IPC 6 English version B60R 21/00-B60R 27/00

B60R02100-B60R02700

SECTION B– PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 60

VEHICLES IN GENERAL

B 60 R

VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for vehicles A 62 C 3/07)

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Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B 60 R 22/00; devices, apparatus or methods for life-saving in general A 62 B; safety devices for propulsion unit control specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles B 60 K 28/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B 60 N 2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B 62 D 1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B 62 D 1/19; harnessing in aircraft B 64 D 25/00) [4,5]

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Occupant safety guards or fittings [4]

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Padded linings for the vehicle interior [4]

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045

associated with the instrument panel or dashboard [4]

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associated with the steering wheel, hand lever or column (yieldable steering columns B 62 D 1/18) [4,5]

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055

Padded fittings, e.g. head rests, sun visors [4]

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Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass (B 60 R 21/11, B 60 R 21/12, B 60 R 21/16 take precedence) [4]

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movable from an inoperative to an operative position, e.g. in a collision [4]

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Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the way position, e.g. switch knobs, window cranks [4]

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Overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down [4]

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which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the outside of the vehicle [4]

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Roll-over protection [4]

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Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. "air bags" (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B 60 C 29/00) [4]

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the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement [4]

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specially adapted for storing the inflatable member in its non-use or deflated condition [4]

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the inflatable member specifically positioned with respect to the occupant, or shaped with respect to a specific part of the occupant's body [4]

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the inflatable member comprising a plurality of individual compartments or constructed of two or more bag-like members, one within the other [4]

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characterised by the source or generator of inflation fluid or the means to control such fluid flow from the source to the inflatable member [4]

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with means to deflate the inflatable member [4]

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with means to draw ambient air into the flow line and mix such air with the inflation fluid [4]

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responsive to a vehicle condition which assumes impending collision, including electrical sensors to initiate inflation [4]

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Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians [4]

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Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles (safety belts or body harnesses in general A 62 B 35/00) [4]

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Semi-passive restraint systems, e.g. systems applied or removed automatically but not both [4]

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Means for presenting the belt or part thereof to the wearer [6]

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Passive restraint systems, i.e. systems both applied and removed automatically, e.g. by movement of the vehicle door [4]

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having the belt or harness connected to a member slidable in a vehicle-mounted track [4]

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having the belt retractor mounted on or in a vehicle closure, e.g. the door [4]

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specially adapted for children or animals (children's seats B 60 N 2/24) [4]

Note

Groups B 60 R 22/02 to B 60 R 22/08 and B 60 R 22/12 to B 60 R 22/48 take precedence over group B 60 R 22/10. [6]

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Construction of belts or harnesses (B 60 R 21/18 takes precedence) [4]

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incorporating enlarged restraint areas, e.g. vests, nets [4]

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using belts which become permanently deformed, i.e. one time use [4]

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Anchoring devices [4]

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adjustable in position, e.g. in height [4]

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secured to the vehicle floor [4]

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secured to the side, door, or roof of the vehicle [4]

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secured to the seat [4]

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incorporating energy-absorbing devices [4]

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Coupling devices other than buckles, including length-adjusting fittings (buckles A 44 B 11/00; releasable fastenings in general F 16 B) [4]

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Devices for releasing in an emergency, e.g. after an accident [4]

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Belt retractors, e.g. reels [4]

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with electrically actuated locking means [6]

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with means for permanently locking the retractor during the wearing of the belt (B 60 R 22/343, B 60 R 22/415 take precedence) [6]

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the locking means being automatically actuated [6]

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in response to belt movement when a wearer applies the belt [6]

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in response to fastening of the belt buckle [6]

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self-locking in an emergency (B 60 R 22/343 takes precedence) [4]

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responsive only to belt movement [4]

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responsive only to vehicle movement [4]

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responsive to belt movement and vehicle movement [6]

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with additional means for preventing locking under predetermined conditions [6]

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with additional means allowing a permanent locking of the retractor during the wearing of the belt [6]

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having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction [4]

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with means for reducing the tension when worn [4]

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with means to tension the belt in an emergency [4]

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Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness [4]

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Vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (anti-theft devices for wheel cover discs, rings or the like B 60 B 7/16; locks or bolts per se E 05) [5]

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operating on steering mechanism

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preventing use of engine (engines, fittings for normal use, see the relevant classes for such engines or fittings)

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operating on transmission

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operating on brake

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actuating a signalling device

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Other vehicle fittings; Vehicles, or vehicle parts, not provided for in the preceding groups

B60R - B60R 19/56