(under subclass 94.15) Processes for treating a hide or skin for the purpose of removing the hair therefrom.
(1) Note. This and indented subclasses are the generic location for depilating processes and compostitons and take all such processes except those specifically placed elsewhere as set forth under "SEARCH CLASS" below.
(2) Note. The combination of a significant tanning step and a depilating step preparatory thereto, wherein the depilating step is broadly recited and no significant aspects of the depilating step are claimed, is classified below on the basis of the tanning step.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
19, Textiles: Fiber Preparation,
2+, for the mechanical liberation of animal fibers from their source for the purpose of preparing the fibers for textile use.
27, Undertaking, for a method of depilating a corpse combined with other undertaking steps. 30, Cutlery, for a cutting implement useful in removing hair from the skin or body, particularly
32+, for razors.
69, Leather Manufactures, for apparatus and process for depilating a hide to be made into leather which does not involve the use of chemicals or fluids (e.g., cutting,
plucking) and for a process of depilation using chemicals or fluid combined with other mechanical steps of leather working or treatment.
83, Cutting,
13+, for a process of removing hair from the skin of a human or animal by cutting (e.g., shaving, etc.).
435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology,
265, for depilating compositions and processes involving fermentation.
451, Abrading, particularly
523, 525 and subclasses 526+ for the removal of hair by abrasion.
452, Butchering,
71+, for a process of depilating combined with other nondepilatory steps of preparing fowl and animal carcasses for use as food and depilating apparatus for preparing fowl and animal carcasses for food. 606, Surgery,
44, for electrical needles useful for depilating the living human body, subclasses 133+ for miscellaneous depilating apparatus used on living humans not specifically provided for elsewhere.
