E
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  
BUILDING
 E04
BUILDING (layered materials, layered products in general B32B)
 E04H
BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)
 E04H

Note(s)

  1. This subclass covers
    • primarily the layout of buildings as a whole;
    • details which are peculiar to types of buildings, or buildings for special purposes, specified in the groups;
    • canopies in general and canopies similar in construction to tents. [4]
  2. This subclass does not cover canopies having special application, which are covered by the relevant place, e.g. protecting chairs against the weather A47C 7/66, bed canopies A47C 29/00, sun shades or awnings for buildings E04F 10/00[4]
  3. In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated:
    • "buildings" does not exclude engineering structures and other constructions;
    • "tent" means a tent or canopy having a supporting means, e.g. frame and a flexible cover. [4]
 E04H 1/00
Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination, staggered storeys (E04H 3/00 takes precedence; buildings for two or more purposes, e.g. drive-in buildings, E04H 14/00; building construction in general E04B 1/00)
 E04H 1/02
·  Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation (small erections for limited occupation E04H 1/12)
 E04H 1/04
·  ·  Apartment houses arranged in two or more levels
 E04H 1/06
·  Office buildings; Banks (E04H 1/12 takes precedence; furniture or fittings for shops, storehouses, or the like A47F)
 E04H 1/12
·  Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts, dressing cubicles (movable screens as household equipment A47G 5/00)
 E04H 1/14
·  ·  Telephone cabinets
 E04H 3/00
Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries, prisons (portions of buildings for individual occupation, e.g. cubicles, E04H 1/00; structures covering a large free area E04B 1/342)
 E04H 3/02
·  Hotels; Motels; Coffee-houses; Restaurants; Shops; Department stores
 E04H 3/04
·  ·  Restaurants or shops having arrangements for self-service (paying counters A47F 9/02; furniture or installations specially adapted for supermarkets A47F 10/00; transport aspects B65G; coin-freed apparatus G07F)
 E04H 3/06
·  Museums; Library buildings
 E04H 3/08
·  Hospitals, infirmaries, or the like; Schools; Prisons
 E04H 3/10
·  for meetings, entertainments, or sports
 E04H 3/12
·  ·  Tribunes, grandstands or terraces for spectators (auditoriums E04H 3/30; chairs, stools, benches A47C)  [2]
 E04H 3/14
·  ·  Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings (tribunes E04H 3/12)
 E04H 3/16
·  ·  ·  for swimming
 E04H 3/18
·  ·  ·  ·  Swimming or splash baths (wave producers for bath tubs A47K 3/10; wave-producing pumps F04D 35/00)
 E04H 3/19
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Safety devices; Coverings for baths
 E04H 3/20
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Devices for removal of polluted water; Devices for cleaning baths or for water treatment
 E04H 3/22
·  ·  Theatres; Concert halls; Studios for broadcasting, cinematography, television or similar purposes (drive-in buildings E04H 14/00; equipment for theatres or concert halls A63J)  [2]
 E04H 3/24
·  ·  ·  Constructional features of stages
 E04H 3/26
·  ·  ·  ·  Revolving stages; Stages able to be lowered (devices for raising or lowering persons A63J 5/12)
 E04H 3/28
·  ·  ·  ·  Shiftable or portable platforms
 E04H 3/30
·  ·  ·  Constructional features of auditoriums (chairs, stools, benches A47C; building details providing accoustical effects E04B 1/99)
 E04H 5/00
Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial or agricultural purposes (building construction in general E04B 1/00)
 E04H 5/02
·  Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial purposes, e.g. for power-plants, factories (buildings forming part of cooling plants E04H 5/10; building structures for parking vehicles E04H 6/00)
 E04H 5/04
·  ·  Transformer houses
 E04H 5/06
·  ·  Pits or building structures for inspection or services (manhole shafts or other inspection chambers in general E02D 29/12)
 E04H 5/08
·  Buildings or groups of buildings for agricultural purposes (silos E04H 7/22; manure storage places A01C 3/02; greenhouses A01G 9/14)
 E04H 5/10
·  Buildings forming part of cooling plants
 E04H 5/12
·  ·  Cooling towers (towers in general E04H 12/00; cooling equipment F28)
 E04H 6/00
Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels, or like vehicles, e.g. garages (tents for use as garages E04H 15/00; bicycle stands B62H; storing of vessels on land B63C 15/00; construction of ground-supported surfaces E01C; marking of parking areas on the ground E01F 9/00; building construction in general E04B 1/00)
 E04H 6/02
·  Small garages, e.g. for one or two cars (attached to, or supported by, the vehicle B62D; prefabricated and with undivided interior E04B 1/343)
 E04H 6/04
·  ·  wheeled, hinged, foldable, telescopic, swinging, or otherwise movable (transportable or collapsible buildings in general E04B 1/343)
 E04H 6/06
·  ·  with means for shifting or lifting vehicles
 E04H 6/08
·  Garages for many vehicles
 E04H 6/10
·  ·  without mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles, e.g. with helically-arranged fixed ramps, with movable ramps
 E04H 6/12
·  ·  with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles
 E04H 6/14
·  ·  ·  with endless conveyer chains having load-carrying parts moving vertically, e.g. paternoster lifts
 E04H 6/16
·  ·  ·  Garages shaped as a wheel or drum rotable about horizontal axis
 E04H 6/18
·  ·  ·  with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions (E04H 6/14 takes precedence)
 E04H 6/20
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of conveyer chains or rotatable rollers for horizontal transport
 E04H 6/22
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of movable platforms for horizontal transport
 E04H 6/24
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of dollies for horizontal transport
 E04H 6/26
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of tiltable floors for floor sections; characterised by use of movable ramps
 E04H 6/28
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings for horizontal transport
 E04H 6/30
·  ·  ·  with means for transport in horizontal direction only
 E04H 6/32
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of conveyer chains or rotatable rollers
 E04H 6/34
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of movable platforms
 E04H 6/36
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of freely-movable dollies
 E04H 6/38
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of tiltable floors or floor sections
 E04H 6/40
·  ·  ·  ·  characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings
 E04H 6/42
·  Devices or arrangements peculiar to garages, not covered elsewhere, e.g. securing devices, safety devices
 E04H 6/44
·  for storing aircraft (structures covering a large free area E04B 1/342)
 E04H 7/00
Construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques in situ or off the site (tower aspects E04H 12/00; storage aspects, e.g. floating roofs, sealing means, filling or discharging means B65D, B65G, F17B, F17C; foundations E02D 27/38)  [2]
 E04H 7/02
·  Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor (arrangements or adaptations of tanks for water supply E03B 11/00)  [2]
 E04H 7/04
·  ·  mainly of metal
 E04H 7/06
·  ·  ·  with vertical axis
 E04H 7/14
·  ·  ·  ball-shaped
 E04H 7/16
·  ·  ·  with horizontal axis
 E04H 7/18
·  ·  mainly of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
 E04H 7/20
·  ·  ·  Prestressed constructions
 E04H 7/22
