|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

TRANSPORTING

|  | B60 |
VEHICLES IN GENERAL

|  | B60 |
Note(s) 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...B60B or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and tyres, except wheels for roller skates Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63C 17/22, wheels for model railway vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A63H 19/22, and special adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64C 25/36; 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...B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all electrically-propelled 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...B60R embraces safety belts or body harnesses used in all types of land vehicles; [4] subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the servicing of rail locomotives Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61K 11/00, ground equipment for aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64F, or cleaning apparatus peculiar to waterborne vessels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 57/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 59/00; 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.

|  | B60R |
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)

|  | B60R |
Note(s) Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60.

|  | B60R |
Subclass index
VEHICLES OR VEHICLE PARTS OR ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 16/00, 27/00
ARRANGEMENTS |
Of optical viewing means | 1/00
Of steps or ladders | 3/00
ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS |
Of electric installations not otherwise provided for; of sanitation devices | 16/00; 15/00
For advertising | 13/00
Of lubricating systems or devices | 17/00
ARRANGEMENTS OF FITTINGS FOR HOLDING OR CARRYING LUGGAGE OR OTHER ARTICLES | 5/00 - 11/00
PROTECTION OR SECURITY |
Arrangements concerning the vehicle or passengers; safety belts or body harnesses; anti- theft arrangements | 19/00, 21/00; 22/00; 25/00
BODY-FINISHING ELEMENTS | 13/00
OTHER VEHICLE FITTINGS | 27/00

|  | B60R 1/00 |
Optical viewing arrangements (antiglare equipment, e.g. polarising, for windscreens or windows Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60J 3/00; devices per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G02B; heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B 3/84) [2]

|  | B60R 1/02 |
· | Rear-view mirror arrangements (periscope arrangements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 1/10)

|  | B60R 1/04 |
· · | mounted inside vehicle

|  | B60R 1/06 |
· · | mounted on vehicle exterior

|  | B60R 1/08 |
· · | involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots

|  | B60R 1/10 |
· | Front-view mirror arrangements; Periscope arrangements

|  | B60R 1/12 |
· | Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks

|  | B60R 3/00 |
Arrangements of steps, e.g. running-boards (constructed as superstructure sub-units of road vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D; ladders Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06C)

|  | B60R 3/02 |
· | Retractable steps

|  | B60R 3/04 |
· | with provisions for shoe-scraping

|  | B60R 5/00 |
Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like (primarily intended for stowing loads in load-transporting vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60P; arrangements for stowing spare wheels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 43/00)

|  | B60R 5/02 |
· | arranged at front of vehicle

|  | B60R 5/04 |
· | arranged at rear of vehicle

|  | B60R 7/00 |
Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps (for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like, mounting of cameras operative during drive, tools, or spare parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 11/00; for receptacles for refuse, food, beverages, cigarettes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60N)

|  | B60R 7/02 |
· | in a separate luggage compartment

|  | B60R 7/04 |
· | in driver or passenger space

|  | B60R 7/05 |
· · | mounted on sun visor [5]

|  | B60R 7/06 |
· · | mounted on or below dashboards

|  | B60R 7/08 |
· | Disposition of racks, clips, or the like

|  | B60R 7/10 |
· · | for supporting hats, clothes or clothes hangers [5]

|  | B60R 7/12 |
· · | for supporting umbrellas [5]

|  | B60R 7/14 |
· · | for supporting weapons [5]

|  | B60R 9/00 |
Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like [5]

|  | B60R 9/02 |
· | at the sides, e.g. on running-board

|  | B60R 9/04 |
· | Carriers associated with vehicle roof (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 9/08 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60R 9/042 |
· · | Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like [5]

|  | B60R 9/045 |
· · | Carriers being adjustable or transformable, e.g. expansible, collapsible [5]

|  | B60R 9/048 |
· · | Carriers characterised by article-gripping, -retaining, or -locking means [5]

|  | B60R 9/05 |
· · | Carriers characterised by wind deflecting means (wind deflectors for open roofs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60J 7/22) [5]

|  | B60R 9/052 |
· · | Carriers comprising elongate members extending only transversely of vehicle (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 9/08 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60R 9/055 |
· · | Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. containers, boxes (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 9/048 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60R 9/058 |
· · | characterised by releasable attaching means between carrier and roof [5]

|  | B60R 9/06 |
· | at vehicle front or rear

|  | B60R 9/08 |
· | specially adapted for sports gear (vehicles specially adapted for carrying aeroplanes, for carrying boats Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60P)

|  | B60R 9/10 |
· · | for cycles

|  | B60R 9/12 |
· · | for skis

|  | B60R 11/00 |
Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for

|  | B60R 11/02 |
· | for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof (of aerials Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01Q)

|  | B60R 11/04 |
· | Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle (cameras per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G03B)

|  | B60R 11/06 |
· | for tools or spare parts (for vehicle roof parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60J 7/20; for spare wheels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D)

|  | B60R 13/00 |
Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes

|  | B60R 13/01 |
· | Liners for load platforms or load compartments [5]

|  | B60R 13/02 |
· | Trim mouldings; Ledges; Wall liners; Roof liners (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 13/01 takes precedence) [5]

