|  | E |
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

BUILDING

|  | E04 |
BUILDING (layered materials, layered products in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B32B)

|  | E04G |
SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS AND OTHER BUILDING AIDS, AND THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP AND OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS

|  | E04G |
Note(s) In this sub-class, the word "scaffolding" includes other supports for like purposes.

|  | E04G 1/00 - E04G 7/00 |
Workmen's or safety scaffolds

|  | E04G 1/00 |
Scaffolding primarily resting on the ground

|  | E04G 1/02 |
· | composed essentially of members elongated in one dimension only, e.g. poles, lattice masts, with or without end portions of special form, connected together by any means

|  | E04G 1/04 |
· · | the members being exclusively poles, rods, beams, or other members of similar form and simple cross-section

|  | E04G 1/06 |
· · · | comprising members with rod-like or tubular portions fitting together end to end, with or without separate connecting pieces

|  | E04G 1/08 |
· · · | secured together by bolts or the like penetrating the members

|  | E04G 1/10 |
· · · · | Timber-work constructions

|  | E04G 1/12 |
· · | comprising members of special, e.g. composite, cross-section, or with lugs or the like or lateral apertures for supporting or attaching other members

|  | E04G 1/14 |
· | comprising essentially pre-assembled frame-like or related elements, e.g. of rods in L-, H-, or box-shape, with or without bracing (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/15 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 1/15 |
· | essentially comprising special means for supporting or forming platforms (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/20 takes precedence); Platforms

|  | E04G 1/16 |
· | essentially comprising simple members and members formed so as to give rigidity to the structure

|  | E04G 1/18 |
· | adjustable in height

|  | E04G 1/20 |
· · | Scaffolding comprising upright members and provision for supporting cross-members or platforms at different positions therealong

|  | E04G 1/22 |
· · | Scaffolding having a platform on an extensible sub-structure, e.g. of telescopic type or with lazy-tongs mechanism

|  | E04G 1/24 |
· | comprising essentially special base constructions; comprising essentially special ground-engaging parts, e.g. inclined struts, wheels (component parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 5/00)

|  | E04G 1/26 |
· | Auxiliary structures for scaffolding, e.g. steps, canopies, railings

|  | E04G 1/28 |
· | designed to provide support only at a low height

|  | E04G 1/30 |
· · | Ladder scaffolding

|  | E04G 1/32 |
· · | Other free-standing supports, e.g. using trestles (stands or trestles in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16M 11/00)

|  | E04G 1/34 |
· | Scaffold constructions able to be folded in prismatic or flat parts or able to be turned down

|  | E04G 1/36 |
· | Scaffolds for particular parts of buildings or buildings of particular shape, e.g. for stairs, cupolas, domes

|  | E04G 3/00 |
Scaffolds essentially supported by building constructions, e.g. adjustable in height (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/00 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 3/02 |
· | for use without permanent provision on the building

|  | E04G 3/04 |
· · | attached to the side of a building (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 3/10 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 3/06 |
· · · | comprising cantilevers which are detachably mounted on the building, e.g. in window openings

|  | E04G 3/08 |
· · · | adapted to be attached to walls by hooks or the like, e.g. bracket scaffolds

|  | E04G 3/10 |
· · | Hanging scaffolds, e.g. which can be shifted or have vertically-displaceable platforms

|  | E04G 3/12 |
· · | Scaffolds specially adapted for working on roofs

|  | E04G 3/14 |
· | requiring permanent provision, e.g. rails, on the building; Permanent scaffold-like arrangements for inspection or repair work

|  | E04G 3/16 |
· · | Movable platforms or cradles; Movable supports therefor (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 3/10 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 5/00 |
Component parts for workmen's scaffolds (connections Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/00)

|  | E04G 5/02 |
· | Scaffold feet, e.g. with arrangements for adjustment

|  | E04G 5/04 |
· | Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions (fastenings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B)

|  | E04G 5/06 |
· | Consoles; Brackets

|  | E04G 5/08 |
· | Scaffold boards or planks (platforms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/15)

|  | E04G 7/00 |
Connections between parts of the scaffold (for building structures in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 1/38; connections in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B)

|  | E04G 7/02 |
· | with separate coupling elements

|  | E04G 7/04 |
· · | Flexible elements, with or without brackets, e.g. ropes, cables, chains (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16G)

|  | E04G 7/06 |
· · | Stiff scaffolding clamps for connecting scaffold members of common shape

|  | E04G 7/08 |
· · · | Clamps for parallely-arranged members

|  | E04G 7/10 |
· · · · | Self-tightening clamps, e.g. stirrups

|  | E04G 7/12 |
· · · | Clamps or clips for crossing members (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/22 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 7/14 |
· · · · | for clamping the members independently

|  | E04G 7/16 |
· · · · · | of which the clamping parts for the different members are rotatable with respect to one another

|  | E04G 7/18 |
· · · · | for clamping the members against one another or against a separate cushioning piece between them

|  | E04G 7/20 |
· · · | for ends of members only, e.g. for connecting members in end-to-end relation

|  | E04G 7/22 |
· · · | for scaffold members in end-to-side relation

|  | E04G 7/24 |
· · · | Couplings involving arrangements covered by more than one of the groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/08, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/12, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/20, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 7/22

|  | E04G 7/26 |
· · | for use with specially-shaped scaffold members

|  | E04G 7/28 |
· · | Clips or connections for securing boards (brackets Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 5/06)

|  | E04G 7/30 |
· | Scaffolding bars or members with non-detachably fixed coupling elements

|  | E04G 9/00 - E04G 19/00 |
Falsework, forms, or shutterings (scaffolding in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/00; forms or shutterings forming part of the construction Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C)

|  | E04G 9/00 |
Forming or shuttering elements for general use

|  | E04G 9/02 |
· | Forming boards or similar elements (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 9/08, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 9/10 take precedence)

|  | E04G 9/04 |
· · | the form surface being of wood [2]

|  | E04G 9/05 |
· · | the form surface being of plastics [2]

|  | E04G 9/06 |
· · | the form surface being of metal [2]

|  | E04G 9/08 |
· | Forming boards or similar elements, which are collapsible, foldable, or able to be rolled up

|  | E04G 9/10 |
· | with additional peculiarities such as surface shaping, insulating or heating, permeability to water or air

|  | E04G 11/00 |
Forms, shutterings, or falsework for making walls, floors, ceilings, or roofs

|  | E04G 11/02 |
· | for rooms as a whole, whole storeys, or whole buildings

|  | E04G 11/04 |
· | for structures of spherical, spheroid or similar shape, or for cupola structures of circular or polygonal horizontal or vertical section; Inflatable forms

|  | E04G 11/06 |
· | for walls, e.g. curved (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/04 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 11/08 |
· · | Forms which are completely dismantled after setting of the concrete and re-built for the next pouring (connecting or supporting means for forms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 17/00)

|  | E04G 11/10 |
· · · | of elements without beams (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/18 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 11/12 |
· · · | of elements and beams (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/18 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 11/14 |
· · · · | with beams arranged in alignment with, and between the, elements

|  | E04G 11/16 |
· · · · | with beams placed within the wall

|  | E04G 11/18 |
· · · | for double walls

|  | E04G 11/20 |
· · | Movable forms; Movable forms for moulding cylindrical, conical, or hyperbolical structures; Templates serving as forms for positioning blocks or the like (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/04 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 11/22 |
· · · | Sliding forms raised continuously or step-by-step and being in contact with the poured concrete during raising; Arrangements of lifting means therefor

|  | E04G 11/24 |
· · · · | Construction of lifting jacks or climbing rods for sliding forms (climbing-type hoisting units in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66F)

|  | E04G 11/26 |
· · · | the sheathing of which consists of ribbons, endless aprons, or the like, guided by driven rollers

|  | E04G 11/28 |
· · · | Climbing forms, i.e. forms which are not in contact with the poured concrete during lifting from layer to layer

|  | E04G 11/30 |
· · · · | which are lifted from layer to layer by turning, tilting, or similar moving upwards about a horizontal axis

|  | E04G 11/32 |
· · · | Tiltable forms or tilting tables for making walls as a whole or in parts in situ

|  | E04G 11/34 |
· · · | Horizontally-travelling moulds for making walls blockwise or sectionwise (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/26 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 11/36 |
· | for floors, ceilings, or roofs of plane or curved surfaces

|  | E04G 11/38 |
· · | for plane ceilings of concrete

|  | E04G 11/40 |
· · | for coffered or ribbed ceilings

|  | E04G 11/42 |
· · · | with beams of metal or prefabricated concrete

|  | E04G 11/44 |
· · · | with supporting beams for the shuttering used simultaneously as permanent reinforcement of the ribs

|  | E04G 11/46 |
· · · | of hat-like or trough-like shape encasing a rib or the section between two ribs or encasing one rib and its adjacent flat floor or ceiling section

|  | E04G 11/48 |
· · | Supporting structures for shutterings or frames for floors or roofs (struts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 25/00)

|  | E04G 11/50 |
· · · | Girders, beams, or the like as supporting members for forms (members, e.g. consoles, for attachment to the wall Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 17/16; girders intended to form part of the construction Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/02)

|  | E04G 11/52 |
· · · · | of several units arranged one after another

|  | E04G 11/54 |
· · · · | of extensible type, with or without adjustable supporting shoes, fishplates, or the like

|  | E04G 11/56 |
· · · · · | of telescopic type

|  | E04G 13/00 |
Falsework, forms, or shutterings for particular parts of buildings, e.g. stairs, steps, cornices, balconies

|  | E04G 13/02 |
· | for columns or like pillars; Special tying or clamping means therefor

|  | E04G 13/04 |
· | for lintels, beams, or transoms to be encased separately; Special tying or clamping means therefor (members, e.g. consoles, for attachment to the wall Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 17/16)

|  | E04G 13/06 |
· | for stairs, steps, cornices, balconies, or other parts corbelled out of the wall

