(under subclass 98) Product in which the web or sheet has means secured thereto or integral with a surface or edge
thereof for attachment and detachment at will to a surface or support or to cooperating fastening means.
(1) Note. A buttonhole, nail hole or similar aperture is not considered an external fastening means within the definition of this subclass.
(2) Note. This subclass is the residual locus for a web or sheet including an external fastener.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
223, for a composite product in which plural layers are connected by a separate and distinct mechanical connecting member extending over the edges of and/or into a plurality of layers or components.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,
572+, for separable-fasteners.
52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), appropriate subclass, for a building structure component with external fastening means.
112, Sewing,
406+, for a separable fastener secured to a base web or sheet by stitching; subclass 431 for a sewn buttonhole including a floating strand around its edge; and subclass 437, for a sewn buttonhole.
