A
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC ARTICLES
 A47
FURNITURE (arrangements of seats for, or adaptation of seats to, vehicles B60N); DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (ladders E06C)
 A47

Note(s)

The term "furniture" in this class also covers easels or stands, e.g. for blackboards or drawing tables.

 A47C
CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery in general B68G)
 A47C 1/00 - 
A47C 16/00
Chairs; Stools, Benches
 A47C 1/00
Chairs adapted for special purposes (features relating to vertical adjustability A47C 3/20; chairs or multi-track cycles for invalids A61G 5/00; operating chairs, dental chairs A61G 15/00)
 A47C 1/02
·  Reclining or easy chairs (supports for parts of body A47C 7/36, A47C 7/50, A47C 7/54)
 A47C 1/022
·  ·  having independently-adjustable supporting parts
 A47C 1/023
·  ·  ·  the parts, being horizontally-adjustable seats
 A47C 1/024
·  ·  ·  the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable inclination
 A47C 1/025
·  ·  ·  ·  by means of a toothed rack or like gearing mechanism
 A47C 1/026
·  ·  ·  ·  by means of a peg-and-notch or pawl-and-cam mechanism
 A47C 1/027
·  ·  ·  ·  by means of clamps or friction locking members
 A47C 1/028
·  ·  ·  for changing a straight chair into an easy chair
 A47C 1/029
·  ·  ·  ·  by changing the length or the inclination of the legs
 A47C 1/03
·  ·  ·  the parts being arm-rests
 A47C 1/031
·  ·  having coupled adjustable supporting parts
 A47C 1/032
·  ·  ·  the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest (A47C 1/035 takes precedence)
 A47C 1/033
·  ·  ·  ·  the coupling member being a flexible strip
 A47C 1/034
·  ·  ·  the parts including a leg-rest or foot-rest (A47C 1/037, A47C 1/038 take precedence)
 A47C 1/035
·  ·  ·  ·  in combination with movably coupled seat and back-rest
 A47C 1/036
·  ·  ·  the parts including a head-rest
 A47C 1/037
·  ·  ·  ·  the combination with a leg-rest or foot-rest
 A47C 1/038
·  ·  ·  with movably coupled seat and back-rest actuated by lazy tongs (A47C 1/032, A47C 1/036 take precedence)  [2]
 A47C 1/04
·  Hairdressers' or similar chairs
 A47C 1/06
·  ·  adjustable
 A47C 1/08
·  ·  with auxiliary seats (insertable seats for children A47C 1/11)
 A47C 1/10
·  ·  with head-rests; with paper holders
 A47C 1/11
·  ·  Accessories not otherwise provided for, e.g. seats for children
 A47C 1/12
·  Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs (seats for stadium benches A47C 1/16)
 A47C 1/121
·  ·  having tipping-up seats  [3]
 A47C 1/122
·  ·  ·  tipping-up sideways
 A47C 1/124
·  ·  Separate chairs, connectible together into a row
 A47C 1/126
·  ·  stowable in floor or wall
 A47C 1/13
·  ·  Indicators; Devices for reserving or the like
 A47C 1/14
·  Beach chairs
 A47C 1/16
·  Seats detachably mounted on stadium benches (detachably mounted children's chairs A47D 1/10)
 A47C 3/00
Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats (A47C 1/00, A47C 4/00 take precedence)
 A47C 3/02
·  Rocking chairs (specially for children A47D 13/10)
 A47C 3/021
·  ·  having elastic frames
 A47C 3/023
·  ·  ·  made of tubular material
 A47C 3/025
·  ·  with seat, or seat and back-rest unit, elastically mounted in a rigid frame
 A47C 3/026
·  ·  ·  with a central column, e.g. rocking office chairs; Tilting chairs
 A47C 3/027
·  ·  ·  with curved rocking members between seat and frame
 A47C 3/029
·  ·  with curved rocking members resting on the floor
 A47C 3/03
·  ·  Locking members (A47C 3/027 takes precedence)
 A47C 3/04
·  Stackable chairs; Nesting chairs
 A47C 3/12
·  with shell-shaped seat and back-rest unit, e.g. having arm-rests
 A47C 3/14
·  of asymmetrical shape
 A47C 3/16
·  of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor (A47C 3/14 takes precedence; detachably mounted on stadium benches A47C 1/16; children's chairs mounted on back-rest of chair A47D 1/10); Hassocks; Pouffes
 A47C 3/18
·  Chairs or stools with rotatable seat (adjustable in height by rotation A47C 3/24)
 A47C 3/20
·  Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats (tables with variable height A47B 9/00)
 A47C 3/22
·  ·  with balancing device, e.g. by spring, by weight
 A47C 3/24
·  ·  with vertical spindle
 A47C 3/26
·  ·  with vertical toothed rack
 A47C 3/28
·  ·  with clamps acting on vertical rods
 A47C 3/30
·  ·  with vertically-acting fluid cylinder
 A47C 3/32
·  ·  with flexible height-adjusting means, e.g. rope, chain
 A47C 3/34
·  ·  with pins coacting with holes
 A47C 3/36
·  ·  with means, or adapted, for inclining the legs of the chair or stool for varying height of seat
 A47C 3/38
·  ·  with additional seat or additional legs for varying height of seat
 A47C 3/40
·  ·  Telescopic guides
 A47C 4/00
Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs (of tubular metal type A47C 5/10; children's foldable chairs A47D 1/02)
 A47C 4/02
·  Dismountable chairs
 A47C 4/03
·  ·  non-upholstered wooden chairs  [2]
 A47C 4/04
·  Folding chairs with inflexible seats
 A47C 4/06
·  ·  Attachment of upholstery or fabric to frames (in general A47C 31/02)
 A47C 4/08
·  ·  having a frame made of wood or plastics
 A47C 4/10
·  ·  ·  with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
 A47C 4/12
·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type (A47C 4/14 takes precedence)
 A47C 4/14
·  ·  ·  ·  with cross legs
 A47C 4/16
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type
 A47C 4/18
·  ·  having a frame made of metal
 A47C 4/20
·  ·  ·  with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
 A47C 4/22
·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type (A47C 4/24 takes precedence)
 A47C 4/24
·  ·  ·  ·  with cross legs
 A47C 4/26
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type
 A47C 4/28
·  Folding chairs with flexible coverings for the seat or back elements
 A47C 4/30
·  ·  Attachment of upholstery or fabric to frames (in general A47C 31/02)
 A47C 4/32
·  ·  having a frame made of wood or plastics
 A47C 4/34
·  ·  ·  with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
 A47C 4/36
·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type (A47C 4/38 takes precedence)
 A47C 4/38
·  ·  ·  ·  with cross legs
 A47C 4/40
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type
 A47C 4/42
·  ·  having a frame made of metal
 A47C 4/44
·  ·  ·  with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
 A47C 4/46
·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type (A47C 4/48 takes precedence)
 A47C 4/48
·  ·  ·  ·  with cross legs
 A47C 4/50
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  of adjustable type
 A47C 4/52
·  Trunk chairs, i.e. chairs collapsible to trunk shape (trunk tables A47B 3/10)
 A47C 4/54
·  Inflatable chairs
 A47C 5/00
Chairs of special materials
 A47C 5/02
·  Basket chairs
 A47C 5/04
·  Metal chairs, e.g. tubular (of rocking type A47C 3/023; of non-tubular folding, collapsible, or dismountable type A47C 4/00)
 A47C 5/06
·  ·  Special adaptation of seat upholstery or fabric for attachment to tubular chairs
 A47C 5/08
·  ·  Tubular chairs having sheathed tubes; Adaptation of sheathed tubes thereto
 A47C 5/10
·  ·  Tubular chairs of foldable, collapsible, or dismountable type
 A47C 5/12
·  of plastics, with or without reinforcement
