A
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.

 A47L
DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B 9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
 A47L

Note(s)

Machines or implements which can be used for cleaning windows, window shades, window screens, venetian blinds, as well as floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings are classified in group A47L 11/00 or A47L 13/00.  [3]

 A47L
Subclass index
CLEANING WINDOWS, THEIR SHADES, SCREENS, OR VENETIAN BLINDS 1/00, 3/00, 4/00
SUCTION CLEANERS 5/00, 7/00, 9/00
CLEANING FLOORS, CARPETS, FURNITURE OR WALLS 11/00, 13/00
CLEANING OR POLISHING HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES 15/00 - 21/00
CLEANING FOOTWEAR 23/00
OTHER DOMESTIC CLEANING DEVICES 25/00
 A47L 1/00 - 
A47L 4/00
Cleaning windows, window shades, window screens, venetian blinds
P:40 A47L 1/00
Cleaning windows
 A47L 1/02
·  Power-driven machines or devices
 A47L 1/03
·  ·  cleaning both sides of a window simultaneously
 A47L 1/05
·  ·  Hand apparatus with built-in electric motors  [3]
 A47L 1/06
·  Hand implements (with built-in electric motors A47L 1/05)  [3]
 A47L 1/08
·  ·  with provision for supplying liquids, e.g. cleaning agents (A47L 1/095, A47L 1/13, A47L 1/15 take precedence)  [3]
 A47L 1/09
·  ·  for cleaning one side with access from the other side only  [3]
 A47L 1/095
·  ·  ·  with provision for supplying liquids, e.g. cleaning agents  [3]
 A47L 1/12
·  ·  for cleaning both sides simultaneously  [3]
 A47L 1/13
·  ·  ·  with provision for supplying liquids, e.g. cleaning agents  [3]
 A47L 1/15
·  ·  Cloths, sponges, pads, or the like, e.g. containing cleaning agents  [3]
 A47L 1/16
·  Devices for defrosting window-panes (H05B 3/84 takes precedence)  [5]
P:110 A47L 3/00
Safety devices for use in window-cleaning (safety belts A62B 35/00; for scaffolding in general E04G; for ladders E06C)
 A47L 3/02
·  Cages; Platforms
 A47L 3/04
·  Safety ropes
P:90 A47L 4/00
Cleaning window shades, window screens, venetian blinds (A47L 1/15 takes precedence; suction cleaner nozzles A47L 9/02)  [3]
 A47L 4/02
·  Hand implements for cleaning venetian blinds  [3]
 A47L 4/04
·  Accessories facilitating cleaning, e.g. venetian blind separators, spreaders, or cleaning racks  [3]
 A47L 5/00 - 
A47L 9/00
Suction cleaners  [3]
P:10 A47L 5/00
Structural features of suction cleaners
 A47L 5/02
·  with user-driven air-pumps or compressors
 A47L 5/04
·  ·  with pistons, bellows, or diaphragms, e.g. driven by the cleaner-supporting wheels
 A47L 5/05
·  ·  ·  with driven dust-loosening tools
 A47L 5/06
·  ·  with rotary fans
 A47L 5/08
·  ·  ·  driven by cleaner-supporting wheels
 A47L 5/10
·  ·  ·  ·  with driven dust-loosening tools
 A47L 5/12
·  with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
 A47L 5/14
·  ·  cleaning by blowing-off, also combined with suction cleaning
 A47L 5/16
·  ·  with suction devices other than rotary fans
 A47L 5/18
·  ·  ·  with ejectors, e.g. connected to motor vehicle exhaust
 A47L 5/20
·  ·  ·  with bellows, diaphragms or pistons
 A47L 5/22
·  ·  with rotary fans
 A47L 5/24
·  ·  ·  Hand-supported suction cleaners
 A47L 5/26
·  ·  ·  ·  with driven dust-loosening tools
 A47L 5/28
·  ·  ·  Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle (A47L 5/24 takes precedence)
 A47L 5/30
·  ·  ·  ·  with driven dust-loosening tools, e.g. rotating brushes
 A47L 5/32
·  ·  ·  ·  with means for connecting a hose (hose couplings for suction cleaners A47L 9/24)
 A47L 5/34
·  ·  ·  ·  with height adjustment of nozzles or dust-loosening tools
 A47L 5/36
·  ·  ·  Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
 A47L 5/38
·  ·  ·  Built-in suction cleaner installations, i.e. with fixed tube system to which, at different stations, hoses can be connected
P:0 A47L 7/00
Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes (with floor-polishing tools A47L 11/20; suction devices for removing ash F23J 1/02); Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
 A47L 7/02
·  with driven tools for special purposes
 A47L 7/04
·  for using the exhaust air for other purposes, e.g. for distribution of chemicals in a room, for sterilisation of the air (spraying or atomising in general B05)
 A47L 7/06
·  ·  for supporting the suction cleaner on the exhaust air
 A47L 7/08
·  ·  with combustion of dust in exhaust air
