PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 224
 Class Title: PACKAGE AND ARTICLE CARRIERS

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  101     CARRIED BY ANIMATE BEARER
  44.5    .Hod
  103     .Fish or game stringer or holder therefor
  148     .Liquid-holding receptacle carried by, or formed as structural
            part of, carrier
  149     .Receiver holding butt end of rifle or shotgun stock
  150     .Sling attached to rifle or shotgun
  151     .Convertible to, or usable as, different device or different
            type of carrier
  152     ..Watch carrier
  153     ..Backpack or component thereof
  154     ...Forming tent or component thereof
  155     ...Forming seat or component thereof
  156     ...Forming bed or litter or component thereof
  157     .Article or person supported by plural bearers
  158     .Carrier for person
  159     ..In upright or sitting position
  160     ...Two attaching means (e.g., straps, etc.) crossing different
              shoulders
  161     ....And seat mounted on or formed as part of framework or rigid
               shield
  162     .Including or carrying a reel
  163     .Mounted on or formed as part of belt buckle
  164     .Watch attaching means extending circumferentially of wrist
  165     ..And supporting different article
  166     ..Means retaining watch if primary attaching means fails
  167     ..Means connecting watchcase to end of attaching means for
             motion about axis transverse to wrist
  168     ..Separate fastener securing watch pin or bail bar to middle
             portion of attaching means
  169     ..Fingers gripping watchcase at spaced points on periphery
             thereof
  170     ..Receiver disposed around watchcase
  171     ..Separate spacer or positioner between wrist and watch or
             attaching means
  172     ..Cord-type attaching means
  173     ..Separate decorative means secured to attaching means
  174     ..Curved arm hinged to watchcase and biased by separate means
             toward wrist clasping position
  175     ..Expandable strap
  176     ..Attaching means tightener other than buckle with pivoting
             tongue
  177     ..Separate fastener securing watch pin or bail bar to end of
             attaching means
  178     ..Multiple ply strap
  179     ..Rigid or semirigid band or arm
  180     .Watch attaching means secured to watchcase pin
  181     .Head supported
  182     .Article or carrier attached to garment by means entering hole
            therein
  183     .Including magnet
  184     .Including towing means attached to personn
  185     .Article supported on upper end of elongate stanchion rotatably
            or swingably mounted on attaching means
  186     .Canopy support
  187     ..Plural stanchions holding canopy
  188     ..Attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder
  189     ...Rigid attaching means
  190     ...Two flaccid attaching means crossing different shoulders
  191     .Article held by receiver
  192     ..Handgun receiver usable on either side of torso
  193     ..Handgun receiver having vertically extending side edges spaced
             apart or separable for withdrawal of handgun therebetween
  194     ..Receiver attached to clothing by opposed means gripping
             gathered material
  195     ..Receiver supported for movement around torso by rigid means
             fixed on belt
  196     ..Means for ejecting article or moving it to accessible
             position
  197     ..Receiver rotatably or swingably mounted on attaching means
  198     ...Handgun receiver
  199     ...Closable receiver
  200     ...Receiver holding end of rod-like article
  201     ..Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or
             crossing shoulder
  202     ..Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing
             shoulder
  203     ...Cartridge receiver directly attached to, or formed as part
              of, shoulder or neck engaged attaching means (e.g.,
              bandoleer, etc.)
  204     ...Single attaching means crossing both shoulders and extended
              circumferentially of torso under arms
  205     ...Carrier having single shoulder or neck engaged attaching
              means with flaccid receiver directly attached thereto or
              formed as part thereof
  206     ...Receiver held on one side of chest (e.g., shoulder holster,
              etc.)
