PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 132
 Class Title: TOILET

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  200     METHODS
  201     .Artifcial hair structure making or attaching
  202     .Hair treatment by application of specific chemical composition
  203     ..For deformation, setting or holding (e.g., curling or waving)
  204     ...Relaxing or reducing agent followed by fixing or neutralizing
              agent (e.g., "permanent")
  205     ....Including specified treatment interval
  206     ...And application of heat
  207     ...And use of specific device
  208     ..Dyeing or bleaching
  209     ..Plural separately applied or supplied named compositions
  210     .Hair deformation or set (e.g., curling, waving)
  211     ..And application of heat
  57.1    HAT FASTENING DEVICE
  58      .Chin or back head strap or band
  59      .Head clamping
  60      .Hair carried
  61      .Cord or loop with hairpin
  62      .Rotary hooks or spirals
  63.1    .Includes pivotally mounted hair engaging element
  64.1    ..And similar opposed element linked therewith
  65.1    .Includes slidably guided hair engaging element
  66.1    ..And similar opposed or skewed element linked therewith
  68.1    ..Having pointed tip (e.g., attached pin)
  69.1    ...And tip holding or protecting means
  71.1    ...And position holding means for element
  72.1    .Includes holding or protecting means for tip of hair
            engaging element
  212     HAIR DEVICE
  213     .Dressing or cutting guide or gauge
  213.1   ..Including comb or means to mount comb
  214     ..Trim gauge or guide
  215     .Mustache
  216     .Eyelash or eyebrow
  217     ..Crimper or curler
  218     ..Including cosmetic applicator (e.g., mascara applier)
  219     .Comb
  101     ..Hat anchoring
  102     ..With mirror
  103     ...On teeth guard or sheath
  104     ..With manicure device
  105     ..With false hair attached
  106     ..With back mounted foundation frame
  107     ..With annular row of teeth
  108     ..With hair contacting absorbent web, cord, or pad
  109     ...In contact with tooth
  110     ....At juncture with back
  111     .....In aperture through tooth
  112     ..With orifice for applying fluent material
  113     ...In tubular tooth
  114     ....At tooth tip
  115     .....Flow restrictor through orificee
  116     ...Between teeth
  117     ..With removable heat storing means
  118     ..With heater
  119     ..With teeth cleaner
  119.1   ..Motor driven
  120     ..With brush or bristles
  121     ...Teeth sheathed in brush back or handle
  122     ..With winding mandrel
  123     ...Comb retractable into mandrel
  124     ..With hair smoothing bar or pin
  125     ..With deposit or collection groove
  126     ..Plural combs or spaced tooth rows
  127     ...With intermediate retainer tongue
  128     ...Spaced spring or strand connectors
  129     ...Swingably or slidably connected
  130     ....On head receiving band
  131     ....By parallel links
  132     ....Pivoted end on end
  133     .....Opposite ends interlock
  134     .....Pivoted axis parallel to teeth
  135     ....Longitudinal pivot
  136     ....Back sliding along back
  137     ...Transversely staggered teeth
  138     ...Intermeshing teeth
  139     ...Oppositely directed rows
  140     ...Offset or twisted back
  141     ...Longitudinally spaced rows
  142     ...Side by side or parallel rows
  143     ..With teeth guard or sheath
  144     ..With hair engaging retainer member
  145     ...Pivoted on comb
  146     ..With attaching clasp or loop
  147     ..With storage cavity in back
  148     ..Combined
  149     ..With finger hole or recess
  150     ..With projecting handle
  151     ..Rotatable or pivoted teeth
  152     ..Separably mounted teeth
  153     ...On tie rod through stack
  154     ...In back apertures
  155     ..Channel encased back
  156     ..With teeth spreadable by flexing back
  157     ..Constriction in kerf
  158     ..Back beveled or rounded between teeth
  159     ..Rounded teeth tips
  160     ..Bent or slanted teeth
  161     ..With long and short teeth
  162     ..Layered or coated
  163     ..Compositions and materials
  220     .Having heat generating composition
  221     .Having hair treating composition
  222     .Flexible wrap for curl
  223     .Having hair shaping surface or form (e.g., crimper or curler)
  224     ..Having cooperating crimping jaws
  225     ...Including plural grooved jaw
  226     ..Having winding form or mandrel (e.g., curler)
  227     ...With heater, fluid supply, or surrounding fluid housing
  228     ....Including fluid supply or inlet for introducing fluid (e.g.,,
               steam) into surrounding housing
  229     ....Electrical heater
  230     .....Having end outlet for hair
  231     .....Separable squeeze-open clip
  232     .....And transversely pivoted jaw for clamping hair to mandrel
                (e.g., curling iron)
  233     ....Including heat storage means heated prior to application
  234     .....And pivoted hair fastening jaw or clip
  235     ....Having end outlet for hair
  236     ....Including hair clamp spaced laterally from mandrel (e.g.,
               scalp protector)
  237     ...Rotatable form or mandrel
  238     ....Including motor or mechanical rotating means
