|  | 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 only 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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. The following exceptions to be above should be noted: Sub-classes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60B and Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except wheels for roller skates Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63C 17/22, wheels for model railway vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63H 19/22, and special adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64C 25/36. Sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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. Sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled vehicles. Sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle. Sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the servicing of rail locomotive ground equipment for aircraft, which are covered by group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61K 11/00 or sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64F. Sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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.

|  | B60B |
VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION

|  | B60B |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

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

|  | B60C |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60. 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.

|  | B60D |
VEHICLE CONNECTIONS (components of power brake systems Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60T 17/04)

|  | B60D |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60F |
VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60V)

|  | B60G |
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60V)

|  | B60G |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60H |
ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES

|  | B60H |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60J |
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; PROTECTIVE COVERINGS FOR VEHICLES NOT IN USE (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E05)

|  | B60J |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60. The following elaborations for windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices are to be understood as restricted to arrangements or adaptations peculiar to the use on vehicles. Such devices of further-reaching applicability, irrespective of whether described or claimed only for vehicles, are to be classified in Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06B.

|  | B60K |
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF DRIVE UNITS

|  | B60K |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60. In this sub-class: "conjoint control of drive units" includes such control for vehicles or of general applicability; [2] "auxiliary drives" means drives of auxiliary or external machines or devices from the propulsion unit, transmission, or other parts of the vehicle, and includes the control of such drives; "transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels; "drive unit" means propulsion unit conjoint with transmission, a "drive unit" can additionally include the ultimate driven unit; [2] "sub-unit" means, e.g., propulsion unit, clutch, gearing, or brake system. [2]

|  | B60L |
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60D 1/08; electric heating for vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60H; transmitting drive from electric motors to ultimate propulsive elements in vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K; disposition of electric propulsion equipment, other than current-collectors, in vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K; auxiliary generator drives on vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K; lighting for vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60Q; vehicle brake control systems in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60T; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61C; railway track circuits in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61L; lighting in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F21, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B; switches in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01H; coupling devices for electric connections in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01R; dynamo-electric machines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H02K; electric converters Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H02M; starting, controlling, braking of electric machines or converters in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H02P; electric heating in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B)

|  | B60L |
Note(s) This sub-class deals, subject to the above references, with: feeding of power to auxiliary circuits; current-collectors; arrangements thereof on rail or road vehicles or on vehicles in general; electrodynamic brake systems; electric propulsion of vehicles; control and regulation therefor.

|  | B60M |
POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (control of points and safety arrangements along railway lines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61L; construction of rails and points in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01B)

|  | B60M |
Note(s) This sub-class deals with: overhead, overground, or underground power-supply lines; their crossings and points, erection and supervision; devices along rails and rail joints, for current-conduction and for insulation; safety devices along the route against earth currents and inductive interference with nearby communication lines.

|  | B60N |
VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (furniture construction Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47)

|  | B60N |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60P |
VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (container traffic Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65J)

|  | B60P |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60Q |
VEHICLE LIGHTING OR SIGNALLING (lighting in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F21, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B; signalling in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G08; electric switches per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01H)

|  | B60Q |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60. This sub-class also includes electric signalling or lighting circuits so far as specially arranged in vehicles. It also includes arrangements or adaptations of lighting switches or signal-initiating means.

|  | B60R |
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

|  | B60R |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60S |
SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

|  | B60S |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60T |
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic braking Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16D)

|  | B60T |
Note(s) In this sub-class, the term "brake control systems" includes brake control systems for vehicles or of general applicability.

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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.