B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
 B01 - 
B07
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION
Method
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB07B
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
Apparatus
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
  
SHAPING
 B26
HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
 B26B
HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufacturing or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D 29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; for surgical purposes A61B 17/00; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C 5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B 7/22; pincers B25C 11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; for erasing B43L 19/00; for textile materials D06H)
 B26B
Subclass index
KNIVES
Structural features 1/00 - 7/00
Knife blades 9/00
Combinations with other articles 11/00
SHEARS, SCISSORS, NIPPERS, OR PINCERS WITH CUTTING ACTION 13/00, 15/00, 17/00
CLIPPERS OR RAZORS 19/00, 21/00
AXES OR HATCHETS 23/00
OTHER CUTTING TOOLS 25/00, 27/00
GUARDS, SHEATHS OR GUIDING ARRANGEMENTS 29/00
 B26B 1/00 - 
B26B 11/00
Hand knives
P:90 B26B 1/00
Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives (B26B 11/00 takes precedence)
 B26B 1/02
·  with pivoted blade
 B26B 1/04
·  ·  lockable in adjusted position
 B26B 1/06
·  ·  with loosely-inserted spring
 B26B 1/08
·  with sliding blade
 B26B 1/10
·  Handles  [3]
P:100 B26B 3/00
Hand knives with fixed blades
 B26B 3/02
·  Table-knives (B26B 9/02 takes precedence)
 B26B 3/03
·  specially adapted for cutting-off slices one by one
 B26B 3/04
·  for performing several incisions simultaneously; Multiple-blade knives
 B26B 3/06
·  Scout or similar sheath knives (sheaths therefor B26B 29/02)
 B26B 3/08
·  specially adapted for cutting cardboard, or wall, floor, or like covering materials
P:80 B26B 5/00
Hand knives with one or more detachable blades (surgical scalpels or knives with detachable blades A61B 17/3213)
P:70 B26B 7/00
Hand knives with reciprocating motor-driven blades
P:110 B26B 9/00
Blades for hand knives
 B26B 9/02
·  characterised by the shape of the cutting edge, e.g. wavy
P:60 B26B 11/00
Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement (combined table-ware A47G 21/06)
 B26B 13/00 - 
B26B 15/00
Hand shears; Scissors (for horticultural purposes A01G; bone shears A22C 17/06; metal shears B23D)
P:50 B26B 13/00
Hand shears; Scissors
 B26B 13/02
·  with moulded-in blades
 B26B 13/04
·  with detachable blades
 B26B 13/06
·  characterised by the shape of the blades
 B26B 13/08
·  ·  with cutting edges wavy or toothed in the plane of the blade
 B26B 13/10
·  ·  for producing wavy, zig-zag, or like cuts
 B26B 13/12
·  characterised by the shape of the handles
 B26B 13/14
·  ·  without gripping bows in the handle
 B26B 13/16
·  ·  ·  spring loaded, e.g. with provision for locking the blades or the handles
 B26B 13/18
·  ·  ·  without joint, i.e. having blades interconnected by a resilient member
 B26B 13/20
·  ·  with gripping bows in the handle
 B26B 13/22
·  combined with auxiliary implements, e.g. with cigar cutter, with manicure instrument (cigar cutters per se A24F 13/24)
 B26B 13/24
·  ·  to aid hair cutting
 B26B 13/26
·  with intermediate links between the grips and the blades, e.g. for remote actuation
 B26B 13/28
·  Joints (B25B 7/06 takes precedence)
P:40 B26B 15/00
Hand-held shears with motor-driven blades
   
P:30 B26B 17/00
Hand cutting tools with two jaws which come into abutting contact (nail clippers or cutters A45D 29/02; joints therefor B25B 7/06)
 B26B 17/02
·  with jaws operated indirectly by the handles, e.g. through cams or toggle levers
P:0 B26B 19/00
Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
 B26B 19/02
·  of the reciprocating-cutter type
 B26B 19/04
·  ·  Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
 B26B 19/06
·  ·  ·  involving co-operating cutting elements both of which have shearing teeth
 B26B 19/08
·  ·  ·  ·  of nipper type
 B26B 19/10
·  ·  ·  involving two or more different types of reciprocating cutting elements, e.g. a pair of toothed shearing elements combined with a pair of perforated cutting elements or a combined toothed and perforated cutting assembly
 B26B 19/12
·  of the oscillating-cutter type; Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor (B26B 19/04 takes precedence)
 B26B 19/14
·  of the rotary-cutter type; Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor (B26B 19/04 takes precedence)
 B26B 19/16
·  ·  involving a knife cylinder or a knife cone or separate cutting elements moved like a rotating cylinder or a rotating cone
 B26B 19/18
·  ·  ·  in combination with a fixed razor-blade without shearing perforations
 B26B 19/20
·  with provision for shearing hair of preselected or variable length
 B26B 19/22
·  with provision for thinning-out hair
 B26B 19/24
·  specially adapted for shearing animals, e.g. sheep
 B26B 19/26
·  of the type performing different methods of operation simultaneously, e.g. reciprocating and oscillating; of the type having two or more heads of differing mode of operation
 B26B 19/28
·  Drive layout for hair clippers or dry shavers, e.g. providing for electromotive drive (electric motors per se H02)
 B26B 19/30
·  ·  providing for muscle drive, e.g. by rolling over the skin
 B26B 19/32
·  ·  providing for mechanical drive, e.g. installation of a spring motor
 B26B 19/34
·  ·  providing for fluid drive
 B26B 19/36
·  ·  providing for remote drive by means of a flexible shaft; Transmission means therefor
 B26B 19/38
·  Details of, or accessories for, hair clippers, or dry shavers, e.g. housings, casings, grips, guards (cutters, cutting heads B26B 19/04, B26B 19/12, B26B 19/14; cleaning or disinfecting devices A45D 27/46; drying devices A45D 27/48; casings for electric apparatus in general H05K)
 B26B 19/40
·  ·  Lubricating
 B26B 19/42
·  ·  providing for straightening the hair to be cut, e.g. by means of bristles; providing for tensioning the skin, e.g. by means of rollers, ledges (skin-stretchers for shaving per se A45D 27/38)
 B26B 19/44
·  ·  Suction means for collecting severed hairs or for the skin to be shaved
 B26B 19/46
·  ·  providing for illuminating the area to be shaved or clipped
 B26B 19/48
·  ·  Accessory implements for carrying out a function other than cutting hair, e.g. attachable appliances for manicuring (massage means per se A61H 7/00-A61H 23/00)
P:10 B26B 21/00
Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
 B26B 21/02
·  involving unchangeable blades
 B26B 21/04
·  ·  Razors of the knife type
 B26B 21/06
·  ·  Safety razors with fixed blade, e.g. with moulded-in blade
 B26B 21/08
·  involving changeable blades
 B26B 21/10
·  ·  Safety razors with one or more blades arranged longitudinally to the handle
 B26B 21/12
·  ·  ·  combined with combs or other means for hair trimming
 B26B 21/14
·  ·  Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
 B26B 21/16
·  ·  ·  involving blades with only one cutting edge (B26B 21/22-B26B 21/38 take precedence)
 B26B 21/18
·  ·  ·  involving blades with two cutting edges (B26B 21/22-B26B 21/38 take precedence)
 B26B 21/20
·  ·  ·  involving blades with more than two cutting edges; involving disc blades (B26B 21/22-B26B 21/38 take precedence)
 B26B 21/22
·  ·  ·  involving several blades to be used simultaneously
 B26B 21/24
·  ·  ·  of the magazine type; of the injector type (containers for storing razor-blades A45D 27/24)
 B26B 21/26
·  ·  ·  of the continuous ribbon type
 B26B 21/28
·  ·  ·  of the drawing cut type, i.e. with the cutting edge of the blade arranged obliquely to the handle
 B26B 21/30
·  ·  ·  of the type carrying pivotally-mounted caps
 B26B 21/32
·  ·  ·  ·  in razors involving double-edged blades
 B26B 21/34
·  ·  ·  of the type carrying rollers
 B26B 21/36
·  ·  ·  ·  with provision for reciprocating the blade (reciprocating the cutting elements of clippers or dry shavers B26B 19/00)
 B26B 21/38
·  ·  ·  with provision for reciprocating the blade by means other than rollers (reciprocating the cutting elements of clippers or dry shavers B26B 19/00)
 B26B 21/40
·  Details or accessories
 B26B 21/42
·  ·  for cutting hair of preselected or variable length (combs, stencils or guides specially adapted for hair trimming devices A45D 24/36)
 B26B 21/44
·  ·  Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic, or the like
 B26B 21/46
·  ·  for illuminating the skin (B26B 19/46 takes precedence)
 B26B 21/48
·  ·  Heating means
 B26B 21/50
·  ·  Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for stropping the blade
 B26B 21/52
·  ·  Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible
 B26B 21/54
·  Razor-blades
 B26B 21/56
·  ·  characterised by the shape  [3]
 B26B 21/58
·  ·  characterised by the material  [3]
 B26B 21/60
·  ·  ·  by the coating material  [3]
P:120 B26B 23/00
Axes; Hatchets
P:20 B26B 25/00
Hand cutting tools involving disc blades, e.g. motor-driven (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F 5/00)  [4]
P:130 B26B 27/00
Hand cutting tools not provided for in groups B26B 1/00-B26B 25/00, e.g. finger rings for cutting string, devices for cutting by means of wires
P:140 B26B 29/00
Guards or sheaths for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guards for hair clippers or dry shavers B26B 19/38)  [5]
 B26B 29/02
·  Guards or sheaths for knives
 B26B 29/04
·  Guards or sheaths for scissors, e.g. combined with manicuring appliances (manicuring implements per se A45D 29/00)
 B26B 29/06
·  Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guiding equipment or arrangements for specific cutting tools, see the particular places, e.g. for hair trimming devices A45D 24/36, for saw blades B27B 11/02, B27B 13/10)  [5]