IPC 6 English version B25B !A-B25B 33/00

B25-B25B03300

SECTION B– PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 25

HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS

B 25 B

TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING

Note

This subclass covers hand tools for fastening, connecting, disengaging, or holding, which are not covered by another subclass such as B 25 C (hand-held nailing or stapling tools) or by an application place such as B 21 F (working of wire) or B 65 B (packaging).

Vices (specially adapted for tying flies for angling A 01 K 97/28; specially adapted for machine tools B 23 Q 3/00) [5]

with sliding jaws

with pivoted jaws

Arrangements for positively actuating jaws

using cams

using screws

with provision for disengagement

using toggle links

by pedal, with or without provision for additional manual actuation

motor driven, e.g. with fluid drive, with or without provision for manual actuation

Vices for clamping work of special profile, e.g. pipes

Arrangements for turning or tilting vices

Details, e.g. jaws of special shape, slideways

Hand vices, i.e. vices intended to be held by hand; Pin vices

Clamps (for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B 23 K 37/04; work-clamping means for mounting on a work-table, tool-slide, or analogous parts B 23 Q 3/06)

with sliding jaws

with pivoted jaws

Arrangements for positively actuating jaws

using cams

using screws

using toggle links

Clamps for work of special profile

Details, e.g. jaws, jaw attachments

Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools (implements for fastening, connecting, or tensioning wire or strip B 25 B 25/00; adapted for other fitting or separating purposes B 25 B 27/00; for marking animals A 01 K 11/00; dentists' forceps A 61 C 3/00; bending wire eyes B 21 F 1/06; hand-held metal-shearing or metal-cutting devices B 23 D 29/00; hand cutting tools B 26 B; for punching or perforating B 26 F 1/36; devices for securing ends of binding material in bundling machines B 65 B 13/24; specially designed for watch-making or comparable work G 04 D 1/00)

Jaws

adjustable

Joints

with fixed fulcrum

with adjustable fulcrum

involving special transmission means between the handles and the jaws, e.g. toggle levers, gears

Locking means

combined with means for tightening the operating arms or jaws

Adjusting means for the operating arms

Pliers for sealing

Pliers provided with auxiliary tool elements, e.g. cutting edges, nail extractors (for removing insulation or armouring from electric cables H 02 G 1/12)

Hand-held gripping tools other than those covered by group B 25 B 7/00 (wrenches B 25 B 13/00; specially adapted for watchmakers' or like use G 04 D)

without sliding or pivotal connections, e.g. tweezers, one-piece tongs

with sliding jaws

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Work holders or positioners not covered by any preceding group, e.g. magnetic work holders, vacuum work holders (for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B 23 K 37/04; specially adapted to machine tools B 23 Q 3/00)

11/

Assembly jigs

13/

Spanners; Wrenches (hand-driven gear-operated B 25 B 17/00; impact wrenches B 25 B 19/00; portable power-driven B 25 B 21/00; machines for fitting together or separating metal parts B 23 P 19/00)

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with rigid jaws (B 25 B 13/46, B 25 B 13/48 take precedence)

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of ring jaw type

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of socket type

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of open jaw type

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with adjustable jaws (B 25 B 13/46, B 25 B 13/48 take precedence)

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the jaws being slidable

13/

by rack and pinion, worm or gear

13/

by screw or nut

13/

by cam, wedge, or lever

13/

Arrangements for locking the jaws

13/

by ratchet action or toothed bars

13/

by cam, wedge, or friction means

13/

by toggle links

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the jaws being pivotally movable

13/

by screw or nut

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by cam, wedge, or lever

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Arrangements for locking the jaws

13/

by ratchet action

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by cam, wedge, or friction means

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by toggle links

13/

with self-locking action

13/

of the chuck type

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of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle

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for special purposes

13/

for operating on work of special profile, e.g. pipes

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Chain or strap wrenches

13/

Internal grip wrenches

13/

Spanner sets

13/

Jaw attachments

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Screwdrivers (hand-driven gear-operated B 25 B 17/00; impact screwdrivers B 25 B 19/00; portable power-driven B 25 B 21/00)

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operated by rotating the handle

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with ratchet action

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operated by axial movement of the handle

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Hand-driven gear-operated wrenches or screwdrivers (ratchet operated B 25 B 13/46, B 25 B 15/04)

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providing for torque amplification

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Impact wrenches or screwdrivers (portable power-driven B 25 B 21/02)

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Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B 25 F 5/00); Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose (machines B 23 P 19/06) [4]

21/

with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket

23/

Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers (bolt tensioners B 25 B 29/02)

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Arrangements for handling screws or nuts

23/

for feeding screws or nuts

23/

using built-in magazine

23/

for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation

23/

using mechanical gripping means

23/

using magnetic means

23/

Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers (couplings for transmitting rotation or clutches F 16 D; devices for measuring torque per se G 01 L)

23/

142

specially adapted for hand operated wrenches or screwdrivers [2]

23/

143

wherein the work-contacting component pivots or rotates relative to the handle when a selected torque is exceeded [4]

23/

144

having an electrical device activated by the pivotal or rotational movement which emits a signal when the selected torque is exceeded [4]

23/

145

specially adapted for fluid operated wrenches or screwdrivers [2]

23/

147

specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers [2]

23/

having a mechanism to mark the work when the selected torque is applied to the work [4]

23/

151

the motor drive having condition-responsive means to regulate the power output of a motor driving the work-contacting component (control in general G 05; controlling electric motors H 02 P) [4]

23/

153

having a force-transmitting element which is permanently deformed upon application of an excessive amount of torque [4]

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155

wherein the work-contacting means is released from torque-transmitting engagement with the work, when a selected torque is exceeded (B 25 B 23/153 takes precedence) [4]

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157

having torque controlled clutch-type arrangements (B 25 B 23/143 takes precedence) [4]

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159

the work-contacting component comprising or being connected to a resilient structural member, which remains rigid and fully force transmitting until a selected torque is exceeded or which signals excessive torque (B 25 B 23/153 takes precedence) [4]

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Handles (in general B 25 G)

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Devices for illuminating the head of the screw or the nut

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Implements for fastening, connecting, or tensioning of wire or strip (bundling articles B 65 B 13/00)

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Hand tools or bench devices, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for (machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects B 23 P 19/00)

27/

for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same

27/

inserting or withdrawing keys

27/

inserting or withdrawing sleeves or bearing races

27/

067

employing wedging or impacting means [3]

27/

073

employing screw and nut means [3]

27/

inserting or withdrawing cotter pins

27/

inserting fittings into hoses

27/

mounting or demounting piston rings

27/

for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same

27/

abutted flanges

27/

withdrawing broken threaded parts or twist drills

27/

inserting or withdrawing split pins or circlips

27/

positioning sprocket chains, endless tracks, antiskid chains (tools or implements for repairing chains using metal-working operations B 21 L 21/00)

27/

mounting or demounting valves (for tyre valves B 60 C 25/18)

27/

compressing the springs

27/

positioning or withdrawing resilient bushings or the like [3]

27/

positioning or withdrawing springs, e.g. coil or leaf springs (B 25 B 27/26 takes precedence; watchmakers' or watch-repairers' tools G 04 D) [3]

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Portable power-driven joining or separation tools (B 25 B 21/00 takes precedence) [3]

29/

Accessories (specially for spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers B 25 B 23/00; tool boxes, tool positioning stands B 25 H)

29/

Bolt tensioners

31/

Hand tools for applying fasteners (nailing or stapling tools B 25 C) [3]

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Hand tools not covered by any other group in this subclass [3]