GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

A41F covers mechanical and structural devices used to fasten, secure, or support garments and clothing. This includes buttons, zippers, hooks, eyelets, clasps, snap fasteners, and similar closure mechanisms designed for apparel. The subclass also encompasses suspenders and braces used to support trousers or other garments. Technologies covered range from traditional fastening methods to modern innovative closures, excluding the textile materials themselves and garment construction techniques classified elsewhere in A41.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 11 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A41F 1/00 Fastening devices specially adapted for garments +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 11/00 Stocking or sock suspenders IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 13/00 Other devices for supporting or holding stockings or socks during wear IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 15/00 Shoulder or like straps +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 17/00 Means for holding-down garments IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 18/00 Garment suspenders covered by two or more of groups A41F3/00 - A41F17/00 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 19/00 Garment suspenders not otherwise provided for +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 3/00 Braces IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 5/00 Trouser supports attached to the shirt, waistcoat, or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 7/00 Devices for connecting underpants to trousers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A41F 9/00 Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC