CPC Definition - Subclass D06J
This place covers:
Methods for pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics or wearing apparel including of mechanical or physical processing with or without using heat, steam or treatment composition and also the combination thereof.
Apparatus for pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics or wearing apparel such as fabric folding mechanisms, pleat forming devices, pleating machines, including kilting machines, pressing patterns, ironing devices specially adapted for forming goffers or pleats, e.g. fluting irons, pleating irons or goffers.
Illustrative examples of the subject matter classified in this place:
1. Pleating
Pleating is a method of an arrangement of fold by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing it into place. The Figure illustrates pleats (13) were formed via rollers (6) and (10).
2. Kilting
Kilting is a method of a perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one (generally to make three thicknesses of stuff), as on kilt. A system of pleating a kilt in which one full set of the tartan pattern is taken up in each pleat, resulting in a reproduction of the pattern across the back of the kilt. Box pleats or knife pleats are used for pleating a kilt.
3. Goffering
Goffering is the process of creating frills in textile fabrics or wearing apparel so that they are evenly and finely gathered, e.g. make wavy by means of heated goffering iron, or other forms of goffers by pressing or stamping with patterned tools as shown.
4. Pressing or stamping device
5. Goffering scissors
6. Herringbone goffer pattern
7. Forms of pleats or the like, e.g. accordion pleats, kilt pleats, box pleats or goffers
In Figure 7: (a) plain folds or pleats, (b) double folds or pleats, (c) box pleats, (d) double box pleats, (e) rolled pleats and (f) military rolled pleats.
Between subclass D06J and subclasses D06B, D06C, D06F and D06M, multiple classification can be used.
When classifying methods or apparatus for pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics or wearing apparel, subclass D06J can be used together with other subclasses:
- D06C if the treatment of textile fabrics or wearing apparel is applied after making pleats, e.g. such finishing treatment as setting covered by group D06C 7/02 or pressing or ironing covered by group D06C 15/00; and
- Main group D06F 71/00 that partially covers apparatus for forming pleats or goffers since the part of subclass D06F under the Guidance heading "Ironing; Pressing" (D06F 61/00 - D06F 79/00) covers general aspects of ironing or pressing apparatus, mostly used for smoothing or removing wrinkles from clothes, linen or other textile articles but as well the aspects of special purpose, e.g. for forming pleats or goffers (group D06F 71/00).
Pleating or kilting textile fabrics or wearing apparel, by weaving, is classified in subclass D03D.
This place does not cover:
Pleating or kilting textile fabrics or wearing apparel, by sewing |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Processes or apparatuses for shaping plastics by folding | |
Corrugating or creasing paper, or material worked in a manner analogous to paper, without removing material | |
Folding thin materials | |
Pleating or kilting textile fabrics or wearing apparel, by weaving | |
Treating textile fabrics or wearing apparel after forming pleats or goffers | |
Apparatus for hot-pressing or cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile fabrics for forming pleats or goffers |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
goffer (also gauffer) | an iron or a heated tool used for pressing ridges or narrow pleats; to make wavy, flute or crimp with a heated iron. An ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; a series of pleats, crimps or flutes. |
kilt pleat | a perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one |
kilt | a garment with pleats |
kilting | providing a garment with kilt pleats |
pleat | a fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing it into place. Pleats can be pressed (i.e. ironed), non-pressed for round folds or heat-set for sharp creases. |
textile fabrics | woven, knitted and non-woven textile fabrics |
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used as synonyms:
- "pleat", "flute", "crimp", "fold", "plait" and "crease"
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used with the meaning indicated:
dart | tapered tuck stitched in a garment in order to shape it |
goffering | corrugating |
pleating | folding |