MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: HEADWEAR
Subclass:: MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS

Description

A42C encompasses processes and machinery for manufacturing, assembling, and finishing head coverings including hats, caps, bonnets, and similar headwear. This subclass covers techniques such as blocking, shaping, stitching, binding, and application of trimmings or decorative elements to headwear. It includes both hand tools and automated equipment used in hat production, as well as methods for cutting, forming, and joining hat components from various materials such as felt, straw, fabric, or leather.

Related Keywords

making of CAP(S)making of HAT(S)making of HEADWEARmaking of HOOD(S)STEAMING in making headwear

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A42C 1/00 Manufacturing hats
A42C 2/00 Manufacturing helmets by processes not otherwise provided for
A42C 3/00 Appliances for hat-making not provided for in group , e.g. for making wire forms for hat-frames; Apparatus for changing the form or size of finished hats
A42C 5/00 Fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat-bands
A42C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass