|  | E |
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

BUILDING

|  | E04 |
BUILDING (layered materials, layered products in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B32B)

|  | E04B |
GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06B 1/00)

|  | E04B |
Note(s) This subclass covers working methods used in constructing new buildings and analogous working methods on existing buildings. Other working methods on existing buildings, except those for insulating, are classified in group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 23/00. [5] In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "ceiling" includes all the finishing material concealing the underside of the load-carrying ceiling structure or roof structure. [4] In this subclass, it is desirable to add the indexing code of group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 101/00. The indexing code should be unlinked. [5]

|  | E04C |
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B; elements used as building aids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G; for mining Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21; for tunnels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16, particularly Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16S)

|  | E04D |
ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 13/00)

|  | E04D |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated: "roof coverings" includes any similar kind of watertight covering against rain, snow, hail, or the like, for other parts of buildings.

|  | E04D |
Subclass index
ROOF COVERINGS |
Tiles or slates; slabs or stiff sheets; flexible materials | 1/00; 3/00; 5/00, 11/00
Bulk materials, straw or thatch | 7/00, 9/00, 11/00
Other materials | 11/00
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ROOF COVERINGS | 12/00, 13/00
APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ROOF WORKING | 15/00

|  | E04F |
FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E06B)

|  | E04F |
Subclass index
SUNSHADES, AWNINGS | 10/00
STAIRWAYS | 11/00
COVERING OR FINISHING WALLS, CEILINGS, OR FLOORS | 13/00, 15/00, 19/00
DUCTS OR CHANNELS | 17/00
IMPLEMENTS | 21/00
OTHER FINISHING DETAILS | 19/00

|  | E04G |
SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR OTHER BUILDING AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS

|  | E04G |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "scaffolding" includes other supports for like purposes.

|  | E04G |
Subclass index
SCAFFOLDING |
Resting on the ground; supported by the building | 1/00; 3/00
Component parts; coupling elements | 5/00; 7/00
FALSEWORK, FORMS OR SHUTTERINGS |
For general use | 9/00
For particular use | 11/00, 13/00, 15/00
Connecting members, auxiliary members | 17/00
Auxiliary treatment | 19/00
OTHER IMPLEMENTS OR ACCESSORIES |
Temporary arrangements for access | 27/00
Preparing or conveying materials | 21/00
Shores | 25/00
WORKING MEASURES ON EXISTING BUILDINGS | 23/00

|  | E04H |
BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E02D) [4]

|  | E04H |
Note(s) This subclass covers primarily the layout of buildings as a whole; details which are peculiar to types of buildings, or buildings for special purposes, specified in the groups; canopies in general and canopies similar in construction to tents. [4] This subclass does not cover canopies having special application, which are covered by the relevant place, e.g. protecting chairs against the weather Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47C 7/66, bed canopies Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47C 29/00, sun shades or awnings for buildings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 10/00. [4] In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated: "buildings" does not exclude engineering structures and other constructions; "tent" means a tent or canopy having a supporting means, e.g. frame and a flexible cover. [4]

|  | E04H |
Subclass index
BUILDINGS |
For dwelling or office purposes | 1/00
For public purposes | 3/00
For industrial or agricultural purposes; for parking | 5/00; 6/00
SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS | 4/00
CONTAINERS | 7/00
BUILDINGS AFFORDING SPECIAL PROTECTION | 9/00
TOWERS, MASTS, CHIMNEY STACKS | 12/00
MONUMENTS, TOMBS | 13/00
BUILDINGS FOR COMBINATIONS OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES, DRIVE-IN BUILDINGS | 14/00
TENTS, CANOPIES | 15/00
FENCING, ENCLOSURES, CORRALS | 17/00