IPC 7 English version A47C 5/00-A47C 17/86

IPC ⁷ English version

A47C - A47C 4/54

A47C00500-A47C01786

A47C 19/00 - A47C 31/12

SECTION A – HUMAN NECESSITIES

A 47

FURNITURE (arrangements of seats for, or adaptation of seats to, vehicles B60N); DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (ladders E06C)

A 47 C

CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery in general B68G)

Chairs of special materials

Basket chairs

Metal chairs, e.g. tubular (of rocking type A47C 3/023; of non-tubular folding, collapsible, or dismountable type A47C 4/00)

Special adaptation of seat upholstery or fabric for attachment to tubular chairs

Tubular chairs having sheathed tubes; Adaptation of sheathed tubes thereto

Tubular chairs of foldable, collapsible, or dismountable type

of plastics, with or without reinforcement

characterised by the use of laminated wood

Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools (attaching to floor A47B 91/08)

Seat parts (adaptation of seats to mounting in tubular chairs A47C 5/06; such parts not restricted to chairs A47C 23/00; removable upholstered units or cushions A47C 27/00)

of adjustable shape; elastically mounted

Seats made of wooden, plastics, or metal sheet material; Panel seats

having foamed material included in cushioning part (foamed material mattresses A47C 27/14)

with reinforcement

Straps or the like for carrying upholstery

Upholstered seats (A47C 7/18 takes precedence)

with reinforcement

with tensioned springs, e.g. of flat type

with springs meandering in a flat plane

with tensioned cords, e.g. of elastic type, in a flat plane

with springs in compression, e.g. coiled

Combinations of different types of springs; Adjustable springs; Attachment of springs to other springs or to frame [2]

Support for the head or the back

for the head, e.g. detachable (for operating or dental chairs A61G 15/00)

for the back

of detachable type

with elastically-mounted frame

with special, e.g. adjustable, profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs

of freely-rotatable type

Supports for the feet or the legs (coupled to other adjustable parts A47C 1/034, A47C 1/037; footstools A47C 16/02)

of detachable type

Supports for the arms

Parts or details of tipping-up chairs, e.g. of theatre chairs

Hinges, e.g. for mounting chairs in a curved row (hinges for wings in general E05D)

Use of locks or ledges for limiting the seat movement

Accessories for chairs

Hat or coat holders

Means to protect against weather

Arm-rest tables

of foldable type

Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like

for ventilation, heating or cooling

Stools for specified purposes (with rotatable seats A47C 3/18; with vertically adjustable seats A47C 3/20; step-stools A47C 12/00; footstools A47C 16/02; prayer stools A47C 16/04; platforms or seat-boxes specially adapted for angling A01K 97/22) [5]

Office stools; Workshop stools

Milking stools

Wall stools

Music stools

Camp, travelling, or sports stools (walking sticks or umbrellas convertible into seats, hunting sticks A45B 5/00)

11/

Benches not otherwise provided for (school forms A47B 39/00)

11/

Church benches; Confessionals

12/

Step-stools [5]

Note

Folding or collapsing actions, of interest apart from any conversion between the step and seat functions, are classified in group A47C 4/00. [5]

12/

requiring conversion between the step and seat functions [5]

13/

Convertible chairs, stools, or benches (step-stools requiring conversion between the step and seat functions A47C 12/02; stretchers, for patients or invalids, convertible into chairs A61G 1/017) [5]

15/

Other seating furniture (school forms A47B 39/00)

16/

Rests or supports for feet, legs, arms, back or head (associated with chairs A47C 7/00; associated with beds or sofas A47C 20/00) [2]

16/

Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests [2]

16/

Prayer stools; Kneeling stools; Kneeling supports (hassocks or pouffes A47C 3/16) [2]

Sofas; Beds

Note

In groups A47C 17/00 to A47C 27/00, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:

–

"bedstead" is used only for the frame of a bed;

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"bed" includes bedsteads combined with spring mattresses, stuffed mattresses, or similar means to enable the lying of persons thereon;

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"spring mattresses" do not include any stuffed material;

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"stuffed mattresses" may include metal springs.

17/

Sofas; Couches; Beds (bedsteads A47C 19/00; spring mattresses A47C 23/00; divan bases A47C 23/00; stuffed mattresses A47C 27/00; beds with special provisions for nursing A61G 7/00)

17/

Sofas, couches, settees, or the like, without movable parts

17/

Sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts; Chair beds

17/

changeable to beds by tilting or extending the arm-rests

17/

changeable by increasing the available part, e.g. by drawing forward

17/

changeable to beds by removing parts only

17/

changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest

17/

165

with forward tiltable back-rest, e.g. back cushion [2]

17/

with coupled movement of back-rest and seat [2]

17/

175

with tilting or lifting seat-back-rest pivot [2]

17/

and tilting or pivoting the arm-rest

17/

thereby uncovering one or more auxiliary parts previously hidden (A47C 17/22 takes precedence)

17/

207

with seat cushion consisting of superposed parts, at least one lower part being used to form part of the surface [2]

17/

213

the surface, when used for lying down, consisting of one side of the seat frame and the back-rest frame [2]

17/

with means for uncovering a previously hidden mattress or similar bed part

17/

the lying down surface partly consisting of one side of the seat [2]

17/

with only one movable part being tiltable about a horizontal axis

17/

tiltable to an overturned position

17/

having means to lift the tilting axis

17/

two or more parts being rotatable about a vertical axis

17/

Changing a single bed into a double bed by extending, pivoting, or tilting a previously hidden second mattress or other bed part

17/

Joining seats, chairs, or couches to form beds

17/

Changing corner couches into a double bed

17/

Changing sofas or the like into beds by means of furniture other than seats or chairs

17/

Wall beds

17/

having balancing members, e.g. weights, springs

17/

having supporting legs with fixed position on the floor, e.g. attached thereto

17/

having means on the supporting legs facilitating the removal of the bed from its place

17/

characterised by a rigid mattress-supporting member

17/

characterised by two or more relatively-movable parts

17/

characterised by their shape, e.g. multiple-wall beds

17/

Cabinet beds; Table beds, or like beds; Wardrobe beds

17/

in which the cabinet or the like is tilted with the bed

17/

pivotable on both horizontal and vertical axis

17/

with extensible mattress support

17/

the cabinet being essentially changed in shape in sleeping position of the bed

17/

Table beds; Billiard table beds, or like beds

17/

Travelling or camp beds (adjusting members for rests A47C 20/00; travelling or camp sacks or packs convertible into beds or mattresses A45F 4/06; stretchers A61G 1/00)

17/

having specially-adapted body-carrying surfaces

17/

only the legs being foldable

17/

the bed frame being foldable about a horizontal axis

17/

having cross legs (A47C 17/82 takes precedence)

17/

the bed being foldable about a vertical axis

17/

having extensible, e.g. telescopic parts

17/

held in shape by stressed cords

17/

adapted to be used in or connected to vehicles

17/

Trunk beds; Travelling-case or like beds

17/

Suspended beds, e.g. suspended from ceiling (hammocks A45F 3/22)

17/

Parts or details for beds, sofas or couches only not fully covered in a single one of the groups A47C 17/02, A47C 17/04, A47C 17/38, A47C 17/52, A47C 17/64, or A47C 17/84

A47C - A47C 4/54

A47C 19/00 - A47C 31/12