US PATENT SUBCLASS 112 / 475.01
METHOD OF SEWING

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475.01METHOD OF SEWING {5}
475.02  DF  .~> Material sensing {1}
475.04  DF  .~> Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding {3}
475.08  DF  .~> On specified product {1}
475.14  DF  .~> Attaching fastener {2}
475.17  DF  .~> Stitch forming {4}

DEFINITION

Classification: 112/475.01

METHOD OF SEWING:

(under the class definition) A method which includes stitch-forming or a stitching operation on a workpiece.

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154+, for a device under the class definition having a mechanism which cooperates to form stitches in the work material.

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2, Apparel, appropriate subclasses for a process of making an entire garment which may involve sewing.

12, Boot and Shoe Making,

142+, for a process of making a boot or shoe which may involve sewing.

24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., 90, for a button having an aperture for thread, subclasses

395 through 397 for a zipper attached by stitching, and subclass 695 for a separable fastener having a specific structure for cooperating with stitching.

28, Textiles: Manufacturing, for a method of making a fabric which involves both sewing and a Class 28 process and, in particular,

164, for a process of making an ornamental or textured fabric by sewing combined with a Class 28 process.

29, Metal Working,

408, 410 for a method of making a zipper which involves a sewing step.

40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,

664, for a check, label, or tag attached to an item by stitching.

53, Package Making,

138.5, and 418 for a packaging process which includes joining portions of the package material by sewing.

57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining,

903, for sewing thread. 66, Textiles: Knitting,

180+, for a process of knitting a nether garment which includes ornamental stitching.

83, Cutting,

13, 56 for a process of cutting; subclasses 78+ for a cutting device having means to move, guide, or otherwise effect the motion of the product or work, especially subclasses 98+ where the movement is effected by a fluid current; subclass 202 for a cutting device which has intermittent workfeed, especially subclasses 209+ which includes work sensing means; subclass 255 for work feeding to plural tools; subclasses 276+ for workfeed element which contacts and moves with the work; subclass 360 for a cutting device controlled by detection means responsive to work, especially subclass 365 where the sensor is photoelectric; subclass 409 for a work carrier; subclasses 410+ for a work carrier which guides the material in a non-rectilinear path; subclass 910 for a cutting or trimming device for embroidery; subclass 915 for a fur cutting device, and subclasses 936+ for a cutting device for cloth or leather.

39, Textiles: Weaving, appropriate subclasses for a method of weaving.

156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, appropriate subclasses for seaming by laminating, especially

93, for a process of laminating and sewing.

200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers,

611.3+, for an electric circuit maker or breaker which is responsive to a running length, web or strand.

219, Electric Heating,

105.3, for a method of seam welding (e.g., electronic sewing). 223, Apparel Apparatus, appropriate subclasses for a non-stitching method of making, repairing, or treating articles of apparel and analogous articles.

242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,

484.7+, for a winding device for use with sewing thread upon or in connection with a sewing machine, subclasses 472.9+, 479.9+, 484.8, and 484.9+ for a thread break detector; and subclasses 534 and 563+ for a web break detector.

250, Radiant Energy,

559+, and 571+ for a photoelectric sensor for a web, strand, strip, or sheet.

270, Sheet-Material Associating,

37+, for a method or apparatus for associating a plurality of sheets or webs of flexible material by stitching or stapling in accordance with a recognizable indicia thereon, and subclasses 53+ for a method or apparatus for associating a plurality of sheets or webs of flexible material by stitching or stapling in accordance with a recognizable indicia thereon combined with folding.

271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering, appropriate subclasses for a device for feeding or delivering a sheet to or away from a mechanism where the particulars of the mechanism is not specifically set forth

289, Knots and Knot Tying,

1.5, for a method of tying a knot in a strand.

383, Flexible Bags,

79, and 92 for a flexible bag having a closure which includes a securing element designed to extend through aligned openings in the bag material (e.g., stitching). 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,

102, 104 for sewn stock material which includes stitching and either a discrete mechanical fastener, a coating, or an adhesive bond.

450, Foundation Garments,

92, for a method of making or assembling a breast or chest protector (e.g., brassiere).

493, Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web, appropriate subclasses for a method of making a bag or a method of attaching a bag adjunct (e.g., a handle) to a bag, each of which may include the step of stitching, especially

405+, which includes the step of folding.