B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS
  
TRANSPORTING
 B60
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
 B60

Note(s)

In this class, the term "vehicle" means all vehicles except those restricted to one of the following types of vehicles: rail vehicles, waterborne vessels, aircraft, space vehicles, hand carts, cycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and sledges; these types are to be found in the relevant classes B61-B64. Thus, the term "vehicle" embraces vehicular characteristics which are common to more than one of the above-listed types. It also embraces certain characteristics restricted to automobile or road or cross-country trailers. Special adaptations. The following exceptions to be above should be noted:

  1. Sub-classes B60B and B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except for aircraft.
  2. Sub-class B60C embraces the repairing of, and the connection of valves to, inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles.
  3. Sub-class B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled vehicles.
  4. Sub-class B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle.
  5. Sub-class B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles; except the servicing of rail locomotives and ground equipment for aircraft.
  6. Sub-class B60T includes brake control systems of general applicability, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles. It also includes rail-vehicle power-brake systems and some other features of rail-vehicle brake systems.

 B60C
VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING; REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL
 B60C

Note(s)

  1. Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class B60.
  2. The term "tyre" is defined as a separate ground-engaging and continuous element surrounding the wheel rim and includes the tyre cover or jacket and any insert, e.g. tube. In the groups relating to repairing, and connection of valves, the term "tyre" is used to include other inflatable elastic bodies.
 B60C 1/00
Non-metallic tyres characterised by the chemical composition or physical mixture (manufacture of rubber tyres or parts thereof B29H; rubber compositions per se C08C)
 B60C 3/00
Tyres characterised by the transverse section, e.g. annular, square, or crescent shape (tyres characterised by rail-engaging elements B60B)
 B60C 5/00
Inflatable pneumatic tyres (B60C 9/00, B60C 11/00, B60C 13/00, B60C 15/00, B60C 17/00 take precedence)
 B60C 5/02
·  with inflatable inserts, e.g. with tubes
 B60C 5/04
·  ·  Shape or construction of inflatable inserts (tyres characterised by chemical composition or physical mixture B60C 1/00)
 B60C 5/06
·  ·  ·  having several separate inflatable chambers
 B60C 5/08
·  ·  ·  having reinforcing layers
 B60C 5/10
·  ·  ·  formed as single discontinuous rings with contiguous ends, e.g. connected together
 B60C 5/12
·  without separate inflatable inserts; Tubeless tyres
 B60C 5/14
·  ·  with air-tight coatings on the inner walls of tyre covers
 B60C 5/16
·  ·  Sealing means between beads and rims, e.g. bands
 B60C 5/18
·  the covers being built-in with replaceable arcuate parts
 B60C 7/00
Non-inflatable or solid tyres (characterised by chemical composition or physical mixture B60C 1/00; tyres or rims characterised by rail-engaging elements B60B)
 B60C 7/02
·  made from ropes or bristles
 B60C 7/04
·  made of wood or leather
 B60C 7/06
·  made of metal
 B60C 7/08
·  built-up from a plurality of arcuate parts
 B60C 7/10
·  characterised by means for increasing resiliency
 B60C 7/12
·  ·  using enclosed chambers, e.g. gas-filled (B60C 7/14 takes precedence; inflatable B60C 5/00)
 B60C 7/14
·  ·  using springs
 B60C 7/16
·  ·  ·  of helical or flat coil form
 B60C 7/18
·  ·  ·  ·  disposed radially relative to wheel axis
 B60C 7/20
·  ·  ·  ·  disposed circumferentially relative to wheel axis
 B60C 7/22
·  having inlays other than for increasing resiliency, e.g. for armouring
 B60C 7/24
·  characterised by means for securing tyres on rim or wheel body
 B60C 7/26
·  ·  using bolts
 B60C 7/28
·  ·  using straps or the like, e.g. vulcanised into the tyre
 B60C 9/00
Tyre reinforcements (bead cores B60C 15/04)
 B60C 9/02
·  Carcasses
 B60C 9/04
·  ·  built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel
 B60C 9/06
·  ·  ·  the plies being arranged with cords in differing directions
 B60C 9/08
·  ·  ·  the plies being arranged with all cords disposed in planes of cross-section of the carcasses
 B60C 9/10
·  ·  built-up with rubberised plies of crossing cords
 B60C 9/12
·  ·  built-up with rubberised layers of discrete fibres or filaments
 B60C 9/14
·  ·  built-up with sheets, webs, or films of homogeneous material, e.g. synthetics, sheet metal, rubber
 B60C 9/16
·  ·  built-up with metallic reinforcing inlays
 B60C 9/18
·  Construction of breaker, crown-reinforcing, or cushioning layers
 B60C 9/20
·  ·  built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel
 B60C 9/22
·  ·  ·  the plies being arranged with all cords disposed along the circumference of the tyre
 B60C 9/24
·  ·  built-up of arcuate parts
 B60C 11/00
Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
 B60C 11/02
·  Tyre tread bands with replaceable tread rings
 B60C 11/04
·  Tread patterns with grooves or ribs
 B60C 11/06
·  ·  arranged circumferentially
 B60C 11/08
·  ·  arranged parallel or oblique to the axis of the tyre
 B60C 11/10
·  Tread patterns with cup-shaped recesses or projections
 B60C 11/12
·  Tread patterns with narrow slits or incisions
 B60C 11/14
·  Anti-skid inserts, e.g. vulcanised into the tread band
 B60C 11/16
·  ·  of plug form, e.g. made from metal, textile
 B60C 11/18
·  ·  of strip form, e.g. metallic combs, rubber strips of different wear resistence (B60C 11/20 takes precedence)
 B60C 11/20
·  ·  in coiled form
 B60C 13/00
Tyre side walls, e.g. arrangement of grooves or ribs adjacent to the tread; Decorating, marking, or the like of tyre side walls
 B60C 15/00
Tyre beads
 B60C 15/02
·  Securing beads on rims, e.g. security bands, laces, hooks, bolts, bead projections (sealing means between beads and rims B60C 5/16)
 B60C 15/04
·  Bead cores
 B60C 15/06
·  Flipper strips, fillers, or chafing strips
 B60C 17/00
Tyres with means enabling a restricted continuation of journey in the event of tyre damage or deflation; Accessories therefor
 B60C 17/02
·  Tyres with additional built-in tubes inflatable in emergency
 B60C 17/04
·  utilising rings which become load-supporting in emergency
 B60C 19/00
Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
 B60C 19/02
·  Tread rings between tyres
 B60C 19/04
·  Tyres with cross-section closed by removable closures; Tyres with closeable local openings
 B60C 19/06
·  Heat-dissipating arrangements
 B60C 19/08
·  Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
 B60C 19/10
·  Wear-indicating arrangements
 B60C 19/12
·  Puncture-preventing arrangements
 B60C 21/00
Repairing damaged tyres (tyre-repairing tools B60C 25/16; vulcanising for repairs B29H)
 B60C 21/02
·  Adhesive patches
 B60C 21/04
·  Linings engaging the inner surface of tyre covers
 B60C 21/06
·  Plugs for tubeless tyres
 B60C 21/08
·  Automatic sealing of punctures; Use of sealing agents
 B60C 23/00
Devices for measuring, signalling, or manually or automatically controlling, or distributing tyre pressure specially adapted for mounting on vehicles (remote signalling in general G08); Arrangement of tyre inflating devices, e.g. pumps, of tanks, on vehicles (air pumps per se F04; tanks per se F17C)
 B60C 23/02
·  Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure
 B60C 23/04
·  ·  mounted on the wheel or tyre
 B60C 23/06
·  Signalling devices actuated by deformation of the tyre
 B60C 23/08
·  ·  by touching the ground
 B60C 23/10
·  Arrangements of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles
 B60C 23/12
·  ·  operated by a running wheel
 B60C 23/14
·  ·  operated by the prime mover of the vehicle
 B60C 23/16
·  Arrangements of air tanks mounted on vehicles
 B60C 25/00
Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing, or repairing tyres (hand tools in general B25)
 B60C 25/02
·  Tyre levers
 B60C 25/04
·  ·  pivoted on the wheel axle or rolling along the rim edge
 B60C 25/06
·  Apparatus for mounting or removing tyres
 B60C 25/08
·  ·  having a tyre support movable along wheel axis
 B60C 25/10
·  ·  ·  with rotary motion
 B60C 25/12
·  Apparatus or tools for locating provisionally the beads of tubeless tyres against the sealing surfaces of the rims
 B60C 25/14
·  Apparatus or tools for spreading tyre beads
 B60C 25/16
·  Tools for repairing damaged tyres
 B60C 25/18
·  Tools for mounting or detaching air valves
 B60C 25/20
·  Tools for attaching metallic tyres, e.g. iron tyres upon wooden rims
 B60C 27/00
Non-skid devices temporarily attachable to resilient tyres or resiliently-tyred wheels
 B60C 27/02
·  extending over restricted arcuate part of tread (B60C 27/20 takes precedence)
 B60C 27/04
·  ·  the ground-engaging part being rigid
 B60C 27/06
·  extending over the complete circumference of tread, e.g. made of chains (B60C 27/20 takes precedence)
 B60C 27/08
·  ·  involving lugs or rings taking up wear
 B60C 27/10
·  ·  having tensioning means
 B60C 27/12
·  ·  ·  resilient
 B60C 27/14
·  ·  automatically attachable
 B60C 27/16
·  ·  formed of close material, e.g. leather
 B60C 27/18
·  ·  ·  the material being fabric, e.g. woven wire
 B60C 27/20
·  having ground-engaging plate-like elements
 B60C 27/22
·  for tandem tyres (endless-track features B62D)
 B60C 29/00
Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves relative to wheels, e.g. to rims; Connection of valves to tyres (tools for mounting or detaching air valves B60C 25/18; tyre-inflating valves per se, valve dust caps F16K)