·  Containers for fluent solids, e.g. silos, bunkers; Supports therefor  [2]
 E04H 7/24
·  ·  Constructions, with or without perforated walls, depending on the use of specified materials
 E04H 7/26
·  ·  ·  mainly of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
 E04H 7/28
·  ·  ·  ·  composed of special building elements
 E04H 7/30
·  ·  ·  mainly of metal
 E04H 7/32
·  ·  ·  mainly of wood
 E04H 9/00
Buildings, groups of buildings, or shelters, adapted to withstand or provide protection against, abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake, extreme climate (floating buildings B63B; foundation aspects E02D; building constructions in general E04B; bearings or like supports allowing movement E04B 1/36; special details regarding insulation or other protection E04B 1/62; supporting structures for endangered or damaged existing buildings or parts thereof E04G 23/04; doors, windows E06B 5/00; air-conditioning, ventilation F24F; camouflage F41H 3/00; cells or rooms shielded against dangerous radiation G21F 7/00)
 E04H 9/02
·  withstanding earthquake or sinking of ground (foundations E02D 27/34)
 E04H 9/04
·  against air-raid or other war-like actions (respiratory apparatus A62B)
 E04H 9/06
·  ·  Structures arranged in, or forming part of, buildings
 E04H 9/08
·  ·  ·  Structures arranged underneath buildings, e.g. air-raid shelters
 E04H 9/10
·  ·  Independent shelters; Arrangement of independent splinter-proof walls
 E04H 9/12
·  ·  ·  entirely underneath the level of the ground, e.g. air-raid galleries (tunnels, galleries E21D)
 E04H 9/14
·  against other dangerous influences, e.g. tornadoes, floods
 E04H 9/16
·  against adverse conditions, e.g. extreme climate, pests
 E04H 12/00
Towers; Masts, poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures (cooling towers E04H 5/12; devices for erecting masts or poles B66F; foundation piles E02D 5/22; foundations for masts, poles, or chimneys E02D 27/42; structural elongated members in general E04C 3/00; fixed climbing irons E06C 9/04; derricks for oil drilling E21B 15/00)
 E04H 12/02
·  Structures made of specified materials (E04H 12/16, E04H 12/18 take precedence)
 E04H 12/04
·  ·  of wood
 E04H 12/06
·  ·  ·  Truss-like structures
 E04H 12/08
·  ·  of metal
 E04H 12/10
·  ·  ·  Truss-like structures
 E04H 12/12
·  ·  of concrete or other stone-like material, with or without internal or external reinforcement, e.g. with metal coverings, with permanent form elements
 E04H 12/14
·  ·  ·  Truss-like structures
 E04H 12/16
·  Prestressed structures
 E04H 12/18
·  movable or with movable sections, e.g. rotatable, telescopic (rotary buildings E04B 1/346)
 E04H 12/20
·  Side-supporting means therefor, e.g. using guy ropes, struts (ground anchors E02D 5/80; fastening means for cables or ropes F16G 11/00)
 E04H 12/22
·  Sockets or holders for poles or posts
 E04H 12/24
·  Cross-arms
 E04H 12/26
·  Winding towers for mines (elevators B66B)
 E04H 12/28
·  Chimney stacks, e.g. free-standing, or similar ducts (foundations E02D 27/42; chimneys as part of buildings E04F 17/02; connections between furnace and smoke stack, chimney equipment F23)
 E04H 12/30
·  Water-towers (tanks per se B65D 88/00; use of high-level tanks E03B 11/12)
 E04H 12/32
·  Flagpoles (flags, banners, mountings therefor G09F 17/00)
 E04H 12/34
·  Arrangements for erecting or lowering towers, masts, poles, chimney stacks, or the like (special lifting devices therefor B66F 11/02)
 E04H 13/00
Monuments; Tombs; Burial vaults; Columbaria (sculpture or other artistic features B44)
 E04H 14/00
Buildings for combinations of different purposes not covered in a single preceding group of this subclass, e.g. for double purpose (E04H 3/02, E04H 9/06 take precedence); Buildings of the drive-in type
 E04H 15/00
Tents or canopies, in general  [4]
 E04H 15/02