|  | B60R 13/04 |
· | Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices

|  | B60R 13/06 |
· | Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60J 10/00)

|  | B60R 13/07 |
· | Water drainage or guide means not integral with roof structure (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 13/06 takes precedence; water deflectors for bonnets or lids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 25/13) [4]

|  | B60R 13/08 |
· | Insulating elements, e.g. for sound insulation [4]

|  | B60R 13/10 |
· | Registration, licensing, or like devices

|  | B60R 15/00 |
Arrangements or adaptations of sanitation devices

|  | B60R 15/02 |
· | Washing facilities

|  | B60R 15/04 |
· | Toilet facilities

|  | B60R 16/00 |
Electric or fluid circuits or arrangements of elements thereof specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for [3]

|  | B60R 16/02 |
· | electric [3]

|  | B60R 16/04 |
· · | of batteries (for propulsion purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60S 5/06) [3,6]

|  | B60R 16/06 |
· · | for carrying-off electrostatic charges (carrying-off electrostatic charges in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05F 3/00) [3]

|  | B60R 16/08 |
· | fluid (arrangement of fuel conduits Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 15/01) [3]

|  | B60R 17/00 |
Arrangements or adaptations of lubricating systems or devices (lubricating in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16N)

|  | B60R 17/02 |
· | Systems, e.g. central lubrication systems

|  | B60R 19/00 |
Wheel guards; Radiator guards; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions (mudguards Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D)

|  | B60R 19/02 |
· | Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects (initiating brake action by contact of bumper with an external object Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60T 7/22; for rail vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B61F 19/04; safety equipment for cycles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62J 27/00; integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 59/02) [4]

|  | B60R 19/03 |
· · | characterised by material, e.g. composite (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 19/18 takes precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 19/04 |
· · | formed from more than one section (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 19/18 takes precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 19/12 |
· · · | vertically spaced [4]

|  | B60R 19/14 |
· · · | having folding parts [4]

|  | B60R 19/16 |
· · · | having deflecting members, e.g. rollers, balls [4]

|  | B60R 19/18 |
· · | Means within the bumper to absorb impact [4]

|  | B60R 19/20 |
· · · | containing gas or liquid, e.g. inflatable (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C 29/00) [4]

|  | B60R 19/22 |
· · · | containing cellular material, e.g. solid foam [4]

|  | B60R 19/24 |
· · | Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles [4]

|  | B60R 19/26 |
· · · | comprising yieldable mounting means (springs, shock absorbers, or means for damping vibrations per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16F) [4]

|  | B60R 19/28 |
· · · · | Metallic springs [4]

|  | B60R 19/30 |
· · · · | Elastomeric material [4]

|  | B60R 19/32 |
· · · · | Fluid shock absorbers [4]

|  | B60R 19/34 |
· · · · | destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type [4]

|  | B60R 19/36 |
· · · · | Combinations of yieldable mounting means of different types [4]

|  | B60R 19/38 |
· · · | adjustably or movably mounted, e.g. horizontally displaceable for securing a space between parked vehicles [4]

|  | B60R 19/40 |
· · · · | in the direction of an obstacle before a collision [4]

|  | B60R 19/42 |
· · | extending primarily along the sides of, or completely encircling, a vehicle (ornamental or guard strips Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 13/04) [4]

|  | B60R 19/44 |
· · | Bumper guards [4]

|  | B60R 19/46 |
· · · | spring- or pivotally-mounted [4]

|  | B60R 19/48 |
· · | combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds [4]

|  | B60R 19/50 |
· · · | with lights or registration plates [4]

|  | B60R 19/52 |
· | Radiator or grille guards [4]

|  | B60R 19/54 |
· | Obstruction removers or deflectors (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 19/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 21/34 take precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 19/56 |
· | Arrangements on high-riding vehicles, e.g. lorries, for preventing vehicles or objects from running thereunder [4]

|  | B60R 21/00 |
Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/00; devices, apparatus or methods for life-saving in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B; safety devices for propulsion unit control specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60K 28/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60N 2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 1/19; harnessing in aircraft Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64D 25/00) [4,5]

|  | B60R 21/02 |
· | Occupant safety guards or fittings [4]

|  | B60R 21/04 |
· · | Padded linings for the vehicle interior [4]

|  | B60R 21/045 |
· · · | associated with the instrument panel or dashboard [4]

|  | B60R 21/05 |
· · · | associated with the steering wheel, hand lever or column (yieldable steering columns Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B62D 1/18) [4,5]

|  | B60R 21/055 |
· · | Padded fittings, e.g. head rests, sun visors [4]

|  | B60R 21/06 |
· · | Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 21/11, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 21/12, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 21/16 take precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 21/08 |
· · · | movable from an inoperative to an operative position, e.g. in a collision [4]

|  | B60R 21/09 |
· · | Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the way position, e.g. switch knobs, window cranks [4]

|  | B60R 21/11 |
· · | Overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down [4]

|  | B60R 21/12 |
· · | which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the outside of the vehicle [4]

|  | B60R 21/13 |
· · | Roll-over protection [4]

