|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

HEALTH AND AMUSEMENT

|  | A62 |
LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C)

|  | A62C |
FIRE-FIGHTING (chemical aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05)

|  | A62C 1/00 - A62C 5/00 |
Fire-extinguishing methods; Methods of preventing, or preventing the spread of, fires

|  | A62C 1/00 |
Methods of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire

|  | A62C 1/02 |
· | Extinguishing by cooling down or suffocating the flames or the burning object

|  | A62C 1/04 |
· · | by use of steam

|  | A62C 1/06 |
· · | by use of sprayed or atomised water

|  | A62C 1/08 |
· · | by use of solid extinguishing substances, e.g. sand, ashes

|  | A62C 1/10 |
· · | by use of carbon dioxide or carbon-dioxide snow

|  | A62C 1/12 |
· · | by use of foam

|  | A62C 1/14 |
· · | by use of gases that do not support combustion other than carbon dioxide

|  | A62C 1/16 |
· · | by use of substances forming a crust

|  | A62C 1/18 |
· · | by other methods preventing access of oxygen

|  | A62C 1/20 |
· | Extinguishing methods with simultaneously or successively supplied different extinguishing substances

|  | A62C 1/22 |
· | Extinguishing by removing inflammable materials

|  | A62C 1/24 |
· | Extinguishing both by removing inflammable materials and cooling down or suffocating the fire

|  | A62C 1/26 |
· | Extinguishing by using counter-fire

|  | A62C 2/00 |
Methods of preventing fire (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 1/00 takes precedence)

|  | A62C 2/02 |
· | by the use of fire-proof curtains

|  | A62C 2/04 |
· | by cutting off inflammable gas or liquid in case of leakage or fire

|  | A62C 3/00 |
Methods of extinguishing, preventing, or preventing the spread of, fire in special objects or places (in nuclear reactors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21C 9/04)

|  | A62C 3/02 |
· | for area conflagrations, e.g. subterranean fires, forest fires, fires of effluent liquids

|  | A62C 3/04 |
· | for dust fires; for fires in loosely baled or piled materials; in or on pipes, e.g. in gas-pipes, in pipe-lines conveying easily-inflammable liquids; in flues or chimneys; in fumigating rooms, drying rooms, etc.

|  | A62C 3/06 |
· | for fires of light metal; for incendiary bombs

|  | A62C 3/08 |
· | for fires in aircraft

|  | A62C 3/10 |
· | for fires in ships

|  | A62C 3/12 |
· | for fires of inflammable liquids stored in containers

|  | A62C 3/14 |
· | in connection with doors, windows, ventilators, partitions, or shutters, e.g. automatic closing

|  | A62C 3/16 |
· | for fires in electrical circuits

|  | A62C 4/00 |
Flame traps allowing passage of gas but not of flame or explosion wave [2]

|  | A62C 4/02 |
· | in gas-pipes (safety valves Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K 17/00) [2]

|  | A62C 4/04 |
· | in flues or chimneys [2]

|  | A62C 5/00 |
Devices for making extinguishing substances or extinguishing mixtures immediately before or during application, with or without storage of the starting substances (compositions or selection chemical substances involved Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 1/00)

|  | A62C 5/02 |
· | for producing fire-extinguishing foam (foam extinguishers with hand- or foot-operated pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 11/06)

|  | A62C 5/04 |
· · | with air or gas present as such

|  | A62C 5/06 |
· · · | Apparatus in the form of pipes (jet-pipes for foam Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 31/12)

|  | A62C 5/08 |
· · | with gas produced by chemical action

|  | A62C 5/10 |
· | for producing crusts

|  | A62C 5/12 |
· | for producing carbon-dioxide snow, carbon-dioxide ice, carbon-dioxide gas, carbon-dioxide liquid, or mixtures thereof (carbon-dioxide jet-pipes or snow jet-pipes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 31/14)

|  | A62C 5/14 |
· · | Special arrangements for storing the starting substances (hand fire-extinguishers operating with carbon dioxide Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 13/30, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 13/52)

|  | A62C 5/16 |
· | for producing other mixtures of different gases or vapours, water and chemicals, e.g. water and wetting agents, water and gases

