|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

HEALTH; AMUSEMENT

|  | A62 |
LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C)

|  | A62B |
DEVICES, APPARATUS, OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C 9/00; divers' equipment Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C 11/00; specially adapted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D; rescue devices peculiar to mining Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21F 11/00)

|  | A62B |
Subclass index
RESCUING, e.g. IN CASE OF FIRE |
Means for escape or protection | 1/00, 3/00, 5/00
Breathing containers | 31/00
Safety means for seemingly-dead persons | 33/00
INDIVIDUAL BREATHING MASKS OR APPARATUS |
Types | 7/00, 18/00
Details | 9/00, 18/08
Cartridges, oxygen generators, filters | 19/00, 21/00, 23/00
Storing, testing | 25/00, 27/00
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY BELTS | 17/00, 35/00
COLLECTIVE DEVICES FOR BREATHING PROTECTION OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL AGENTS |
Air conditioning or ventilation in sealed rooms | 11/00, 13/00
Other protection | 15/00, 29/00
OTHER LIFE SAVING | 37/00

|  | A62B 1/00 - A62B 5/00 |
Rescuing from fire; Rescuing from buildings or the like (from mountains or trees Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63B 27/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63B 29/00; from ships Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C)

|  | A62B 1/00 |
Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like

|  | A62B 1/02 |
· | by making use of rescue cages, bags, or the like (elevators, escalators or moving walkways Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66B)

|  | A62B 1/04 |
· · | Single parts, e.g. fastening devices

|  | A62B 1/06 |
· | by making use of rope-lowering devices (capstans, winches Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B66D)

|  | A62B 1/08 |
· · | with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys

|  | A62B 1/10 |
· · · | mechanically operated

|  | A62B 1/12 |
· · · | hydraulically operated

|  | A62B 1/14 |
· · | with brakes sliding on the rope

|  | A62B 1/16 |
· · | Life-saving ropes or belts (safety belts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 35/00; mountain guy-ropes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63B 29/02; life-saving belts for use at sea Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C)

|  | A62B 1/18 |
· · | Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes

|  | A62B 1/20 |
· | by making use of sliding-ropes, sliding-poles or chutes, e.g. hoses, pipes, sliding-grooves, sliding sheets

|  | A62B 1/22 |
· | by making use of jumping devices, e.g. jumping-sheet, jumping-mattresses

|  | A62B 3/00 |
Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 1/00 takes precedence)

|  | A62B 5/00 |
Other devices for rescuing from fire (ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C)

|  | A62B 7/00 - A62B 33/00 |
Respirators; Gas-masks, including breathing apparatus, e.g. for high altitude, or masks therefor; Devices affording protection against harmful chemical agents (composition of materials for coverings against harmful chemical agents Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 5/00, for transparent parts of breathing apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 7/00; composition of chemical substances for use in breathing apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 9/00)

|  | A62B 7/00 |
Respiratory apparatus (for medical purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 16/00)

|  | A62B 7/02 |
· | with compressed oxygen or air

|  | A62B 7/04 |
· · | and lung-controlled oxygen or air valves

|  | A62B 7/06 |
· | with liquid oxygen

|  | A62B 7/08 |
· | containing chemicals producing oxygen

|  | A62B 7/10 |
· | with filter elements

|  | A62B 7/12 |
· | with fresh-air hose

|  | A62B 7/14 |
· | for high-altitude aircraft

|  | A62B 9/00 |
Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 19/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 21/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 23/00 take precedence) [4]

|  | A62B 9/02 |
· | Valves

|  | A62B 9/04 |
· | Couplings; Supporting frames

|  | A62B 9/06 |
· | Mouthpieces; Nose-clips (for medical purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 15/00)

|  | A62B 11/00 |
Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms (chemical purification, disinfection, or sterilisation of air Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61L; in aircraft or submarines, insofar as they influence the construction of the vehicle or are influenced by its construction Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D, respectively; air-conditioning in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F24F)

|  | A62B 13/00 |
Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters (ventilating in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F24F)

|  | A62B 15/00 |
Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances, e.g. with separate breathing apparatus (building aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04H 9/00)

|  | A62B 17/00 |
Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (protective clothing for work or sport Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41D 13/00; protecting eyes or ears Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 9/00; composition of materials for protective clothing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 5/00; life-saving garments for use at sea Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C; diving suits Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C 11/02; flying suits Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D 10/00; space suits Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64G 6/00; bullet-proof clothing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H 1/02) [2]

|  | A62B 17/04 |
· | Hoods

|  | A62B 17/08 |
· | Protective coverings for animals

|  | A62B 18/00 |
Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 16/06)

|  | A62B 18/02 |
· | Masks (gas-masks for animals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 18/06; masks for welders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 9/06)

|  | A62B 18/04 |
· | Gas helmets

|  | A62B 18/06 |
· | Gas masks for animals

|  | A62B 18/08 |
· | Component parts for gas-masks or gas-helmets, e.g. windows, straps, speech transmitters, signal-devices (eye-pieces for protective goggles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 9/02; composition of materials for the windows or other transparent parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62D 7/00)

|  | A62B 18/10 |
· · | Valves

|  | A62B 19/00 |
Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus

|  | A62B 19/02 |
· | with oxidising agents

|  | A62B 21/00 |
Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus

|  | A62B 23/00 |
Filters for breathing-protection purposes (gas-filters in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01D)

|  | A62B 23/02 |
· | for respirators

|  | A62B 23/04 |
· | for gasproof shelters

|  | A62B 23/06 |
· | Nose filters

|  | A62B 25/00 |
Devices for storing respiratory or breathing apparatus [4]

|  | A62B 27/00 |
Methods or devices for testing respiratory or breathing apparatus (apparatus for testing gastightness in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01M) [4]

|  | A62B 29/00 |
Devices for rendering harmless or for keeping off harmful chemical agents (respiratory apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 7/00; gasproof doors, windows, shutters Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06B)

|  | A62B 31/00 |
Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating (ventilation of gasproof shelters Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 13/00; protective clothes or coverings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 17/00; treatment rooms for medical purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61G 10/00) [4]

|  | A62B 33/00 |
Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried person

|  | A62B 35/00 |
Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion (buckles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 11/00; accessories for children's furniture Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47D 15/00; children's seats Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60N 2/24; safety belts or body harnesses for land vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/00; harnesses for parachutes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D 17/30; harnessing in aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D 25/06; releasable fastenings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B) [4]

|  | A62B 35/04 |
· | incorporating energy absorbing means [4]

|  | A62B 37/00 |
Devices, apparatus, or methods for life-saving not covered by the preceding groups