GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: WEARING APPAREL
Subclass:: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

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.

Related Keywords

garment FASTENINGSSUSPENDERS for garments, stockings or socks

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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