IPC Subclass
A42C 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
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 411
- BELL SPORTS US 256
- MIPS SE 221
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 148
- GENTEX CORPORATION US 129
- KASK IT 122
- PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 114
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 107
- GU ZHENGHUI 88
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 82