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 CLEANING

B 08 B

 CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL (brushes A 46; devices for domestic or like cleaning A 47 L; separation of particles from liquids or gases B 01 D; separation of solids B 03, B 07; spraying or applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B 05; cleaning devices for conveyers B 65 G 45/10; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B 67 C 7/00 ; inhibiting corrosion or incrustation in general C 23; cleaning streets, permanent ways, beaches or land E 01 H; parts, details or accessories of swimming or splash baths or pools, specially adapted for cleaning E 04 H 4/16; preventing or removing electrostatic charges H 05 F)
 

Notes

(1)

 This subclass covers only cleaning, which is usually classified according to one (or more) of the aspects mentioned below, if it is not fully classifiable in a subclass providing for any of the following aspects:
 

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 the articles cleaned, e.g. bed-pans, urinal or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons A 61 G 9/02, filters, semi-permeable membranes B 01 D, castings and moulds B 22 D 29/00, vehicles B 60 S, coke ovens C 10 B 43/00, building forms E 04 G, boilers F 22, combustion apparatus F 23, furnaces F 27;
 

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 the general nature of the cleaning, e.g. preparing for sugar manufacture A 23 N, domestic cleaning A 47 L, treatment of textiles D 06, laundry D 06 F, air-conditioning F 24 F;
 

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 the particular operation performed, e.g. filtering B 01 D, separating of solids B 03, B 07, sand-blasting B 24 C;
 

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 the particular apparatus or device, e.g. brushes A 46 B, mops A 47 L, centrifuges B 04, hand tools B 25;
 

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 the substance cleaned, e.g. metals B 21 C, C 23, water C 02, glass C 03 B, leather C 14 B, textile fibres D 01;
 

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 the substance removed (or prevented from depositing or forming), e.g. implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B 44 D 3/16, chemical paint-removers C 09 D 9/00, preventing rust C 23 F;
 

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 the substance used, e.g. macromolecular compounds or compositions C 08 , anti-icing materials C 09 K, detergents C 11 D;
 

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 the operation in connection with which cleaning is done, e.g. metal rolling B 21 B, metal boring B 23 B, soldering B 23 K, textile fabrication D 01 G, D 01 H, D 03 J, D 04 B;
 

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 the surroundings of a surface to be cleaned or kept clean, e.g. water in a boiler C 02 F, air in a room F 24 F.

(2)

 Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:
 

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 liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to
 

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 treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials
 

are further classified in subclass C 12 S. [5]

 

 

 
 

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/ 00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools, brushes, or analogous members (B 08 B 3/12, B 08 B 6/00, B 08 B 9/00 take precedence) [2]

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/ 02 • Cleaning travelling work, e.g. a web, articles on a conveyer  

1
/ 04 • using rotary operative members (B 08 B 1/02 takes precedence)  
 

 3
/ 00 Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam (B 08 B 9/00 takes precedence)

3
/ 02 • Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays  

3
/ 04 • Cleaning involving contact with liquid  

3
/ 06 • • using perforated drums in which the article or material is placed  

3
/ 08 • • the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect (substances used, see the relevant classes)  

3
/ 10 • • with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity, by vibration  

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/ 12 • • • by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations (washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware using sonic or ultrasonic waves A 47 L 15/13; of natural teeth, of prostheses using ultrasonic techniques similar to those used for natural teeth A 61 C 17/20; application of ultrasonic vibrations to chemical, physical, or physico-chemical processes in general B 01 J 19/10) [2,5]  

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/ 14 • • • Removing waste, e.g. labels, from cleaning liquid (treatment of water in general C 02 F) [5]  
 

 5
/ 00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow (B 08 B 6/00 takes precedence) [2]

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/ 02 • Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities  

5
/ 04 • Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action (suction cleaners A 47 L )  
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