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