|  | F |
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

WEAPONS; BLASTING

|  | F41 |
WEAPONS

|  | F41 |
Note(s) In this class, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated: "Semi-automatic firearm" — a firearm from which one shot is fired after actuation of the trigger and which then returns to a condition for firing a subsequent shot upon renewed actuation of the trigger. "Automatic gun" — a gun which will continue firing so long as the initial firing pressure is maintained on the trigger. "Sighting" — bringing into visual coincidence a direction defined by a so-called "sighting" device with the direction of a target. "Aiming" — bringing a weapon to a direction differing from the sighting direction by corrections in order that the projectile may hit the target. "Laying" — setting a weapon in the correct position for hitting a mark. (not applicable in English). Although simulators are generally in class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G09, provision is included in class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41 for means for practice and training which may have aspects of simulation, e.g. in apparatus for so-called "military games".

|  | F41F |
ORDNANCE; GUNS; MOUNTINGS OR CARRIAGES THEREFOR; MISSILE LAUNCHERS; RECOILLESS GUNS; HARPOON GUNS (automatic guns Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41D; flame-throwers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H)

|  | F41F |
Note(s) Arrangement of armaments, adaptation of mountings therefor, and arrangements of ammunition handlers on ships or aircraft are classified in sub-class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D if they present a shipbuilding or aircraft-building aspect.

|  | F41F 1/00 |
Guns, i.e. launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles from barrels; Harpoon guns

|  | F41F 1/02 |
· | Electromagnetic guns

|  | F41F 1/04 |
· | Pneumatic guns; Steam guns

|  | F41F 1/06 |
· | Mortars

|  | F41F 3/00 |
Launching-apparatus for self-propelled missiles

|  | F41F 3/02 |
· | Recoilless guns

|  | F41F 3/04 |
· | for rockets

|  | F41F 3/06 |
· · | from aircraft

|  | F41F 3/08 |
· | for marine torpedoes

|  | F41F 3/10 |
· · | from below the surface of the water

|  | F41F 5/00 |
Launching-apparatus for gravity-propelled missiles or projectiles

|  | F41F 5/02 |
· | from aircraft (dropping or releasing bombs from aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D 1/04)

|  | F41F 5/04 |
· | from ships, e.g. for mines, for depth charges

|  | F41F 7/00 |
Launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles otherwise than from barrels (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 3/04 takes precedence)

|  | F41F 7/02 |
· | Steam catapults

|  | F41F 9/00 |
Feeding ammunition, missiles, or projectiles to launching-apparatus; Loading mechanisms (safety aspects of conveying or hoisting gun ammunition in preparation for immediate use Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F42B 41/00)

|  | F41F 9/02 |
· | Conveyers (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G)

|  | F41F 9/04 |
· | Hoists (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66)

|  | F41F 9/06 |
· | Loading or ramming from magazines located near the gun; Exercising apparatus therefor

|  | F41F 9/08 |
· · | for self-propelled missiles or projectiles [3]

|  | F41F 9/10 |
· · | Automatic loading [3]

|  | F41F 11/00 |
Breach mechanisms, e.g. breech locks (for smallarms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41C 11/00; mechanisms in automatic guns for opening the lock after the shot has been fired Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41D 5/00)

|  | F41F 11/02 |
· | Vertical sliding-wedge breech locks

|  | F41F 11/04 |
· | Horizontal sliding-wedge breech locks

|  | F41F 11/06 |
· | Cylinder lock mechanisms, i.e. the locks having a cylindrical breech-block

|  | F41F 11/065 |
· · | with breech-block rotatable about an axis parallel to barrel axis [3]

|  | F41F 11/07 |
· · · | Screw type, e.g. with interrupted thread [3]

|  | F41F 11/075 |
· · | with breech-block rotatable about an axis perpendicular to barrel axis [3]

|  | F41F 11/08 |
· | Coverplate lock and ring

|  | F41F 11/10 - F41F 11/14 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 11/07 )

|  | F41F 11/16 |
· | Semi-automatic breech-block control or operating mechanisms, i. e. operated by stored energy from barrel backlash [3]

|  | F41F 13/00 |
Percussion mechanisms for breech locks (for recoilless guns Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 15/00)

