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CATEGORY 26: GEOMETRIC FIGURES AND SOLIDS
TABLE OF DIVISIONS IN CATEGORY 26
CODING AND
SEARCHING GUIDE FOR GEOMETRIC SHAPES
26.01 CirclesThe term circle refers to semi-circles except in reference to carriers or borders (26.01.01), incomplete circles (26.01.03) and circles with two breaks (26.01.04).
Specific Guideline:
Specific Guideline: If a circle is coded as a carrier or a single line border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.01. If there are multiple circles, one of which is a carrier or a border, the significant circular element will be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.
Excluding: Carriers and borders do not include plain single line circles (26.01.02).
Including: A solid white circle in another design element. For example, a solid white circle in a square.
Excluding: Single line circles do not include concentric circles (26.01.17 and 26.01.18) or circles as carriers or as single line borders (26.01.01).
Excluding: Incomplete circles do not include entire circles made of broken or dotted lines (26.01.05).
Specific Guideline: Circles whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.
Including: Circles with more than two breaks.
Specific Guideline: A semi-circle is a mark which resembles a half-circle. The mark may be an object or arrangement of objects in the shape of a "half-circle".
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which form or border the perimeter the circle.
Specific Guideline 1: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which comprise the circle.
Specific Guideline 2: If a design falling in this section is surrounded by a circle, do not cross-code the design as concentric circles (26.01.17 and 26.01.18) or as a circle within a circle (26.01.20).
Excluding: Lining for color is not considered a bar, band or line unless the color comprises a bar, band or line.
Excluding: Concentric circles (26.01.17 and 26.01.18) and circles within a circle (26.01.20) are not considered two circles for coding.
Including: Multiple concentric circles or circles within circles should be coded.
Excluding: Concentric circles (26.01.17 and 26.01.18) and circles within a circle (26.01.20) are not considered three circles for purposes of coding.
Specific Guideline: Designs coded in this section must be cross-referenced with 26.01.13 or 26.01.15.
Specific Guideline: Concentric circles share a common center.
Excluding: Concentric circles are not coded as two circles (26.01.13) unless there is more than one concentric circle.
Specific Guideline: Concentric circles share a common center.
Excluding: Concentric circles are not coded as three or more circles (26.01.15) unless there are more than one concentric circle.
Specific Guideline: Circles within a circle do not share a common center.
Excluding: Circles within a circle are not coded as two and three or more circles (26.01.13 and 26.01.15).
Note: Helixes are coded in 26.01.29.
Note: This section is for a design which is generally circular but has additional elements; a circle plus.
Note: This section is for designs which look somewhat like a circle.
Including: Multiple concentric circles or circles within circles should be coded.
Including: Multiple concentric circles or circles within circles should be coded.
Specific Guideline 1: The term oval refers to a geometric shape that resembles an ellipse or an egg in shape.
Specific Guideline 2: An oblong shaped figure is a geometric shape with approximately parallel sides and rounded ends. Oblongs are coded in 26.11.27. See the examples below.
26.03.01 Ovals as carriers and single line borders
Specific Guideline: If an oval is coded as a carrier or a single line border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.03. If there are multiple ovals, one of which is a carrier or border, the significant ovals should be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.
Excluding: Plain single line ovals (26.03.02).26.03.02 Plain single line ovals
Including: A solid white oval in another design element. For example, a solid white oval in a square.
Excluding: Single line ovals do not include concentric ovals (26.03.17) or ovals as carriers or single line borders (26.03.01).26.03.03 Incomplete ovals
Excluding: Incomplete ovals do not include entire ovals made of broken or dotted lines (26.03.05)
Specific Guideline: Ovals whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.03.04 Ovals with two breaks or divided in the middle
26.03.05 Ovals made of broken or dotted lines
Including: Ovals made of broken or dotted lines include ovals with more than two breaks.
26.03.07 Ovals with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
26.03.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of an oval or bordering the perimeter of an oval
26.03.09 Geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals forming the perimeter of an oval or bordering the perimeter of an oval
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which form or border the perimeter of the oval.26.03.11 Letters, numerals, punctuation, geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals comprising an oval
Specific Guideline 1: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which comprise the oval.
