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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH AND AMUSEMENT
 A62
LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders E06C)
 A62C
FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D 1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; fire alarms G08B)
 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 (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 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 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 (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D 1/00)
 A62C 5/02
·  for producing fire-extinguishing foam (foam extinguishers with hand- or foot-operated pumps 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 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 A62C 31/14)
 A62C 5/14
·  ·  Special arrangements for storing the starting substances (hand fire-extinguishers operating with carbon dioxide A62C 13/30, 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 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 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 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 (A62C 15/00, A62C 17/00 take precedence; by hand or foot pumps A62C 11/04, A62C 11/06; expelled by explosion A62C 19/00; containers or packages for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers in general 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 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 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 B05B, e.g. 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 B05B; vehicle aspects in general, see the appropriate sub-class of classes 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 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 A62C 25/00)
 A62C 27/18
·  ·  with power-driven pumps for water or other liquids (pumps 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 E06C 5/00)
 A62C 28/00
Fire-fighting aircraft (equipment fitted in or to aircraft for dropping or releasing powdered, liquid or gaseous matter, in general B64D 1/16)  [3]
 A62C 29/00
Fire-extinguishing boats
 A62C 31/00
Apparatus or accessories for delivering fire-extinguishing substances (pumps F04; suction or pressure hoses, joints or couplings therefor F16L)
 A62C 31/02
·  Special adaptations of jet-pipes or other devices for delivering extinguishing substances (jet-pipers or other outlets in general 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 A62B 7/00)
 A62C 33/02
·  Apparatus for cleaning or drying hoses (drying shelves 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 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 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 (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 G01K; control in general 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 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 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
( covered by G08B )