|  | A62C 7/00 - A62C 23/00 |
Portable extinguishing apparatus for use normally by one person (spraying apparatus in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B)

|  | A62C 7/00 |
Extinguishing blankets; Fire beaters

|  | A62C 9/00 |
Buckets, pails or other containers for discharging the contents manually (pails for kitchen use Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47J 47/18)

|  | A62C 11/00 |
Hand-operated extinguishers formed as containers out of which the extinguishing substance is delivered by pressure (pumps in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04)

|  | A62C 11/02 |
· | Pails, buckets, or other containers with hand- or foot-operated liquid pumps

|  | A62C 11/04 |
· | Closed liquid containers with hand- or foot-operated air pumps

|  | A62C 11/06 |
· | Foam extinguishers with hand- or foot-operated pumps

|  | A62C 13/00 |
Extinguishers from which the extinguishing substance is expelled by gas or air pressure, e.g. hand-extinguishers, simple mobile extinguishers (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 15/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 17/00 take precedence; by hand or foot pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 11/04, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 11/06; expelled by explosion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 19/00; containers or packages for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D 83/14)

|  | A62C 13/02 |
· | with pressure gas produced by chemicals

|  | A62C 13/04 |
· · | with separate acid container

|  | A62C 13/06 |
· · · | with acid container without closure device

|  | A62C 13/08 |
· · · | with acid container with closure device

|  | A62C 13/10 |
· · · · | with loose-lid closure device (loosely-engaging lids or covers for containers for liquids without means for effecting sealing of container in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D 51/02)

|  | A62C 13/12 |
· · · · | with valve closure device

|  | A62C 13/14 |
· · · | with acid container the shell of which is ruptured by pin, screw-pin, or similar device

|  | A62C 13/16 |
· · · | with movable acid container ruptured by falling when operated

|  | A62C 13/18 |
· · · | with acid container ruptured by a striking weight, e.g. by a falling weight

|  | A62C 13/20 |
· · | with the chemicals in a single case, e.g. in a cartridge

|  | A62C 13/22 |
· · | with incendiary substances producing pressure gas

|  | A62C 13/24 |
· | with extinguishing substances permanently under gas or air pressure

|  | A62C 13/26 |
· · | with separate spaces for the pressure gas and the extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 13/28 |
· · | with a readily-volatile liquid extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 13/30 |
· · | with the extinguishing substance or pressure medium in solid condition, e.g. carbon-dioxide ice

|  | A62C 13/32 |
· | with the pressure gas in a sealed storage container

|  | A62C 13/34 |
· · | with a fixed container

|  | A62C 13/36 |
· · | with a slidable container

|  | A62C 13/38 |
· · | with a valve closure device

|  | A62C 13/40 |
· · | with a frangible closure device

|  | A62C 13/42 |
· · | with both a frangible and a valve closure device

|  | A62C 13/44 |
· | Special constructions of liquid fire-extinguishers

|  | A62C 13/46 |
· · | for delivering the extinguishing substance in any position of the extinguisher

|  | A62C 13/48 |
· · | for atomising the extinguishing liquid

|  | A62C 13/50 |
· | with powder as the extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 13/52 |
· | with gas as the extinguishing substance; carbon-dioxide snow extinguishers

|  | A62C 13/54 |
· | with foam as the extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 13/56 |
· · | with air or gas present as such

|  | A62C 13/58 |
· · | with gas produced by chemical action

|  | A62C 13/60 |
· | with different extinguishing substances separately stored

|  | A62C 15/00 |
Extinguishers essentially of the knapsack type (knapsacks, carrying-frames, pack-frames carried on the body, per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A45F 3/00)

|  | A62C 17/00 |
Hand fire-extinguishers essentially in the form of pistols or rifles

|  | A62C 19/00 |
Hand fire-extinguishers in which the extinguishing substance is expelled by an explosion; Exploding containers thrown into the fire

|  | A62C 21/00 |
Hand fire-extinguishers, or other hand-operated apparatus, for fighting special fires

|  | A62C 21/02 |
· | for extinguishing fire in electrical plants

|  | A62C 21/04 |
· | for extinguishing light-metal fires; for extinguishing or removing incendiary bombs

|  | A62C 23/00 |
Single parts of hand extinguishers (nozzles, outlets Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/00)

|  | A62C 23/02 |
· | Special constructions of containers for the extinguishing substances

|  | A62C 23/04 |
· | Suspending or supporting devices

|  | A62C 23/08 |
· | Indicating devices

|  | A62C 23/10 |
· | Safety devices for relief of pressure

|  | A62C 25/00 - A62C 29/00 |
Extinguishing apparatus used by fire brigades (spraying apparatus in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B; vehicle aspects in general, see the appropriate sub-class of classes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60-B64)

|  | A62C 25/00 |
Portable power-driven fire pumps

|  | A62C 27/00 |
Fire-fighting land vehicles

|  | A62C 27/02 |
· | Non-self-propelled vehicles; Trailers with one or more axles

|  | A62C 27/04 |
· · | with power-driven pumps for water or other liquids (pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04)

|  | A62C 27/06 |
· · | with storage tanks, with or without pumps

|  | A62C 27/08 |
· · | for extinguishing by foam

|  | A62C 27/10 |
· · | for extinguishing by powder

|  | A62C 27/12 |
· · | for extinguishing by carbon dioxide

|  | A62C 27/14 |
· · | for extinguishing by other substances; for simultaneous or successive applications of different extinguishing substances

|  | A62C 27/16 |
· | Self-propelled fire vehicles (construction of the portable power-driven fire pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 25/00)

|  | A62C 27/18 |
· · | with power-driven pumps for water or other liquids (pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04)

|  | A62C 27/20 |
· · | with storage tanks, with or without pumps

|  | A62C 27/22 |
· · | for extinguishing by foam

|  | A62C 27/24 |
· · | for extinguishing by powder

|  | A62C 27/26 |
· · | for extinguishing by carbon dioxide

|  | A62C 27/28 |
· · | for extinguishing by other substances; for simultaneous or successive application of different extinguishing substances

|  | A62C 27/30 |
· | Vehicles specially equipped for fighting forest fires

|  | A62C 27/32 |
· | Special adaptations of other vehicles for fire-fighting, e.g. firemen's control cars, cars for transport of hydrants or hoses (wheeled ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C 5/00)

|  | A62C 29/00 |
Fire-extinguishing boats

|  | A62C 31/00 |
Apparatus or accessories for delivering fire-extinguishing substances (pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04; suction or pressure hoses, joints or couplings therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16L)

|  | A62C 31/02 |
· | Special adaptations of jet-pipes or other devices for delivering extinguishing substances (jet-pipers or other outlets in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B)

|  | A62C 31/10 |
· · | with several nozzles for making water curtains forming escape ways

|  | A62C 31/12 |
· · | for foam or atomized foam

|  | A62C 31/14 |
· · | for gaseous or snowy substances, e.g. carbon-dioxide snow

|  | A62C 31/16 |
· · | for powders

|  | A62C 31/22 |
· · | specially adapted for piercing walls, heaped materials, or the like

|  | A62C 31/24 |
· · | attached to ladders, poles, towers, or other structures with or without rotary heads

|  | A62C 31/26 |
· · | Special construction for increasing the range of delivery of the fire-extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 31/28 |
· | Accessories for delivery devices, e.g. supports

|  | A62C 31/30 |
· | Devices for admixing foam-producing substances, wetting agents, etc.

|  | A62C 31/32 |
· | Containers for foam, foam-producing substances, or wetting agents, with or without admixing devices

|  | A62C 33/00 |
Additional or auxiliary equipment for extinguishing apparatus or extinguishing work (respirators Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 7/00)

|  | A62C 33/02 |
· | Apparatus for cleaning or drying hoses (drying shelves Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F26B)

|  | A62C 33/04 |
· | Supports or clamps for fire hoses

|  | A62C 33/06 |
· | Hose or pipe bridges

|  | A62C 33/08 |
· | Fire-fighting shields (fire-proof curtains Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 2/02)

|  | A62C 33/10 |
· | Fire rakes

|  | A62C 33/12 |
· | Boxes for tools or the like

|  | A62C 35/00 - A62C 37/00 |
Stationarily-arranged equipment

|  | A62C 35/00 |
Stationarily-arranged equipment for fire-fighting, made operative automatically or by hand

