspending
drapes with pleating means or other drapery facilitating functions.
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Subject matter provided with a second hook either in the
form of a wire or rod section, one end of which is curved or sharply
bent, or an element having a J-shaped configuration utilized as
a hook.
(1)
Note. To be proper in this and indented subclasses, the combined
hooks must be the type that, in addition to being composed of plural
elements, the hooks are different in configuration or composition,
e.g., in length, cross-sectional dimension, etc.; otherwise the
document is properly classified in subclasses 230.5+ and
discretionarily cross-referenced to this and indented subclasses.
This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Subject matter provided with separate elastic means assembled
with the hooks to force the hooks toward or away from each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Subject matter wherein a hook is provided with securing
means capable of moving from a securing to an unsecuring position
relative to an open end of the hook.
This subclass is indented under subclass 373. Subject matter wherein the securing means comprises an element
capable of moving in smooth continuous contact with a portion of the
hook adjacent the open end.
This subclass is indented under subclass 373. Subject matter wherein the securing means comprises a spring
or a member biased by a spring such that the spring or member is
normally in a secured position with respect to the open end of the
hook.
(1)
Note. The structure-to-be-secured(*) with the hook
usually engages and moves the spring or member to the unsecured
position and then allows the spring or member to return to the secured
position thereby securing the struc-ture-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Subject matter provided with a sheet metal or metal strip
section having a sharp projection stamped, cut, or formed thereon
capable of penetrating structure-to-be-secured(*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Subject matter wherein one of the fasteners comprises a
generally disk-shaped body, designed to pass through and cooperate
with a buttonhole or loop, to produce securement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 305. Subject matter wherein one of the fasteners comprises a
generally disk-shaped body designed to pass through and cooperate
with a buttonhole or loop to produce securement and other fastener
is of a different size, shape, or type.
This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Subject matter wherein one of the fasteners comprises a
sheet metal or metal strip section having a sharp projection stamped,
cut, or formed thereon capable of penetrating structure-to-be-secured(*).
(1)
Note. For this definition, the term "penetrating" is
defined as an elastic deformation of the structure-to-be-secured(*) without
piercing of same.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a zipper* or a required
component of a zipper* (i.e., interlocking configured surface
or sliding device).
(1)
Note. An interlocking configured surface which is disclosed
as having both utility as a subcomponent of a zipper* and
as a separable-fastener* is classified here and crossed
to separable-fastener*.
(2)
Note. See the class definition for patent placement procedure.
Metal Working,
subclass 33.2 for plural diverse manufacturing apparatus for
shaping or assembling a metal zipper or zipper component; subclasses 408-410
for a method of making a zipper; and subclasses 766-770 for apparatus
which assembles a zipper or components thereof.
Textiles: Knitting,
subclass 80 for machines for knitting stringer tapes which
incorporate unknit or fleece-type material (e.g., coiled wire) into
a knitted fabric; and subclasses 192 and 193 for a warp knit fabric
incorporating an unknitted material (e.g., nominally recited zipper
tooth).
Textiles: Weaving, appropriate subclasses for machines for weaving stringer
tapes which incorporate additional material (e.g., coiled wire);
and
subclass 384 for woven fabrics having a special shape (e.g.,
zipper stringer tapes and nominally recited zipper tooth).
Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes,
subclass 252 for separately molding different shaped article
portion (teeth) along a sheet edge (e.g., zipper stringer tape) to
produce a composite article; and subclasses 280-290.7 for reshaping indefinite
length work.
Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, appropriate subclasses, and cross-reference art collection
814 for means to inject mold component parts of a zipper.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Subject matter including two or more zippers* which
are distinct from each other.
(1)
Note. The zippers* are considered distinct if at
least (a) there are two distinct sets (i.e., two opposed pairs),
of interlocking surfaces which are either noncolinear or if collinear
have a structural member preventing movement of a common sliding
device along both sets of surfaces, and (b) the sets of interlocking surfaces
are either operated by independently movable sliding devices or
a sliding device which connects two distinct surface camming portions
together which each operate on a different one of the sets.
This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Subject matter in which plural sets of interlocking surfaces
are fabricated together during manufacture on a common assembly
strip (i.e., stringer) intended to be cut into separate zippers* in
a latter manufacturing step.
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Subject matter including structure which prevents the passage
of a particular substance (e.g., fluid, dust, water, air) through
the joint formed in the structure-to-be-secured* by the interlocking
surfaces of the zippers*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* provided with either a single sliding device
or two interconnected sliding devices having an open region located
therein or therebetween, respectively, through which a member not
forming a part of the zipper and utilized in subject matter proper
for another class is intended to extend.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* provided with two or more independently
movable sliding devices each traveling along at least one common
segment of a single set of interlocking surfaces.
for plural zippers* having sets of interlocking
surfaces with a common longitudinal axis and plural sliding devices
which never traverse any common segment of the sets of surfaces.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* provided with stationary, nonrepetitive means
distinguishable from the interlocking surface and its supporting
structure which is either positioned at one of the terminal ends thereof
or a particular point therealong and intended to cooperate with
a portion of the sliding device to hold it at a particular location.
through 425, for position locking-means* supported by
the slider and intended to cooperate with repetitive structure located
along the length of the interlocking surface to anchor the slider
at any position on the surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 387. Stationary holding means having additional structure for
either (a) aligning the interlocking surfaces of the zipper*,
or (b) preventing or slowing the movement of the sliding device along
the interlocking surfaces beyond the point at which they contact.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* provided with a member which does not form
a portion of the interlocking surfaces and which prevents the passage
of a particular substance (e.g., water, air, fluid, dust) through the
joint formed in the structure-to-be-secured* by the interlocking
surfaces of the zipper*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Subject matter provided with a separable-fastener* which
is distinct from the interlocking configured surface and not directly
contacting the sliding device or effecting the zipper"s* operation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including at least one interlocking surface
consisting of a slender coiled or bent, rigid* or semirigid* filament
which extends the full length of the surface.
(1)
Note. Patents having peculiar interlocking structure (i.e.,
head) have been crossed into this subclass from its indented subclasses.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Zipper* provided with an intermediate mounting
strip which is attached to the coiled or bent filament by the intertwining
of plural slender elements which form the material of the strip and
the filament during a weaving or knitting operation.
Textiles: Knitting,
subclasses 192 and 193 for a warp knit fabric incorporating an
unknitted material (e.g., nominally recited interlocking wire for zipper).
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Zipper* provided with an intermediate mounting
strip which both (a) connects the filament to the structure-to-be-secured*,
and (b) is formed by intertwining plural slender elements into a
piece of material having a particular woven or knitted pattern.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Zipper* provided with a member which extends the
length of the interlocking surface and is encircled by the coils
or bends of the filament.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Coiled or bent filament provided with structural formations
positioned along its length which are intended to cooperate with
stitching utilized in attaching the filament to either the structure-to-be-secured* or
an intermediate mounting strip (e.g., stringer tape) intended to be
connected to the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Coiled or bent filament attached by stitching to either
the structure-to-be-secured* or an intermediate mounting
strip intended to be connected thereto.
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Coiled or bent filament wherein a distinctive physical property
of either (a) the stitching string which is utilized in the stitching
operation, or (b) the structure-to-be-secured* or the mounting
strip to which the filament is attached by the string, is utilized
to enhance the attachment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. Zipper* provided with an intermediate mounting
strip having a distinctive physical property used to enhance the
attachment between the strip and the filament.
for a continuous wire interlocking surface attached
to a stringer tape by stitching and either the string or stringer
tape having a distinctive property which effects the attachment.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including at least one interlocking surface
consisting of either a single member or plural aligned members having
a specific and continuous cross-sectional formation perpendicular
to and along the full length of the interlocking surface.
for a separable-fastener* having two elongated,
similarly shaped, interlocking faces which each have parallel cross
sections of identical shape along their full length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zippers* including at least one interlocking surface
formed from a single member and having a cross-sectional shape which
varies at different points perpendicular to and located along its
length.
for a separable-fastener* having two, similarly
shaped, interlocking faces which each have parallel cross sections
of varying shape along their length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including specific details of an interlocking
surface which is constructed from plural, discrete elements (i.e.,
teeth) attached in a series either directly to the structure-to-be-secured* or
to an intermediate mounting strip (i.e., stringer) which is intended
to be connected to the structure-to-be-secured* in another
distinct operation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Zipper* wherein the series of elements of one of
the interlocking surfaces either (a) includes one or more elements
in the series having no exterior face intended to interlock with
an element of the mating surface, (b) includes a gap between two
of the elements in the series which is significantly larger than
the spacing between the majority of elements in the series, or (c)
extends a significantly longer distance than the opposed series
of elements.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Element constructed with a functional or design feature
(e.g., guide slots for sliding devices) not essential to, nor perfecting,
either the portion of the element which (a) contacts and interlocking
with an opposed element, or (b) attaches the element to the structure-to-be-secured* or
mounting strip.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Zipper* wherein at least one discrete element of
an interlocking surface is dissimilar in construction or configuration
to the discrete element in the opposed surface with which it is intended
to engage when the zipper* is closed.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Element wherein the portion of the element intended to contact
and interlock with an element of the mating interlocking surface
is formed from a slender, rigid* or semirigid* filament.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Discrete elements premounted during the manufacture of the
zipper* to a distinct strand before being attached as a
unit in a latter manufacturing step.
and 402, for an interlocking surface formed (e.g.,
molded) from a single continuous member having a varying cross section
at different points along its length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Element wherein the portion of the discrete element intended
to contact and interlock with a portion of an identical discrete
element or elements of the mating interlocking surface includes
a face having specific shape or contour (e.g., hooked).
This subclass is indented under subclass 409. Discrete element face including two identically shaped symmetrical
formations located on opposite sides of the discrete element for
interlocking engagement with identical formations on two different
discrete elements of the mating interlocking surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 409. Discrete element face including two, complementary-shaped
formations (e.g., cavity and projection) located on opposite sides
of the discrete element for interlocking with complementary formations
on two different discrete elements of the mating interlocking surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 411. Discrete element face wherein the discrete elements of the
mating surface which interlock therewith have identically shaped
formations turned in the opposite direction of slider travel.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Discrete element wherein the portion of the element intended
to contact and facilitate attaching it to either the structure-to-be-secured* or
the mounting strip includes a particular structural formation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Element attaching portion including a pair of opposed cooperating
jaws which embrace either the structure-to-be-secured* or
the mounting strip.
through 690, for a separable-fastener* with one of its
members provided with deformable means formed from or fixedly attached
to it for mounting it to the structure-to-be-secured* or
a support therefor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* in which a portion or component of the sliding
device (1) has either a particular (a) shape or contour, (b) assembled
relationship, or (c) perfecting feature unrelated to its primary function
of shifting interlocking surfaces, or (2) is made from a particular
composition of matter.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device including two spaced walls located on opposite
sides of the structure-to-be-secured* which are connected
together in a manner allowing relative movement therebetween and
utilized both (a) to support the interlocking surface camming and
shifting components of the device, and (b) to restrain the separation
of the interlocking surfaces.
(1)
Note. The spaced walls of this subclass merely restrain the
separation of the contacted segment of the interlocking surfaces
within a fixed bounded region for alignment purposed and do not
shift the surfaces into an interlocked position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device in which the surface camming and shifting
components include (a) two converging walls forming a channel which
forces the two interlocking surfaces towards each other and into
engagement when the sliding device is traveling in one direction,
and (b) a member located between and movable relative to both of
the channel walls which forces the two interlocking surfaces away
from each other and out of engagement when the sliding device is
traveling in the opposite direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device including locking-means* attached
thereto and operated either (a) by a sudden separation force on
the structure-to-be-secured*, or (b) by hand for anchoring
the sliding device at any position located along the length of the
interlocking surfaces.
This subclass is indented under subclass 418. Sliding device provided with a movably attached member (e.g.,
bar, chain) by which the pulling force necessary to shift the device along
the length of the surfaces is transmitted, and wherein the locking-means* for
the sliding device consists of either an integrally formed or rigidly
affixed protrusion which is located on the pull member and engages
with the interlocking surfaces when the pull member is moved relative
to the slider.
This subclass is indented under subclass 418. Sliding device provided with a movably attached member (e.g.,
bar, chain) by which the pulling force necessary to shift the device along
the length of the interlocking surfaces is transmitted, and wherein
the locking-means* for anchoring the sliding device includes
an element either separate from or movably attached to the pull
member which is engaged with the interlocking surfaces when the
pull member is reoriented or relocated relative to the sliding device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Locking-means* wherein the interlocking surface
engaging element is either (a) constructed to be resilient* (b)
made from a resilient* material, or (c) is attached to
a spring which pulls it toward an initial position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 421. Locking-means* in which the resilient* or spring
biased element may be shifted into engagement with the interlocking
surfaces by either of two distinct pull members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 421. Locking-means* provided with a separate, motion
transmitting, linking member located between the pull member and
the resilient* or spring biased element and movable relative
to each.
This subclass is indented under subclass 421. Locking-means* in which the interlocking surface
engaging element is biased by a spring which is not integral therewith.
This subclass is indented under subclass 421. Locking-means* in which an aperture is formed in
the interlocking surface engaging element for encircling a relatively
fixed column or finger which limits this encompassing portion of
the element to travel along the column"s length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device including means either formed from or attached
to the sliding device for preventing the gathering, puckering, or
wrinkling of either (a) the structure-to-be-secured*, or
(b) an intermediate mounting strip utilized in mounting the interlocking
surfaces to the structure-to-be-secured* at one location
during the travel of the sliding device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device including specific details of either the
shape of or the assembled relationship between (a) a channel portion
of the sliding device having converging walls which partially encompass
and force together the interlocking surfaces when the sliding device travels
in one direction, (b) a wedging portion of the sliding device which
pushes between and forces apart the interlocking surfaces when the device
travels in the opposite direction, or (c) a wall portion of the
sliding device which supports the channel and wedging portions and restrains
the outward movement of the interlocking surfaces within a fixed
bounded region for alignment purposes.