 A47C 5/14
·  characterised by the use of laminated wood
 A47C 7/00
Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools (attaching to floor A47B 91/08)
 A47C 7/02
·  Seat parts (adaptation of seats to mounting in tubular chairs A47C 5/06; such parts not restricted to chairs A47C 23/00; removable upholstered units or cushions A47C 27/00)
 A47C 7/14
·  ·  of adjustable shape; elastically mounted
 A47C 7/16
·  ·  Seats made of wooden, plastics, or metal sheet material; Panel seats
 A47C 7/18
·  ·  having foamed material included in cushioning part (foamed material mattresses A47C 27/14)
 A47C 7/20
·  ·  ·  with reinforcement
 A47C 7/22
·  ·  Straps or the like for carrying upholstery
 A47C 7/24
·  ·  Upholstered seats (A47C 7/18 takes precedence)
 A47C 7/26
·  ·  ·  with reinforcement
 A47C 7/28
·  ·  with tensioned springs, e.g. of flat type
 A47C 7/30
·  ·  ·  with springs meandering in a flat plane
 A47C 7/32
·  ·  ·  with tensioned cords, e.g. of elastic type, in a flat plane
 A47C 7/34
·  ·  with springs in compression, e.g. coiled
 A47C 7/35
·  ·  Combinations of different types of springs; Adjustable springs; Attachment of springs to other springs or to frame  [2]
 A47C 7/36
·  Support for the head or the back
 A47C 7/38
·  ·  for the head, e.g. detachable (for operating or dental chairs A61G 15/00)
 A47C 7/40
·  ·  for the back
 A47C 7/42
·  ·  ·  of detachable type
 A47C 7/44
·  ·  ·  with elastically-mounted frame
 A47C 7/46
·  ·  ·  with special, e.g. adjustable, profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs
 A47C 7/48
·  ·  ·  of freely-rotatable type
 A47C 7/50
·  Supports for the feet or the legs (coupled to other adjustable parts A47C 1/034, A47C 1/037; footstools A47C 16/02)
 A47C 7/52
·  ·  of detachable type
 A47C 7/54
·  Supports for the arms
 A47C 7/56
·  Parts or details of tipping-up chairs, e.g. of theatre chairs
 A47C 7/58
·  ·  Hinges, e.g. for mounting chairs in a curved row (hinges for wings in general E05D)
 A47C 7/60
·  ·  Use of locks or ledges for limiting the seat movement
 A47C 7/62
·  Accessories for chairs
 A47C 7/64
·  ·  Hat or coat holders
 A47C 7/66
·  ·  Means to protect against weather
 A47C 7/68
·  ·  Arm-rest tables
 A47C 7/70
·  ·  ·  of foldable type
 A47C 7/72
·  ·  Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
 A47C 7/74
·  ·  ·  for ventilation, heating or cooling
 A47C 9/00
Stools for specified purposes (with rotatable seats A47C 3/18; with vertically adjustable seats A47C 3/20; footstools A47C 16/02; prayer stools A47C 16/04)
 A47C 9/02
·  Office stools; Workshop stools
 A47C 9/04
·  Milking stools
 A47C 9/06
·  Wall stools
 A47C 9/08
·  Music stools
 A47C 9/10
·  Camp, travelling, or sports stools (walking sticks or umbrellas convertible into seats, hunting sticks A45B 5/00)
 A47C 11/00
Benches not otherwise provided for (school forms A47B 39/00)
 A47C 11/02
·  Church benches; Confessionals
 A47C 13/00
Convertible chairs, stools, or benches
 A47C 15/00
Other seating furniture (school forms A47B 39/00)
 A47C 16/00
Rests or supports for feet, legs, arms, back or head (associated with chairs A47C 7/00; associated with beds or sofas A47C 20/00)  [2]
 A47C 16/02
·  Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests  [2]
 A47C 16/04
·  Prayer stools; Kneeling stools; Kneeling supports (hassocks or pouffes A47C 3/16)  [2]
 A47C 17/00 - 
A47C 27/00
Sofas; Beds
 A47C 17/00 - 
A47C 27/00

Note(s)

  1. The term "bedstead" is used only for the frame of a bed; if the use of spring mattresses, stuffed mattresses, or similar means for enabling the lying of persons thereon is included, the term "bed" is used.
  2. "Spring mattresses" do not include any stuffed material. It is not necessary that "stuffed mattresses" include metal springs but they may.
 A47C 17/00
Sofas; Couches; Beds (bedsteads A47C 19/00; spring mattresses per se A47C 23/00; divan bases A47C 23/00; stuffed mattresses per se A47C 27/00; beds with special provisions for nursing A61G 7/00)
 A47C 17/02
·  Sofas, couches, settees, or the like, without movable parts
 A47C 17/04
·  Sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts; Chair beds
 A47C 17/12
·  ·  changeable to beds by tilting or extending the arm-rests
 A47C 17/13
·  ·  changeable by increasing the available part, e.g. by drawing forward
 A47C 17/14
·  ·  changeable to beds by removing parts only
 A47C 17/16
·  ·  changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest
 A47C 17/165
·  ·  ·  with forward tiltable back-rest, e.g. back cushion  [2]
 A47C 17/17
·  ·  ·  with coupled movement of back-rest and seat  [2]
 A47C 17/175
·  ·  ·  ·  with tilting or lifting seat-back-rest pivot  [2]
 A47C 17/18
·  ·  ·  and tilting or pivoting the arm-rest
 A47C 17/20
·  ·  ·  thereby uncovering one or more auxiliary parts previously hidden (A47C 17/22 takes precedence)
 A47C 17/207
·  ·  ·  ·  with seat cushion consisting of superposed parts, at least one lower part being used to form part of the surface  [2]
 A47C 17/213
·  ·  ·  ·  the surface, when used for lying down, consisting of one side of the seat frame and the back-rest frame  [2]
 A47C 17/22
·  ·  with means for uncovering a previously hidden mattress or similar bed part
 A47C 17/23
·  ·  ·  the lying down surface partly consisting of one side of the seat  [2]
 A47C 17/24
·  ·  ·  with only one movable part being tiltable about a horizontal axis
 A47C 17/26
·  ·  ·  ·  Tiltable to overturned position
 A47C 17/28
·  ·  ·  ·  having means to lift the tilting axis
 A47C 17/30
·  ·  ·  two or more parts being rotatable about a vertical axis
 A47C 17/32
·  ·  Changing a single bed into a double bed by extending, pivoting, or tilting a previously hidden second mattress or other bed part
 A47C 17/34
·  ·  Joining seats, chairs, or couches to form beds
 A47C 17/36
·  ·  ·  Changing corner couches into a double bed
 A47C 17/37
·  ·  Changing sofas or the like into beds by means of furniture other than seats or chairs
 A47C 17/38
·  Wall beds
 A47C 17/40
·  ·  having balancing members, e.g. weights, springs
 A47C 17/42
·  ·  having supporting legs with fixed position on the floor, e.g. attached thereto
 A47C 17/44
·  ·  ·  having means on the supporting legs facilitating the removal of the bed from its place
 A47C 17/46
·  ·  characterised by a rigid mattress-supporting member
 A47C 17/48
·  ·  characterised by two or more relatively-movable parts
 A47C 17/50
·  ·  characterised by their shape, e.g. multiple-wall beds
 A47C 17/52
·  Cabinet beds; Table beds, or like beds; Wardrobe beds
 A47C 17/54
·  ·  in which the cabinet or the like is tilted with the bed
 A47C 17/56
·  ·  pivotable on both horizontal and vertical axis
 A47C 17/58
·  ·  with extensible mattress support
 A47C 17/60
·  ·  the cabinet being essentially changed in shape in sleeping position of the bed
 A47C 17/62
·  ·  Table beds; Billiard table beds, or like beds
 A47C 17/64
·  Travelling or camp beds (adjusting members for rests A47C 20/00; travelling or camp sacks or packs convertible into beds or mattresses A45F 4/06; stretchers A61G 1/00)
 A47C 17/66
·  ·  having specially-adapted body-carrying surfaces
 A47C 17/68
·  ·  only the legs being foldable
 A47C 17/70
·  ·  the bed frame being foldable about a horizontal axis
 A47C 17/72
·  ·  ·  having cross legs (A47C 17/82 takes precedence)
 A47C 17/74
·  ·  the bed being foldable about a vertical axis
 A47C 17/76
·  ·  having extensible, e.g. telescopic parts
 A47C 17/78
·  ·  held in shape by stressed cords
 A47C 17/80
·  ·  adapted to be used in or connected to vehicles
 A47C 17/82
·  ·  Trunk beds; Travelling-case or like beds
 A47C 17/84
·  Suspended beds, e.g. suspended from ceiling (hammocks A45F 3/22)
 A47C 17/86
·  Parts or details for beds, sofas or couches only not fully covered in a single one of the sub-groups A47C 17/02, A47C 17/04, A47C 17/38, A47C 17/52, A47C 17/64, or A47C 17/84
 A47C 19/00
Bedsteads (spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead A47C 23/00; bed jointing members or fittings for bedsteads F16B)
 A47C 19/02
·  Parts or details of bedsteads not fully covered in a single one of the following sub-groups, e.g. bed rails, post rails
 A47C 19/04
·  Extensible bedsteads, e.g. with adjustment of length, width, height (for children's beds A47D 7/00)
 A47C 19/12
·  Folding bedsteads (travelling or camp beds A47C 17/64)
 A47C 19/14
·  ·  of the lazy-tongs type
 A47C 19/20
·  Multi-stage bedsteads (multiple-wall beds A47C 17/50; suspended beds A47C 17/84); Bedsteads stackable to multi-stage bedsteads
 A47C 19/22
·  Combinations of bedsteads with other furniture or with accessories, e.g. with bedside cabinets (bed-tables A47B 23/00)
 A47C 20/00
Head-, foot-, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like (book rests or bed tables A47B 23/00; beds with invalid or nursing supports A61G 7/06)  [2]
 A47C 20/02
·  of detachable type (A47C 20/04, A47C 20/08 take precedence)  [2]
 A47C 20/04
·  with adjustable inclination (A47C 20/08 takes precedence)  [2]
 A47C 20/06
·  ·  the adjustable part immobilising foldable legs  [2]
 A47C 20/08
·  with means for adjusting two or more rests togehter  [2]
 A47C 20/10
·  ·  using rods  [2]
 A47C 20/12
·  ·  ·  using telescopic rods  [2]
 A47C 20/14
·  ·  using plate and catch  [2]
 A47C 20/16
·  ·  using toothed parts, e.g. racks  [2]
 A47C 20/18
·  ·  using friction gearing  [2]
 A47C 21/00
Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders, bed-cover holders (bed tables supported on the bedstead A47B 23/02; for children's beds A47D 15/00); Ventilating means in connection with bedsteads
 A47C 21/02
·  Sheet holders; Bed cover holders
 A47C 21/04
·  Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
 A47C 21/06
·  Mattress underlays
 A47C 21/08
·  Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable side walls (for children's beds A47D 7/00)
 A47C 23/00
Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead; Divan bases (unframed spring units A47C 25/00; spring units forming part of stuffed mattresses A47C 27/00)
 A47C 23/02
·  using leaf springs, e.g. metal strips (wooden springs A47C 23/06)  [2]
 A47C 23/04
·  using springs in compression, e.g. coiled
 A47C 23/043
·  ·  using wound springs  [2]
 A47C 23/047
·  ·  incorporating inflatable elements  [2]
 A47C 23/05
·  ·  Frames therefor; Connecting the springs to the frame
 A47C 23/053
·  ·  ·  Attachment or interconnection of springs in frames or in spring units  [2]
 A47C 23/055
·  ·  ·  using cords; using textile or rubber bands  [2]
 A47C 23/057
·  ·  ·  Hangers or supports for fastening spring units to frame  [2]
 A47C 23/06