|  | F41F 13/02 |
· | Trigger mechanisms

|  | F41F 13/04 |
· · | mechanical

|  | F41F 13/06 |
· · | pneumatic

|  | F41F 13/08 |
· · | electrical

|  | F41F 13/10 |
· · | hydraulic

|  | F41F 13/12 |
· · | with primer cartridge mechanism

|  | F41F 15/00 |
Firing-arrangements for recoilless guns

|  | F41F 17/00 |
Gun barrels; Gun tubes

|  | F41F 17/02 |
· | characterised by the shape

|  | F41F 17/04 |
· | characterised by the material

|  | F41F 17/06 |
· | Linings, i.e. tubes within the barrels

|  | F41F 17/08 |
· | Composite barrels

|  | F41F 17/10 |
· | Grooves; Rifling

|  | F41F 17/12 |
· | Muzzle glands; Silencers; Recoil-reinforcement means; Recoil-reduction means; Flash-dampers (if applicable also to smallarms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41C 21/18)

|  | F41F 17/14 |
· | Apparatus for greasing, cleaning, cooling, demetallising, or blowing-through of gun barrels

|  | F41F 17/16 |
· | Rammers; Extractors

|  | F41F 19/00 |
Gun cradles, i.e. mountings for barrel assembly which permit recoil; brakes in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16D; (shock-absorbers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F; automatic gun aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41D 11/24)

|  | F41F 19/02 |
· | with hydraulic brake systems

|  | F41F 19/04 |
· | with friction brake systems

|  | F41F 19/06 |
· | with spring brake systems

|  | F41F 19/08 |
· | with pressure and gas brakes

|  | F41F 19/10 |
· | with means for running-out barrel assembly to the firing position or returning it to battery

|  | F41F 19/12 |
· · | Spring or pneumatic return systems

|  | F41F 19/14 |
· · | Combined systems, e.g. hydraulic brakes and return springs

|  | F41F 19/16 |
· · | Releasing means for sears or springs under tension

|  | F41F 21/00 |
Gun carriages, i.e. mountings for barrel-and-cradle assembly permitting elevating or traversing (aiming systems Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41G)

|  | F41F 21/02 |
· | Traversing gear, i.e. for moving gun through a horizontal arc

|  | F41F 21/04 |
· | Elevating gear, i.e. for moving gun through a vertical arc

|  | F41F 21/06 |
· · | Trunnions; Axles; Bearings

|  | F41F 21/08 |
· | using hydraulic servo systems

|  | F41F 21/10 |
· | using electric servo systems

|  | F41F 21/12 |
· | Central pivot arrangements

|  | F41F 21/14 |
· | Turret gun carriages (turrets Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H)

|  | F41F 21/16 |
· | Systems providing compensation for weight of barrel or cartridge, e.g. equilibrators

|  | F41F 23/00 |
Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles (mountings for barrel-and-cradle assembly permitting elevating or traversing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 21/00; disposition of arms on vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H 7/12)

|  | F41F 23/02 |
· | for disappearing guns

|  | F41F 23/04 |
· · | for guns on board submarines (shipbuilding aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 1/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/30)

|  | F41F 23/06 |
· | Turret-gun mountings (turrets Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H)

|  | F41F 23/08 |
· | on endless-track vehicles (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 23/06 takes precedence)

|  | F41F 23/10 |
· | on wheeled vehicles

|  | F41F 23/12 |
· · | on trailers

|  | F41F 23/14 |
· · | on motor cycles

|  | F41F 23/16 |
· · | on rail vehicles

|  | F41F 23/18 |
· | on sledges

|  | F41F 23/20 |
· | Wheeled-gun mountings

|  | F41F 23/22 |
· · | with split trails

|  | F41F 23/24 |
· | Split-trail mountings without wheels

|  | F41F 23/26 |
· | Details

|  | F41F 23/28 |
· · | Trail spades

|  | F41F 23/30 |
· · · | elastic

|  | F41F 23/32 |
· · | Blocking-means (in guns running out to firing position Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 19/10)

|  | F41F 23/34 |
· · | Hydraulic stabiliser jacks

|  | F41F 25/00 |
Apparatus for testing guns

|  | F41F 27/00 |
Gun simulators (noise producers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F42D 7/00; having general applications Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G09)