P:20 A47L 9/00
Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
 A47L 9/02
·  Nozzles (suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G 51/00)
 A47L 9/04
·  ·  with driven brushes or agitators
 A47L 9/06
·  ·  with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
 A47L 9/08
·  ·  with means adapted for blowing
 A47L 9/10
·  Filters (in general B01D; cyclones B04C); Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
 A47L 9/12
·  ·  Dry filters
 A47L 9/14
·  ·  Bags or the like; Attachment of, or closures for, bags
 A47L 9/16
·  ·  Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
 A47L 9/18
·  ·  Liquid filters
 A47L 9/19
·  ·  Means for monitoring filtering operation  [3]
 A47L 9/20
·  Means for cleaning filters
 A47L 9/22
·  Mountings for motor fan assemblies
 A47L 9/24
·  Hoses; Hose couplings (hoses or hose joints in general F16L)
 A47L 9/26
·  Incorporation of winding devices for electric cables (devices specially adapted for repeatedly paying-out or re-storing cables B65H 75/34; arrangements of electrical cables or lines between relatively-movable parts H02G 11/00)
 A47L 9/28
·  Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Regulation of suction cleaners by electric means
 A47L 9/30
·  ·  Arrangement of illuminating devices
 A47L 9/32
·  Handles
 A47L 11/00 - 
A47L 13/00
Cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
P:30 A47L 11/00
Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
 A47L 11/02
·  Floor surfacing or polishing machines (polishing machines in general B24B 29/00)
 A47L 11/03
·  ·  characterised by having provisions for supplying cleaning or polishing agents
 A47L 11/04
·  ·  hand-driven
 A47L 11/06
·  ·  ·  with reciprocating or oscillating tools
 A47L 11/08
·  ·  ·  with rotating tools
 A47L 11/10
·  ·  motor-driven
 A47L 11/12
·  ·  ·  with reciprocating or oscillating tools
 A47L 11/14
·  ·  ·  with rotating tools
 A47L 11/16
·  ·  ·  ·  the tools being disc brushes
 A47L 11/162
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  having only a single disc brush
 A47L 11/164
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Parts or details of the brushing tools
 A47L 11/18
·  ·  ·  ·  the tools being roll brushes
 A47L 11/19
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Parts or details of the brushing tools
 A47L 11/20
·  ·  combined with vacuum cleaning devices
 A47L 11/202
·  ·  ·  having separate drive for the cleaning brushes
 A47L 11/204
·  ·  ·  having combined drive for brushes and for vacuum cleaning
 A47L 11/205
·  ·  ·  ·  for reciprocating brushes
 A47L 11/206
·  ·  ·  ·  for rotary disc brushes
 A47L 11/22
·  Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
 A47L 11/24
·  Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
 A47L 11/26
·  Floor-scrubbing machines, hand-driven (A47L 11/29 takes precedence)
 A47L 11/28
·  Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven (A47L 11/29 takes precedence)
 A47L 11/282
·  ·  having rotary tools
 A47L 11/283
·  ·  ·  the tools being disc brushes
 A47L 11/284
·  ·  having reciprocating tools
 A47L 11/29
·  Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
 A47L 11/292
·  ·  having rotary tools (A47L 11/30 takes precedence)
 A47L 11/293
·  ·  ·  the tools being disc brushes
 A47L 11/294
·  ·  having reciprocating tools (A47L 11/30 takes precedence)
 A47L 11/30
·  ·  by suction
 A47L 11/32
·  Carpet-sweepers (combined with suction cleaners A47L 7/02)
 A47L 11/33
·  ·  having means for storing dirt
 A47L 11/34
·  Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
 A47L 11/36
·  Machines for beating upholstery
 A47L 11/38
·  Machines, specially adapted for cleaning walls, ceilings, roofs, or the like
 A47L 11/40
·  Parts or details of machines not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47L 11/02-A47L 11/38, e.g. handles, arrangement of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
P:100 A47L 13/00
Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings (brushes, their handles or fastenings A46B, B25G; scrapers for finishing work on buildings E04F 21/00)
 A47L 13/02
·  Scraping
 A47L 13/022
·  ·  Scraper handles
 A47L 13/03
·  ·  Scrapers having provisions for supplying cleaning agents
 A47L 13/04
·  ·  with steel wool
 A47L 13/06
·  ·  with wire brushes or wire meshes
 A47L 13/07
·  ·  ·  Metal sponges (A47L 13/022, A47L 13/03 take precedence)
 A47L 13/08
·  ·  with scraping blades
 A47L 13/10
·  Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
 A47L 13/11
·  ·  Squeegees  [3]
 A47L 13/12
·  ·  Implements with several different treating devices  [3]
 A47L 13/14
·  ·  combined with squeezing or wringing devices
 A47L 13/142
·  ·  ·  having torsional squeezing or wringing action
 A47L 13/144
·  ·  ·  having squeezing rollers
 A47L 13/146
·  ·  ·  having pivoting squeezing plates
 A47L 13/16
·  ·  Cloths; Pads; Sponges (metal scraping sponges A47L 13/07)
 A47L 13/17
·  ·  ·  containing cleaning agents (A47L 13/19 takes precedence)
 A47L 13/18
·  ·  ·  Gloves; Glove-like cloths
 A47L 13/19
·  ·  ·  ·  containing cleaning agents
 A47L 13/20
·  ·  Mops
 A47L 13/22
·  ·  ·  with liquid-feeding devices
 A47L 13/23
·  ·  ·  ·  connectible to the water mains
 A47L 13/24
·  ·  ·  Frames for mops; Mop heads (handles B25G)
 A47L 13/25
·  ·  ·  ·  Wire frames
 A47L 13/252
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  for mops of textile fringes or the like
 A47L 13/253
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable or foldable type
 A47L 13/254
·  ·  ·  ·  Plate frames
 A47L 13/255
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  for mops of textile fringes or the like
 A47L 13/256
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  for mops made of cloth
 A47L 13/257
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  for mops made of sponge material
 A47L 13/258
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable or foldable type
 A47L 13/26
·  ·  Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements (such arrangements on floor-polishing machines A47L 11/00, on scrapers A47L 13/03, on mops A47L 13/22; cloths, pads, or the like containing cleaning agents A47L 13/17, A47L 13/19)  [3]
 A47L 13/28
·  ·  Polishing implements (polishing machines A47L 11/02)
 A47L 13/282
·  ·  ·  mounted under footwear
 A47L 13/284
·  ·  ·  having fixed or detachable weights
 A47L 13/286
·  ·  ·  having containers for storing polishing material, e.g. polishing paper
 A47L 13/29
·  ·  ·  having movable or detachable polishing or shining cloths
 A47L 13/294
·  ·  ·  having invertible head, one side being used for dispensing polishing material and the reverse side for shining
 A47L 13/30
·  ·  ·  Implements for polishing and waxing or oiling, with dispensers for wax or oil
 A47L 13/31
·  ·  ·  ·  having movable or detachable polishing or shining cloths
 A47L 13/312
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  supplied with liquid wax or oil
 A47L 13/314
·  ·  ·  ·  having invertible head, one side being used for dispensing wax or oil and the reverse side for shining
 A47L 13/316
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  supplied with liquid wax or oil
 A47L 13/32
·  ·  ·  Wax dispensers with heating arrangements
 A47L 13/34
·  ·  Scouring implements for hearths or metal objects
 A47L 13/36
·  ·  Carpet-beaters
 A47L 13/38
·  ·  Other dusting implements
 A47L 13/40
·  ·  Cleaning implements actuated by electrostatic attraction; Devices for cleaning same; Magnetic cleaning implements
 A47L 13/41
·  ·  ·  Magnetic cleaning implements
 A47L 13/42
·  ·  Details
 A47L 13/44
·  ·  ·  Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
 A47L 13/46
·  ·  ·  Securing scouring- or polishing-cloths or sponges to the handles by gripping means, tongs, or the like
 A47L 13/48
·  ·  ·  Protective devices, such as bumpers or guard plates
 A47L 13/50
·  ·  Auxiliary implements (cleaning devices for brushes or the like A46B 17/06)
 A47L 13/502
·  ·  ·  Shakers for dust-cloths or mops; Bumpers therefor
 A47L 13/51
·  ·  ·  Storing of cleaning tools, e.g. containers therefor
 A47L 13/512
·  ·  ·  ·  Clamping devices for hanging the tools
 A47L 13/52
·  ·  ·  Dust pans; Crumb trays
 A47L 13/54
·  ·  ·  Racks for beating carpets
 A47L 13/56
·  ·  ·  Implements for applying wax or oil
 A47L 13/58
·  ·  ·  Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets
 A47L 13/59
·  ·  ·  ·  with movable squeezing members
 A47L 13/60
·  ·  ·  ·  with squeezing rollers
 A47L 13/62
·  ·  ·  Kneeling supports, especially wheeled (kneeling cushions attachable to knees A41D 13/06)
 A47L 15/00 - 
A47L 23/00
Cleaning or polishing household articles or the like
P:50 A47L 15/00
Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or table-ware
 A47L 15/02
·  with circulation and agitation of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber containing a stationary basket
 A47L 15/04
·  ·  by reciprocating movement of the cleaning chamber
 A47L 15/06
·  ·  by means of an impeller in the chamber
 A47L 15/08
·  ·  by application of a pressure effect produced by pumps
 A47L 15/10
·  ·  by introducing compressed air or other gas into the liquid
 A47L 15/12
·  ·  by a boiling effect
 A47L 15/13
·  ·  using sonic or ultrasonic waves  [5]
 A47L 15/14
·  with stationary crockery baskets and spraying devices within the cleaning chamber
 A47L 15/16
·  ·  with rigidly-mounted spraying devices
 A47L 15/18
·  ·  with movably-mounted spraying devices
 A47L 15/20
·  ·  ·  Swingable spraying devices
 A47L 15/22
·  ·  ·  Rotary spraying devices
 A47L 15/23
·  ·  ·  ·  moved by means of the sprays
 A47L 15/24
·  with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyers
 A47L 15/26
·  with movement of the crockery baskets by other means
 A47L 15/28
·  ·  by lowering and lifting only
 A47L 15/30
·  ·  by rotating only
 A47L 15/32
·  ·  ·  rotated by means of spraying water
 A47L 15/33
·  ·  ·  with moving baskets submerged in the cleaning fluid
 A47L 15/34
·  ·  by lowering and lifting combined with a rotating movement
 A47L 15/36
·  ·  by a sideways motion
 A47L 15/37
·  with crockery cleaned by brushes  [3]
 A47L 15/39
·  ·  with brushes on movable supports  [3]
 A47L 15/42
·  Details
 A47L 15/44
·  ·  Devices for adding cleaning agents
 A47L 15/46
·  ·  Devices for the automatic control of the different phases of cleaning
 A47L 15/48
·  ·  Drying arrangements
 A47L 15/50
·  ·  Racks
P:60 A47L 17/00
Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like (foam-making devices A47K 5/14)
 A47L 17/02
·  Basins (dish-washing tables A47B 33/00; sanitary basins A47K 1/04; basins connected to waste pipe E03C 1/12)
 A47L 17/04
·  Pan or pot cleaning utensils
 A47L 17/06
·  ·  Scrapers
 A47L 17/08
·  ·  Pads; Balls of steel wool, wire, or plastic meshes
 A47L 17/10
·  Tongs for crockery
P:120 A47L 19/00
Drying devices for crockery or table-ware, e.g. tea-cloths
 A47L 19/02
·  Draining-boards
 A47L 19/04
·  Crockery baskets; Draining-racks
P:70 A47L 21/00
Polishing of table-ware, e.g. knives, forks, spoons
 A47L 21/02
·  Machines
 A47L 21/04
·  Hand implements
 A47L 21/06
·  Supports or rests for use while polishing
P:80 A47L 23/00
Cleaning footwear
 A47L 23/02
·  Shoe-cleaning machines, with or without applicators for shoe polish
 A47L 23/04
·  Hand implements for shoe-cleaning, with or without applicators for shoe polish (ordinary brushes, with or without containers, A46B 11/00)
 A47L 23/05
·  ·  with applicators for shoe polish
 A47L 23/06
·  ·  with electric drive
 A47L 23/08
·  ·  Special hand implements for cleaning and recolouring footwear, e.g. powder pads
 A47L 23/10
·  ·  Cloth or collapsible cleaning pads; Glove-like cleaning cloths (glove-like washing cloths A47K 7/02)
 A47L 23/12
·  ·  Cleaning devices for suede
 A47L 23/14
·  ·  Implements for use during shoe-cleaning, to guard against spoiling
 A47L 23/16
·  Shoe-shine stands; Foot-rests with guides for the polishing cloths
 A47L 23/17
·  ·  Foot-rests with guides for the polishing cloths
 A47L 23/18
·  Devices for holding footwear during cleaning or shining (shoe-lasts A43D 3/00); Holding devices with stretching effect
 A47L 23/20
·  Devices or implements for drying footwear, also with heating arrangements (cabinets for shoes A47B 61/04)
 A47L 23/22
·  Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear (built-in gratings, e.g. foot-scrapers, E04F 19/10)
 A47L 23/24
·  ·  Rigid cleaning-gratings; Tread plates or scrapers for cleaning the soles of footwear (floor mats in general A47G 27/02)
 A47L 23/26
·  ·  Mats or gratings combined with brushes
 A47L 23/28
·  Receptacles for shoe-cleaning equipment
P:130 A47L 25/00
Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass (for cleaning spectacles G02C 13/00)
 A47L 25/02
·  for buttons, clasps, or military insignia
 A47L 25/04
·  for door-knobs
 A47L 25/06
·  Guard plates for use while cleaning butts, door-knobs or the like
 A47L 25/08
·  Pads or the like for cleaning clothes
 A47L 25/12
·  Devices or implements for cleaning lamp chimneys