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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES
 A43
FOOTWEAR
 A43D
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR  [6]
 A43D

Note(s)

In this subclass, a method of manufacturing footwear which is dependent on a distinct machine or tool, is classified in the group covering the machine or tool for the manufacture.

 A43D
Subclass index
MEASUREMENT OF FOOT OR LAST 1/00
LASTS 3/00
WORKING-UP UPPERS OR STIFFENERS 8/00 - 8/34, 8/38 - 8/54
PULLING-OVER OR LASTING 9/00 - 23/00
MAKING OR PREPARING PARTS OF SHOES BEFORE ASSEMBLING
Soles 8/36, 8/50, 8/52, 29/00, 35/00, 37/0043/00
Heels, heel lifts 33/00, 83/00
Shank stiffeners 31/00
ASSEMBLING PARTS OF SHOES
Securing by metallic elements 69/00, 71/00, 75/00
Securing by gluing 25/00
Securing by other techniques, e.g. welding 86/00
Securing soles 25/00, 44/00, 67/00, 86/00
Securing heels 67/00, 79/00, 81/00, 86/00
Securing welts 44/00
OTHER OPERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO LASTING
On soles or heels 27/00
On welts 47/00, 57/00
On inseams 51/00, 53/00, 55/00
Other work 49/00, 59/00, 85/00
PERFORMING FINISHING OPERATIONS 63/00, 87/00 - 95/00
MAKING, SETTING, OR REMOVING ACCESSORIES 39/00, 97/00, 98/00, 100/00
OTHER EQUIPMENT OR MECHANISMS FOR SHOEMAKING OR REPAIRING 5/00, 61/00, 111/00 - 119/00
SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS 999/00
 A43D 1/00 - 
A43D 5/00
Measuring devices; Lasts; Tools
P:30 A43D 1/00
Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
 A43D 1/02
·  Foot-measuring devices (measuring the shape, pattern or size of the body for diagnostic purposes A61B 5/103, e.g. measuring physical dimensions A61B 5/107)
 A43D 1/04
·  Last-measuring devices
 A43D 1/06
·  Measuring devices for the inside measure of shoes, for the height of heels, or for the arrangement of heels
 A43D 1/08
·  Measuring devices for shoe parts
P:480 A43D 3/00
Lasts
 A43D 3/02
·  Lasts for making or repairing shoes (making of wooden lasts B27M 3/20)
 A43D 3/04
·  Pneumatic lasts; Elastic lasts
 A43D 3/06
·  Wedge locks for lasts
 A43D 3/08
·  Devices for stretching special parts of shoes
 A43D 3/10
·  Devices for removing lasts
 A43D 3/12
·  Devices for inserting or reinserting lasts
 A43D 3/14
·  Stretching or spreading lasts; Boot-trees; Fillers; Devices for maintaining the shape of the shoe (drying of footwear A47L 23/20)
P:490 A43D 5/00
Hand appliances or hand tools for making or repairing shoes, other than those covered by groups A43D 15/00, A43D 19/00, A43D 95/00, A43D 100/00, A43D 117/00
 A43D 5/02
·  Stands for making footwear (stands for cleaning shoes A47L 23/16)
 A43D 5/04
·  Knives (knives in general B26B)
 A43D 5/06
·  Tools for cutting-off the ends of nails or pegs in shoes
 A43D 5/08
·  Awls (making B21G)
 A43D 5/10
·  Shoe-peg rasps (wood rasps B27G 17/06)
 A43D 5/12
·  Hand nailing apparatus for shoemaking (A43D 19/02 takes precedence; nailing apparatus in general B25C, B27F)
 A43D 5/14
·  ·  Hand pincers for stapling
   
P:400 A43D 8/00
Machines for cutting, ornamenting, marking or otherwise working up shoe part blanks (pulling-over or lasting A43D 9/00-A43D 23/00; making or fastening soles, heels or welts A43D 25/00-A43D 83/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/02
·  Cutting-out (cutting in general B26D, B26F; of leather articles in general C14B 5/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/04
·  ·  Stamping-out (A43D 8/10 takes precedence)  [3]
 A43D 8/06
·  ·  ·  Dies therefor  [3]
 A43D 8/08
·  ·  ·  Combined stamping-out and bonding, e.g. high frequency electric current being applied between cutting edge and work support  [3]
 A43D 8/10
·  ·  Cutting-out using pattern grading (for trimming A43D 8/38; pattern grading in making clothes A41H 3/00; pattern copying in general B23Q 33/00, B23Q 35/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/12
·  ·  ·  Patterns or templates therefor  [3]
 A43D 8/14
·  ·  ·  ·  Applying bindings to pattern edges  [3]
 A43D 8/16
·  Ornamentation (by creasing A43D 8/44; of leather in general C14B 1/56)  [3]
 A43D 8/18
·  ·  by punching or perforating (punching for eyelet-setting A43D 100/02)  [3]
 A43D 8/20
·  ·  ·  Dies therefor  [3]
 A43D 8/22
·  ·  by embossing or printing (printing in general, stamping B41)  [3]
 A43D 8/24
·  ·  ·  Embossing using heat, e.g. high frequency electric current  [3]
 A43D 8/26
·  Marking for future work (A43D 8/16 takes precedence; printing, stamping B41)  [3]
 A43D 8/28
·  ·  Patterns for drawing cut-outs (in making clothes A41H 3/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/30
·  ·  Charting sheet material for subsequent cutting  [3]
 A43D 8/32
·  Working on edges or margins (of leather in general C14B 1/02, C14B 11/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/34
·  ·  by skiving (A43D 8/48 takes precedence)  [3]
 A43D 8/36
·  ·  by trimming the margins of sole blanks (trimming as an intermediate operation in shoemaking A43D 27/00, as a finishing operation in shoemaking A43D 87/00)  [3]
 A43D 8/38
·  ·  ·  by cutting-out, e.g. using templates  [3]
 A43D 8/40
·  ·  by folding, turning in or over, hammering  [3]
 A43D 8/42
·  ·  by singeing, contracting, dyeing  [3]
 A43D 8/44
·  Creasing presses (folding on margins A43D 8/40)  [3]
 A43D 8/46
·  Splitting (of leather in general C14B 1/02)  [3]
 A43D 8/48
·  ·  combined with skiving  [3]
 A43D 8/50
·  ·  Combined splitting and trimming of the heel-seat portions of sole blanks (of soles fixed to shoe bottoms A43D 27/04)  [3]
 A43D 8/52
·  Flexing (of leather in general C14B)  [3]
 A43D 8/54
·  ·  by milling  [3]
 A43D 8/56
·  ·  of sole blanks by slitting  [3]
 A43D 9/00 - 
A43D 23/00
Pulling-over or lasting
P:390 A43D 9/00
Devices for binding the uppers upon the lasts (for the toe ends A43D 15/00)
P:460 A43D 11/00
Machines for preliminary treatment or assembling of upper-parts, counters, or insoles on their lasts preparatory to the pulling-over or lasting operations; Applying or removing protective coverings
 A43D 11/01
·  Machines for applying or securing reinforcements or ornamental straps to uppers (to soles or insoles A43D 43/06)  [3]
 A43D 11/02
·  ·  to the margins thereof  [3]
 A43D 11/03
·  ·  Coating with thermoplastic materials to stiffen the toe or heel portion  [3]
 A43D 11/04
·  Machines for seam-pressing or flattening shoe parts, quarters, or the like (on lasted shoes A43D 55/00)
 A43D 11/06
·  Machines for temporary buttoning of shoe parts
 A43D 11/08
·  Machines for temporary lacing of shoe parts or for cutting-away the lacing strips after lasting
 A43D 11/10
·  Devices for holding the lacing portions in position during lasting
 A43D 11/12
·  Machines for forming the toe part or heel part of shoes, with or without use of heat
 A43D 11/14
·  Devices for treating shoe parts, e.g. stiffeners, with steam or liquid (for soled shoes A43D 95/12)
P:420 A43D 13/00
Machines for pulling-over the uppers when loosely laid upon the last and tacking the toe end
 A43D 13/02
·  Devices for locating caps or stiffeners on pulling-over machines
P:430 A43D 15/00
Pulling-over or lasting machines for binding the toe end with cord, string, or wire; Machines for lasting with clamps; Lasting machines with sewing devices, also for platform shoes (special sewing machines for leather or shoes D05B)
P:410 A43D 17/00
Pulling-over or lasting machines with oscillating shoe supports
P:450 A43D 19/00
Hand lasting; Lasting pincers
 A43D 19/02
·  Tacking or nailing devices for use with lasting pincers
P:440 A43D 21/00
Lasting machines
 A43D 21/02
·  with one single lasting gripper
 A43D 21/04
·  for lasting the opposite sides of the shoe one after another
 A43D 21/06
·  for wooden soles (A43D 21/16, A43D 21/18 take precedence)
 A43D 21/08
·  with last supports and toe- or heel-embracing wipers movable both horizontally and vertically (A43D 21/16 takes precedence)
 A43D 21/10
·  Bed-lasting machines
 A43D 21/12
·  with lasting clamps, shoe-shaped clamps, wipers, stretching straps, or the like for forming the toe or heel parts on the last
 A43D 21/14
·  for toe or heel parts, with nailing devices
 A43D 21/16
·  with lasting pincers or toe- or heel-embracing wipers
 A43D 21/18
·  with lasting pincers and straight-acting wipers, also for forming the shank portions of shoes
P:470 A43D 23/00
Single parts for pulling-over or lasting machines (nailing devices A43D 75/00)
 A43D 23/02
·  Wipers; Sole-pressers; Last-supports; Pincers
 A43D 23/04
·  Last-carriers; Shoe-guides
 A43D 23/06
·  Devices for cutting-off superfluous material on the uppers or linings
 A43D 25/00 - 
A43D 86/00
Making or fastening soles, heels, or welts, or preparing same for fastening to the shoe; Carrying out other operations subsequent to lasting; Turning (sewing D05B)
P:240 A43D 25/00
Devices for gluing shoe parts
 A43D 25/047
·  Devices for lasting with adhesives or for gluing together insoles and uppers (A43D 25/18, A43D 25/20 take precedence)  [3]
 A43D 25/053
·  ·  with rotating gripping means  [3]
 A43D 25/06
·  Devices for gluing soles on shoe bottoms (A43D 25/18, A43D 25/20 take precedence)  [3]
 A43D 25/07
·  ·  using flexible diaphragm pressing devices  [3]
 A43D 25/08
·  ·  Welt hold-down devices
 A43D 25/10
·  ·  Press-pads or other supports of shoe-gluing presses
 A43D 25/12
·  Devices for gluing heel-breasts to heels or for gluing coverings on heels (A43D 25/18, A43D 25/20 take precedence)  [3]
 A43D 25/14
·  Devices for filling the shoe bottom
 A43D 25/16
·  Devices for making glued platform shoes
 A43D 25/18
·  Devices for applying adhesives to shoe parts (A43D 25/20 takes precedence; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05)  [3]
 A43D 25/20
·  Arrangements for activating or for accelerating setting of adhesives, e.g. by using heat  [3]
P:170 A43D 27/00
Machines for trimming as an intermediate operation (working on edges or margins, e.g. by trimming, of shoe part blanks A43D 8/32; trimming as a finishing operation in shoemaking A43D 87/00)
 A43D 27/02
·  Soles or heels fixed on shoe bottoms
 A43D 27/04
·  ·  Heel-end portions of soles  [3]
 A43D 27/06
·  ·  Heel breast flaps  [3]
P:270 A43D 29/00
Machines for making soles from strips of material
P:220 A43D 31/00
Machines for making or inserting shank stiffeners
 A43D 31/02
·  Machines for making shank stiffeners
 A43D 31/04
·  Machines for inserting shank stiffeners
P:180 A43D 33/00
Machines for assembling lifts for heels (cutting-out heel lifts A43D 8/02)
 A43D 33/02
·  Gauges for heel lifts; Magazines for piling up heel lifts
 A43D 33/04
·  Nailing machines for building the heels from lifts
 A43D 33/06
·  Machines for sorting heel lifts
P:260 A43D 35/00
Presses for shaping pre-existing loose soles, shoe bottoms, or soles fixed to shoe bottoms (gluing soles on shoe bottoms A43D 25/06)
P:250 A43D 37/00
Machines for roughening soles or other shoe parts preparatory to gluing
P:190 A43D 39/00
Machines for making foot-supporting pads or instep-raisers for flat feet
P:290 A43D 43/00
Machines for making stitch lips, or other preparatory treatment of soles or insoles before fixing same (flexing of soles or insoles A43D 8/52)
 A43D 43/02
·  for making stitch lips by cutting
 A43D 43/06
·  for applying reinforcing materials to insoles; Attachment of ornamental tapes or ribs, e.g. sewing ribs, on soles, or the like
P:300 A43D 44/00
Machines for attaching welts or rands
P:50 A43D 47/00
Machines for trimming or butting welts fixed on uppers
P:200 A43D 49/00
Machines for pounding
P:280 A43D 51/00
Machines for lip-setting
P:160 A43D 53/00
Machines for trimming-off surplus material along the inseam
P:70 A43D 55/00
Machines for flattening, pressing, or rubbing the inseams of lasted shoes
P:210 A43D 57/00
Machines for attaching the welt ends
P:150 A43D 59/00
Machines for rasping the lasting-margins of shoes which are sewn through
P:320 A43D 61/00
Machines for nail-pulling, nail-cutting, or nail-detecting
P:120 A43D 63/00
Machines for carrying out other finishing operations
P:310 A43D 67/00
Machines for fastening soles or heels by means of screws or screwed wire
P:350 A43D 69/00
Shoe-nailing machines (nailing machines in general B27F)
 A43D 69/02
·  using ready-made nails
 A43D 69/04
·  with apparatus for separating the nails from a wire or from a strip of metal or other material
 A43D 69/06
