PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 12
 Class Title: BOOT AND SHOE MAKING

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1 R     MISCELLANEOUS
  1 A     .Conveyors
  1 B     .Platform cover turners
  1 F     .Rubber shoe assembly
  1 G     .Arch support forming and inserting
  1 W     .Assembly machines
  1 M     .Moccasin machines
  4.1     COMBINED SOLE AND UPPER MACHINES
  4.2     .Lasting with laying and/or leveling
  4.3     .Inseam trimming
  4.4     ..With welt beating
  4.5     ..With horn-carried knife
  4.6     .Shoe turning
  7       LASTING MACHINES
  7.1     .With vamp cutting
  7.2     ..Slitting or notching
  7.3     .Prewelted upper
  7.4     ..End lasting only
  7.5     .Outturned upper, e.g., stitchdown
  7.6     ..With nailing
  7.7     ..With sewing
  7.8     ..End lasting only
  7.9     .Draw wire type, e.g., wire lasting
  8.1     .With flexible conforming means
  8.2     ..With wiper folder
  8.3     .Rotated nipper or wiper
  8.4     .Pronged wiper folder
  8.5     .Nipper wiper
  8.6     ..With nailing
  8.7     ...End lasting only
  8.71    ....With binder applying
  8.8     ..End lasting only
  8.81    ...With binder applying
  9       .Nipper stretcher
  9.1     ..With sewing
  10      ..Wiper folder
  10.1    ...Multiple nippers
  10.2    ....With nailing
  10.21   .....With binder applying
  10.3    .....Fed work
  10.4    .....Downward pull
  10.5    ....End lasting only
  10.6    ...With nailing
  10.7    ....With parallel horizontally disposed camshaft and
               gripper operating overdraw rod, i.e., continental type
  10.71   .....With binder applying
  10.8    ...End lasting only
  11.2    ..With nailing
  11.3    ..End lasting only
  12      .Wiper folder
  12.1    ..With nailing
  12.2    ...Toe lasting onlyy
  12.21   ....With binder applying
  12.3    ...Heel lasting only
  12.4    ..Toe lasting only
  12.41   ...With binder applying
  12.5    ..Heel lasting only
  13.1    .With nailing
  13.2    .With sewing
  14.2    .Sole hold-downs
  14.3    .Upper clamps
  14.4    ..End bands
  14.5    .Nippers
  15      LAST INSERTING MACHINES
  15.1    DELASTING MACHINES
  16      LASTING-FASTENER REMOVING MACHINES
  16.1    SOLE-FLAP HEEL-BREAST COVERING MACHINES
  16.2    .Combined and/or plural operations
  16.3    ..Flap laying and heel tread clamping
  16.4    .Laying flap on breast
  16.5    .Splitting sole
  16.6    .Trimming flap to breast outline
  16.7    ..Heel-guided trimmer
  70      SOLE AND/OR HEEL BURNISHING MACHINES
  70.5    .Combined or plural diverse
  73.5    ..With coating application
  74.5    ..With indenting
  75.5    ...Heel only
  76.5    ..With edge trimming
  77      .Rotary tool
  78      .Reciprocating tool
  78.5    ..Heel traverse
  79      ..Hand guided
  79.3    .Fixed tool
  79.2    .Tools and/or tool heads
  77.5    ..Rotary
  79.5    SOLE AND/OR HEEL WAX POLISHING MACHINES
  85      SOLE AND/OR HEEL EDGE TRIMMING MACHINES
  85.1    .Combined or plural diverse
  85.2    ..With sole peripheral channeling
  85.3    ...Clamped work
  85.4    ..With fastener inserting
  85.5    ...Heel only
  85.9    .Shank trimming only
  86      .Clamped work
  86.5    ..Sole edge only
  86.6    ...Traveling cutter
  86.65   ....Rotary table supported
  86.7    ...Rotary cutter
  87      ..Rotary cutter
  88      .Rotary cutter
  89      ..Multiple cutter head
  90      ..With adjustable rand guide and/or guard
