US PATENT SUBCLASS 442 / 97
.~ Coating or impregnation is a lubricant or a surface friction reducing agent other than specified as improving the "hand" of the fabric or increasing the softness thereof

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

59  DF  COATED OR IMPREGNATED WOVEN, KNIT, OR NONWOVEN FABRIC WHICH IS NOT (A) ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PREFORMED LAYER OR FIBER LAYER OR, (B) WITH RESPECT TO WOVEN AND KNIT, CHARACTERIZED, RESPECTIVELY, BY A PARTICULAR OR DIFFERENTIAL WEAVE OR KNIT, WHEREIN THE COATING OR IMPREGNATION IS NEITHER A FOAMED MATERIAL NOR A FREE METAL OR ALLOY LAYER {36}
97.~ Coating or impregnation is a lubricant or a surface friction reducing agent other than specified as improving the "hand" of the fabric or increasing the softness thereof {3}
98  DF  .~.~> Fluorocarbon containing
99  DF  .~.~> Organosilicon containing
100  DF  .~.~> Natural oil or wax containing

DEFINITION

Classification: 442/97

Coating or impregnation is a lubricant or a surface friction reducing agent other than specified as improving the "hand" of the fabric or increasing the softness thereof:

(under subclass 59) Subject matter wherein the coating or impregnation which is not specified as improving the "hand" or increasing the softness of the fabric acts as a lubricant or a surface friction reducing agent.

(1) Note. The term "hand" when used in connection with a fabric refers to the feel of the fabric when held in one's hand, particularly the softness of the fabric.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

102, for a coating or impregnation which functions to soften or improve the "hand" of the fabric.