US PATENT SUBCLASS 53 / 138.1
.~ Adjunct comprising provision to secure cover

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53 /   HD   PACKAGE MAKING

128.1  DF  WITH COVER-ADJUNCT APPLICATION OR FORMATION {13}
138.1.~ Adjunct comprising provision to secure cover {5}
138.2  DF  .~.~> Staple or clip {1}
138.5  DF  .~.~> Adjunct comprising sewn seam
138.6  DF  .~.~> Tie string or wire {1}
139.1  DF  .~.~> Bag banding
139.2  DF  .~.~> Reclosable, e.g., ziplock (TM) or with valve

DEFINITION

Classification: 53/138.1

Adjunct comprising provision to secure cover:

(under subclass 128.1) Apparatus wherein an accessory is supplied to hold the cover* in position about the contents of the package.

(1) Note. A metallic ring or wire band contracted or crimped onto the closure member is considered to be a binding element and the application of such ring or band is to be found in this and the indented subclasses.

(2) Note. Included in this subclass are devices for applying an elastic band to secure a hood or cap onto a bottle.

(3) Note. For binding which is elsewhere classified, see "Packaging and Binding Elsewhere Classified" of the class definition and the search notes associated therewith For the meaning of binding, see class definition Glossary.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

136.3+, for means to apply a label to a package to secure the cover.

176, for package making apparatus including means to apply plural layer covers, where one of the layers is a string, a wire, or a band.

416, for a method of package making including forming a cover adjunct including fastening or sealing. 582, for apparatus to merely apply a band or tube over the contents.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,

16, for bale or package ties.

56, Harvesters,

342+, for combined compressing and binding, and see (1) Note above.

72, Metal Deforming,

409.01+, for disclosure of a plier type tool usable in applying a wire band.

99, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus,

350, for cooking apparatus in which a food support encircles the article and compresses the food therein, solely by said encirclement and not by end closures or the like.

100, Presses, 1+, for binding material in a flexible filament, strand or band.

131, Tobacco,

15, for wrappers or binders for tobacco products.

289, Knots and Knot Tying, appropriate subclasses for knot tying.