(under subclass 455) Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having at least a portion of one gripping member formed from flaccid* material.
(1) Note. A multilink chain which acts in a flaccid* manner in all directions is considered to be flaccid* even if its individual links are rigid.
(2) Note. This subclass is not intended to include rigid* or semirigid* engaging members covered by a flaccid* piece of material.
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115+, for a cord or rope engaging fastener which is a component of a clasp* and holds one portion of a cord or rope relative to another portion of a cord or rope where the cord or rope has another principal function (i.e., it is the structure-to-be-secured* since it has principle utility outside this class).
703, for a permanently deformed clasp* for holding ends of a flaccid* bandlike material together (e.g., a garter clasp*).
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269, Work Holders, particularly 131, for a work holder using a flaccid, constrictable loop to grip an object which is being worked upon.
