|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES

|  | A44 |
HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY

|  | A44B |
BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapted for footwear Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43C)

|  | A44B |
Note(s) This subclass covers buckles or slide fasteners whether used as haberdashery or otherwise.

|  | A44B |
Subclass index
BUTTONS; CARDS THEREFOR | 1/00 - 5/00; 7/00
SLIDE FASTENERS | 19/00
OTHER CLAMPING OR HOLDING DEVICES | 6/00 - 18/00, 21/00

|  | A44B 1/00 |
Buttons (setting on garments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 37/10; setting on footwear Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 100/08; making buttons, see the relevant groups in the classes for making articles from particular materials)

|  | A44B 1/02 |
· | characterised by their material

|  | A44B 1/04 |
· | Ornamental buttons

|  | A44B 1/06 |
· | Assembling of buttons (covering by braiding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04D)

|  | A44B 1/08 |
· | Constructional characteristics

|  | A44B 1/10 |
· · | washable

|  | A44B 1/12 |
· · | covered by fabric

|  | A44B 1/14 |
· · | with replaceable coverings

|  | A44B 1/16 |
· · | with protective coverings

|  | A44B 1/18 |
· | adapted for special ways of fastening

|  | A44B 1/20 |
· · | attached by thread visible to the front

|  | A44B 1/22 |
· · | attached by thread not visible to the front

|  | A44B 1/24 |
· · · | Eye-buttons

|  | A44B 1/26 |
· · | with resilient shank

|  | A44B 1/28 |
· · | with shank and counterpiece

|  | A44B 1/30 |
· · · | Screw-buttons

|  | A44B 1/32 |
· · · | Shank inserted into counterpiece and locked by sliding or rotating

|  | A44B 1/34 |
· · · | with snap-action counterpiece

|  | A44B 1/36 |
· · · | with counterpiece in the form of cotter, split-pin, or the like

|  | A44B 1/38 |
· · | Clamping by spring action

|  | A44B 1/40 |
· · | with helical wire-shank screwed into material

|  | A44B 1/42 |
· · | with deformable prongs

|  | A44B 1/44 |
· · | with deformable counterpiece

|  | A44B 3/00 |
Collar-studs

|  | A44B 3/02 |
· | completely rigid

|  | A44B 3/04 |
· | with head tiltable as a whole

|  | A44B 3/06 |
· | with head formed as two tiltable flaps

|  | A44B 3/08 |
· | with head and base separable

|  | A44B 5/00 |
Sleeve-links

|  | A44B 5/02 |
· | with separable parts

|  | A44B 6/00 |
Retainers or tethers for neckties, cravats, neckerchiefs, or the like, e.g. tie-clips, spring clips with attached tie-tethers, woggles, pins with associated sheathing members tetherable to clothing (tie-pins Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 9/08; decorative or ornamental aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44C) [3]

|  | A44B 7/00 |
Cards for buttons, collar-studs, or sleeve-links

|  | A44B 9/00 |
Hat, scarf, or safety pins or the like (decorative or ornamental aspect Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44C; hair pins Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A45D 8/02; sewing needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D05B 85/00)

|  | A44B 9/02 |
· | Simple pins

|  | A44B 9/04 |
· · | Ordinary pins

|  | A44B 9/06 |
· · | Hat-pins (other fastening means for head coverings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A42B 7/00)

|  | A44B 9/08 |
· · | Tie-pins (pins with associated sheathing members tetherable to clothing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 6/00)

