US PATENT SUBCLASS 442 / 304
KNIT FABRIC (I.E., KNIT STRAND OR STRIP MATERIAL)

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442 /   HD   FABRIC (WOVEN, KNITTED, OR NONWOVEN TEXTILE OR CLOTH, ETC.)

304KNIT FABRIC (I.E., KNIT STRAND OR STRIP MATERIAL) {10}
305  DF  .~> Including parallel strips
306  DF  .~> Including an elastic strand
307  DF  .~> Including strand precoated with other than free metal or alloy
308  DF  .~> Including strand which is of specific structural definition {2}
311  DF  .~> Strand is a monofilament composed of two or more polymeric materials in physically distinct relationship (e.g., sheath-core, side-by-side, islands-in-sea, fibrils-in-matrix, etc.) or composed of physical blend of chemically different polymeric materials or a physical blend of a polymeric material and a filler material
312  DF  .~> Knit fabric is characterized by a particular or differential knit pattern other than open knit fabric or a fabric in which the strand denier is specified {1}
315  DF  .~> Including a foamed layer or component
316  DF  .~> Including a free metal or alloy constituent {1}
318  DF  .~> Including an additional knit fabric layer
319  DF  .~> Including a nonwoven fabric layer other than paper

DEFINITION

Classification: 442/304

KNIT FABRIC (I.E., KNIT STRAND OR STRIP MATERIAL):

(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein the fabric is a knit fabric composed of strands or strips interengaged with one another to form interlocked loops of strand material, the interlocked loops forming wales and courses in the knit fabric.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

66, Textiles: Knitting, for knitted fabrics made solely by a knitting process without any other fabric processing prior to or following knitting.

428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,

34.1+, for hollow or container type articles (e.g., tube, vase, etc.) containing at least one knit fabric; subclasses 105+ for knit fabrics wherein strands or strips thereof are disposed in angular relation to strands or strips in a second layer or component; subclass 114 for knit fabrics wherein strands or strips thereof are arranged in parallel relation to strands or strips in a second layer or component; subclasses 175+ for a product of uniform thickness but of nonplanar characteristics and comprising interengaged strands or strips; and subclass 196 for knit fabrics with a discontinuous coating, impregnation, or bond.