This subclass is indented under subclass 427. Sliding device in which each of the converging walls of
the channel portion includes two distinct sections which have (a)
an open gap therebetween and (b) are each supported by a different
restraining wall of the sliding device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device including both (a) member through which the
pulling force necessary to shift the device along the length of
the interlocking surface is transmitted to the sliding device and
(b) means for attaching this member to the sliding device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding devices including means for attaching separate components
of the sliding device together into a unit.
This subclass is indented under subclass 415. Sliding device provided with at least one component intended
to enhance the appearance of the sliding device (e.g., decorative
indicia thereof, a symbolic configuration, ornamental material attached
thereto).
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* provided with a member which covers the
interlocking surfaces concealing them from view and is either formed
for a portion of an intermediate strip (i.e., stringer) utilized
in mounting the interlocking surfaces to the structure-to-be-secured*,
an independent piece of material attached to either the mounting
strip or the structure-to-be-secured.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including means having a component located
at the terminal portion of each of the interlocking surfaces which
are structurally complementary to each other and align the ends
of the interlocking surfaces.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Aligning means having either (a) specific structure for
attaching the aligning means to the structure-to-be-secured* or
to an intermediate mounting strip utilized in interconnecting the
aligning means to the structure-to-be-secured*, or (b)
specific structure near the attachment joint for reinforcing and
preventing damage to the structure-to-be-secured* or the mounting
strip.
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including means distinct from the interlocking
surfaces for attaching at least one portion of an interlocking surface
to the opposed interlocking surface.
for a separable-fastener* which secures
the upper ends of two stringer tapes together without effecting
the operation of the zipper* (i.e., the securing is not
necessary for the normal operation of the zipper*).
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Zipper* including means separate from the sliding
device which prevents or slows the movement of the device along
the interlocking surfaces beyond the point at which it is located (e.g.,
end of surface).
SLIT CLOSING MEANS INCLUDING GUIDES ON OPPOSITE EDGES OF
SLIT AND SLIDABLE BRIDGING COMPONENT:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising means which either pulls together
or covers an elongated opening in the structure-to-be-secured*,
and includes (a) guides located on the opposite longitudinal edges
of the opening, and (b) a component which contacts both opposed
guides and slides thereon when moving to or from a position where
it extends across the gap between the longitudinal edges of the
opening to shut or cover it.
(1)
Note. See the class definition for patent placement procedure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Subject matter provided with a hand-actuated*, rigid* element
which is pivotally connected to the sliding component and shifts
the component between different positions when manual force is applied
thereto and the element is swung about the pivot connection.
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Sliding component including structure which (a) is located
between and connects together the distinct portions of the component
which contact the guides positioned on opposite sides of the opening,
and (b) allows the distance between these guide contacting portions
to change or be adjusted.
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Subject matter including plural sliding components connected
in sequential order along the length of a common, distinct element
(e.g., cord) which transmits to the components the force necessary
to shift them along the guides.
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Subject matter including plural, separate, sliding components
which are movable independently along the same set of opposed guides.
INCLUDING READILY DISSOCIABLE FASTENER HAVING NUMEROUS,
PROTRUDING, UNITARY FILAMENTS RANDOMLY INTERLOCKING WITH, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY
MOVING TOWARDS, MATING STRUCTURE (E.G., HOOK-LOOP TYPE FASTENER):
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter including means (1) for securing a segment
of the structure-to-be-secured* to either supporting structure
therefor or a distinct segment thereof in a manner allowing the
securement to be quickly detached, and (2) having a multiplicity
of individual threadlike (i.e., the size of a cross-sectional area
thereof taken perpendicular to its longitudinal axis being extremely
small when compared to the area of the common mounting surface for
the members) members which (a) each have all of their components
integral with or fixedly attached to one another (b) are mounted
to a common mounting surface anchored to the structure-to-be-secured* or
a support structure therefor from which they extend upwardly, and
(c) are intended to move both without preorientation and in unison towards
engagement with separate, opposed structure attached to, formed
from, or consisting of the distinct segment of the structure-to-be-secured* or
the support structure therefor with which each threadlike member
individually and mechanically interlocks (i.e., its movement is
restricted in the direction in which force is transmitted thereto
by the structure-to-be-secured*) to complete the securement.
(1)
Note. To be proper for this and the indented subclasses several
of the threadlike members should, by disclosure, be mounted along
each side of the common mounting surface to allow random alignment
of the means with the opposed structure at any given orientation
of the mounting surface.
(2)
Note. Patents which claim only structure details of a single,
interlocking, threadlike member which is solely disclosed as being
utilized in a securing means proper for this and the indented subclasses
have been placed in these subclasses on a disclosure basis.
(3)
Note. See the class definition for patent placement procedure.
(4)
Note. Pointed or barbed threadlike members which pierce the
unmodified surface of the structure-to-be-secured* or a support
therefor to complete the securement operation are considered proper
for this and the indented subclasses.
Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
subclass 100 for a structurally defined web or sheet including
a hook or barb fastener for attachment to an external surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means provided with structure which does not form
a portion of any of the interlocking, threadlike members and which
prevents the passage of a particular substance (e.g., water) through
the joint formed between the interlocking members and the opposed
structure with which they interlock during the securing operation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Threadlike member mounting surface provided with a special
structural feature which is intended to assist in, expedite, improve
the quality of, or cause its anchoring to either the distinct segment
of the structure-to-be-secured* or the support structure
therefor.
through 696, for a separable-fastener* having means
for mounting one of its members to a distinct segment of the structure-to-be-secured* or
the support structure therefor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means having at least two of the individual threadlike
members both formed from a common continuous element which is mounted to
the mounting surface by the intertwining of the element with a plurality
of distinct (i.e., having different structural shape or assembled orientation
from element), slender strands forming the material of the mounting
surface during a weaving or knitting operation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means in which the individual threadlike members
located on the common mounting surface have a diversity of configurations or
dimensions.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means provided with a feature which is specifically
intended to assist in, expedite, improve the quality of, or cause
the mounting of the threadlike members to the mounting surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 447. Mounting feature utilizing either the thermal properties
or molecular adhesive forces of the threadlike members, mounting
surface, or a separate mounting substance in the mounting operation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Threadlike members having several, similar structural formations
formed along the length of the members, which formations are each intended
to be capable of interlocking with the opposed structure during
at least some of the securing operations.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means wherein the opposed structure with which
the threadlike members of the securing means interlock is also formed
from a multiplicity of individual threadlike members having a configuration
which is different from that of the members they engage and interlock with.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Threadlike members having their individual structure formed
either (a) one substance enclosed within a layer of another distinct
substance, (b) two distinct layers of different substances united
together or, (c) two distinct substances each forming different
portions of the same member.
This subclass is indented under subclass 442. Securing means having the mounting surface and their threadlike
members formed (e.g., molded, cut) from a single piece of material.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a securing means which (1) is
separated from (i.e., not mounted or attached to) both the structure-to-be-secured* and
any supporting structure therefor, (2) includes a relatively narrow
shank portion intended to (a) first pass freely through (i.e., not
interlock with) an initial preformed aperture in the structure-to-be-secured* or
supporting structure therefor and (b) then interlock with (i.e.,
movement of the securing means is restricted in a direction force
is exerted thereon by the structure-to-be-secured*) an
aligned structural modification (e.g., aperture) or peculiarity
(e.g., bend) in either the supporting structure or a separate area
of the structure-to-be-secured*, and (3) includes an enlarged, insertion-force-transmitting
head portion which in final position contacts the surface area around
the initial aperture preventing the terminal end of the securing
means from passing therethrough.
