PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 402
 Class Title: BINDER DEVICE RELEASABLY ENGAGING APERTURE OR NOTCH OF
              SHEET

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1       SHEET RETAINER WITH SEPARATE APERTURE MAKING DEVICE (E.G., PAPER
           PUNCH, ETC.)
  2       SHEET RETAINER WITH LOCK AND DISCRETE KEY OPERATED RELEASE
           MEANS
  3       BINDER WITH VISUAL IDENTIFICATION MEANS
  4       COMBINED
  5       PIVOTAL LINK TYPE SHEET RETAINER
  6       .With means to apply tension thereto
  7       SHEET RETAINER ALSO SERVES TO INSERT BINDER STRAND THROUGH
           SHEET
  8       PLIANT, DEFORMABLE SHEET RETAINER (E.G., CORD, BAND, STRAP,
           ETC.)
  9       .With means to apply tension thereto
  10      ..Reel type
  11      ..Rack or screw type
  12      .Endless
  13      .Flaccid retainer secured by knotted, intertwined or wedge
            portion
  14      .Secured by folded portion thereof
  15      ..Cooperating with holder therefor
  16      ...Pivoted holder
  17      ...Slidable holder
  18      ..With depository attaching means
  19      RESILIENT SHEET RETAINER REQUIRING DEFLECTION FOR SHEET REMOVAL
  20      .Opposed sheet retainers
  21      .Releasably attached to keeper
  22      ..One end permanently secured
  23      ...On discrete hinge pin
  24      SHEET RETAINER INCLUDING SHEET GUIDE MEANS
  25      SHEET RETAINER WITH MEANS TO FORCE SHEET THEREON
  26      SHEET RETAINER TRAVELS ARCUATE PATH
  27      .Coplanar with axis of rotation
  28      ..Preceded by a rectilinear travel
  29      .Travel in plane perpendicular to axis of rotation
  30      ..Preceded by rectilinear travel
  31      ..Opposed sheet retainers (e.g., ring binders, etc.)
  32      ...Spacing of adjacent retainers adjustable
  33      ...Opening between retainers adjustable in predetermined
              increments
  34      ...Stationary retainer with traveling opposed retainer
  35      ....Spring biased
  36      ...Hinged on spaced axes
  37      ....Toggle-type arrangement
  38      .....With actuator to open or close retainers
  39      .....Including abutting mated components
  40      ......Toggle and adjacent retainers of one-piece rod
  41      ....With actuator to open or close retainers
  42      ...Rotatable on discrete hinge pin
  43      ....Plural pairs of opposed retainers independently operable
  44      ....Offset retainers
  45      ..Opposed keeper cooperating therewithh
  46      OPPOSED SHEET RETAINERS INVOLVING RELATIVE RECTILINEAR TRAVEL
  47      .With or including separable sheet transfer means
  48      .Telescopic retainers with means to telescopically drive and/or
            secure
  49      ..Pivoted linkage system
  50      ..Remote from retainer
  51      ...Screw threaded means
  52      ..Notched or grooved means
  53      ...Screw threaded
  54      ..Wedge type securing means
  55      .Travel from aligned to offset position
  56      .Travel from aligned to aligned, spaced position
  57      COILED SPRING TYPE SHEET RETAINER
  58      SEGMENTAL SHEET RETAINER
  59      .With keeper
  60      SHEET RETAINER WITH RELEASABLE KEEPER (E.G., HOLD DOWN, ETC.)
  61      .Keeper cooperating with retainer of varying cross-section
  62      ..Apertured retainer
  63      ..Notched or grooved retainer (e.g., screw threaded, etc.)
  64      .Keeper including wedge type securing means
  65      ..Skew locked
  66      ...Spring wedge element
  67      ..With screw threaded wedge driving means
  68      .Keeper including apertured or recessed sheet retainer receiving
            component
  69      ..Spring biased
  70      SHEET RETAINER WITH BASE OR DEPOSITORY
  71      .With sheet retainer guard
  72      .Collapsible on base
  73      DEPOSITORY (E.G., BINDER COVER, ETC.)
  74      .Face member with back member
  75      ..Including means to attach sheet retainer or binder device
  76      ..Back member including hinged portions
  77      ..Hinged at juncture
  78      .Face member
  79      SHEET
  80 R    MISCELLANEOUS
  80 L    .Sheet lifters
  80 P    .Plastic
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  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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  500     BINDER WITH TAB OR FASTENER FOR SECURING SHEET
  501     SHEET RETAINER CONTINUOUS WITH PERIPHERY OF SHEET NOTCH
  502     CONTAINER WITH SHEET RETAINER
  503     BINDER DEVICE, SHEET OR DEPOSITORY INCLUDING MAGNETIC MATERIAL