F
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  
ENGINEERING IN GENERAL
 F17
STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS (water supply E03B)
 F17C
VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; DECANTATION OR VAPORISATION OF LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES (use of natural or artificial cavities for storage of fluids B65G 5/00; vessels or gas-holders constructed in manner of buildings E04H 7/00; variable-capacity gas-holders F17B; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B)
 F17C 1/00
Pressure vessels, e.g. gas cylinder, gas tank, replaceable cartridge (pressurised apparatus for purposes other than storage, see the relevant sub-classes such as A62C, B05B; associated with vehicles, see the appropriate sub-class of classes B60-B64; «construction of pressure vessels in general F16J»)
 F17C 1/02
·  involving reinforcing arrangements (F17C 1/14, F17C 1/16 take precedence)
 F17C 1/04
·  ·  Protecting sheatings
 F17C 1/06
·  ·  ·  built-up from wound-on bands or wires
 F17C 1/08
·  ·  Integral reinforcements, e.g. ribs
 F17C 1/10
·  with provision for protection against corrosion, e.g. due to gaseous acid (F17C 1/14, F17C 1/16 take precedence; protection against corrosion in general C23F)
 F17C 1/12
·  with provision for thermal insulation (F17C 1/14, F17C 1/16 take precedence; thermal insulation in general F16L 59/00)
 F17C 1/14
·  constructed of aluminium; constructed of non-magnetic steel
 F17C 1/16
·  constructed of plastics materials
 F17C 3/00
Vessels not under pressure
 F17C 3/02
·  with provision for thermal insulation (thermal insulation in general F16L 59/00)
 F17C 3/04
·  ·  by insulating layers (F17C 3/08 takes precedence)
 F17C 3/06
·  ·  ·  on, or inside, the inner surface
 F17C 3/08
·  ·  by vacuum spaces, e.g. Dewar flask
 F17C 3/10
·  ·  by liquid-circulating or vapour-circulating jackets
 F17C 3/12
·  with provision for protection against corrosion, e.g. due to gaseous acid (protection against corrosion in general C23F)
 F17C 5/00
Methods or apparatus for filling pressure vessels with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases (adding propellants to aerosol containers B65B 31/00)
 F17C 5/00

Note(s)

This group includes not only the filling of vessels for storage of compressed or liquefied gases, but also the filling of pressurised apparatus insofar as it is not covered by a single other sub-class, e.g. A62C, B05B.

 F17C 5/02
·  for filling with liquefied gases
 F17C 5/04
·  ·  requiring the use of refrigeration, e.g. filling with helium or hydrogen
 F17C 5/06
·  for filling with compressed gases
 F17C 7/00
Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases from pressure vessels, not covered by another sub-class
 F17C 7/02
·  Discharging liquefied gases
 F17C 9/00
Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not under pressure, e.g. decantation
 F17C 9/02
·  with change of state, e.g. vaporisation
 F17C 11/00
Use of gas-solvents or gas-absorbents in vessels (wet acetylene generators C10H)
 F17C 13/00
Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
 F17C 13/02
·  Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment (measuring in general G01)
 F17C 13/04
·  Arrangement or mounting of valves (valves per se F16K)
 F17C 13/06
·  Closures, e.g. cap, breakable member (closures for containers in general B65D)
 F17C 13/08
·  Mounting arrangements for vessels
 F17C 13/10
·  Arrangements for preventing freezing
 F17C 13/12
·  Arrangements or mounting of devices for preventing or minimising the effect of explosion (explosion or fire traps per se A62C 3/04)