·  using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type
 A47C 23/12
·  using tensioned springs, e.g. of flat type (A47C 23/02 takes precedence)  [2]
 A47C 23/14
·  ·  forming nets; combined with nets
 A47C 23/145
·  ·  ·  with horizontal interlocking wound springs; Attachment thereof to the frame  [2]
 A47C 23/15
·  ·  ·  with braided or crossed flat springs or cords; with horizontal wound springs (A47C 23/145 takes precedence)  [2]
 A47C 23/155
·  ·  ·  with combinations of flat springs or link chains with wound springs  [2]
 A47C 23/16
·  ·  of plane meandering type
 A47C 23/18
·  ·  of resilient webbing
 A47C 23/20
·  ·  of resilient sheet form
 A47C 23/22
·  ·  of tensioned rubber cords or like cords
 A47C 23/24
·  ·  using tensioned textile or other non-resilient strips
 A47C 23/26
·  ·  Frames therefor; Connecting the springs to the frame
 A47C 23/28
·  ·  Tensioning devices therefor
 A47C 23/30
·  using combinations of springs covered by more than one of the groups A47C 23/02, A47C 23/04, A47C 23/06 and A47C 23/12; Frames therefor
 A47C 23/32
·  ·  Combinations of nets with springs in compression; Frames therefor
 A47C 23/34
·  with provisions for giving extra support for the head or the legs (for invalids A61G 7/06)
 A47C 25/00
Unframed spring units
 A47C 25/02
·  without additional connecting means between the springs
 A47C 27/00
Stuffed mattresses specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas (ready-made upholstry pads in general B68G 5/00; making mattresses B68G 7/00)
 A47C 27/04
·  with spring inlays (A47C 27/20 takes precedence)
 A47C 27/045
·  ·  Attachment of spring inlays to coverings (upholstery attaching means A47C 31/02); Use of stiffening sheets, lattices or grids under spring inlays  [2]
 A47C 27/05
·  ·  with foamed material in top, bottom, or side layers
 A47C 27/06
·  ·  Spring inlays
 A47C 27/07
·  ·  ·  Attaching, or interconnecting of, springs in spring inlays  [2]
 A47C 27/08
·  Pneumatic mattresses (for invalids A61G 7/04; connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general B60C 29/00)
 A47C 27/10
·  ·  with two or more independently-inflatable chambers (preventing bed-sores A61G 7/04)
 A47C 27/12
·  with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton
 A47C 27/14
·  with foamed material inlays
 A47C 27/15
·  ·  consisting of two or more layers (A47C 27/16 takes precedence)  [2]
 A47C 27/16
·  ·  reinforced with sheet-like elements, e.g. profiled
 A47C 27/18
·  ·  in combination with inflatable bodies
 A47C 27/20
·  ·  with springs moulded in, or situated in openings in foamed material
 A47C 27/22
·  with both fibrous and foamed material inlays
 A47C 29/00
Nets for protection against insects in connection with chairs or beds (insect nets for animals A01K 13/00; insect nets as travelling equipment A45F 3/52); Bed canopies
 A47C 31/00
Miscellaneous features in connection with chairs, beds, etc., e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
 A47C 31/02
·  Upholstery attaching means (quilting, quilting means, fastening, fixing or finishing upholstery B68G 7/00)
 A47C 31/04
·  ·  Clamps for attaching flat elastic strips or flat meandering springs to frames
 A47C 31/06
·  ·  ·  for attaching flat meandering springs
 A47C 31/08
·  Mattress hand-straps
 A47C 31/10
·  Loose furniture covers
 A47C 31/11
·  ·  for chairs  [2]
 A47C 31/12
·  Measuring means for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons (body measuring means for clothing manufacture A41H 1/00)