(1)
Note. The area around the aperture in the structure-to-be-secured* is
held or gripped between the headed portion of the securing means
and the face of the structural modification or peculiarity after
interlock has taken place.
(2)
Note. The shank portion of the fastening means is always narrower
in at least one dimension than the headed portion thereof during
the insertion operation, however, it may include a section which before
or after it is passed through the aperture expands from a contracted
configuration to a configuration as wide or wider than the headed
portion.
(3)
Note. A securing means which in addition includes a component
which does not pass through the aperture and engages the tip of
the shank to complete its interlock with the modifications or peculiarities
is only considered proper for this subclass if the component is totally
separate from the remainder of the securing means and is found in
subclasses 455-571 if linked by connecting structure (see subclass
455, (1) Note.
(4)
Note. See the class definition for patent placement procedures.
for similar fasteners which include three separate
components and have at least two of these components formed from
either (1) material distinct from that of the structure-to-be-secured* or a
support therefor and not encompassed thereby, or (2) the material
of the structure-to-be-secured* or the support therefor,
however, in this instance, both of these components if one includes
an apertures must either, (a) have their interlocking structure remain
unaligned with each other along the central axis of the aperture when
in their final interlocked position, or (b) have the third element engage
each in a separate distinct interlocking operation.
Joints and Connections,
subclasses 405+ for a separate connector, fastener, or retainer
for connecting together rigid or semirigid panels in which either
(a) a peculiar cooperating configuration between the panels is claimed,
or (b) plural connectors, fasteners, or retainers are claimed in
a particular arrangement.
Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed,
or Locked-Threaded Fastener, for headed fastener which are either (a) impact
driven, (b) rotated by a torque applying tool, (c) have a permanently
deformed tip, or (d) have a pointed material impaling tip.
FASTENER WITH REVOLVING COMPONENT WRAPPING STRUCTURE-TO-BE-SECURED
ABOUT FASTENER:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a fastener having a component
revolving about (i.e., rotating at least 360°) a relatively
stationary component of the fastener along with a continuously engaged
segment of a flaccid* structure-to-be-secured* to
thereby wind the structure-to-be-secured* about at least
one component of the fastener.
CLASP, CLIP, SUPPORT-CLAMP, OR REQUIRED
COMPONENT THEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a clasp*, clip*, support
clamp*, or required component (i.e., a
surface of the mechanism having the sole purpose of gripping a structure-to-be-secured*) thereof.
(1)
Note. Securing means having a component cooperating
with a structural modification formed in or from a portion of the
structure-to-be-secured* (e.g., extending
through an aperture formed in the structure-to-be-secured*) when
operating are not considered proper for this and the indented subclasses
if the sole function of this modification is for the securing operation
and are generally found in separable-fasteners*. The
only exceptions to this statement are when (a) the
component of the securing means cooperating with the modification
is used to connect the article gripping face of a support-clamp* to
the structure-to-be-secured* which
forms the opposed gripping face, of the support-clamp*, it is
then proper for subclass 458 if the article gripping face is claimed
and the supporting article has no special structural modification (e.g., another
aperture being gripped by the faces), or (b) the component
is located on one gripping face of an independent clasp* (i.e., a clasp* unconnected
in any manner to either another portion of the structure-to-be-secured* or
a supporting structure therefor) which is intended to merely grip
two segments of the structure-to-be-secured* together
and has its component supporting gripping face linked to its opposed
gripping face solely by structure which does not pass through the structural
modification in the structure-to-be-secured*.
(2)
Note. See Lines With Other Classes of the class definition
of this class for the line between Classes 24 and 248. Also, see
the search note to Class 24 in the class definition of Class 248.
(3)
Note. Securing means having a component which penetrates
or forms a passageway through the structure-to-be-secured* when
operating are not considered proper for this and the indented subclasses
and are found generally below in subclass 706 and its indented subclasses. The
only exception is when the penetrating component is (a) intended
to enhance the gripping action and is located on and protrudes at
an angle skewed to the structure-to-be-secured* contacting
surface of one of the relatively movable, interconnected, opposed
gripping faces of a clasp*, clip*, or
support-clamp*, and (2) not
restricted by structure which contacts the portion of the penetrating component
extending through the structure-to-be-secured* to
prevent its removal in a direction opposed to that of its entry
into the structure-to-be-secured*.
(4)
Note. See the class definition for patent placement
procedures.
for paper fasteners, clipboards, and other
paper clamping devices which cooperate with specific paper structure
for holding the paper in a given position. Paper fasteners
of a more general utility are classified under subclass 455 or its
indented subclasses.
for clasps*, clips* or
support- clamps* which cooperate with specific
bedclothes structure for holding bedclothes in a given position. Bedclothes
holders of a more general utility are classified under subclass
455 or its indented subclasses.
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 has another principal function (i.e., it
is the structure-to-be-secured* since
it has principle utility outside this class).
Apparel,
subclasses 300 through 342for clasps*, clips*, support-clamps* used
to support or retain garments or to hold parts of a garment supporter together
where significant structure or features of the garments or parts
held (i.e., details not required
for gripping) are claimed. See (1) Note
of the class definition of this class.
Beds, particularly
subclasses 402 through 410for devices for securing a cover to a pad or bottom
of a bedstead; subclass 411 for devices for securing a
portion of a mattress on to a section of a bed which has been unfolded
or extended; and subclass 498 for devices for holding bedclothes on
the bed or details of the bedclothes. Details of the specific
bedclothes, bed, or portion thereof must be claimed.
Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet
Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel
Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window
Sash Balance, etc.), particularly
subclasses 4+ through 17for a device (e.g., clip*, clasp*, or
support-clamp*) peculiar to, or
having a sole disclosure for use in, securing a carpet
to the floor of a building; and subclass 428 for a device
peculiar to, or having a sole disclosure for use in, securing
a cord pull handle to window blind.
Metal Working, particularly
subclass 13 and 400.1+, for a process
of manufacturing a metal clasp*, clip* or
support-clamp*. Search in particular subclasses
33, 650, and 700-283.5 for the
means for performing the process.
Leather Manufactures, particularly
subclasses 19 through 19.3for apparatus (e.g., a
clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp*) peculiar
to or having a sole disclosure for use in the stretching or holding
of leather.
Measuring and Testing, particularly
subclasses 831 through 833and 856-860 for apparatus (e.g., a
clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp*) peculiar
to or having a sole disclosure for use in specimen measuring and
testing.
Machine Element or Mechanism, particularly
subclasses 144 through 169for a device (e.g., a
clasp*) which intermittently grips, for
the purpose of moving, a member (e.g., a
polish rod); and subclass 579 for a pitmen or
connecting rod and its gripping device.
Toilet, particularly
subclass 41 for hair retained curlers with a clasp* type
hair fastener; and subclasses 46 and 48 for curl, clasp*, or
barrette-type hair fasteners.
Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, particularly
subclass 66 for a method of manufacturing an adhesively bonded clasp *, clip *, or
support-clamp *.
Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or
Panel, particularly
subclasses 349.1 and 349.2 for hung drapes combined with
drape holding means; and subclasses 382-404 for
fabric fastening means.
Tool Driving or Impacting, particularly
subclasses 163+ for a machine wrench which grips and rotates a
pipe or rod (e.g., a well pipe
to move it into and out of a material).
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*. A broader claiming
of a well drilling apparatus is not sufficient for placement in
Class 175.
Brakes, particularly
subclass 67 for a brake (e.g., a
clasp*) mechanically connected to a relatively
stationary structure and which holds a pipe or rod at various locations
along the pipe"s or rod"s length for short, quick linear
assembly or disassembly during a work or manufacturing operation, or preparatory
to a working operation, done by the pipe, rod, or
a pipe supported tool.
Supports: Racks, appropriate subclasses for structure which supports and
article against the pull of gravity or holds it in a storage position; particularly
subclasses 119.11 through 119.13for article gripper means supported by, and
in combination with, a clothesline.
Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or
Pulling Force, appropriate subclasses for a clasp* attached to
a work pushing or pulling implement or apparatus.
Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes, particularly
subclasses 239 through 339for a process of mechanical shaping or molding
to form or reform a shaped, plastic or nonmetallic clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp*.
Work Holders, appropriate subclasses for clamps which hold an
article (e.g., a well pipe or
rod) while modifying work is done on it, or while
a plurality of articles are being located in an assembled arrangement.
Chucks or Sockets, appropriate subclasses for a chuck or socket which grips
a pipe, rod, or tool which is intended to be rotated
or repeatedly reciprocated by an unclaimed power boring source.
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, particularly
subclasses 86+ and 102 for a grapple which is disclosed for gripping
articles (e.g., well pipes or
rods) being moved between two locations by either a hand
or cable lifting force.
Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or
Notch of Sheet, appropriate subclasses for clamping devices which
cooperate with an aperture or notch in sheet material.
Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for means securing plural members
together whereby the means is involved in a particular cooperation or
relation with the members. See in particular
subclasses 344 , 345-400, and digest
5 for carbon rod holders.
Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus, appropriate subclasses for means to injection mold
plastic or earthenware component parts of a clasp*, clip*, or
support-clamp*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
a gripping member specifically shaped or arranged for direct cooperation
with a separate hand or power operated, force transmitting implement (i.e.,
a tool) which causes an engaging surface of the gripping member
to be nondestructively moved into or out of securing contact with
a structure-to-be-secured* or supporting member by direct
force from the implement.
(1)
Note. Clasps*, clips*, or support- clamps* having
intermediate operators* such as cams, screws, or bolts
which are actuated or released by a tool are not proper for this
subclass and may be found elsewhere under subclass 455.
(2)
Note. The combination of a clasp*, clip*,
or support-clamp* and a positively claimed tool is found
in the class providing for the particular tool.
Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed,
or Locked-Threaded Fastener, for headed fasteners which are either (a) impact
driven, (b) rotated by a torque applying tool, (c) have a permanently
deformed tip, or (d) have a pointed material impaling tip.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* provided
with specific means for attaching it to a rigid* or semirigid* (a)
supporting structure, or (b) structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. The actual mounting means, per se, must be positively
claimed for the combination to be considered proper for this subclass.
The mere claiming of a clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* which is "adapted" for
mounting is considered insufficient for placement herein. The clasp*,
clip*, or support-clamp*, after being mounted
to the supporting structure or the structure-to-be-secured* is then
capable of gripping a structure-to-be-secured* or supporting
structure, respectively.
(2)
Note. See (1) Note of subclass 455 for the line between this
subclass and subclass 572, Separable-Fastener or Required Component
Thereof.
(3)
Note. A rigid* or semirigid* linking structure
(e.g., a suspension ring or a wire coat hanger) which merely (i.e.,
its sole disclosed function) connects the clasp*, clip*,
or support-clamp* to another structure which supports both the
clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* and the
linking structure is not considered alone to be a rigid* or
semirigid* support structure.
(4)
Note. This subclass does not include peculiar mounting formations
which either (1) (a) require the supporting structure to first pass
through the passageway formed by opposed structure-to-be-secured* engaging
surfaces and (b) are extensions of this passageway simply located
further therealong or (2) are intended to be capable of alternately being
utilized to grip the structure-to-be-secured* (e.g., not
plural clasping sections).
(5)
Note. See Lines With Other Classes in the class definition
of this class for the line between Classes 24 and 248. Also, see
the search note to Class 24 in the class definition of Class 248.
for paper fasteners, clipboards and other paper
clamping devices which cooperate with specific paper structure for
holding the paper in a given position. Paper fasteners of a more general
utility are classified under subclass 455 or its indented subclasses.
479, 489, 497, 529, and 532, for a clasp*,
clip*, or support-clamp* provided with mounting
means for attaching to a flaccid* supporting structure
or structure-to-be-secured*.
Joint and Connections, for a separate connector, fastener, or retainer
for connecting together rigid* or semirigid* panels
in which either (a) a peculiar cooperating configuration between
the panels is claimed, or (b) plural connectors, fasteners, or arrangement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 457. Attaching means which cooperates with a preformed opening
in either the supporting structure or the structure-to-be-secured.
(1)
Note. A support-clamp* mounted to a structure-to-be-secured* via
an aperture therethrough must not pass through an additional aperture
on the supporting structure which is for the sole purpose of cooperating
with the support-clamp*. See subclass 455, (1) Note.
(2)
Note. See subclass 453, (3) Note and subclass 573, (2) Note
for further distinctions between those subclasses and this.
for a separable-fastener* which includes
three separate components and either (a) has at least two of these components
formed from material other than that of the structure-to-be-secured* or
a support structure therefor or (b) has two of these components formed
from the material of the structure-to-be-secured* or a
support structure therefor, but not aligned with each other when
in their final fastening position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp* having two completely detached gripping
members (i.e., the gripping members not being connected to each
other in any manner) which are intended to mate or interlock with each
other at a specific location while grasping the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween.
through 567, for a resilient mechanism which mates or interlocks
with structure which has an additional and usually principle function
other than normally associated with this class (e.g., a lawn chair
frame or a curtain rod) for grasping the structure-to-be-secured* (e.g.,
the lawn chair webbing or the curtain) therebetween.
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Detached gripping members including one gripping member
having a generally C-shaped cross section and the other gripping
member being a rodlike element which fits into the opening of the
C-shaped gripping member when grasping the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween.
(1)
Note. A channel or bar of any suitable length is considered
appropriate for this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 460. Detached gripping members having either (a) an operator* for
moving one of the gripping members into contact with the structure-to-be-secured*,
or (b) locking means* not directly engaging the structure-to-be-secured* itself
but retaining the opposed gripping members in contact therewith.
(1)
Note. The operator* must not directly contact the
structure-to-be-secured* to be proper for this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 460. Detached gripping members wherein at least one of the gripping
members is either (a) constructed to be resilient*, or
(b) made from a resilient* material to aid in the mating
or interlocking of the gripping members.
