B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
TRANSPORTING
 B66
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
 B66B
ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS (funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B 9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G 3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyers for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H 6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A 9/00)  [4]
 B66B

Note(s)

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:  [6]

  • "elevator" covers the term "lift", and the two terms are interchangeable.  [6]

 B66B
Subclass index
COMMON FEATURES OF ELEVATORS
Control; signalling; checking, safety; other 1/00; 3/00; 5/00; 7/00
LIFTS FOR BUILDINGS
Kinds; component parts; gates 9/00; 11/00; 13/00
LIFTS FOR MINES
Kinds, hoistway equipment; component parts 17/00, 19/00; 15/00
ESCALATORS, MOVING WALKWAYS
Kinds; component parts; accessories 21/00; 23/00; 31/00
Control; indicating operating conditions; safety devices 25/00; 27/00; 29/00

 B66C
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES (rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms, braking or detent devices therefor B66D; specially adapted for nuclear reactors G21)
 B66C
Subclass index
KINDS OF CRANES
Trolley cranes 19/00
Bridge; cable-way; jib 17/00; 21/00; 23/00
COMMON FEATURES OR DETAILS
Load-engaging devices 1/00, 3/00
Supporting structures; runways 5/00, 6/00; 7/00
Travelling gear; trolleys 9/00; 11/00
Safety gear 15/00
Other 13/00

 B66D
CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS (winding or unwinding ropes or cables for feeding or storage purposes B65H; rope or cable-winding or unwinding mechanisms for lifts B66B)
 B66D

Note(s)

This subclass covers:

  • rope, cable, or chain winding or unwinding mechanisms for moving all loads except lift cages, e.g. winches for dredges;
  • braking or detent devices characterised by their application for retarding, or preventing, rotary movement of a winding drum or barrel.


 B66F
HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD (mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B 17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G 1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G 11/24; lifting of buildings E04G 23/06; shores or struts E04G 25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C 7/12; props for mining E21D 15/00)
 B66F
Subclass index
JACKS OR THE LIKE 1/00, 3/00, 5/00
LIFTING FRAMES 7/00
DEVICES FOR PARTICULAR USES 5/00, 9/00, 11/00
MASTED LIFTING-PLATFORM OR FORK-LIFT TRUCKS 9/06
COMMON FEATURES OR ACCESSORIES 13/00
CROWBARS OR LEVERS 15/00
SAFETY DEVICES 17/00
OTHER HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING 19/00