(under subclass 98) Product having a plurality of strand-portions* or strand* loops extending freely in individual or grouped arrangement from an edge of the web, sheet or component.
(1) Note. Excluded are fringed manufactures which are the result merely of a simple textile fabrication, such as weaving or braiding.For placement in this subclass, a patent must be directed to a product whose manufacture transcends the function of the textile producing apparatus (such as a loom or a knitting machine).
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112, Sewing,
409, for a web having a fringe secured thereto by sewing.
139, Textiles: Weaving, 385, for a woven fabric wherein loose unwoven ends of the constituent strands form a fringe.