(1)
Note. A gripping member merely formed from a resilient* material
but wherein the resiliency does not aid in the mating or interlocking
operation is not considered proper for this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
a gripping member moved into or out of engagement with the structure-to-be-secured* by
a fluid force or fluid driven operator*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp* having (a) a projecting portion of one gripping
member (e.g., button, hook) inserted within a cavity portion of
the opposed gripping member (e.g., open loop, aperture, or slot member)
which receives both it and the structure-to-be-secured* in
such a manner as to subsequently restrict their relative movement
in the direction in which force is transmitted thereto by the structure-to-be-secured* and
(b) a flexible nongripping, elongated material through which the
gripping members are solely attached and which is capable of bending
at several points along its length without any essential resilient
biasing of either gripping member (i.e., the elongated material,
when formed from a resilient* substance, could theoretically
be replaced by a flaccid* material and the clasp* would
still function properly).
(1)
Note. The mere intermeshing or mating of opposed gripping
members is not considered to be interlocking unless the intermeshing
or mating portions tightly interfit or are otherwise held together
to restrict the separation of the gripping members.
(2)
Note. Patents in which both interlocking members include a
cavity (e.g., open loop, aperture, or slot) which at least partially
encompasses a portion of the opposed member"s structure
are placed in this and the indented subclasses according to the
following rule: The cavity or receiving member is always the member
whose opening encompasses the larger portion of the mating structure"s
surface at the interlocking connection (i.e., area of mutual contact).
The only exception to this rule is when a hook (i.e., a projection
having its end bent back towards its connection to the structure-to-be-secured*)
is maneuvered through a closed encircling member, in this situation,
the fully encircling member is always considered the cavity or receiving
member.
(3)
Note. The flexible, nonbiased material need not be fixedly
attached to either of the gripping members but may allow for the
sliding of either gripping member relative to the material.
(4)
Note. See subclass 487 definition and notes for the distinction
between an elongated strap and a hinge.
through 567, for interlocking, gripping members connected by
a resiliently biased flexible (e.g., plastic) strap which is essential
to the proper functioning of the clasp*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 464. Flexible, nonbiased, elongated material made from a separate,
flaccid* material.
(1)
Note. A multilink chain which acts in a flaccid* manner
is considered to be flaccid* even if its individual links
are rigid*.
(2)
Note. While the flaccid* material must be separate
from both the inserted and the receiving members it may wrap around
either and form part or all of the member"s engaging surface.
for interlocking, gripping members connected by
a flexible, biased, elongated material (e.g., elastic) whose biasing
force is essential to the proper function of the clasp*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Clasps* in which the gripping members are provided
with means remote from their projecting and cavity portions which
both prevents the gripping members from uncoupling and does not
contact the structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. The remote means may additionally cause the gripping
members to move into or out of contact with the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 466. Uncoupling prevention means which is slidably guided and
moves relative to the structure-to-be-secured* engaging
surface of its gripping member while sliding along a linear or curvilinear
path.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Clasp provided with an attached separate (i.e., nonintegral)
piece or envelope of flaccid* material which is located
between one of the gripping members and the structure-to-be-secured* to
prevent injury to the structure-to-be-secured* by this
gripping member when the members are coupled together.
(1)
Note. The envelope may be an attached separate pocket of protective
material in which a gripping member is inserted in a readily removable
manner without requiring disassembly of the device before the gripping
members are coupled together.
(2)
Note. The separate flap or envelope does not conform to the
specific shape of either gripping member"s interlocking portions
when in the uncoupled position (i.e., it is not a form fitted cavity
or projection member covering).
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Cavity gripping member provided with a nonunitary, relatively
movable, structure-to-be-secured* engaging portion which
blocks the withdrawal path of the projection gripping member (a)
preventing its uncoupling from the cavity gripping member, and (b)
aiding in the gripping of the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Projection or cavity gripping member which is either (a)
made from a resilient* material, or (b) shaped in such
a manner that it is resiliently biased, to facilitate the coupling
of gripping members and the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Resilient* projection or cavity gripping member
completely covered or coated on all significant engaging surfaces
with a separate, uniformly thick material which will (a) prevent either
gripping member from damaging the structure-to-be-secured* during
use, or (b) enhance the gripping of the structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. While the covering or coating may conform to the shape
of either the cavity or the projection gripping member engaging
surface it is not intended to form any of the interlocking protrusions, etc.,
per se, and its primary purpose must be the protection or gripping
of the structure-to-be-secured*.
(2)
Note. The portion of the inserted or receiving member used
for attaching it to the flaccid* connecting strap or other clasp* portion
is the only portion considered to be insignificant.
for a mechanism with a protecting flap or pocket
separate from the flaccid* connecting strap and between
the gripping members and the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 472. Projection gripping member having an engaging surface made,
at least in part, from a nonmetallic material (e.g., rubber, wood)
which is either resilient* itself or biased by a resilient* portion
of the projection gripping member.
for a projection gripping member covered or coated
by a separate, uniformly thick material which conforms to the shape
of the projection gripping member engaging surface.
This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Nonmetallic engaging surface consisting of a body with an
enlarged engaging head formed on or attached to a relatively narrower
engaging stem (e.g., mushroom shaped).
(1)
Note. The engaging head may be enlarged in only one transverse
direction with respect to the stem.
This subclass is indented under subclass 474. Projection gripping member having a supporting or strengthening
element located inside the nonmetallic head or stem.
This subclass is indented under subclass 475. Projection gripping member wherein either the enlarged engaging
head or stem has a circular cross section in the direction transverse
to the longitudinal axis of the head or stem.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Clasp* having tapered projection and complimentary
shaped cavity gripping members which, because of their tapered shape,
grasp the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween with increasing
force as they are moved towards each other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Clasp* wherein either (a) one of the gripping members
is provided with specific means for attaching it to the flaccid* material
connecting the gripping members together, or (b) a part of the clasp* is
provided with specific means for attaching the clasp* to
a support strap (e.g., garter strap).
(1)
Note. Details of the means for attaching must be positively
claimed for proper document placement herein as an original classification.
This subclass is indented under subclass 478. Specific attaching means on the projection gripping member
for attaching it to the flaccid* or the supporting strap.
(1)
Note. Details of the strap-end-attaching portion of the inserted
member must be claimed for placement herein as an original.
(2)
Note. There may also be attaching means claimed connecting
(a) the cavity member to the flaccid* strap, or (b) the
clasp* to a support strap.
This subclass is indented under subclass 465. Clasp* having (a) a projection gripping member
consisting of an enlarged engaging head formed on or attached to
a relatively narrower, rigid*, engaging stem (e.g., mushroom
shaped) and (b) a cavity gripping member consisting of an encircling
band or strip forming a variable width opening (e.g., keyhole shaped),
whereby the engaging stem of the projection gripping member is moved
from a wider portion of the cavity gripping member opening to a
narrower portion to securely grasp the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween
and prevent separation of the opposed projection and cavity gripping members.
(1)
Note. The cavity gripping may be attached to the flaccid* strap
or a supporting strap in such a manner as to form the closed loop
when viewed as a whole.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
at least a portion of one gripping member formed from flaccid* material.
(1)
Note. A multilink chain which acts in a flaccid* manner
in all directions is considered to be flaccid* even if
its individual links are rigid.
(2)
Note. This subclass is not intended to include rigid* or
semirigid* engaging members covered by a flaccid* piece
of material.