|  | E04G 15/00 |
Forms or shuttings for making openings, cavities, slits, or channels (forming part of shuttering for walls Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 11/06)

|  | E04G 15/02 |
· | for windows, doors, or the like

|  | E04G 15/04 |
· | Cores for anchor holes or the like

|  | E04G 15/06 |
· | for cavities or channels in walls or floors, e.g. for making chimneys

|  | E04G 17/00 |
Connecting or other auxiliary members for forms, falsework structures, or shutterings

|  | E04G 17/02 |
· | Connecting or fastening means for non-metallic forming or stiffening elements

|  | E04G 17/04 |
· | Connecting or fastening means for metallic forming or stiffening elements

|  | E04G 17/06 |
· | Tying means; Spacers

|  | E04G 17/08 |
· · | Tying rods

|  | E04G 17/10 |
· · | Tying means with wires, bands, cables or similar flexible means as tensile members

|  | E04G 17/12 |
· · | with arms engaging the forms

|  | E04G 17/14 |
· | Bracing or strutting arrangements for formwalls; Devices for aligning forms (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 25/00 takes precedence)

|  | E04G 17/16 |
· | Members, e.g. consoles, for attachment to the wall to support girders, beams, or the like carrying forms or moulds for floors, lintels, or transoms

|  | E04G 17/18 |
· | Devices for suspending or anchoring form elements to girders placed in ceilings, e.g. hangers

|  | E04G 19/00 |
Auxiliary treatment of forms, e.g. dismantling; Cleaning devices (lubricants for encasing purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C10M)

|  | E04G 21/00 |
Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work (working stone-like materials Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28D; conveying in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G; lifting devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66; measuring instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01)

|  | E04G 21/02 |
· | Conveying or working-up concrete or similar masses able to be heaped or cast (working concrete in general, e.g. mixing machines, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28C; composition of concrete Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C04B; construction and surfacing of floorings made of similar material to roads or pavements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01C; in connection with barrages Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02B 7/00; in connection with foundations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02D 15/00; in connection with finishing work Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F)

|  | E04G 21/04 |
· · | Devices for both conveying and distributing (concrete pumps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F04)

|  | E04G 21/06 |
· · | Compacting concrete, e.g. by application of vacuum before hardening (for road building Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01C 19/00; devices for compacting also soil Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02D 3/02)

|  | E04G 21/08 |
· · · | Internal vibrators (generating vibrations in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B06B)

|  | E04G 21/10 |
· · | Devices for levelling, e.g. templates or boards (smoothing tools Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 21/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 21/24)

|  | E04G 21/12 |
· | Mounting of reinforcing inserts; Prestressing (shell tubes for prestressing members Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/10; anchoring means Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/12; connections of reinforcing elements and spacers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/16)

|  | E04G 21/14 |
· | Conveying or assembling building elements (roofing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04D; finishing work Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F)

|  | E04G 21/16 |
· · | Tools or apparatus (devices for erecting fences Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04H 17/26)

|  | E04G 21/18 |
· · · | Adjusting tools; Templates

|  | E04G 21/20 |
· · · | for applying mortar

|  | E04G 21/22 |
· · · | for setting building elements with mortar, e.g. brick-laying machines

|  | E04G 21/24 |
· | Safety or protective measures preventing damage to building parts or finishing work during construction (as auxiliary structures for scaffolding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/26)

|  | E04G 21/26 |
· · | Strutting means for wall parts; Supports or the like, e.g. for holding in position prefabricated walls (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 25/00 takes precedence; on existing buildings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 23/04)

|  | E04G 21/28 |
· · | against unfavourable weather influence

|  | E04G 21/30 |
· · | against mechanical damage or dirt, e.g. guard covers of stairs

|  | E04G 21/32 |
· | Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings (relating to scaffolding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 3/00; ropes or belts for life saving Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 1/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 35/00; climbing tools, e.g. climbing irons for masts, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63B 27/00)

|  | E04G 23/00 |
Working measures on existing buildings (on foundations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02D 35/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02D 37/00; in connection with insulations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B; subsequent or finishing work Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F)

|  | E04G 23/02 |
· | Repairing, e.g. filling cracks; Restoring; Altering; Enlarging

|  | E04G 23/04 |
· | Propping of endangered or damaged buildings or building parts, e.g. with respect to air-raid action (struts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 25/00)

|  | E04G 23/06 |
· | Separating, lifting, removing of buildings; Making a new sub-structure

|  | E04G 23/08 |
· | Wrecking of buildings (of fences Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04H 17/26)

|  | E04G 25/00 |
Shores or struts (specially designed for use in mines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21D 15/00); Chocks

|  | E04G 25/02 |
· | non-telescopic

|  | E04G 25/04 |
· | telescopic

|  | E04G 25/06 |
· · | with parts held together by positive means

|  | E04G 25/08 |
· · | with parts held relatively to each other by friction or gripping

|  | E04G 27/00 |
Temporary arrangements for giving access from one level to another for men or vehicles, e.g. steps, ramps (for scaffolding Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 1/26; gangways Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63; lifts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66; portable bridges Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01D 15/00; permanent stairways or ramps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 11/00; ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C)