Specific Guideline 2: If a design falling in this section is surrounded by an oval, do not cross-code the design as concentric ovals (26.03.17).26.03.12 Ovals with bars, bands or lines
26.03.13 Two ovals
Excluding: Concentric ovals 26.03.17 are not considered two ovals for coding.26.03.14 Three or more ovals
Excluding: Concentric ovals 26.03.17 are not considered three or more ovals for coding.26.03.16 Ovals touching or intersecting
26.03.17 Concentric ovals and ovals within ovals
Excluding: Concentric ovals are not coded as two ovals (26.03.13).26.03.21 Ovals that are completely or partially shaded
26.03.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall oval shape, including amoeba-like shapes and irregular ovals
Note: This section is for designs which look somewhat like an oval.
Excluding: Rectangles with curved sides (26.11.25). For example, if the design has two straight sides and two curved sides, the design should be coded as a rectangle with curved sides or as an oblong shape.
26.07 DiamondsSpecific Guideline: Chevrons or other V-shaped patterns are coded in 26.17.12.
26.05.01 Triangles as borders or carriers
Specific Guideline: If a triangle is coded as a carrier or a border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.05. If there are multiple triangles, one of which is a carrier or border, the significant triangle should be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.26.05.02 Plain single line triangles
Including: Triangles with slightly rounded corners and a solid white triangle in another design element. For example, a solid white triangle in a square.
Specific Guideline: Triangles whose borders are broken by words, letters or designs are not incomplete.26.05.03 Incomplete triangles (must have two angles)
Excluding: Entire triangles made of broken or dotted lines (26.05.05) are not coded as incomplete triangles.
Specific Guideline: Triangles whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.05.05 Triangles made of broken or dotted lines
26.05.07 Triangles with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
26.05.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of a triangle, bordering the perimeter of a triangle or forming a triangle
26.05.09 Triangles made of geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which either form or border the perimeter or comprise the triangle.26.05.12 Triangles with bars, bands and lines
26.05.13 Two Triangles
Excluding: Triangles inside one another (26.05.20) are not coded as more than one triangle.26.05.14 Three triangles
26.05.15 Four or more triangles
26.05.16 Triangles touching or intersecting
26.05.20 Triangles inside other triangles
Specific Guideline 1: Only a triangle inside another triangle is coded in this section.
Specific Guideline 2: A triangle inside another triangle is not coded as more than one triangle. (26.05.13).26.05.21 Triangles that are completely or partially shaded
26.05.25 Triangles with one or more curved sides
Excluding: Triangle with curved corners (26.05.02) are not coded as triangles with curved sides.26.05.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall triangular shape
26.09 SquaresExcluding: Jewelry (17.03)
26.07.01 Plain diamonds with single or multiple line borders
Including: Diamonds with slightly rounded corners and a solid white diamond in another design element. For example, a solid white diamond in a square.26.07.02 Diamonds with decorative borders
26.07.03 Incomplete diamonds or divided in the middle
Specific Guideline: Diamonds whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.07.12 Diamonds with bars, bands and lines
26.07.13 Two diamonds
26.07.14 Three diamonds
26.07.15 Four or more diamonds
26.07.21 Diamonds that are completely or partially shaded
26.07.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall diamond shape, including letters forming or comprising a diamond
26.09.01 Squares as carriers or squares as single or multiple line borders26.11 Rectangles
Specific Guideline: If a square is coded as a carrier or a single or multiple line border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.09. If there are multiple squares, one of which is a carrier or border, the significant square should be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.
Excluding: Carriers and borders do not include plain single line squares (26.09.02).26.09.02 Plain single line squares
Including: Squares with slightly rounded corners.
Including: A solid white square in another design element is coded as a plain single line square. For example, a solid white square in a circle.26.09.03 Incomplete squares
Excluding: Incomplete squares do not include entire squares made of broken or dotted lines (26.09.05).
Specific Guideline: Squares whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.09.05 Squares made of broken or dotted lines
26.09.07 Squares with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
Including: This section includes squares with concave corners.26.09.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of a square, bordering the perimeter of a square or forming a square
26.09.09 Squares made of geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which either form or border the perimeter or comprise the square.26.09.12 Squares with bars, bands and lines
26.09.13 Two squares
Excluding: Squares inside one another (26.09.20) are not considered two squares for coding.
26.09.14 Three or more squares
Excluding: Squares inside one another (26.09.20) are not considered more than one square for coding.
Note: Checkerboards are coded in 25.03.01 also.
26.09.16 Squares touching or intersecting
26.09.20 Squares inside one another
Excluding: Squares inside one another are not coded as more than one square (26.09.13).26.09.21 Squares that are completely or partially shaded
Specific Guideline: This may encompass squares with bars, bands and lines (26.09.12).
26.09.25 Squares with curved sides
Excluding: Squares with curved corners (26.09.02) are not coded as squares with curved sides.
Specific Guideline: Alcohol bottle labels are coded in 20.03.10.26.09.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall square shape
26.11.01 Rectangles as carriers or rectangles as single or multiple line borders26.13 Quadrilaterals
Specific Guideline: If a rectangle is coded as a carrier or a single or multiple line border, the drawing typically should not have any other code in 26.11. If there are multiple rectangles, one of which is a carrier or border, the significant rectangle should be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.26.11.02 Plain single line rectangles
Including: Rectangles with slightly rounded corners. A solid white rectangle in another design element is coded as a plain single line rectangle. For example, a solid white rectangle in a circle.26.11.03 Incomplete rectangles
Excluding: Incomplete rectangles do not include entire rectangles made of broken or dotted lines (26.11.05).
Specific Guideline: Rectangles whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.11.05 Rectangles made of broken or dotted lines
26.11.07 Rectangles with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
26.11.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation and letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of a rectangle, bordering the perimeter of a rectangle or forming a rectangle
26.11.09 Rectangles made of geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which either form or border the perimeter or comprise the rectangle.
Specific Guideline: See 26.11.27 for oblongs.
26.11.10 Rectangles divided once into two sections
26.11.11 Rectangles divided twice into three sections
26.11.12 Rectangles with bars, bands and lines
Excluding: Rectangles with bars, bands and lines do not include rectangles divided once (26.11.10) or rectangles divided twice (26.11.11).26.11.13 Two rectangles
Specific Guideline: This two rectangles code does not include rectangles divided once into two sections (26.11.10).
Excluding: Rectangles inside one another (26.11.20) are not considered more than one rectangle for coding.26.11.14 Three or more rectangles
Specific Guideline: Three or more rectangles does not include rectangles divided twice into three sections (26.11.11).
Excluding: Rectangles inside one another (26.11.20) are not considered more than one rectangle for coding.26.11.16 Rectangles touching or intersecting
Specific Guideline: Rectangles touching or intersecting do not include rectangles divided once into two sections(26.11.10) or rectangles divided twice into three sections (26.11.11).
Note: Rectangles touching or intersecting may include incomplete rectangles (26.11.03).26.11.20 Rectangles inside another rectangle
Specific Guideline: Rectangles inside one another are not coded as more than one rectangle (26.11.13).26.11.21 Rectangles that are completely or partially shaded
Specific Guideline: This may encompass rectangles with bars, bands and lines (26.11.12).26.11.25 Rectangles with one or more curved sides
Excluding: Plain rectangles with curved corners (26.11.02) are not considered rectangles with curved sides. Oblongs are not considered rectangles with curved sides.
Specific Guideline: Alcohol bottle labels are coded in 20.03.10.26.11.26 Oblongs as carriers for words, letters or designs.
Specific Guideline An oblong shaped figure is a geometric shape with approximately parallel sides and rounded ends.26.11.27 Oblongs not being used as carriers for words, letters or designs.
26.11.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall rectangular shape
Specific Guideline 1: For purposes of the code, a quadrilateral is defined as a four (4) sided geometric figure without four (4) right angles.
Specific Guideline 2: Designs which clearly depict banners are coded exclusively in 24.09.07.
26.13.01 Quadrilaterals as carriers or as single or multiple line borders
Specific Guideline: If a quadrilateral is coded as a carrier or as a single or multiple line border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.13. If there are multiple quadrilaterals, one of which is a carrier or a border, the significant quadrilateral will be coded. The carrier or border will not be coded.
Excluding: Carriers and borders do not include plain single line quadrilaterals (26.13.02).26.13.02 Plain single or multiple line quadrilaterals
Including: Quadrilaterals with slightly rounded corners and a solid white quadrilateral in another design element. For example, a solid white quadrilateral in a circle.26.13.03 Incomplete quadrilaterals and quadrilaterals made of broken or dotted lines
Specific Guideline: Quadrilaterals whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.13.07 Quadrilaterals with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
26.13.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of a quadrilateral, bordering the perimeter of a quadrilateral or forming a quadrilateral
26.13.09 Quadrilaterals made of geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which either form or border the perimeter or comprise the quadrilateral.26.13.12 Quadrilaterals with bars, bands and lines
26.13.13 Two quadrilaterals
26.13.14 Three or more quadrilaterals
26.13.16 Quadrilaterals touching or intersecting
26.13.21 Quadrilaterals that are completely or partially shaded
26.13.25 Quadrilaterals with one or more curved sides
Excluding: Quadrilaterals with curved corners (26.13.02) are not considered to be quadrilaterals with curved sides.26.13.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall quadrilateral shape
26.15.01 Polygons as carriers or as single or multiple line borders26.17 Lines, bands, bars, chevrons and angles
Specific Guideline: If a polygon is coded as a carrier or as a single or multiple line border, the drawing should not have any other code in 26.15. If there are multiple polygons, one of which is a carrier or a border, the significant polygon should be coded. The carrier of border will not be coded.26.15.02 Plain single or multiple line polygons
Including: Polygons with slightly rounded corners.
Including: A solid white polygon in another design element should be coded as a plain polygon. For example, a solid white polygon in a circle.26.15.03 Incomplete polygons and polygons made of broken or dotted lines
Specific Guideline: Polygons whose borders are broken by words, letters or design elements are not incomplete.26.15.07 Polygons with a decorative border, including scalloped, ruffled and zig-zag edges
26.15.08 Letters, numerals or punctuation forming the perimeter of a polygon, bordering the perimeter of a polygon or forming a polygon
26.15.09 Polygons made of geometric figures, objects, humans, plants or animals
Specific Guideline: This section is cross-coded with the specific section(s) for the objects, humans, plants or animals which either form or border the perimeter or comprise the polygon.26.15.12 Polygons with bars, bands and lines
26.15.13 More than one polygon
Excluding: More than one polygon does not include polygons inside one another (26.15.20).26.15.16 Polygons touching or intersecting
26.15.20 Polygons inside another polygon
Specific Guideline: Polygons inside another polygon are not coded as more than one polygon (26.15.13).26.15.21 Polygons that are completely or partially shaded
26.15.25 Polygons with one or more curved sides
26.15.27 Keystones
Specific Guideline: Keystones are not double coded with any other third level code in Division 26.15.26.15.28 Miscellaneous designs with overall polygon shape
Specific Guideline 1: Straight lines (26.17.01), wavy lines (26.17.02) and dotted lines (26.17.03) must be cross-referenced with vertical lines (26.17.04), horizontal lines (26.17.05) or diagonal lines (26.17.06).
Specific Guideline 2: Wavy lines must be cross-referenced with straight or wavy lines.
Excluding: Lines which are components of other figurative elements, and bars and bands contained in geometric figures
26.17.01 Straight line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
26.17.02 Wavy line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
Specific Guideline: Wavy lines consist of more than one curve.
Excluding: Lines which depict a single wave of water (01.15.13); lines which depict multiple ocean waves (06.03.03)
26.17.03 Dotted line(s)
26.17.04 Vertical line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
26.17.05 Horizontal line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
26.17.06 Diagonal line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
26.17.07 Lines depicting speed, propulsion, heat or wind
Specific Guideline: If a mark is coded for lines depicting speed, propulsion, heat or wind, the line depicting speed, propulsion, heat or wind should not have any other code in 26.17.26.17.08 A single line, band, bar or diagonal
26.17.09 Curved line(s), band(s) or bar(s)
Specific Guideline: Curved lines, bands, or bars have one curve.
26.17.10 Zig-zag line(s)
Excluding: Zig-zag lines on an oscilloscope are coded in 17.07.25.
26.17.12 Chevrons and angles
26.17.13 Letters or words underlined and/or overlined by one or more strokes or lines
Specific Guideline: This is similar to a carrier or a border. The lines are not significant elements of the mark. The lines serve merely to highlight other elements of the mark.26.17.25 Other lines, bands or bars
Specific Guideline 1: Geometrical solids have a 3 dimensional appearance.
Specific Guideline 2: Obvious articles of manufacture which have a 3 dimensional appearance should not be coded in this division. The articles of manufacture should be coded with the appropriate articles of manufacture.
26.19.01 Spheres
26.19.02 Cylinders
26.19.03 Cones
26.19.04 Cubes
26.19.05 Prisms and pyramids
Note: Also see structural pyramids in 07.09.01.26.19.25 Other geometric solids
