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| SECTION E– FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS |
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| E 05 | LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES |
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| In this class, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated: |
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| – | "wing" is a general term for swingable, slidable, or otherwise movable doors or windows. This term also includes other movable structures such as drawers, lids of chests, car boots, or car bonnets, to which the operating, mounting, latching, or locking means covered by this class may be applied; |
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| – | "frame" means any member to which a wing may be held by a fastening device. It does not include a framework forming part of the wing, but it may be another wing; |
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| – | "lock" means primarily a device for releasing or securing any member, which requires a key or a permutation mechanism for release. In groups E 05 B 1/00 to E 05 B 9/00, E 05 B 13/00 to E 05 B 17/00, E 05 B 39/00 to E 05 B 47/00, E 05 B 51/00, E 05 B 53/00, E 05 B 63/00 and E 05 B 65/00 however, the term "lock" may include other fastening devices; |
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| – | "bolt" means a sliding, pivoted, or otherwise movable member such as is normally carried by a door to hold it shut by engagement with a keeper on the frame. It may be operated by hand directly or through mechanism or by a key; it may be a latch (see below); |
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| – | "latch" means a bolt arranged to be moved to the releasing position against the force of a spring, or some other returning force, when a wing meets the frame on closing, so that it does not have to be operated by hand to secure the wing, but only to open it; |
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| – | "hasp" means a member hinged to the frame or wing so that it can be moved towards the face of the wing or frame and secured thereto, e.g. by a turn-button, by a padlock and staple. |
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| E 05 B | LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS |
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| E 05 C | BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B 62 D 33/037; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E 04, F 16 B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E 05 B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E 05 F) |
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| E 05 D | HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F 16 C 11/00) |
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| E 05 F | DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING |
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| E 05 G | SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS (alarm arrangements per se G 08 B) |
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