B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
SHAPING
 B25
HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS
 B25

Note(s)

In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:

  • "portable" includes suspension for easy manual handling, e.g. in connection with spring-suspended portable apparatus for use along assembly lines.

 B25G
HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B 1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D 1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B)
 B25G

Note(s)

  1. This subclass covers:
    • handles for hand implements, in general;
    • handles for hand implements for particular purposes, subject to Note (2) below.
  2. This subclass does not cover handles provided for elsewhere, e.g. it does not cover those provided for in A45B 9/02, A45C 13/22, A45C 13/26, A47B 95/02, A47J 45/00, B23D 51/01, B25J 13/02, B26B, B60N 3/02, B62B 5/06, B62B 9/20, B62K 21/26, B62M 3/14, B65D 25/28, E05B, G05G.
 B25G 1/00
Handle constructions
 B25G 1/01
·  Shock-absorbing means (B25G 1/02 takes precedence)  [5]
 B25G 1/02
·  flexible (hammers heads having shock-absorbing means B25D 1/12)  [5]
 B25G 1/04
·  telescopic; extensible; sectional
 B25G 1/06
·  reversible or adjustable for position
 B25G 1/08
·  with provision for storing tool elements
 B25G 1/10
·  characterised by material or shape (B25G 1/01, B25G 1/02 take precedence)  [5]
 B25G 1/12
·  ·  electrically insulating material  [2]
 B25G 3/00
Attaching handles to the implements
 B25G 3/02
·  Socket, tang, or like fixings (B25G 3/34 takes precedence)
 B25G 3/04
·  ·  with detachable or separate socket pieces (B25G 3/12 takes precedence)
 B25G 3/06
·  ·  with multiple socket, e.g. T-socket (B25G 3/12 takes precedence)
 B25G 3/08
·  ·  with dovetail or other groove (B25G 3/12 takes precedence)
 B25G 3/10
·  ·  with elastic, taper, or other self-grip socket or tang (B25G 3/12 takes precedence)
 B25G 3/12
·  ·  Locking or securing devices
 B25G 3/14
·  ·  ·  comprising barbs or teeth
 B25G 3/16
·  ·  ·  comprising bayonet joints
 B25G 3/18
·  ·  ·  comprising catches or pawls
 B25G 3/20
·  ·  ·  comprising clamping or contracting means acting concentrically on the handle or socket
 B25G 3/22
·  ·  ·  ·  Chucks
 B25G 3/24
·  ·  ·  comprising clamping or contracting means acting transversely on the handle or socket
 B25G 3/26
·  ·  ·  comprising nails, screws, bolts, or pins traversing or entering the socket
 B25G 3/28
·  ·  ·  comprising wedges, keys, or like expanding means
 B25G 3/30
·  ·  ·  comprising screwed sockets or tangs
 B25G 3/32
·  ·  ·  in association with, or including, tang, bolt, or other member passing axially through whole length of handle
 B25G 3/34
·  by pressing the handle on the implements; using cement or molten metal, e.g. casting, moulding; by welding or the like
 B25G 3/36
·  Lap joints; Riveted, screwed, or like joints (socket, tang, or like fixings B25G 3/02)
 B25G 3/38
·  Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints