(under subclass 374) Method or apparatus including fastening a first workpiece to a second workpiece.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
114+, for securing two workpieces together in the formation of a rigid container.
121+, for securing two surfaces of the same workpiece together in the formation of a rigid container.
394, for securing two surfaces of the same sheet or web workpiece together in the formation of a product, generally.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
29, Metal Working,
428+, for the process of and subclasses 700+ for apparatus for the general application of a fastener (e.g., a paper clip) to work, even if the work is a sheet or web, if there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web. See the search note to Class 29 under the definition of this class. 156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture, for securing two workpieces together by adhesive bonding, generally; for adhesive bonding combined with assembling, bending, or flexing in the formation of a web of stock material; and for assembling and adhesively bonding an article with a postage stamp or a label. See the line note to Class 156 under the definition of this class.
227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus, for application of a nail or staple to work even if the work is a sheet or web if there is no other working (e.g., bending) of the sheet or web and no recognition of more than one sheet or web.
