IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
A63H - Definition
This subclass covers:
Toys of the following types:
Special methods or compositions for the manufacture of dolls, toy animals, toy figures or parts thereof.
Relationship between large subject matter areas
Toys are often imitations or miniatures of "genuine", "full-size" working devices, machines or apparatus with a practical use. However toys normally have structural details that make them unsuitable for operation similar to that of a full-size equivalent. For the full-size working device, the relevant subclass should be consulted, for example "proper" vehicles, aircraft, etc. should be classified in classes B60-B64 and gearing in general (instead of gearing for toys) is in subclass F16H. In borderline cases where it is difficult to distinguish between a toy and a full-size working device, it may be necessary to classify in several places.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Blowing smoke-rings | A24F 13/30 |
Dolls' footwear | A43B 3/28 |
Changeable or secret pictures | B44F 1/10 |
Firecrackers | F42B 4/04 |
Hand-thrown impact-exploded noise makers | F42B 4/16 |
Kaleidoscopes | G02B 27/08 |
Throwing toys as part of a game | A63F 9/02 |
Traffic games with figures moved by players | A63F 9/14 |
Spring toy guns | F41B 7/08 |
Eyelashes, eyebrows for humans | A41G |
Artificial eyes for humans | A61F 2/14 |
Picture books | B42D 1/00 |
Parachutes for aeronautics | B64D |
Ultra-small engines, e.g. for driving models | F02B 75/34 |
Models or scenery for general purposes | G09B |
Music, sound or noise production in general | G10 |
Transformers | H01F |
Electric motors per se | H02K |
Converters | H02M |
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Toy | A plaything to be actively played with by children or others; something contrived for amusement rather than for practical or serious use. |
Toy figure | A toy that is a caricature or a stylised or symbolic form of a human being, animal, cartoon, fictional character or mythological being. |