D
SECTION D — TEXTILES AND PAPER
  
TEXTILES AND FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
 D03
WEAVING
 D03C
SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS AND CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS

 D03D
WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
 D03D

Note(s)

  1. Where the balance of invention, as between the present sub-class (D03D), and the sub-classes of class D06 is in doubt in respect of inventions concerning processes which involve both weaving and finishing steps and in respect of inventions concerning the finished fabrics, the inventions are to be classified in class D06 rather than in sub-class D03D.
  2. A method of weaving is covered by the group designating the fabric woven unless the method is characterised by the operation of a particular loom rather than by the production of a particular fabric. In this case, the method is covered by the group for the loom.
  3. For the purpose of classification of inventions, if there is any doubt as to which of the essential features of an invention is the most important (this is usually the most restrictive feature), the groups of this sub-class designating woven fabrics should be considered in the order in which they appear at each level of indentation, except that groups designating woven pile fabrics are to be considered as taking precedence over groups designating other woven fabrics.

 D03J
AUXILIARY WEAVING APPARATUS; WEAVERS' TOOLS; SHUTTLES