(under subclass 402) Product wherein the sewn web or sheet, or a component thereof, includes one or more holes, slits, gaps, or other openings formed independently of the introduction of the sewing thread therein.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
405, for a product including an apertured base and a longitudinally noncoextensive panel or sheet located in or over the aperture and secured by stitching.
431, for a floating strand, strand portion or strandlike member disposed upon and sewn to a base web or sheet along the perimeter of an opening therein
441, for stitching extending across or through a gap between two components and serving to unite such components.
446+, for a zigzag stitch forming mechanism wherein the needle is shifted back and forth across the line of material feed, which mechanism includes particular structure for sewing a pattern which encloses a portion of the material within boundaries formed by the pattern (e.g., buttonholes).
475.25, for a method of sewing 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.