|  | A62C 35/02 |
· | with containers for immediately delivering the extinguishing substance

|  | A62C 35/04 |
· · | Swingable or tiltable containers

|  | A62C 35/06 |
· · | Containers destructible by falling

|  | A62C 35/08 |
· · | Containers destructible by bursting charge

|  | A62C 35/10 |
· · | Containers destructible by flames

|  | A62C 35/12 |
· · | in motor cars, aircraft, or ships

|  | A62C 35/14 |
· · | specially arranged in factories

|  | A62C 35/16 |
· | Plants for extinguishing by water, by water and an additional substance, or by other extinguishing liquid

|  | A62C 35/18 |
· · | in which the extinguishing liquid is expelled by compressed air taken from storage tanks or by generating a pressure gas

|  | A62C 35/20 |
· · | by wall or otherwise supported hydrants; Hydrants in wall niches

|  | A62C 35/22 |
· · | with sprinkler pipe-lines

|  | A62C 35/24 |
· · · | with extinguishing liquid always in the pipe-line

|  | A62C 35/26 |
· · · | with compressed air or pressure gas in the pipe-line

|  | A62C 35/28 |
· · · · | Exhausters for condensate

|  | A62C 35/30 |
· · · | with empty pipe-lines

|  | A62C 35/32 |
· · · · | with perforated pipes (watering plants for agricultural purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A01G 25/02)

|  | A62C 35/34 |
· · · | with spraying heads

|  | A62C 35/36 |
· | Plants for extinguishing by gas

|  | A62C 35/38 |
· · | by nitrogen

|  | A62C 35/40 |
· · | by carbon dioxide

|  | A62C 35/42 |
· · · | by carbon-dioxide snow

|  | A62C 35/44 |
· | Plants for extinguishing by foam (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 35/56 takes precedence)

|  | A62C 35/46 |
· · | with air or gas present as such

|  | A62C 35/48 |
· · | with gas produced by chemical action

|  | A62C 35/50 |
· | Plants for extinguishing by dry substances

|  | A62C 35/52 |
· | Plants for extinguishing by other substances, or by simultaneous or successive application of different substances

|  | A62C 35/54 |
· | Extinguishing plants for storage tanks containing inflammable liquids

|  | A62C 35/56 |
· · | using foam

|  | A62C 37/00 |
Control of stationarily-arranged fire-fighting equipment (heat-sensitive devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01K; control in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05)

|  | A62C 37/02 |
· | made operative by special sensitive devices

|  | A62C 37/04 |
· · | with electrically-controlled release

|  | A62C 37/06 |
· | Valve mechanisms for automatic fire-extinguishing plants

|  | A62C 37/08 |
· | Sprinklers; Outlets for similar purposes (outlets for spraying or atomising in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B 1/00)

|  | A62C 37/10 |
· · | Arrangement; Construction

|  | A62C 37/12 |
· · · | with fusible links

|  | A62C 37/14 |
· · · | with frangible vessels

|  | A62C 37/16 |
· · · | with thermally-expansible links

|  | A62C 37/18 |
· · · | with other automatic starting devices, e.g. electrically started

|  | A62C 37/20 |
· · | Shut-off devices for sprinklers; Other devices for sprinklers

|  | A62C 37/22 |
· | Testing devices for automatic extinguishing plants

|  | A62C 37/24 |
· | Indicating or alarm devices operated by the condition of the plant (alarm devices in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G08B)

|  | A62C 37/26 |
· | Construction of releasing devices for automatic fire-extinguishing plants

|  | A62C 37/28 |
· · | with an explosive charge

|  | A62C 37/30 |
· · | with fusible links

|  | A62C 37/32 |
· · | with thermally-expansible links

|  | A62C 37/34 |
· · | with other temperature-responsive links

|  | A62C 39/00 |
Other devices, accessories, or single parts for fire-fighting

|  | A62C 39/02 |
· | Indicating or alarm devices operated by fire or by fire-producing conditions, e.g. for indicating the presence of smoke (heat sensitive devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01K; fire alarms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G08B)