In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
"vehicle" means all vehicles except those restricted to one of the following types of vehicles: rail vehicles, waterborne vessels, aircraft, space vehicles, hand carts, cycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and sledges, which are covered by the relevant subclasses of Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61-B64.
Thus the term "vehicle" includes:
vehicular characteristics which are common to more than one of the above-listed types;
certain characteristics restricted to automobiles, road or cross-country trailers.
The following exceptions to the above should be noted:
subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C embraces the connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles;
subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60M embraces certain power supply equipment for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled vehicle;
subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60T includes brake control systems of general applicability, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles. It also includes rail-vehicle power-brake systems and some other features of rail-vehicle brake systems.
In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
"tyre" means a separate ground-engaging, continuous element outside the periphery of the wheel rim and includes the tyre casing, cover, or jacket and any insert, e.g. inner tube. In group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C 29/00, relating to connection of valves, the term "tyre" also includes inflatable elastic bodies other than tyres or inner tubes.
VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60V)
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; PROTECTIVE COVERINGS FOR VEHICLES NOT IN USE (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E05)
B60J
Note(s)
This subclass covers only arrangements or adaptations of windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices, which are peculiar to their use on vehicles.
This subclass does not cover such devices of further-reaching applicability, irrespective of whether described or claimed only for vehicles, which are covered by subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06B.
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS; AUXILIARY DRIVES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF DRIVE UNITS; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST, OR FUEL SUPPLY, OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES
B60K
Note(s)
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
"conjoint control of drive units" includes such control for vehicles or of general applicability; [2]
"auxiliary drives" means drives of auxiliary or external machines or devices from the propulsion unit, transmission, or other parts of the vehicle, and includes the control of such drives;
"transmission" means all propulsion parts linking propulsion units, e.g. engines, to ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. wheels;
"drive unit" means propulsion unit conjoint with transmission; a "drive unit" can additionally include the ultimate driven unit; [2]
"sub-unit" means, e.g., propulsion unit, clutch, gearing, or brake system. [2]
VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for invalids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61G 3/00)
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62C 3/07)
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles, in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16D)
B60T
Note(s)
In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
"brake control systems" includes brake control systems for vehicles or of general applicability.
AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES (devices for short-distance movement of heavy loads by providing a high-pressure fluid cushion, supplied from an independent source, between load and ground Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65G 7/06)
B60V
Note(s)
In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
"air-cushion vehicles" includes all vehicles which are wholly or partly supported on land or water by air or other gaseous cushions.