US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 140
.~ Animal derived


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426 /   HD   FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS

138  DF  EDIBLE CASING OR CONTAINER {2}
140.~ Animal derived


DEFINITION

Classification: 426/140

(under subclass 138) Subject matter wherein the container is composed of animal derived material, e.g., casing, etc..

(1) Note. A casing, per se, will be considered proper for this subclass if it is composed of animal derived material, even if it is associated with a known nonedible material.

(2) Note. Included herein are shirred edible casings.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

105, for a meat filled edible or inedible casing.

277, for the formation of an edible casing by extruding a composition into a reactive bath.

278, for the chemical modification or treatment of an edible casing. , SEARCH CLASS:

138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits, subclasses 118+ for inedible artificial food casings with open ends and shirred products with open ends.

428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclasses 85+ for a product having a pile or nap type surface comprising an animal skin which still retains the hair or fur, subclass 411 for a stock material product in the form of a composite web or sheet comprising plural layers adhered or cohered to each other, and especially subclass 473 in which one layer comprises an integral portion of animal skin.