(under subclass 544) Subject matter in which at least one component or layer has spaced areas, substantially less than the total area of the involved surface of the layer or component, which are joined to another layer or component by adhesion or cohesion or by a separate and distinct mechanical connection member(s) extending over the edges of, and/or into, a plurality of layers or components.
(1) Note. This definition is not applicable to merely interengaged fibrous constituents which are bonded at their points of interengagement.
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102, and 223, for a nonmetallic* composite* web or sheet in which a plurality of layers or components are joined to each other by a plurality of spaced mechanical fasteners.
103+, 194 and 198, for plural-layer nonmetallic* material in which layers are joined to each other by discontinuous or spaced bonds.
576, for a shaped configuration or package of metal parts designed for melting. 583, for an intermediate-article* having a discrete fastener or marginal fastening.
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52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),
782.1+, for a composite panel having a mechanical fastener holding the facing sheets in assembled relationship, and subclasses 726.1+ for an elongated rigid structure comprising axially aligned sections with a fastener at the junctions.
109, Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device,
58+, for wall and panel structures, closures and closure adjuncts, especially subclasses 59+ and 79 for such devices including a fastening means.
138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits,
147, for subject matter of that class having mechanical means to hold layers in contact.
206, Special Receptacle or Package,
83.5, for a bale of scrap metal, and subclass 442 for a package of bale ties.
219, Electric Heating, 86+, for spot-bonding methods of that class.
403, Joints and Connections,
405+, for a separate connector or fastener between two or more members at substantially a single locus.
