WEARING APPAREL

Description

A41 covers garments and clothing items designed to be worn on the human body, including everyday apparel such as shirts, trousers, dresses, coats, and underwear. The class encompasses the design, construction, and functional features of wearing apparel, including closures, fastenings, and structural elements that contribute to fit and wearability. Related technologies such as protective clothing, sports apparel, and accessories integral to garment function also fall within this scope. Patent applications addressing novel materials, manufacturing techniques, or functional improvements to clothing articles are typically classified here rather than in adjacent mechanical or material-specific classes.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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A41B SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS heading +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41C CORSETS; BRASSIERES heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41D OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES heading +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41G ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41H APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC