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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH AND AMUSEMENT
 A62
LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders E06C)
 A62B
DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (specially adapted for use in water B63C 9/00; divers' equipment B63C 11/00; specially adapted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, B64D; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F 11/00)
 A62B 1/00 - 
A62B 5/00
Rescuing from fire; Rescuing from buildings or the like (from mountains or trees A63B 27/00, A63B 29/00; from ships B63C)
 A62B 1/00
Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like
 A62B 1/02
·  by making use of rescue cages, bags, etc. (elevators B66B)
 A62B 1/04
·  ·  Single parts, e.g. fastening devices
 A62B 1/06
·  by making use of rope-lowering devices (capstans, winches B66D)
 A62B 1/08
·  ·  with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys
 A62B 1/10
·  ·  ·  mechanically operated
 A62B 1/12
·  ·  ·  hydraulically operated
 A62B 1/14
·  ·  with brakes sliding on the rope
 A62B 1/16
·  ·  Life-saving ropes or belts (safety belts A62B 35/00; mountain guy-ropes A63B 29/02; life-saving belts for use at sea B63C)
 A62B 1/18
·  ·  Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes
 A62B 1/20
·  by making use of sliding-ropes, sliding-poles or chutes, e.g. hoses, pipes, sliding-grooves, sliding sheets
 A62B 1/22
·  by making use of jumping devices, e.g. jumping-sheet, jumping-mattresses
 A62B 3/00
Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (A62B 1/00 takes precedence)
 A62B 5/00
Other devices for rescuing from fire (ladders E06C)
 A62B 7/00 - 
A62B 33/00
Respirators; Gas-masks, including breathing apparatus, e.g. for high altitude, or masks therefor; Devices affording protection against harmful chemical agents (composition of materials for coverings against harmful chemical agents A62D 5/00, for transparent parts of breathing apparatus A62D 7/00; composition of chemical substances for use in breathing apparatus A62D 9/00)
 A62B 7/00
Respiratory apparatus (for medical purposes A61M 16/00)
 A62B 7/02
·  with compressed oxygen or air
 A62B 7/04
·  ·  and lung-controlled oxygen or air valves
 A62B 7/06
·  with liquid oxygen
 A62B 7/08
·  containing chemicals producing oxygen
 A62B 7/10
·  with filter elements
 A62B 7/12
·  with fresh-air hose
 A62B 7/14
·  for high-altitude aircraft
 A62B 9/00
Component parts for respiratory apparatus or for breathing apparatus for high altitudes (A62B 19/00, A62B 21/00, A62B 23/00 take precedence)
 A62B 9/02
·  Valves (valves in general F16K)
 A62B 9/04
·  Couplings; Supporting frames
 A62B 9/06
·  Mouthpieces; Nose-clips (for medical purposes A61M 15/00)
 A62B 11/00
Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms (chemical purification, disinfection, or sterilisation of air A61L; in aircraft or submarines, insofar as they influence the construction of the vehicle or are influenced by its construction B63B, B64D, respectively; air-conditioning in general F24F)
 A62B 13/00
Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters (ventilating in general F24F)
 A62B 15/00
Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances, e.g. with separate breathing apparatus (building aspects E04H 9/00)
 A62B 17/00
Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (protective clothing for work or sport A41D 13/00; protecting eyes or ears A61F 9/00; composition of materials for protective clothing A62D 5/00; life-saving garments for use at sea B63C; diving suits B63C 11/02; flying suits B64D 10/00; space suits B64G 6/00; bullet-proof clothing F41H 1/02)  [2]
 A62B 17/04
·  Hoods
 A62B 17/08
·  Protective coverings for animals
 A62B 18/00
Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (A62B 17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks A61M 17/02)
 A62B 18/02
·  Masks (gas-masks for animals A62B 18/06; masks for welders A61F 9/06)
 A62B 18/04
·  Gas helmets
 A62B 18/06
·  Gas masks for animals
 A62B 18/08
·  Component parts for gas-masks or gas-helmets, e.g. windows, straps, speech transmitters, signal-devices (eye-pieces for protective goggles A61F 9/02); composition of materials for the windows or other transparent parts A62D 7/00)
 A62B 18/10
·  ·  Valves (valves in general F16K)
 A62B 19/00
Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus
 A62B 19/02
·  with oxidising agents
 A62B 21/00
Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus
 A62B 23/00
Filters for breathing-protection purposes (gas-filters in general B01D)
 A62B 23/02
·  for respirators
 A62B 23/04
·  for gasproof shelters
 A62B 23/06
·  Nose filters
 A62B 25/00
Devices for storing respiratory apparatus or breathing apparatus for high altitudes
 A62B 27/00
Methods or devices for testing respiratory apparatus or breathing apparatus for high altitudes (apparatus for testing gastightness generally G01M)
 A62B 29/00
Devices for rendering harmless or for keeping off harmful chemical agents (respiratory apparatus A62B 7/00; gasproof doors, windows, shutters E06B)
 A62B 31/00
Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating, in particular those that are suitable for invalids or small children (ventilation of gasproof shelters A62B 13/00; protective clothes or coverings A62B 17/00)
 A62B 33/00
Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried person
 A62B 35/00
Safety belts or safety harnesses, e.g. for use in vehicles, parachute harness; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion (buckles A44B 11/00)
 A62B 35/02
·  Anchorages; Reels, e.g. inertia reels (releasable fastenings per se F16B)
 A62B 37/00
Devices, apparatus, or methods for life-saving not covered in the preceding groups