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 has another principal function (i.e., it is the structure-to-be-secured* since
it has principle utility outside this class).
This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Flaccid* gripping member formed from a material
having a natural springiness which both allows it to significantly
elongate in at least one direction when a tensional force is applied
to it in that direction and fully return to its original length
(i.e., it suffers no permanent deformation) after this force is
removed.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp* or support-clamp* wherein the gripping member
is completely wrapped around the structure-to-be-secured* or
a portion thereof and includes both a semirigid* strap
which at least partially encircles the structure-to-be-secured* and
an operator* for moving this strap into engagement with
the structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. The semirigid* strap may be a chain which is
not flaccid* in all direction.
(2)
Note. The operator* must not directly contact the
structure-to-be-secured* to be proper for this subclass.
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 has another principal function (i.e., it is the structure-to-be-secured* since
it has principal utility outside this class).
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp* or support-clamp* wherein the gripping member
is completely wrapped around the structure-to-be-secured* or
a portion thereof and includes a semirigid* strap which
at least partially encircles the structure-to-be-secured* and
is provided with means permitting its length to be increased or
decreased to engage different sizes or amount of structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. The semirigid* strap may be a chain which is
not flaccid in all directions.
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 has another principal function (i.e., it is the structure-to-be-secured* since
it has principle utility outside this class).
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* provided
with a rigid* specifically shaped, nongripping body (e.g.,
a yoke) or region for connecting together two or more clasp*,
clips*, or support-clamps* which are each capable
of functioning separately from one another and which are not formed
as a one piece body.
(1)
Note. The rigid* connecting structure may be either
integral with or separate from the clasps*, clips*,
or support-clamps* but must be for connecting one independently
operable clasp*, clip*, and support-clamp* to
another and not merely connecting opposing gripping members of either
or both clasp*, clip*, and support-clamps* together.
If the rigid* connecting structure is integral with either
or both clasps*, clip*, or support-clamp*,
the entire assemblage must be multipart in nature (i.e., both clasps*, clips*,
or support-clamps* and the rigid* structure must
not be formed together of a single piece of material).
(2)
Note. A rodlike, straight connecting body or region with a
constant cross section throughout its length is not considered specifically
shaped.
and 458, for clasps*, clips*,
or support- clamps* connected to a mounting means for attachment
to a rigid-supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* wherein
an engaging surface of a gripping member is either formed from or
rigidly affixed to the end portion of a screw-threaded propelling
device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
two opposed gripping members connected by either (1) a separate
flaccid* connector, or (2) a unitary, relatively thin,
nonbiasing, connecting portion which has both (a) its length no
longer than its width (i.e., not elongated) and (b) a bending segment
about which one of the gripping members moves in a pivoting manner (i.e.,
similar to a conventional pivot pin arrangement).
(1)
Note. The connector"s or connecting portion"s
length is considered to be the distance it extends between the opposed gripping
members while its width is transverse to its length and larger than the
similarly transverse thickness.
(2)
Note. Because of the short length of the connector or connector
portion, it only bends at a single location along its length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
evenly spread or relatively smooth and uninterrupted, engaging surfaces
with the extremities thereof equidistant from a region about which
the surfaces can completely rotate (i.e., at least 360°) to
aid in grasping structure-to-be-secured* or support structure.
(1)
Note. This subclass includes rollers or balls which revolve
about a translating central axis to engage the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* including
a gripping member connected to another separate cooperating gripping
member in a manner allowing it to both (a) swing in an arcuate path about
a constantly contacted region located on either the other member
or intermediate structure linking it to the other member, and (b) have
relative movement between the contacting members or member and link
at the region.
(1)
Note. A distinct pivoted gripping member which swings about
a nonfixed point within a fixed region of and maintains constant
contact with the other member or linking structure is included herein.
(2)
Note. The constantly contacted region may never be a spring
for biasing the gripping members but may be a coat hanger rod if
just claimed as a generic type pivot rod without any further details of
the hanger.
(3)
Note. Gripping members which pivot only for the purpose of
adjustment prior to movement between a gripping and a nongripping
position are not considered proper for this subclass.
through 567, for gripping members formed from or mounted on a
resilient* member without maintaining separate constant
contact between the pivoted gripping member and either the other
member or linking structure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Swinging gripping member which additionally moves in a sliding
manner along the contact region of the opposed gripping member.
(1)
Note. The pivoted gripping member may slide either transversely
to or along the constantly contacted region.
(2)
Note. A slidable engaging face (e.g., button) mounted on a
pivoted nonsliding gripping member is not considered proper for
this and the indented subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 490. Gripping member which has nonparallel engaging surfaces
which cooperate with the engaging surfaces of the other gripping
member and wedge the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Swinging gripping member which either (a) carries a separate,
sliding, structure-to-be-secured* engaging surface for
cooperation with an opposed gripping member, or (b) coacts with
an opposed gripping member which has a separate sliding, structure-to-be-secured* engaging
surface carried thereon.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* wherein
at least two swinging gripping members cooperate with a third gripping
member to grasp the structure-to-be-secured* therebetween.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* wherein
the swinging gripping member is shifted between positions by an
operator* including two rigid* arms, the first
arm being pivotally attached at opposite ends to both the second
arm and to the separate, swinging gripping member while the second
arm is additionally pivotally attached to the other gripping member
or to structure linking it thereto, the operator* transmitting
a force of varying intensity to the separate, swinging gripping
member as pressure is applied by moving the common connection of
the two arms in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis
of either of the arms.
(1)
Note. The operator* must not directly contact the
structure-to-be-secured* to be proper for this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip* or support-clamp* having
the swinging gripping member connected to the other gripping member
by a rigid* linking element which has two spaced, nonaxially aligned,
constantly contacted rotational regions, one for each gripping member.
(1)
Note. While the mechanism herein may function in a togglelike
manner it is not a toggle operator* since the swinging
gripping member acts as one of the togglelike arms.
(2)
Note. The rigid* linking arm never positively engages
(i.e., exerts a holding force thereon) the structure-to-be-secured* in
a gripping manner although they may touch one another.
This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Linking element having a portion thereof which (a) extends
beyond one of the element"s rotational connections, and
(b) transmits a force exerted thereon to manipulate the swinging
gripping member into interlocking connection with the other gripping
member.
This subclass is indented under subclass 496. Linking element having the end of its extending portion
provided with structural modification for connecting it to supporting
structure (e.g., a garter strap).
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp wherein
the periphery of the engaging surface of the swinging gripping member
coacts against the engaging surface of an opposed gripping member and
applies continuous and progressively increasing pressure against
the structure-to-be-secured* as the swinging gripping member
is swung towards its final position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Swinging gripping member which is swung about its connection
and held into or out of contact with the structure-to-be-secured* by the
biasing force stored in either (a) a separate spring, or (b) an
integral, resilient* portion of either gripping member
which does not engage the structure-to-be-secured*.
and the subsequent subclasses under 489 for similar
clasp*, clips*, or support-clamps* for
which there is no resilient* biasing spring or portion claimed.
for pivoted gripping members with springs or resilient* portions
which only restrain the members to prevent relative movement but
do not bias the pivoted member about its axis region (e.g., hinge
locks).
