US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 706
PIN OR SEPARATE ESSENTIAL COOPERATING DEVICE THEREFOR

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706PIN OR SEPARATE ESSENTIAL COOPERATING DEVICE THEREFOR {8}
706.1  DF  .~> With separately operable, manually releasable, nonpenetrating means for mounting (e.g., drapery hook)
706.2  DF  .~> Having distinct guiding, holding, or protecting means for penetrated portion {7}
710.3  DF  .~> With cavity for guiding structure-to-be-secured towards penetrating portion (e.g., stocking support)
710.4  DF  .~> Having penetrating portion retractable or of changeable length
710.5  DF  .~> Having interconnected distinct penetrating portions {2}
711.1  DF  .~> Penetrating portion includes relatively movable structure for resisting extraction
711.2  DF  .~> Having specific wire penetrating portion {1}
711.4  DF  .~> Having distinct head structure {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/706

PIN OR SEPARATE ESSENTIAL COOPERATING DEVICE THEREFOR:

(under the class definition) Subject matter comprising either (a) a pin*, (b) a required portion thereof (i.e., penetrating portion, nonpenetrating portion), or (c) a discrete device intended to interact with a required portion of the pin* and affect its operation in the final securing position of the pin*.

(1) Note. A device intended for impaling the flesh of an animal (e.g., fish hook) is excluded from this and the indented subclasses an is classified elsewhere based on its intended use (e.g., Class 17 for a meat skewer, Class 604 for a hypodermic needle).

(2) Note. See the class definition for patent placement procedure.

(3) Note. The penetrating fasteners found in this and the indented subclasses are never intended to be directly driven by a tool into the structure-to-be-secured*. A tool driven penetrating fastener (e.g., nail) or a penetrating fastener which is commonly known to be either tool driven or inserted by hand (e.g., tack) is classified in Class 411. In addition, a device which interacts with and affects the securing operation of a penetrating fastener and either (a) is directly moved by a tool to or from its secured position with the penetrating portion of the fastener (e.g., nut) or (b) has a component or surface for directing, constraining, or shielding the penetrating portion of a fastener directly moved by a tool (e.g., distorted lock washer) is excluded from this and the indented subclasses. However, a device which merely has a movable component or surface shifted by a tool actuated operator* is proper for this and the indented subclasses.

(4) Note. Pins which are used as tools are excluded from this class (see Lines With other Classes of the class definition) and are found elsewhere (e.g., see search notes below for knitting needles, apparrel apparatus, and sewing

machine needles).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

2, Apparel, 56, for an armpit shield with dress-attaching feature.

16, Miscellaneous Hardware,

4+, for a carpet fastener which penetrates through or into a carpet, and subclasses 87.2+ for a flexible panel attaching means which penetrates into the panel to attach itself thereto and travels along a track.

30, Cutlery,

164.5+, for an ice pick.

40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,

1.5+, for a pin fastener in combination with a specific detail of a badge, and subclasses 24 and 25 for a check, label, or tag fastener which penetrates through or into the supporting article and has a special check, label, or tag accommodating feature (e.g., holder).

43, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying, for devices which penetrate the flesh of an animal, particularly

5, for a gaff, subclass 6 for a spear, and subclasses 43.16+ for a hook.

63, Jewelry,

20, for an ornamental pin claiming a specific detail (e.g., setting) or specificity of material (e.g., made of gold) of the pin beyond that requiring for a fastener of general utility.

66, Textiles: Knitting, 116+, for knitting needles.

112, Sewing,

222+, for sewing machine needles.

128, Surgery,

339+, for a needle for carrying a suture through skin.

132, Toilet,

57.1+, for a pin type fastener attached to a hat or for a detached pin fastener cooperating with a hat attached guide or tip protector.

163, Needle and Pin Making,

6+, for methods and apparatus for making a pin.

223, Apparel Apparatus,

102+, for sewing needles. 224, Package and Article Carriers,

103, for fish and game stringers.

294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,

126+, for a handling harpoon.

369, Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval,

173, for a stylus.

402, Binder Devices Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet, for a fastener which (1) enters or forms an opening in a sheet, (2) can be separated by hand without damage to either the sheet or fastener, and (3) has the sole disclosed use of retaining a sheet.

411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener,

439+, for a nail, tack, or staple.

452, Butchering,

176, for skewering type devices which are used to close the visceral cavities of fowl in preparation for marketing.

604, Surgery, 187+, for hypodermic needles.

D11, Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments,

206, for a safety pin design and subclass 207 for a hat pin design.