(under subclass 402) Product in which the web or sheet, or a component thereof, either (1) comprises significant claimed structure peculiar to one of the textile making arts other than sewing or felting (e.g., weaving, braiding, knitting), or (2) manifests a particular relation of the stitching strand to the strands of a sewn fabric.
(1) Note. A mere descriptive term (e.g., woven) will not be sufficient for placement of a patent in this subclass.
However, a limitation as to a particular structure or composition of individual strands of the fabric (e.g., straw, twisted paper), a particular arrangement or relationship of fabric strands or strand portions (e.g., mesh, lace, selvage, woven multi-ply, thick and thin strands), two dissimilar fabrics (e.g., woven and crocheted), or a particular weave of knit (e.g., twill, leno, rib, warp knit, tubular knit) will justify placement in this subclass.
(2) Note. A patent for sewn bias cut textile material will be placed in this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
410+, for a tufted or looped surface produced by stitching on a specific strand-type fabric.
413+, for a sewn fabric including elastic and inelastic strands. 430, for stitching including a nonpenetrating strand supported on the surface of a sewn web and having portions of the strand or of several such strands interlooped.
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66, Textiles: Knitting,
169+, for a knitted product, per se, and subclasses 190+ for a knitted product including nonknitted textile material.