  207     ...Shoulder or neck engaged attaching means held in aperture in
              receiver wall
  208     ...Carrier having single shoulder or neck engaged attaching
              means and attaching means extending circumferentially of
              torso
  209     ...Two attaching means crossing different shoulders
  210     ....And framework or rigid shield
  211     .....And attaching means extending circumferentially of torso
  212     .....Load-distributing web extending between vertical frame
                members
  213     ....Knapsack supported by two upstanding, elongate members
               having lower ends thereof supported by torso
  214     ....Flaccid strap-type holding means extending across or about
               article
  215     ....And attaching means extending circumferentially of torso
  216     .....With receiver removably attached to means extending
                circumferentially of torso
  217     ..Attaching means engaged with finger
  218     ..Attaching means engaged with hand
  219     ..Attaching means extending circumferentially of wrist
  220     ...Freely suspended receiver
  221     ...Attaching means tightener
  222     ..Attaching means extending circumferentially of limbb
  223     ..Plural receiver pockets formed by strip attached to backing at
             spaced points
  224     ..Receiver permanently mounted on or formed as part of
             torso-encircling carrier
  225     ...Metallic receiver
  226     ...Receiver hanging below belt
  227     ...Superposed pockets
  228     ...Fabric cover flap flexed between open and closed positions
  229     ...Holding article in concealment (e.g., money belt worn under
              clothing or having hidden pocket, etc.)
  230     ..Receiver held in clothing pocket
  231     ..Receiver shaping means
  232     ..Receiver holding knife, bayonet, sword, or ice pick
  233     ...Components separate to facilitate cleaning
  234     ..Receiver holding axe, hatchet, or splitting wedge
  235     ..Receiver closing means
  236     ...Flap flexed between open and closed positions
  237     ....Plural flaps on same receiver
  238     ....Handgun receiver
  239     ....Cartridge receiver
  240     ....Receiver removably attached to torso-encircling belt
  241     ...Hinged to receiver
  242     ..Retainer or positioner for article held by receiver
  243     ...Handgun receiver
  244     ....Retainer extending into trigger guard opening
  245     ...Located in receiver
  246     ...Flaccid retainer for receiver formed of rigid or semirigid
              material
  247     ..Opposed article gripping means
  248     ...Formed of wire or rod
  249     ..Article held in perforation in receiver wall
  250     ..Flaccid strap-type holding means extending across or about
             article
  251     ..Article held in ring or tube
  252     ..Clip or hook attaching receiver to support means on bearer
  253     ..Apertured member or loop attaching receiver to belt
  254     .Article suspended by resiliently stretchable hanger
  255     .Carrier component positioned in aperture in article or in
            retaining loop mounted thereon
  256     ..Tongue secured to separate support means on bearer
  257     .Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing
            shoulder
  258     ..Means for adjusting loop size or hanger length of attaching
             means looped around neck
  259     ..Two attaching means crossing different shoulders
  260     ...Article-suspending hanger on each side of torso
  261     ...And framework or rigid shield
  262     ....And attaching means extending circumferentially of torso
  263     ....Load-distributing web extending between vertical frame
               members
  264     ..Strap cushion or positioner located at shoulder
  265     .Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or crossing
            shoulder
  266     ..Yoke-type carrier
  267     .Attaching means extending circumferentially of wrist or limb
  268     .Article held by hook
  269     .Clip or hook attaching article carrier to support means on
            bearerr
  270     .Article supported on horizontally extending member
  271     .Rigid means fixedly mounted on article and detachably
            connectable to support means on bearer
  272     .Rigid means connecting carrier components
  273     VEHICLE ATTACHED
  274     .Golf cart
  275     .Seat associated
  276     .Steering wheel or support column therefor
  277     .Holder for sheet, card, or document
  278     .Holder for diverse smoking items or materials (e.g., matchbox
            attached to ash tray, etc.)
  279     .Intercommunicable carriers
  280     .Dumpable receiver
  281     .Slidable receiver
  282     .Pivotable or rotatable receiver
  29.5    .Railway
  30 R    .Bicycle
  31      ..Convertible and combined
  32 R    ..Receivers
  33 R    ...Collapsible frame
  33 A    ....Collapsible, handlebar attached
  34      ...Wrapper
  35      ...Forward reach supported
  36      ...Handlebar supported
  32 A    ...Rear wheel straddling
  37      ..Spring holders
  38      ...Frame
  39      ..Bracket
  40      ...Folding
  41      ...Handlebar supported
  42      ..Hooks
  30 A    ..Handlebar attached
  42.01   .Convertible
  42.0 3R .Combined with or supported by a bumper
  42.04   ..Impact receiving carrier and/or article
  42.05   ..Displaceable bumper
  42.06   ..Wheel or tire carrier
  42.07   ..Platform type or rack
  42.08   ...Pivoted
  42.0 3A ..Receptacle
  42.0 3B ..Bicycle type
  309     .Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
  310     ..Carrier having structure to facilitate loading (e.g., rollers,
             tracks, angled sides, etc.)