  91      .Rotary cutter heads
  92      ..Axially adjustable
  93      ..With supplemental cutter
  94      ..Inserted cutters
  95      ...Angularly adjustable
  17 R    SOLE MACHINES
  17.2    .Peripheral operation and automatically bodily moved shoee
            support
  33      .Laying and/or leveling
  33.1    ..With fastener inserting
  33.2    ..With heating means
  33.4    ..With welt pressing means
  33.6    ..With sole positioning means
  33.7    ..Configured oscillating former indexed with sole
  33.8    ...Oscillating jack
  34      ..With rotatable leveling pressure roll
  34.5    ...With power-operated transverse roll tilting
  35.5    ..Hammering and/or slicking
  36      ..Multiple work supports
  36.5    ...Traveling work support carrying fluid pressure applying
              means
  36.8    ....Rotary work support carrier
  37      ...Rotary work support carrier
  38      ..Pads or formers
  18.1    .Assembling
  18.2    ..Bulk shoe fillers
  18.3    ..Shank pieces and/or stiffeners
  18.5    .With diverse operations
  18.7    ..With peripheral channeling
  18.9    ..With slitting
  20      .Applying or reinforcing separate rib
  20.2    ..Full gemming
  21      .Blank molding
  22      ..Edge
  24.5    .Edge covering
  27      .Peripheral channeling
  28      ..Clamped work
  29      .Channel-flap layers
  30      .Channel-flap turners
  31.5    .Heel-seal forming
  31.6    ..Spring heel
  32      .Peripheral indenting
  32.1    ..With stitch finder
  39      .Sock-liner applying
  39.3    .Stitch picking and/or cutting
  39.5    .Splicing half soles to outsoles
  40      .Slitting
  40.5    .Shank pieces or stiffeners
  41.05   .Grooving
  41.1    .Pliabilizing soles in a shoe
  41.2    .Pliabilizing soles
  41.3    ..With fluid treatment
  41.5    .Tempering
  41.7    .Inside fastener end trimmers
  17 A    .Sbicca-type sole
  42 R    HEEL MACHINES
  50      .Assembling
  50.1    ..With die cutting
  50.2    ...With fastener inserting
  50.3    ..With cement applying
  50.4    ..Heel logs
  42.5    .With diverse operations
  43      ..Fastener inserting and breasting
  43.5    ..Fastener inserting and molding
  46      .Seal cuttingg
  46.5    .Spring heel beveling
  47      .Breasting
  47.1    ..Uni-directionally moving cutting edge
  48      .Molding
  49      .Beading
  49.1    .Covering
  50.5    .Removers
  42 B    .Heel affixing
  51      UPPER MACHINES
  52      .Assembling
  52.5    .With diverse operations
  53.1    .Assembled shoe shaping
  53.2    ..By expanding and conforming
  53.3    ..By conforming roller
  53.4    ..By conforming impactor
  53.5    ..By conforming press action
  53.6    ..By expander only
  53.7    ...Wall-supported
  53.8    ...Reciprocating expander
  54.1    .Loose upper shaping
  54.2    ..Toe only
  54.3    ..Heel only
  54.4    ..Crimping with former and wiper
  54.5    ...Belt-carried former
  54.6    ...Pivoted former
  55      ..Folding
  55.1    ...With slitting or notching
  57      .Turning
  57.1    ..With seam pressing
  57.5    .Trimming
  57.6    ..Sole-attaching edge
  58      ..Skiving
  58.3    .Buttoning or unbuttoning
  58.5    .Lacing or unlacing
  59      .Strap covering
  59.5    .Tape appliers
  59.7    .Tempering
  61 R    TOE AND HEEL STIFFENER MACHINES
  62      .Skiving
  63      ..Recessed carrier
  64      .Molding
  65      ..Roll
  66      ..Separable
  61 A    .Assembling
  61 B    .With diverse operations
  67 R    WELT AND RAND MACHINES
