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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES
 A47
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)
 A47

Note(s)

In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:

  • "furniture" covers also easels or stands, e.g. for blackboards or drawing tables.

 A47C
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery in general B68G)
 A47C
Subclass index
SEATING FURNITURE
General structure 3/00, 11/00
Chairs of special materials 5/00
Folding or collapsible chairs 4/00
For special uses 1/00, 9/00, 11/00
Step-stools, convertible chairs, other seating furniture 12/00 - 15/00
Details or accessories 7/00, 16/00
SOFAS, COUCHES, BEDS
General structure 17/00, 19/00
Details; accessories 19/00, 20/00, 23/00; 21/00
DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES COMMON TO SEATING FURNITURE AND BEDS 25/00 - 31/00
 A47C 1/00 - 
A47C 16/00
Chairs; Stools, Benches
P:10 A47C 1/00
Chairs adapted for special purposes (features relating to vertical adjustability A47C 3/20; convertible chairs A47C 13/00; chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons A61G 3/00, A61G 5/00; operating chairs, dental chairs A61G 15/00)
 A47C 1/02
·  Reclining or easy chairs (supports for parts of body A47C 7/36, A47C 7/00, A47C 7/54)
 A47C 1/022
·  ·  having independently-adjustable supporting parts
 A47C 1/031
·  ·  having coupled adjustable supporting parts
P:50 A47C 3/00
Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats (A47C 1/00, A47C 4/00 take precedence)
 A47C 3/02
·  Rocking chairs (specially for children A47D 13/00)
 A47C 3/20
·  Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats (tables with variable height A47B 9/00)
P:40 A47C 4/00
Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs (of tubular metal type A47C 5/00; children's foldable chairs A47D 1/00)
P:60 A47C 5/00
Chairs of special materials
P:90 A47C 7/00
Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools (attaching to floor A47B 91/00; supports for the feet or the legs coupled to other adjustable parts A47C 1/031)
 A47C 7/02
·  Seat parts (adaptation of seats to mounting in tubular chairs A47C 5/00; such parts not restricted to chairs A47C 23/00; removable upholstered units or cushions A47C 27/00)
 A47C 7/14
·  ·  of adjustable shape; elastically mounted
 A47C 7/18
·  ·  having foamed material included in cushioning part (foamed material mattresses A47C 27/14)
 A47C 7/36
·  Support for the head or the back (for operating or dental chairs A61G 15/00)
 A47C 7/40
·  ·  for the back
 A47C 7/46
·  ·  ·  with special, e.g. adjustable, profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs
 A47C 7/54
·  Supports for the arms
 A47C 7/62
·  Accessories for chairs
 A47C 7/72
·  ·  Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
P:30 A47C 9/00
Stools for specified purposes (with rotatable seats A47C 3/00; with vertically adjustable seats A47C 3/20; step-stools A47C 12/00; footstools A47C 16/00; prayer stools A47C 16/00; platforms or seat-boxes specially adapted for angling A01K 97/00; walking sticks or umbrellas convertible into seats A45B 5/00)  [5]
P:70 A47C 11/00
Benches not otherwise provided for (school forms A47B 39/00)
P:20 A47C 12/00
Step-stools  [5]
 A47C 12/00

Note(s)

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

P:0 A47C 13/00
Convertible chairs, stools, or benches (step-stools requiring conversion between the step and seat functions A47C 12/00; stretchers, for patients or invalids, convertible into chairs A61G 1/00)  [5]
P:80 A47C 15/00
Other seating furniture (school forms A47B 39/00)
P:180 A47C 16/00
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]
 A47C 17/00 - 
A47C 27/00
Sofas; Beds
 A47C 17/00 - 
A47C 27/00

Note(s)

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

  • "bedstead" is used only for the frame of a bed;
  • "bed" includes bedsteads combined with spring mattresses, stuffed mattresses, or similar means to enable the lying of persons thereon;
  • "spring mattresses" do not include any stuffed material;
  • "stuffed mattresses" may include metal springs.

P:100 A47C 17/00
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)
P:110 A47C 19/00
Bedsteads (spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead A47C 23/00; for children's beds A47D 7/00; bed jointing members or fittings for bedsteads F16B)
P:140 A47C 20/00
Head-, foot- or like rests for beds, sofas or the like (book-rests or bed tables A47B 23/00; bed-rests specially adapted for nursing A61G 7/05)  [2]
P:150 A47C 21/00
Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders, bed-cover holders (bed tables supported on the bedstead A47B 23/00; devices for children’s beds for prevention against falling out A47D 7/00; other accessories for children's beds A47D 15/00); Ventilating, cooling or heating means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses  [5]
P:120 A47C 23/00
Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead; Divan bases (unframed spring units A47C 25/00; spring units forming part of stuffed mattresses A47C 27/00; bed-rests specially adapted for nursing A61G 7/05)
P:130 A47C 25/00
Unframed spring units
P:170 A47C 27/00
Stuffed or fluid mattresses specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas (arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor, A61G 7/057; ready-made upholstery pads in general B68G 5/00; making mattresses B68G 7/00)  [5]
 A47C 27/04
·  with spring inlays (A47C 27/14 takes precedence)
 A47C 27/08
·  Fluid mattresses (connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00)  [5]
 A47C 27/10
·  ·  with two or more independently-fillable chambers  [5]
 A47C 27/12
·  with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton
 A47C 27/14
·  with foamed material inlays
 A47C 27/22
·  with both fibrous and foamed material inlays
   
P:160 A47C 29/00
Nets for protection against insects in connection with chairs or beds (insect nets for animals A01K 13/00; insect nets as travelling equipment A45F 3/00); Bed canopies
P:190 A47C 31/00
Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets