IPC 6 English version E01H-E01H 15/00

E01H-E01H01500

SECTION E– FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

E 01

CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES (of tunnels E 21 D)

E 01 H

STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; CLEANING LAND; DISPERSING FOG IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B 08 B) [4]

Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface (for snow or ice E 01 H 5/00; cleaning tramway rails E 01 H 8/00; obstruction-removers on vehicles B 60 R 19/00; in combination with application of bitumen or the like E 01 C 19/16; in combination with application of traffic lines E 01 C 23/16)

Brushing apparatus (E 01 H 1/08 to E 01 H 1/14 take precedence; brushes in general A 46 B)

taking-up the sweepings, e.g. for collecting, for loading

with driven brushes (E 01 H 1/04 takes precedence)

Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter (suction cleaners in general A 47 L 5/00 to A 47 L 9/00); Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas (permanently-installed heating or blowing devices E 01 C 11/26; heating or drying for road building or repairing E 01 C 23/14); Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles (sand-blasting in general B 24 C)

Hydraulically loosening or dislodging undesirable matter (stationary flushing devices E 01 H 3/04); Raking or scraping apparatus (hand implements E 01 H 1/12)

Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers (rakes A 01 D 7/00)

Removing by magnetic effect

Applying liquids to roads or like surfaces, e.g. for dust control; Stationary flushing devices (combined with removal of undesirable matter E 01 H 1/00; spray heads, other outlets B 05 B)

Mobile apparatus, e.g. watering-vehicles (vehicle features B 60 P 3/22; applying liquid materials for road paving E 01 C 19/16)

Fixed devices, e.g. permanently-installed flushing means (hydrants E 03 B 9/02)

Making or maintaining surfaces of snow or ice suitable for traffic or sporting purposes, e.g. by compacting snow [4]

for sporting purposes, e.g. devices adapted for ski-trails (production of ice or snow F 25 C 3/00) [4]

Removing snow or ice from roads or like surfaces; Grading or roughening snow or ice (by applying de-icing agents E 01 H 10/00; obstruction removers on vehicles B 60 R 19/00; sand, gravel or salt spreaders E 01 C 19/20) [4]

Hand implements (E 01 H 5/04, E 01 H 5/10, E 01 H 5/12 take precedence)

Apparatus propelled by animal or engine power; Apparatus propelled by hand with driven dislodging or conveying elements, e.g. conveying pneumatically (E 01 H 5/10, E 01 H 5/12 take precedence)

dislodging essentially by non-driven elements, e.g. scraper blades

and conveying dislodged material by driven or pneumatic means

dislodging essentially by driven elements

the elements being rotary or moving along a closed circular path, e.g. rotary cutter, digging wheels

by application of heat (stationary blowing or paving-heating means E 01 C 11/26)

Apparatus or implements specially adapted for breaking, disintegrating, or loosening layers of ice or hard snow

Apparatus equipped with, or having provisions for equipping with, both elements for removal of refuse or the like and elements for removal of snow or ice (E 01 H 8/10 takes precedence)

Removing undesirable matter from the permanent way of railways; Removing undesirable matter from tramway rails (E 01 H 1/00 to E 01 H 6/00 take precedence)

Methods or apparatus for removing ice or snow from railway tracks, e.g. using snow-ploughs (operating only on rails or flange grooves E 01 H 8/10)

essentially by non-driven elements

essentially by driven tools

by application of heat (heated track E 01 B 19/00)

Removing undesirable matter from rails, flange grooves, or the like, e.g. removing ice from contact rails, removing mud from flange grooves (heating, blowing, or fluid-applying devices installed in the track E 01 B 19/00; built-in draining devices for rails E 01 B 21/02; removing ballast from rails E 01 B 27/04)

specially adapted to grooved rails, flangeways, or the like

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Improving gripping of ice-bound or other slippery traffic surfaces, e.g. using gritting or thawing materials (roughening ice by means of tools E 01 H 5/12; applying de-icing agents to rails E 01 H 8/10; thawing materials C 09 K 3/18; by constructional features E 01 C 11/24)

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Control of undesirable vegetation on roads or permanent ways of railways (destruction of undesirable vegetation in general A 01 M 7/00 to A 01 M 15/00, A 01 M 21/00; weeding involving working the ballast E 01 B 27/00); Applying liquids, e.g. water, weed-killer, bitumen, to permanent ways (specially to rails E 01 H 8/10; for preserving sleepers E 01 B 31/20)

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Cleaning beaches

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Dispersing fog in general, e.g. on roads, on airfields

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Removing undesirable matter, e.g. rubbish, from the land, not otherwise provided for (gatherers for removing stones, roots or the like from the soil A 01 B 43/00) [4]