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.

 B60V
AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES (devices for short-distance movement of heavy loads by providing a high-pressure fluid cushion, supplied from an independent source, between load and ground B65G 7/06)
 B60V

Note(s)

The term "air-cushion vehicles" in this sub-class includes all vehicles which are wholly or partly supported on land or water by air or other gaseous cushions.

 B60V 1/00
Air-cushion vehicles (land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft adapted or modified to travel on air cushions B60V 3/00)
 B60V 1/02
·  wherein the cushion is generated and contained by at least one peripheral fluid curtain
 B60V 1/04
·  wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls
 B60V 1/06
·  wherein the cushion is formed within plenum chamber
 B60V 1/08
·  wherein the cushion is created during forward movement of the vehicle by ram effect
 B60V 1/10
·  in which the curtain-forming nozzle or the vehicle base is shaped to create a vortex curtain
 B60V 1/12
·  wherein the cushion is divided by stability jets
 B60V 1/14
·  Propelling
 B60V 1/16
·  Flexible skirts
 B60V 1/18
·  Body structure
 B60V 1/20
·  Spray deflectors
 B60V 1/22
·  provided with hydrofoils
 B60V 3/00
Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
 B60V 3/02
·  Land vehicles, e.g. road vehicles
 B60V 3/04
·  ·  co-operating with rails or other guiding means, e.g. with air cushion between rail and vehicle
 B60V 3/06
·  Waterborne vessels
 B60V 3/08
·  Aircraft, e.g. air-cushion alighting-gear therefor