  311     ..Carrier mounted within vehicle compartment
  312     ...On sun visor
  313     ...For clothes hangers
  314     ..Removable carrier collapsible for storage
  315     ..Carrier with locking means
  316     ..Carrier having wind deflecting means
  317     ..Carrier and mounting therefor extend across half or less of
             vehicle
  318     ..Flexible carrier
  319     ..Carrier attached to carrier
  320     ..Expandable carrier
  321     ..Carrier having means to adjust position or attitude
  322     ..Single bar-type article supporting means removably attached
             exteriorly and transversely of vehiclee
  323     ...Having opposed gripping elements to clamp supported article
  324     ..Carrier having article retaining means
  325     ..Carrier comprises plurality of spaced members
  326     ...Members fixedly attached to vehicle surface
  327     ..Article supporting portion of carrier contoured to conform to
             contour of vehicle surface
  328     ..Having enclosure or cover means
  329     ..Carrier to vehicle attaching means releasably engages the
             vehicle proximate the edge of the roof or trunk lid thereof
  330     ...Carrier adjustably connected to rigid support intermediate
              carrier and attaching means
  331     ...Attaching means is an individually acting clamp
  42.11   .Straddle type
  42.12   .For rim, tire or wheel
  42.13   ..Combined with rack or receptacles
  42.14   ...Nested
  42.15   ..Plural
  42.16   ...One supported solely by another
  42.18   ...With loop type or retainer
  42.19   ...With rim clamping means
  42.2    ..With cover or casing
  42.21   ..Movably mounted
  42.23   ..Underslung
  42.24   ..Wheel hub or hub opening engaging type
  42.25   ..With antitheft means
  42.26   ..Rim and/or tire gripping
  42.27   ...Expanding
  42.28   ....Swingably mounted
  42.29   ....Rectilinearly movable
  42.3    ...Movable laterally of tire rim plane
  42.31   .Mud guard attached, i.e., fender
  42.32   .Platform attached, e.g., running board type
  42.33   ..Upright retaining wall
  42.34   ...Flexible or collapsible
  42.35   ....Movable below platform
  42.36   ....Lazy tong type
  42.37   ..Article impaling
  42.38   ..Article clamping type
  42.39   ...Strap fastener
  42.4    ..Holddown
  42.41   .Underslung
  42.42   .Complementary
  42.43   .Laterally projecting shelf type
  42.44   ..Movably mounted
  42.45 R .Bracket type
  42.45 A ..Clothes hanger
  42.46 R .Suspended
  42.46 A ..Clothes hanger
  .5      MISCELLANEOUS
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  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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  901     CARRIER COMPONENT HAVING ADHERENT SURFACE
  902     BATTERY CARRIER
  903     HOLDER FOR TIMEPIECE NOT CARRIED ON WRIST
  904     TOOL HOLDER CARRIED BY BELT
  905     ATTACHING MEANS CROSSING BACK OF PACK ANIMAL
  906     CONTAINER FORMED OF FOLDED PAPERBOARDD
  907     RIGID SHIELD OR PAD POSITIONED BETWEEN ARTICLE AND BEARER
  908     CARRIER FOR CAMERA OR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
  909     BINOCULAR CARRIER
  910     CARRIER FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
  911     HANDGUN HOLDER FORMED OF LEATHER, FABRIC, OR OTHER FLEXIBLE
           MATERIAL
  912     HANDGUN HOLDER FORMED OF METAL OR OTHER RIGID MATERIAL
  913     CARRIER FOR RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
  914     CARRIER FOR HANDCUFFS, BLACKJACK, CLUB, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT
           CARRIED BY POLICEMAN
  915     CARRIER FOR FOLDED UMBRELLA
  916     CARRIER FOR BOW OR ARROW
  917     SKI CARRIER
  918     CARRIER FOR GOLF TEE OR MARKER
  919     BALL CARRIER
  920     CARRIER FOR FISHING BAIT OR LURE, OR FISH CARRIER OTHER THAN
           STRINGER
  921     GAME CARRIER OTHER THAN STRINGER
  922     FISHING ROD HOLDER
  923     CARRIERS WITH SLEEPING COMPARTMENT