.~.~.~> With tufts or loops formed by floating strandlike portions
DEFINITION
Classification: 112/410
(under subclass 402) Product wherein a plurality of fibers*,
strand portions*, narrow strand-like strips* or groups of strands are attached to the web or sheet by a stitching operation and extend outwardly from a surface thereof; or wherein a component having outwardly extenting fibers, strand portions, or strand-like strips, no matter how provided, is embellished, reinforced, or joined to a base web or sheet by a stitched strand.
(1) Note. The projecting portions of strand-like material may be cut to form discontinuous or independent tufts, or they may remain uncut to form pile loops.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
80.01+, for an embroidering, tufting apparatus.
401, for a uniplanar sectional web, sheet or panel including a tufted or looped surface.
405, for a similar product including a longitudinal noncoextensive superposed panel or sheet. 409, for a pile fabric having a fringe sewn thereon.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,
208+, for a cleaning implement or applicator having a pile working surface.
139, Textiles: Weaving,
391+, for a fabric having tufts woven thereinto.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
85+, for a strand-type fabric which has been subjected to a napping operation or wherein a pile surface is secured to a base by means other than, or in addition to, stitching (e.g., by adhesion).
