US PATENT CLASS 2
Class Notes
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 2/
This is the generic class for garments and other devices to be worn by mankind to adorn, cover or protect the body or person. Included within the class are (1) such garments or devices, per se, (2) combinations of such garments or devices with other things where the combination is not elsewhere provided for, (3) processes of, and patterns for making such garments or devices, (4) subcombinations of garments and the like, not elsewhere provided for and processes of manufacture relating to such subcombinations, and (5) garment supporters and retainers (see search notes below).
NOTES TO THE CLASS DEFINITION
(1) Note. In general, processes of making particular types of garments have been classified in the subclass pertaining to the particular garment made.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
243.1+, for processes applicable to a number of different
types of garments. Subcombinations of particular garments have been classified in the garment subclass unless such subcombinations have been specifically provided for in the subclasses indented under subclass 243.1. Subcombinations applicable to a number of different types of garments have been classified in subclasses 243.1+.
300, through 342, for garment supporters and retainers.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc., for a single or combined fastener or retainer device used to support or retain a garment or to hold parts of a garment supporter together where no significant structure or feature of the garment or part held is claimed. These include (a) two fastening devices even though connected by a single strand; (b) a device to hold the ends of a belt, strip, or strand; (c) a device to hold the ends of a belt, strip, or strand together to form a loop even though claimed in combination with such belt, strip, or strand; or (d) a single or combined fastening means even though supporting or fastening together two or more garments or parts of a garment supporter. Class 2 takes all other garment supporters or retainers or parts thereof not provided for.
36, Boots, Shoes, and Leggings, for miscellaneous footwear, such as boots, shoes, and leggings.
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,
329, for a head covering carrying an indicia where any modification of the head covering is merely for receiving the indicia.
63, Jewelry, for ornaments of precious metal and stones adapted to be worn on the person.
66, Textiles: Knitting,
171+, for garments closely allied with knitting methods or distinguished mainly by the knitted fabric thereof.
112, Sewing, appropriate subclasses for processes and apparatus for sewing, and for sewn articles not specifically provided for in any other class.
119, Animal Husbandry,
712+, for body worn apparel for controlling, restraining, or handling an animal; subclasses 850+ for a body worn protective shield or apparel; subclasses 856+ for a collar or other body- or appendage-encircling band, particularly subclass 857 if for a human being; and subclass 907 for a harness of general utility.
126, Stoves and Furnaces, 204+, for apparel and analogous structure combined with means to heat the same by means other than electricity.
132, Toilet,
215, for mustache holders or guards, subclasses 219+ for combs to be worn in the hair, subclasses 273+ for hair fasteners, particularly subclass 274 for hair nets, subclasses 53+ for hair structure, subclasses 57.1+ for hat fasteners, and subclasses 73+ for artificial coverings for finger nails.
219, Electric Heating,
211, for apparel and fabrics having electric heating means.
220, Receptacles, see the Notes to the definition of
200, for references to closures in other classes.
223, Apparel Apparatus, for machines and machine methods for making, repairing and maintaining in proper condition articles of apparel and analogous articles. See (1) Note under the class definition of Class 223.
297, Chairs and Seats,
464+, and especially 468+ for safety belt or harness attachable to the chair or seat (e.g., of a vehicle); and see the search notes therein for other loci for vehicle attachable safety harness.
351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting,
41+, for spectacles and eyeglasses whose transparent elements have an optical characteristic, or whose frames in the absence of such optical characteristic lack any body protecting structure. See section V of the Class 351 Class Definition for the detailed classification line between spectacles and goggles. See Class 2 (this class), subclasses 15+ for eye shields having a mere protective function. 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses, for a stock-material product in the form of a single or plural layer web or sheet.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys,
26+, for a toy adapted to be worn or attached to the body.
450, Foundation Garments, appropriate subclasses for a garment specifically designed to fit the human body to protect, compress, support, restrain, or alter the configuration of the body torso or a portion thereof.
602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage,
1+, for an orthopedic device and method and subclasses 41+ for a body protecting or restraining device.
604, Surgery, appropriate subclasses for devices similar to apparel having therapeutic functions.
607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application,
108+, for wearing apparel combined with a therapeutic device for applying light rays or analogous rays to the body, or modifying the temperature of the body or applying electricity to the body, which is limited by claimed structure to therapeutic use.
623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor,
7+, for brassieres which include an artificial breast.