·  Tents combined or specially associated with other devices  [4]
 E04H 15/04
·  ·  suspended type, e.g. from trees, from cantilever supports (supporting frames E04H 15/34)  [4]
 E04H 15/06
·  ·  Tents at least partially supported by vehicles  [4]
 E04H 15/08
·  ·  ·  Trailer awnings or the like  [4]
 E04H 15/10
·  ·  Heating, lighting, or ventilating (for heating, lighting, or ventilating devices per se, see the relevant classes, e.g. F21, F24)  [4]
 E04H 15/12
·  ·  ·  Heating  [4]
 E04H 15/14
·  ·  ·  Ventilating  [4]
 E04H 15/16
·  ·  ·  ·  of tent roofs  [4]
 E04H 15/18
·  Tents having plural sectional covers, e.g. pavilions, vaulted tents, marquees, circus tents (inflatable E04H 15/20); Plural tents, e.g. modular  [4]
 E04H 15/20
·  inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened, or supported by fluid pressure (inflatable forms for making walls or the like E04G 11/04)  [4]
 E04H 15/22
·  ·  supported by air pressure inside the tent  [4]
 E04H 15/24
·  cone shaped, e.g. teepees  [4]
 E04H 15/26
·  Center-pole supported tents (umbrella type E04H 15/28)  [4]
 E04H 15/28
·  Umbrella type tents  [4]
 E04H 15/30
·  convertible, e.g. from one type tent to another type tent, from tent to canopy, from tent cover into diverse article (sacks or packs convertible into tents A45F 4/04; coats or capes convertible into tent coverings A45F 4/14)  [4]
 E04H 15/32
·  Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds  [4]
 E04H 15/34
·  ·  Supporting means, e.g. frames  [4]
 E04H 15/36
·  ·  ·  arch-shaped type (E04H 15/42 takes precedence)  [4]
 E04H 15/38
·  ·  ·  ·  expansible, e.g. extensible  [4]
 E04H 15/40
·  ·  ·  ·  flexible  [4]
 E04H 15/42
·  ·  ·  external type, e.g. frame outside of cover  [4]
 E04H 15/44
·  ·  ·  collapsible, e.g. breakdown type (E04H 15/42 takes precedence; building structures having collapsible parts in general E04B 1/343)  [4]
 E04H 15/46
·  ·  ·  ·  telescoping and foldable  [4]
 E04H 15/48
·  ·  ·  ·  foldable, i.e. having pivoted or hinged means (E04H 15/46 takes precedence)  [4]
 E04H 15/50
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  lazy-tong type  [4]
 E04H 15/52
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  parallelogramm type  [4]
 E04H 15/54
·  ·  Covers of tents or canopies (ventilated tent roofs E04H 15/16)  [4]
 E04H 15/56
·  ·  Floors  [4]
 E04H 15/58
·  ·  Closures; Awnings; Sunshades  [4]
 E04H 15/60
·  ·  Poles  [4]
 E04H 15/62
·  ·  Pegs, stakes or the like  [4]
 E04H 15/64
·  ·  Tent or canopy cover fastenings  [4]
 E04H 17/00
Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals (features peculiar to electrified fences A01K 3/00, H05C; means for allowing passage through fences, barriers, or the like E06B 11/00)
 E04H 17/02
·  Wire fencing (E04H 17/14 takes precedence)
 E04H 17/04
·  ·  using wire, barbed wire, wire mesh, toothed strips, or the like; Coupling means therefor (wire netting B21F 27/00; other metallic fabrics, see the relevant classes)
 E04H 17/06
·  ·  Parts for wire fences
 E04H 17/08
·  ·  ·  Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like (for towers or masts E04H 12/20; sockets for posts E04H 12/22)
 E04H 17/10
·  ·  characterised by the way of connecting wire to the posts; Droppers
 E04H 17/12
·  ·  ·  the wire being placed in slots, grooves, or the like
 E04H 17/14
·  Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
 E04H 17/16
·  ·  using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames
 E04H 17/18
·  ·  ·  Corrals, i.e. easly transportable or demountable enclosures
 E04H 17/20
·  ·  Posts therefor
 E04H 17/22
·  ·  ·  Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like (for towers or masts E04H 12/20; sockets for posts E04H 12/22)
 E04H 17/24
·  ·  Connections for attaching additional wire to frames, posts or railings
 E04H 17/26
·  Devices for erecting or removing fences.