IPC 7 English version
A62-A62B03700

SECTION A – HUMAN NECESSITIES


A 62LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders E06C)


A 62 BDEVICES, APPARATUS, OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C 9/00; divers' equipment B63C 11/00; specially adapted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, B64D; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F 11/00)


Subclass Index

RESCUING, e.g. IN CASE OF FIRE 

Means for escape or protection 

A62B 1/00, A62B 3/00, A62B 5/00 

Breathing containers 

A62B 31/00 

Safety means for seemingly-dead persons 

A62B 33/00 

INDIVIDUAL BREATHING MASKS OR APPARATUS 

Types 

A62B 7/00, A62B 18/00 

Details 

A62B 9/00, A62B 18/08 

Cartridges, oxygen generators, filters 

A62B 19/00, A62B 21/00, A62B 23/00 

Storing, testing 

A62B 25/00, A62B 27/00 

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY BELTS 

A62B 17/00, A62B 35/00 

COLLECTIVE DEVICES FOR BREATHING PROTECTION OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL AGENTS 

Air conditioning or ventilation in sealed rooms 

A62B 11/00, A62B 13/00 

Other protection 

A62B 15/00, A62B 29/00 

OTHER LIFE SAVING 

A62B 37/00 



Rescuing from fire; Rescuing from buildings or the like (from mountains or trees A63B 27/00, A63B 29/00; from ships B63C)


1/

00Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like

1/

02.by making use of rescue cages, bags, or the like (elevators, escalators or moving walkways B66B)

1/

04..Single parts, e.g. fastening devices

1/

06.by making use of rope-lowering devices (capstans, winches B66D)

1/

08..with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys

1/

10...mechanically operated

1/

12...hydraulically operated

1/

14..with brakes sliding on the rope

1/

16..Life-saving ropes or belts (safety belts A62B 35/00; mountain guy-ropes A63B 29/02; life-saving belts for use at sea B63C)

1/

18..Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes

1/

20.by making use of sliding-ropes, sliding-poles or chutes, e.g. hoses, pipes, sliding-grooves, sliding sheets

1/

22.by making use of jumping devices, e.g. jumping-sheet, jumping-mattresses


3/

00Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (A62B 1/00 takes precedence)


5/

00Other devices for rescuing from fire (ladders E06C)


Respirators; Gas-masks, including breathing apparatus, e.g. for high altitude, or masks therefor; Devices affording protection against harmful chemical agents (composition of materials for coverings against harmful chemical agents A62D 5/00, for transparent parts of breathing apparatus A62D 7/00; composition of chemical substances for use in breathing apparatus A62D 9/00)


7/

00Respiratory apparatus (for medical purposes A61M 16/00)

7/

02.with compressed oxygen or air

7/

04..and lung-controlled oxygen or air valves

7/

06.with liquid oxygen

7/

08.containing chemicals producing oxygen

7/

10.with filter elements

7/

12.with fresh-air hose

7/

14.for high-altitude aircraft


9/

00Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus (A62B 19/00, A62B 21/00, A62B 23/00 take precedence) [4]

9/

02.Valves

9/

04.Couplings; Supporting frames

9/

06.Mouthpieces; Nose-clips (for medical purposes A61M 15/00)


11/

00Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms (chemical purification, disinfection, or sterilisation of air A61L; in aircraft or submarines, insofar as they influence the construction of the vehicle or are influenced by its construction B63B, B64D, respectively; air-conditioning in general F24F)


13/

00Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters (ventilating in general F24F)


15/

00Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances, e.g. with separate breathing apparatus (building aspects E04H 9/00)


17/

00Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (protective clothing or garments for work or sport A41D 13/00; protecting eyes or ears A61F 9/00; composition of materials for protective clothing A62D 5/00; life-saving garments for use at sea B63C; diving suits B63C 11/02; flying suits B64D 10/00; space suits B64G 6/00; bullet-proof clothing F41H 1/02) [2]

17/

04.Hoods

17/

08.Protective coverings for animals


18/

00Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (A62B 17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks A61M 16/06)

18/

02.Masks (gas-masks for animals A62B 18/06; masks for welders A61F 9/06)

18/

04.Gas helmets

18/

06.Gas masks for animals

18/

08.Component parts for gas-masks or gas-helmets, e.g. windows, straps, speech transmitters, signal-devices (eye-pieces for protective goggles A61F 9/02; composition of materials for the windows or other transparent parts A62D 7/00)

18/

10..Valves


19/

00Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus

19/

02.with oxidising agents


21/

00Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus


23/

00Filters for breathing-protection purposes (gas-filters in general B01D)

23/

02.for respirators

23/

04.for gasproof shelters

23/

06.Nose filters


25/

00Devices for storing respiratory or breathing apparatus  [4]


27/

00Methods or devices for testing respiratory or breathing apparatus (apparatus for testing gastightness in general G01M) [4]


29/

00Devices for rendering harmless or for keeping off harmful chemical agents (respiratory apparatus A62B 7/00; gasproof doors, windows, shutters E06B)


31/

00Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating (ventilation of gasproof shelters A62B 13/00; protective clothes or coverings A62B 17/00; treatment rooms for medical purposes A61G 10/00) [4]


33/

00Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried person



35/

00Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion (buckles A44B 11/00; accessories for children's furniture A47D 15/00; children's seats B60N 2/24; safety belts or body harnesses for land vehicles B60R 22/00; harnesses for parachutes B64D 17/30; harnessing in aircraft B64D 25/06; releasable fastenings F16B) [4]

35/

04.incorporating energy absorbing means  [4]


37/

00Devices, apparatus, or methods for life-saving not covered by the preceding groups