|  | B60R 21/16 |
· · | Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. "air bags" (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C 29/00) [4]

|  | B60R 21/18 |
· · · | the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement [4]

|  | B60R 21/20 |
· · · | specially adapted for storing the inflatable member in its non-use or deflated condition [4]

|  | B60R 21/22 |
· · · | the inflatable member specifically positioned with respect to the occupant, or shaped with respect to a specific part of the occupant's body [4]

|  | B60R 21/24 |
· · · | the inflatable member comprising a plurality of individual compartments or constructed of two or more bag-like members, one within the other [4]

|  | B60R 21/26 |
· · · | characterised by the source or generator of inflation fluid or the means to control such fluid flow from the source to the inflatable member [4]

|  | B60R 21/28 |
· · · · | with means to deflate the inflatable member [4]

|  | B60R 21/30 |
· · · · | with means to draw ambient air into the flow line and mix such air with the inflation fluid [4]

|  | B60R 21/32 |
· · · | responsive to a vehicle condition which assumes impending collision, including electrical sensors to initiate inflation [4]

|  | B60R 21/34 |
· | Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians [4]

|  | B60R 22/00 |
Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles (safety belts or body harnesses in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 35/00) [4]

|  | B60R 22/02 |
· | Semi-passive restraint systems, e.g. systems applied or removed automatically but not both [4]

|  | B60R 22/03 |
· · | Means for presenting the belt or part thereof to the wearer [6]

|  | B60R 22/04 |
· | Passive restraint systems, i.e. systems both applied and removed automatically, e.g. by movement of the vehicle door [4]

|  | B60R 22/06 |
· · | having the belt or harness connected to a member slidable in a vehicle-mounted track [4]

|  | B60R 22/08 |
· · | having the belt retractor mounted on or in a vehicle closure, e.g. the door [4]

|  | B60R 22/10 |
· | specially adapted for children or animals (children's seats Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60N 2/24) [4]

|  | B60R 22/10 |
Note(s) Groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/02-B60R 22/08 and Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/12-B60R 22/48 take precedence over group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/10. [6]

|  | B60R 22/12 |
· | Construction of belts or harnesses (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 21/18 takes precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 22/14 |
· · | incorporating enlarged restraint areas, e.g. vests, nets [4]

|  | B60R 22/16 |
· · | using belts which become permanently deformed, i.e. one time use [4]

|  | B60R 22/18 |
· | Anchoring devices [4]

|  | B60R 22/20 |
· · | adjustable in position, e.g. in height [4]

|  | B60R 22/22 |
· · | secured to the vehicle floor [4]

|  | B60R 22/24 |
· · | secured to the side, door, or roof of the vehicle [4]

|  | B60R 22/26 |
· · | secured to the seat [4]

|  | B60R 22/28 |
· | incorporating energy-absorbing devices [4]

|  | B60R 22/30 |
· | Coupling devices other than buckles, including length-adjusting fittings (buckles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A44B 11/00; releasable fastenings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B) [4]

|  | B60R 22/32 |
· | Devices for releasing in an emergency, e.g. after an accident [4]

|  | B60R 22/34 |
· | Belt retractors, e.g. reels [4]

|  | B60R 22/343 |
· · | with electrically actuated locking means [6]

|  | B60R 22/347 |
· · | with means for permanently locking the retractor during the wearing of the belt (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/343, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/415 take precedence) [6]

|  | B60R 22/35 |
· · · | the locking means being automatically actuated [6]

|  | B60R 22/353 |
· · · · | in response to belt movement when a wearer applies the belt [6]

|  | B60R 22/357 |
· · · · | in response to fastening of the belt buckle [6]

|  | B60R 22/36 |
· · | self-locking in an emergency (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60R 22/343 takes precedence) [4]

|  | B60R 22/38 |
· · · | responsive only to belt movement [4]

|  | B60R 22/40 |
· · · | responsive only to vehicle movement [4]

|  | B60R 22/405 |
· · · | responsive to belt movement and vehicle movement [6]

|  | B60R 22/41 |
· · · | with additional means for preventing locking under predetermined conditions [6]

|  | B60R 22/415 |
· · · | with additional means allowing a permanent locking of the retractor during the wearing of the belt [6]

|  | B60R 22/42 |
· · · | having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction [4]

|  | B60R 22/44 |
· · | with means for reducing the tension when worn [4]

|  | B60R 22/46 |
· · | with means to tension the belt in an emergency [4]

|  | B60R 22/48 |
· | Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness [4]

|  | B60R 25/00 |
Vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (anti-theft devices for wheel cover discs, rings or the like Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60B 7/16; locks or bolts per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E05) [5]

|  | B60R 25/02 |
· | operating on steering mechanism

|  | B60R 25/04 |
· | preventing use of engine (engines, fittings for normal use, see the relevant classes for such engines or fittings)

|  | B60R 25/06 |
· | operating on transmission

|  | B60R 25/08 |
· | operating on brake

|  | B60R 25/10 |
· | actuating a signalling device

|  | B60R 27/00 |
Other vehicle fittings; Vehicles, or vehicle parts, not provided for in the preceding groups