|  | A44B 9/10 |
· · | Safety devices

|  | A44B 9/12 |
· | Safety-pins

|  | A44B 9/14 |
· · | Ordinary safety-pins

|  | A44B 9/16 |
· · | Brooches; Breast-pins

|  | A44B 9/18 |
· · | Hinges; Locking devices

|  | A44B 9/20 |
· | Attaching heads of glass or the like to pin shafts

|  | A44B 11/00 |
Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts

|  | A44B 11/02 |
· | frictionally engaging surface of straps

|  | A44B 11/04 |
· · | without movable parts

|  | A44B 11/06 |
· · | with clamping devices

|  | A44B 11/08 |
· · · | roller displaceable in wedge-shaped slot

|  | A44B 11/10 |
· · · | sliding wedge

|  | A44B 11/12 |
· · · | turnable clamp

|  | A44B 11/14 |
· · · · | with snap-action

|  | A44B 11/16 |
· · | Strap held by spring action

|  | A44B 11/18 |
· · | Strap held by threading through linked rings

|  | A44B 11/20 |
· | engaging holes or the like in strap

|  | A44B 11/22 |
· · | Buckle with fixed prong

|  | A44B 11/24 |
· · | Buckle with movable prong

|  | A44B 11/25 |
· | with two or more separable parts

|  | A44B 11/26 |
· · | with push-button fastenings

|  | A44B 11/28 |
· · | with hooks engaging end-pieces on the strap

|  | A44B 13/00 |
Hook or eye fasteners

|  | A44B 13/02 |
· | with spring closure of hook

|  | A44B 15/00 |
Key-rings

|  | A44B 17/00 |
Press-button or snap fasteners

|  | A44B 18/00 |
Fasteners of the touch-and-close type; Making such fasteners (making pile fabrics Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D03, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04) [3]

|  | A44B 19/00 - A44B 21/00 |
Slide fasteners

|  | A44B 19/00 |
Slide fasteners

|  | A44B 19/02 |
· | with a series of separate interlocking members secured to each stringer tape

|  | A44B 19/04 |
· · | Stringers arranged edge-to-edge when fastened

|  | A44B 19/06 |
· · · | with substantially rectangular members having interlocking projections and pieces

|  | A44B 19/08 |
· · | Stringers arranged side-by-side when fastened

|  | A44B 19/10 |
· | with a one-piece interlocking member on each stringer tape

|  | A44B 19/12 |
· · | Interlocking member in the shape of a continuous helix

|  | A44B 19/14 |
· · | Interlocking member formed by a profiled or castellated edge

|  | A44B 19/16 |
· · | Interlocking member having uniform section throughout the length of the stringer [3]

|  | A44B 19/18 |
· | with a third member or members, other than the slider, connected to the edges of adjacent stringers when closed, e.g. third member moved into position by a slider [3]

|  | A44B 19/20 |
· · | the third member being embraced by the stringers [3]

|  | A44B 19/22 |
· · | the third member embracing the stringers [3]

|  | A44B 19/24 |
· | Details

|  | A44B 19/26 |
· · | Sliders

|  | A44B 19/28 |
· · · | constructed to be removable from at least one stringer [3]

|  | A44B 19/30 |
· · · | with means for locking in position

|  | A44B 19/32 |
· · | Means for making slide fasteners gas- or watertight

|  | A44B 19/34 |
· · | Stringer tapes (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 19/40 takes precedence); Flaps secured to stringers for covering the interlocking members (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 19/32 takes precedence) [3]

|  | A44B 19/36 |
· · | Means for permanently uniting the stringers at the end; Means for stopping movement of slider at the end

|  | A44B 19/38 |
· · | Means at the end of stringer by which the slider can be freed from one stringer, e.g. stringers can be completely separated from each other

|  | A44B 19/40 |
· · | Connection of separate, or one-piece, interlocking members to stringer tapes; Reinforcing such connections, e.g. by stitching

|  | A44B 19/42 |
· | Making by processes not fully provided for in one other class, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21D 53/50, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21F 45/18, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 17/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B29D 5/00

|  | A44B 19/44 |
· · | Securing metal interlocking members to ready-made stringer tapes (making metal slide fastener parts combined with attaching Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21D 53/52) [3]

|  | A44B 19/46 |
· · · | Securing separate interlocking members [3]

|  | A44B 19/48 |
· · · · | Arranging interlocking members before securing (article handling devices associated with conveyers in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G 47/00, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G 47/14) [3]

|  | A44B 19/50 |
· · · | Securing one-piece interlocking members [3]

|  | A44B 19/52 |
· · | Securing the interlocking members to stringer tapes while making the latter [3]

|  | A44B 19/54 |
· · · | while weaving the stringer tapes [3]

|  | A44B 19/56 |
· · · | while knitting the stringer tapes [3]

|  | A44B 19/58 |
· · | Removing interlocking members to produce gaps [3]

|  | A44B 19/60 |
· · | Applying end stops upon stringer tapes [3]

|  | A44B 19/62 |
· · | Assembling sliders in position on stringer tapes [3]

|  | A44B 19/64 |
· · · | Slider holders for assemblage of slide fasteners [3]

|  | A44B 21/00 |
Other clamping or holding devices