  67.1    .Welt and rand formers
  67.2    .Welt beaters
  67 A    .Welt guides
  67 B    .Combined welt preparing
  67 C    .Welt attaching to loose sole and heel
  67 D    .Plural diverse operations
  67 E    .Welt beating and slitting
  67 F    .Welt butting and attaching
  67 G    .Beaters
  67 H    .Butting
  67 J    .Forming
  67 K    .Welt attachingg
  67 L    .Welt tempering
  103     TOOLS
  104     .Sole and/or heel burnishing
  104.5   .Inside fastener end trimmers
  107 R   .Lasting
  108     ..Fastener holding and inserting and upper stretching
  109     ..Upper tensioners and hammers
  110     ..Upper tensioners
  111     ...Multiple transversely positioned grippers
  112     ...Toe
  107 A   ..Over-lasted upper retainers
  113     .Fly holders
  114.2   .Interiorly stretching assembled shoes
  114.4   ..Fluid expander
  114.6   ..Top stretchers
  114.8   ...With top holder
  115.2   ..Spot stretchers
  115.4   ...With cooperating exterior former
  115.6   ..Variable expander
  115.8   ...Longitudinal and lateral
  116.2   ....Longitudinal and lateral lock
  116.4   ....Lateral lock
  116.6   ....Longitudinal lock
  116.8   ...Lateral
  117.2   ....Lock
  117.4   ...Longitudinal lock
  119.5   .Upper crimping and stretching
  120.5   .Sole straightening
  122     SHOEMAKERS' BENCHES
  123     WORK SUPPORT
  123.3   .For loose heels
  123.5   .For boot trees
  124     .Expansible holder
  125     .Heel clamping
  126     .Last jacks
  127     ..With saddle
  128 R   FORMS
  129.4   .Heated
  133 R   .Lasts
  134     ..Preliminarily adjustable
  135 R   ..Separate heel block
  136 R   ...Hinged
  136 A   ....With movable instep block
  136 B   ....With single link
  136 C   ....With double link
  135 A   ...With sliding movement
  137     ..Instep-block fasteners
  138     ...Sliding bolt
  139     ..Heel plates and sockets
  140     ..Peg receivers
  141     ..Shoe retainers
  133 A   ..With fillers
  133 B   ..With altered surfaces
  133 C   ..With heel fastener receiving means
  133 M   ..Material
  128 B   .With deodorant, etc.
  128 H   .For open-heel shoe
  128 V   .Expanding verticall
  128 C   .With upper retaining means
  128 D   .With sole retaining means
  128 E   .Heel plates
  128 F   .With fastener receiving means
  142 R   PROCESSES
  145     .Lasting
  146 R   .Miscellaneous parts
  146 B   ..Soles
  146 BP  ...Prepared
  146 BC  ....Channeling
  146 BR  ..Rubber soles
  146 C   ..Uppers
  146 CK  ...Edge finishing
  146 D   ..Toe and heel stiffeners
  146 L   ..Last making
  146 M   ..Orthopedic parts
  146 S   ..Shank stiffener making and attaching
  146 W   ..Welts and rands
  147 R   .Heel
  147 A   ..Rubber
  147 B   ..Covering
  148     .Filling shoes
  142 A   .Evaginated shoe
  142 B   .Thru-and-thru shoe
  142 C   .Stitch-down shoe
  142 D   .Welt-type shoe
  142 E   .Rubber shoe
  142 EV  .Rubber overshoe
  142 F   .Cemented shoe
  142 G   .Felt and fabric
  142 J   .Interfitted sole and heel
  142 K   .Protection of shoes
  142 LC  .Lacing and closing
  142 MC  .Moccasins
  142 N   .Orthopedic
  142 P   .Athletic
  142 Q   .Repairing
  142 RS  .Rubber sole attaching
  142 S   .Sandals
  142 T   .Sole-attaching
  142 V   .Ventilated
  142 W   .Leggings and gaiters
  *       ******************************
  *       DIGESTS
  *       ******************************
  DIG 1   Lasting machines, fluid-actuated
  DIG 2   Lasting machines, dash pots
  DIG 3   Jigging