  239     ....Including clutch or ratchet
  240     .....And spaced scalp protector
  241     ....And laterally spaced clamp or pad (e.g., scalp protector)
  242     ....Including means to accomodate separable curl retainer (e.g.,
               bobby pin)
  243     ...Having scalp protector
  244     ....Laterally spaced clamp having pivoted jaws
  245     ...Hair retained
  246     ....Including bendable wire fastener, form, or mandrel
  247     ....Pliant form or mandrel having connectable ends
  248     ....Including string or elastic band fastener
  249     .....And discrete clasp or pivoted mandrel portions
  250     .....Cylindrical or hollow form or mandrel
  251     ....And separable fastener
  252     .....Circumferential clamp
  253     ....Including pliant fastener or connection to mandrel
  254     ....Including relatively movable hair fastener attached to form
               or mandrel
  255     .....Pivoted to form or mandrel
  256     ......Plural pivoted fasteners or fastener sections
  257     .......Including pivoted bail
  258     ......Pivoted bail
  259     ......Including retaining clasp
  260     .....Including retaining clasp
  261     ....Plural forms or mandrels
  262     ....Having peripheral projections
  263     ...Having pivoted hair clamping jaw or plural pivoted mandrels
  264     ...Having means to accomodate separable curl retainer (e.g.,
              bobby pin)
  265     ...Having movable or collapsible handle or mandrel sections
  266     ...Including relatively movable hair contacting element (e.g.,
              curl ejector winder)
  267     ...Including end plate
  268     ...Including grooved form or mandrel surface (e.g., spiral rib)
  269     ..Having electrical heater
  270     .Including means to isolate or part a tress of hair for chemical
            treatment (e.g., frosting cap or purse)
  271     .Electrical appliance or attachment (e.g., hair styler or
            attachment)
  272     ..Including liquid or vapor reservoir or outlet
  273     .Hair fastener
  274     ..Hairnet or cage
  275     ..Ornament holding (e.g., bow or ribbon)
  276     ..Clip or hairpin
  277     ...Squeeze-open clipp
  278     ...Including retaining clasp (e.g., barrette)
  279     ....Pivoted arms
  280     ...Hairpin having plural prongs (e.g., bobby pin)
  281     ....And third prong, discrete retainer, or opener
  282     .....Pivoted or sliding
  283     ....Crossed prongs
  284     ....Contacting prongs
  53      .Hair structures
  54      ..Foundation frames
  55      ...Rolls or rats
  56      ..Making
  73      NAIL DEVICE (E.G., MANICURING IMPLEMENT)
  73.5    .Combined
  73.6    ..With motor
  74.5    ..With fluent material feed
  75      ..With storage cavity
  75.3    .Compound tools
  75.4    ..With cutter
  75.5    ...Plural cooperating blade
  75.6    ..With abrader, file or buffer
  75.8    .Driven type
  76.2    .Folding, retractable or sheathed tool
  76.4    .Abrader, file or buffer
  76.5    ..With separable holder
  285     .Template or mask
  286     TOILET KIT
  287     .Having sliding drawer
  288     .Illuminated
  289     .Shaving
  290     ..Having brush and soap receptacle or receiver
  291     ..Having mirror
  292     ..Having blade conditioning means
  293     .Powder box and applicator (e.g., compact)
  294     ..Combined, or having plural cosmetic or applicator compartments
             or receivers
  295     ...Pivoted compartments or receivers
  296     ....And mirror pivoted between covers
  297     ...Including compartment or receiver for stick applicator (e.g.,
              lipstick)
  298     ..Having powder dispenser
  299     ...Including discharge assistant
  300     ..Having plural closures
  301     ..Having mirror
  302     ...And wiper for mirror
  303     ...And cake holding, mounting, or ejecting means
  304     ...Particular mirror mounting
  305     ....Circular powder box
  306     ...And powder sifter
  307     ..Having powder sifter
  308     .Including toothbrush
  309     ..And pick, scraper, floss, or mirror
  310     ..Plural toothbrushes or receivers therefor
  311     ..Having receptacle in toothbrush handle
  312     .Having flexible carrying case
  313     .Including brush
  314     .Having plural compartments or receviers
  315     ..In case having hinged or pivoted closure
  316     .Including mirrorr
  317     .Including cosmetic applicator
  318     ..Stick applicator
  319     TEMPLATE OR MASK
  320     SHAPED COSMETIC APPLIER
  321     TOOTHPICK
  322     .And motor driven mechanism or fluid applicator
  323     .Having thread holder (e.g., flossing implement)
  324     ..And container or support for thread supply
  325     ...Including rotatably mounted thread spool
  326     ...Including relatively movable thread clamping surfaces
  327     ..Including relatively movable thread clamping surfaces
  328     .Folded or housed in tool handle
  329     .Having specified shape
  330     SPREADER OR MANIPULATOR FOR HAIR FASTENER (e.g., bobby pin
           opener)
  331     .Body worn
  332     .Including dispenser or ejector
  333     MISCELLANEOUS
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  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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  901     COMB TOOTH SHAPE
  902     LIQUID TREATING FORMS AND MANDRELS