.~.~ Filamentary material or strandlike tape sewn to surface {4}
431
.~.~.~ Around aperture (e.g., buttonhole)
DEFINITION
Classification: 112/431
(under subclass 429) Product wherein the floating strand, strand portion, or strand-like member is included in a seam which extends along or immediately adjacent the perimeter of a slit, or of a space from which the substance of the base web or sheet has been removed or omitted in its manufacture.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
433, and 436, for a float thread incorporated in or held by overedge stitching.
437, for a sewn apertured stock material of a more general nature and especially for an overedge seam along an opening such as a buttonhole.
441, for stitching extending across or through a gap between two components and serving to unite such components.
475.25, for a method of stitching a buttonhole.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 2, Apparel,
266, for a buttonhole strip.
24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,
659+, for a buttonhole structure which does not include stitching.