This subclass is indented under subclass 499. Swinging gripping member wherein the biasing force on the
swinging gripping member is applied by a spring separate from both
gripping members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Swinging gripping member which (a) is attached to the outer
gripping member only through the separate spring, and (b) maintains
a separate different, contact region about which it swings but is
not attached.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Swinging gripping member provided with an operator* to
cause the swinging motion between the gripping members.
(1)
Note. To be proper for this and the indented subclasses the
operator* must not directly contact the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 502. Operator* including either a rigid* or
semirigid*, rotatable camming or shiftable wedging element
having a contact surface which slides against, for causing the movement
of, a cooperating contact surface on or attached to either the swinging
gripping member or the other opposed gripping member when a rotating
or shifting force is applied to the camming or wedging element and
wherein the relative orientation or contour of one of the contacting surfaces
causes the movement of the contacted surface of one of the gripping
members to be in a direction other than (i.e., not identical to)
that of the shifting or rotating movement of the element.
Work Holders, particularly
subclasses 229 through 236for cam, eccentric, or wedge-type means actuating
a movable jaw for holding an object which is being worked upon.
This subclass is indented under subclass 503. Camming or wedging element which is pivoted or rotated relative
to the swinging gripping member or the opposed gripping member to cause
the swinging gripping member to move.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* provided
with locking-means* which (a) prevents the separation of
the swinging gripping member from the opposed gripping member while
holding the relative position therebetween and (b) never directly
contacts and grasps the struc-ture-to-be-secured* (i.e.,
is not itself a gripping surface).
This subclass is indented under subclass 505. Locking-means* including an arm connected to either
one of the gripping members or some intermediate linking structure
in a manner allowing it to swing with relative movement at its connection
about a constantly contacted region.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* wherein
one of the gripping members includes either a specific, different
substance or uneven surface formation forming the structure-to-be-secured* engaging
surface of the gripping member.
(1)
Note. Either a specific substance different in composition
from that of its gripping member or details of the facial contour
must be positively claimed for proper document classification placement
herein as an original.
(2)
Note. The facial contour may be either integral with, or on
structure distinct from and attached to, the gripping member.
(3)
Note. An engaging surface existing solely in a single plane
and formed along a curved, looped, or bent, gripping member is not
considered to be irregular since it is not uneven in the gripping
direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
a specific portion or element directly engaged by a living being
for applying or removing the clasp*, clip or support-clamp* to
or from a structure-to-be-secured* or for transporting
it.
(1)
Note. Details of the handle structure must be positively claimed
for proper document classification herein as an original.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Spring wound or molded in the form of at least two complete
similarly shaped loops successively coiled around a common central
axis.
(1)
Note. The loops need not be circular in shape but the ends
of the coil must at least subtend an arc at 720° or greater.
This subclass is indented under subclass 509. Spring having either its looped portion wound about the
constantly contacted region of the gripping members or its central
axis collateral with that about which the gripping member swings.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Spring consisting of a thin, semirigid*, resilient* strip
or plate which is bendable about a line parallel to the largest
planar surface thereof when applying its biasing force.
(1)
Note. The spring or plate may be curved in shape, e.g., tubelike.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Swinging gripping member moved into a final gripping position
by either (a) the force of gravity alone thereon or upon structure
linked therewith, or (b) the weight of the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Swinging gripping member provided with an operator* to
cause the swinging motion between the gripping members.
(1)
Note. To be proper for this and the indented subclasses, the
operator* must not directly contact the structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Operator* including a helically threaded, cylindrical
rod for cooperating with a relatively rotatable helically threaded,
cylindrical cavity which moves relative to and along the longitudinal
axis of the rod.
Work Holders, particularly
subclasses 240 through 253for screw-nut type means actuating a movable jaw
for holding an object which is being worked upon.
This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Operator* including either a rigid* or
semirigid*, camming, or shiftable wedging element having
a contact surface which slides against, for causing the movement
of, a cooperating contact surface on or attached to either the swinging
gripping member or the other opposed gripping member when a rotating
or shifting force is applied to the camming or wedging element and
wherein the relative orientation or contour of one of the contacting surfaces
causes the movement of the contacted surface of one of the gripping
members to be in a direction other than (i.e., not identical to)
that of the shifting or rotating movement of the element.
Work Holders, particularly
subclasses 229 through 236for cam, eccentric, or wedge-type means actuating
a movable jaw for holding an object which is being worked upon.
This subclass is indented under subclass 515. Camming or Wedging element which is pivoted or rotated relative
to the swinging gripping member or the opposed gripping member causing
the swinging gripping member to move.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* provided
with locking-means* which (a) prevents the separation of
the swinging gripping member from the opposed gripping member while
holding the relative position therebetween and (b) never directly
contacts and grasps the structure-to-be-secured* (i.e.,
is not itself a gripping surface).
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Locking-means* having all portions thereof formed
on and unitary with (i.e., not separately movable or rigidly attached
to) the opposed gripping members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
a projecting engaging surface portion on one gripping member (e.g.,
button, hook) inserted within a cavity engaging surface portion
on the opposed gripping member (e.g., open loop, slot member) which
receives both it and the structure-to-be-secured* in such
a manner as to subsequently restrict their relative movement in the
direction force is transmitted thereto by the structure-to-be-secured*.
(1)
Note. The mere intermeshing or mating of opposed gripping
members is not considered to be interlocking unless the intermeshing
or mating portions tightly interfit or are otherwise held together
to restrict the separation of gripping members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 519. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having
at least one gripping member (a) made from a resilient* material,
or (b) shaped in such a manner that it is resiliently biased, to
facilitate their coupling.
through 511, for interlocking gripping members resiliently biased
about their pivotal connection and into or out of contact with the
structure-to-be-secured*.
This subclass is indented under subclass 489. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* wherein
one of the gripping members includes either a specific, different
substance or uneven surface formation forming the structure-to-be-secured* engaging
surface of the gripping member.
(1)
Note. Either a specific substance different in composition
from that of its gripping member or details of the facial contour
must be positively claimed for proper document classification herein
as an original.
(2)
Note. The facial contour may be either integral with, or on
structure distinct from and attached to, the gripping member.
(3)
Note. An engaging surface existing solely in a single plane
formed along a curved, looped, or bent gripping member, is not considered
to be irregular since it is not uneven in the gripping direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 455. Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* including
two separate, opposed gripping members permanently retained by and
linked to each other or an intermediate structure by two distinct,
rigid* or semirigid* formations which (1) are
each integral with or attached to a different one of the members,
and (2) have mutually cooperating surfaces both (a) in sliding or
rolling contact with each other, and (b) restricting the movement
of one of the gripping members relative to the other gripping member
to a substantially single, primary direction along a linear or curvilinear
path when moving between a gripping and nongripping position.
(1)
Note. Gripping members which slide only for the purpose of
adjustment prior to movement between a gripping and a nongripping
position are not considered proper for this subclass.
(2)
Note. The gripping members are never intended to be connected
to each other by an operator* (e.g., threaded rod or piston/cylinder)
alone.
This subclass is indented under subclass 522. Gripping members having a spring separate from either gripping
member which applies a biasing force thereon causing the relative movement
therebetween and into or out of contact with the structure-to-be-secured*.
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