(under subclass 243.1) Devices comprising either (1) means for attaching buttons or other fasteners (hooks, eyes, snap fasteners, etc.) to garments by means of strips upon which the fasteners are mounted or directly upon the garments themselves, (2) structure forming a buttonhole combined with additional garment structure more than necessary to form or reinforce the buttonhole, or (3) buttonholes formed in strips or tapes which are adapted to be attached to garments.
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229, for waistbands having button strips.
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24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,
659+, for flaccid buttonholes, per se, and subclasses 682.1+ for means for mounting separable-fastener components.
112, Sewing, 406, for a web or sheet including a separable fastener sewn thereto; subclasses 431 and 437 for a buttonhole or eyelet including overedge stitching; subclass 475.25 for a method of forming a stitched buttonhole or eyelet; and subclasses 475.14+ for a method of attaching a fastener, such as a button, to a base.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
66, for processes for adhesively securing fasteners to garments.
