F
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
 F01 - 
F04
Subsection index
MACHINES
positive displacement
rotary or oscillating piston
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01C
liquid onlyF04C
reciprocating piston or other
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01B
liquid onlyF04B
non-positive displacement
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01D
liquid onlyF03B
ENGINES
positive displacement
rotary or oscillating piston
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01C
liquid onlyF03C
reciprocating piston or other
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01B
liquid onlyF03C
non-positive displacement
liquid and elastic fluid or elastic fluidF01D
liquid onlyF03B
PUMPS
positive displacement
rotary or oscillating pistonF04C
reciprocating piston or otherF04B
non-positive displacementF04D
  
WEAPONS; BLASTING
 F41
WEAPONS
 F41

Note(s)

  1. This class covers also means for practice and training which may have aspects of simulation, e.g. in apparatus for so-called "military games", although simulators are generally covered by class G09.  [4]
  2. In this class, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
    • "smallarm" means a firearm which is generally held with one or both hands for firing, but this term also includes a light machine-gun which may be supported on a tripod or the like during firing;  [5]
    • "gun" means any weapon having a barrel and a trigger or firing mechanism for projecting a missile; it may be a piece of ordnance or a smallarm. It may use combustible or explosive propellant charges, air pressure, electromagnetism or other propulsive forces;  [5]
    • "revolver-type gun" means a gun having a revolving drum magazine, the chambers of which are used successively as firing chamber;  [5]
    • "revolver" means a revolver-type pistol;  [5]
    • "semi-automatic firearm" means a firearm from which one shot is fired after actuation of the trigger and which then returns to a condition for firing a subsequent shot upon renewed actuation of the trigger;
    • "automatic firearm" means a firearm which will continue firing so long as the initial firing pressure is maintained on the trigger;
    • "sighting" means bringing into visual coincidence a direction defined by a so-called "sighting" device with the direction of a target;
    • "aiming" means bringing a weapon to a direction differing from the sighting direction by corrections in order that the projectile may hit the target;
    • "laying" means setting a weapon in the correct position for hitting a target.
  3. Attention is drawn to the definitions of "projectile", "missile" and "rocket" given in Note (2) following the title of class F42.  [4]
 F41F
APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS (smallarms F41C); LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B)  [5]
 F41F
Subclass index
LAUNCHING FROM BARRELS 1/00
ROCKET OR TORPEDO LAUNCHERS 3/00
LAUNCHING GRAVITY-PROPELLED PROJECTILES OR MISSILES 5/00
OTHER LAUNCHING APPARATUS 7/00
P:20 F41F 1/00
Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons (F41F 3/00 takes precedence); Harpoon guns
 F41F 1/06
·  Mortars (base plates therefor F41A 23/54)
 F41F 1/08
·  Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns  [5]
 F41F 1/10
·  ·  Revolving-cannon guns, i.e. multibarrel guns with the barrels and their respective breeches mounted on a rotor; Breech mechanisms therefor  [5]
P:0 F41F 3/00
Rocket or torpedo launchers
 F41F 3/04
·  for rockets
 F41F 3/042
·  ·  the launching apparatus being used also as transport container for the rocket  [4]
 F41F 3/045
·  ·  adapted to be carried and used by a person, e.g. bazookas (F41F 3/042 takes precedence)  [4]
 F41F 3/048
·  ·  Means for imparting spin to the rocket before launching  [4]
 F41F 3/052
·  ·  Means for securing the rocket in the launching apparatus  [4]
 F41F 3/055
·  ·  Umbilical connecting means  [4]
 F41F 3/058
·  ·  Means for removing duds or misfires  [4]
 F41F 3/06
·  ·  from aircraft
 F41F 3/065
·  ·  ·  Rocket pods, i.e. detachable containers for launching a plurality of rockets  [5]
 F41F 3/07
·  ·  Underwater launching-apparatus  [4]
 F41F 3/073
·  ·  Silos for rockets, e.g. mounting or sealing rockets therein (F41F 3/077 takes precedence)  [5]
 F41F 3/077
·  ·  Doors or covers for launching tubes  [5]
 F41F 3/08
·  for marine torpedoes
 F41F 3/10
·  ·  from below the surface of the water
P:10 F41F 5/00
Launching-apparatus for gravity-propelled missiles or projectiles (from aircraft B64D 1/04)
 F41F 5/04
·  from ships, e.g. for mines, for depth charges
P:30 F41F 7/00
Launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles otherwise than from barrels (F41F 3/04 takes precedence)  [3]