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]
 F41A
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE  [5]
 F41A

Note(s)

  1. This subclass covers those features or details which are considered to be of a kind generally applicable to, or to be concerned with intrinsic functions common to, both smallarms and ordnance.  [5]
  2. Such features or details are classified in this subclass, even if they are stated to be applied only to smallarms or only to ordnance.  [5]
  3. Attention is drawn to the definitions given in Note (2) following the title of class F41.  [5]
 F41A
Subclass index
KINDS OF PROPULSION 1/00
BREECH MECHANISMS 3/00
UNLOCKING MECHANISMS 5/00
GUN RECHARGERS, EXTERNALLY POWERED GUNS 7/00
FEEDING OR LOADING, MAGAZINES 9/00
ASSEMBLY FEATURES, MODULAR CONCEPTS, ARTICULATED OR COLLAPSIBLE GUNS 11/00
COOLING, HEATING, VENTILATING, BLOWING TROUGH 13/00
EXTRACTORS, EJECTORS 15/00
SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS 17/00
FIRING OR TRIGGER MECHANISMS, COCKING 19/00
BARRELS, GUN TUBES, MUZZLE ATTACHMENTS 21/00
GUN MOUNTINGS, e.g. on vehicles 23/00
Permitting recoil 25/00
Permitting elevation or traversing 27/00
CLEANING OR LUBRICATING 29/00
TESTING 31/00
ADAPTATIONS FOR TRAINING 33/00
OTHER ACCESSORIES OR DETAILS 35/00
SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS 99/00

 F41B
WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K 81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B 65/00, e.g. boomerangs; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B 69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H 33/00, knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B 6/00)
 F41B
Subclass index
BLOW GUNS 1/00
SLING WEAPONS 3/00
FRICTION-WHEEL OPERATED LAUNCHERS 4/00
BOWS, CROSSBOWS 5/00
ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS 6/00
SPRING GUNS 7/00
LIQUID PRESSURE GUNS, e.g. WATER PISTOLS 9/00
AIR GUNS, STEAM GUNS 11/00
THRUSTING WEAPONS, CUTTING WEAPONS CARRIED AS SIDE-ARMS 13/00
OTHER WEAPONS 15/00

 F41C
SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR  [5]
 F41C

Note(s)

Attention is drawn to the definitions in Note (2) following the title of class F41.  [5]

 F41C
Subclass index
KINDS OF SMALLARMS
Pistols, revolvers 3/00
Shoulder-fired smallarms 7/00
Other smallarms, e.g. hidden, muzzle-loaded, underwater 9/00
BUTTS, BUTT PLATES, STOCKS 23/00
ACCESSORIES; OTHER DETAILS 27/00
WEARING OR CARRYING-MEANS 33/00

 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

 F41G
WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B)

 F41H
ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
 F41H
Subclass index
ARMOUR
Personal protection gear 1/00
Armour plates, shields 5/00
CAMOUFLAGE 3/00
ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES 7/00
FLAME, GAS OR CHEMICAL WARFARE 9/00
OTHER ATTACK OR DEFENCE MEANS 11/00, 13/00

 F41J
TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
 F41J
Subclass index
TARGETS
Stationary or movable1/00, 7/00, 9/00
Reflecting or active2/00
Specially adapted for arrows or darts3/00
TARGET-HIT INDICATORS OR RECORDERS 5/00
TARGET STANDS; TARGET RANGES 1/00; 11/00
BULLET CATCHERS13/00