(under the class definition) Product or process in which a fuel product or object carries a surface or mass which, upon frictional engagement with a suitable surface, can burst into flame.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
53, Package Making,
1, for apparatus, and subclass 2 for a process, for making match-book packages.
102, Ammunition and Explosives,
275.6, 275.11 and 380 for subject matter of that class having an igniter.
144, Woodworking,
50+, for a wood match-making process or apparatus.
149, Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges, appropriate subclasses for a match-head composition, per se.
206, Special Receptacle or Package,
85+, and 96+ for a match or matches with a holder, folder or case.
431, Combustion,
296+, for an igniting charge-holding and firing means.