·  using ready-made staples
 A43D 69/08
·  with apparatus for making staples
 A43D 69/10
·  using ready-made wooden pegs
 A43D 69/12
·  with apparatus for separating the pegs from a strip of wood
 A43D 69/14
·  for nailing or stapling the lasted margin on to shoes with wooden soles
P:360 A43D 71/00
Elements of nailing machines; Nail-feeding devices
 A43D 71/02
·  Driving mechanisms for moving the horn; Nail-cutting apparatus connected with the horn
P:340 A43D 75/00
Nailing devices on pulling-over or lasting machines
P:330 A43D 79/00
Combined heel-pressing and nailing machines
P:230 A43D 81/00
Machines for attaching top-lifts
P:370 A43D 83/00
Heel-presses without nailing apparatus; Machines for pressing single lifts or punching holes for nailing
P:130 A43D 85/00
Machines or apparatus for turning, e.g. for making turn-shoes
P:380 A43D 86/00
Machines for assembling soles or heels onto uppers, not provided for in groups A43D 25/00-A43D 83/00, e.g. by welding  [6]
 A43D 87/00 - 
A43D 100/00
Performing finishing operations upon uppers, soles, or heels on soled shoes; Making shoe appurtenances
P:40 A43D 87/00
Edge or heel cutters; Machines for trimming the heel breast (trimming machines for wooden heels B27M; copying machines B44B)
P:80 A43D 89/00
Sole-levelling machines with rolls
P:90 A43D 91/00
Stitch-separating or seam-indenting machines
P:100 A43D 93/00
Edge-indenting machines
P:110 A43D 95/00
Shoe-finishing machines
 A43D 95/02
·  Machines for treating or smoothing shoe uppers to remove wrinkles, folds, or the like
 A43D 95/04
·  Machines for laying channel-flaps
 A43D 95/06
·  Machines for colouring or chemical treatment; Ornamenting the sole bottoms (burnishing A43D 95/20)
 A43D 95/08
·  Machines or tools for scouring, abrading, or finishing, with or without dust-separating (suction cleaners for removing dust A47L 5/00; domestic cleaning of footwear A47L 23/00)
 A43D 95/10
·  Drying or heating devices for shoes
 A43D 95/12
·  Devices for conditioning, tempering, or moistening (preparatory to pulling-over or lasting A43D 11/14)
 A43D 95/14
·  incorporating marking, printing, or embossing apparatus (ornamentation of shoe part blanks A43D 8/16; printing per se, stamping per se B41)
 A43D 95/16
·  Burnishing tools for shoemaking (in general B24D)
 A43D 95/18
·  ·  Devices for heating the burnishing tools for shoemaking
 A43D 95/20
·  Machines for burnishing soles or heels
 A43D 95/22
·  Machines for burnishing the edges of soles, with or without devices for edge-indenting
 A43D 95/24
·  Machines for buffing soles
 A43D 95/26
·  Devices for applying wax
 A43D 95/28
·  Machines for attaching protectors to soles or heels
P:140 A43D 97/00
Machines for making pulling-on pieces
P:520 A43D 98/00
Machines for making laces (of leather C14B; braidings in general D04C); Applying fibre or celluloid to ends of laces (making tags from metal sheet B21D; from wire B21F)  [8]
P:60 A43D 100/00
Setting or removing eyelets, buttons, lacing-hooks, or elastic gussets in shoes
 A43D 100/02
·  Punching and eyelet-setting machines or tools (for garments in general A41H 37/02)
 A43D 100/04
·  ·  inserting invisible eyelets
 A43D 100/06
·  ·  inserting two eyelets simultaneously
 A43D 100/08
·  Setting buttons on footwear (for garments A41H 37/00)
 A43D 100/10
·  Machines or tools for setting lacing-hooks in shoes
 A43D 100/12
·  Machines for inserting elastic gussets in shoes
 A43D 100/14
·  Devices for removing buttons, lacing-hooks, or the like from shoes
 A43D 111/00 - 
A43D 119/00
Other mechanisms for shoemaking or repairing
P:20 A43D 111/00
Shoe machines with conveyers for jacked shoes
P:10 A43D 113/00
Machines for making shoes with out-turned flanges of the uppers or for making moccasins
P:500 A43D 115/00
Machines for skiving or removing heel lifts, heels, or soles, or for removing stitches, preparatory to repair
P:510 A43D 117/00
Racks for receiving or transporting shoes or shoe parts; Other conveying means
P:0 A43D 119/00
Driving or controlling mechanisms of shoe machines; Frames for shoe machines
   
P:530 A43D 999/00
Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass  [8]