B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
TRANSPORTING
 B62
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
 B62M
RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
 B62M

Note(s)

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

  • "transmission" means all parts between the prime mover or the part to which a rider immediately applies propulsive effort, e.g. pedal cranks, and a driven ground wheel.

 B62M
Subclass index
PROPULSION
Of wheeled vehicles by hand or foot: kinds of mechanisms; construction of propulsion cranks or levers 1/00; 3/00, 5/00
Of single-track vehicles by motor, characterised by position of engine 7/00
Of sledges or the like 27/00
Of wheeled vehicles or sledges, by ground-engaging means not otherwise provided for 29/00
TRANSMISSIONS
Characterised by rigid mechanical parts thereof
chain or belt; toothed or friction wheel; friction roller 9/00; 11/00; 13/00
crankshaft or coupling- rods; rotary shaft 15/00; 17/00
Characterised by non-mechanical or non-rigid parts thereof 19/00, 21/00, 23/00
Gearing speed-change actuators 25/00
 B62M 1/00 - 
B62M 5/00
Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles (propulsion by ground-engaging rods B62M 29/02)
 B62M 1/00
Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
 B62M 1/02
·  with rotary cranks, e.g. with pedal cranks (cranks per se B62M 3/00; immobilisable as foot-rests B62M 5/00)
 B62M 1/04
·  with reciprocating levers, e.g. foot levers (immobilisable as foot-rests B62M 5/00)
 B62M 1/06
·  driving a rotary crankshaft connected to driven axle other than by coupling-rods
 B62M 1/08
·  ·  directly driving a ratchet wheel on driven axle
 B62M 1/10
·  involving devices which enable the storing and releasing of energy occasionally, e.g. arrangement of flywheels
 B62M 1/12
·  operated both by hand and by foot
 B62M 1/14
·  exclusively by hand power (hand cranks per se B62M 3/00)
 B62M 1/16
·  ·  by means of a to-and-fro movable handle-bar
 B62M 1/18
·  by movement of rider's saddle
 B62M 1/20
·  ·  with additional rider propulsion means
 B62M 3/00
Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
 B62M 3/02
·  of adjustable length
 B62M 3/04
·  ·  automatically adjusting
 B62M 3/06
·  with elliptical or other non-circular rotary movement
 B62M 3/08
·  Pedals
 B62M 3/10
·  ·  All-metal pedals
 B62M 3/12
·  ·  with reflectors
 B62M 3/14
·  Hand-grips for hand-operated cranks
 B62M 3/16
·  Accessories
 B62M 5/00
Foot-driven levers as pedal cranks which can be immobilised as foot-rests (immobilising against theft B62H 5/10)
 B62M 7/00
Motor-cycles or cycles with auxiliary engines characterised by position of engine (frames characterised by position of engine B62K 11/00; internal-combustion engines per se F02B; kick-starter mechanisms or the like F02N)
 B62M 7/02
·  with engine between front and rear wheels
 B62M 7/04
·  ·  below the frame
 B62M 7/06
·  ·  directly under the saddle or seat
 B62M 7/08
·  with the engine over the rear wheel
 B62M 7/10
·  with the engine over the front wheel
 B62M 7/12
·  with the engine beside or within the driven wheel
 B62M 7/14
·  with the engine on an auxiliary wheeled unit, e.g. trailer, sidecar (trailers B60P, B62D; sidecars B62K 27/00)
 B62M 9/00 - 
B62M 25/00
Transmissions
 B62M 9/00
Transmissions characterised by use of an endless chain, belt, or the like (cycle chain guards B62J 13/00)
 B62M 9/02
·  of unchangeable ratio
 B62M 9/04
·  of changeable ratio
 B62M 9/06
·  ·  using a single chain, belt, or the like
 B62M 9/08
·  ·  ·  involving eccentrically-mounted or elliptically-shaped driving or driven wheel; with expansible driving or driven wheel
 B62M 9/10
·  ·  ·  involving different-sized wheels selectively engaged by the chain, belt, or the like
 B62M 9/12
·  ·  ·  ·  the chain, belt, or the like being laterally shiftable
 B62M 9/14
·  ·  ·  ·  the wheels being laterally shiftable
 B62M 9/16
·  Tensioning or adjusting equipment for chains, belts, or the like
 B62M 11/00
Transmissions characterised by use of interengaging toothed wheels or frictionally-engaging wheels (with roller engaging the periphery of ground wheel B62M 13/00)
 B62M 11/02
·  of unchangeable ratio
 B62M 11/04
·  of changeable ratio
 B62M 11/06
·  ·  with spur gear wheels (B62M 11/14 takes precedence)
 B62M 11/10
·  ·  with bevel gear wheels (B62M 11/14 takes precedence)
 B62M 11/12
·  ·  with frictionally-engaging wheels (B62M 11/14 takes precedence)
 B62M 11/14
·  ·  with planetary gears
 B62M 11/16
·  ·  ·  built in, or adjacent to, the ground-wheel hub
 B62M 11/18
·  ·  ·  with a plurality of planetary gear units
 B62M 13/00
Transmissions characterised by use of friction roller engaging the periphery of the ground wheel
 B62M 13/02
·  with changeable ratio, e.g. with roller of varying diameter
 B62M 13/04
·  with means for moving roller into driving contact with ground wheel
 B62M 15/00
Transmission characterised by use of crankshafts and coupling-rods
 B62M 17/00
Transmissions characterised by use of rotary shaft, e.g. cardan shaft
 B62M 19/00
Transmissions characterised by use of non-mechanical gearing, e.g. fluid gearing
 B62M 21/00
Transmissions characterised by use of resilient elements therein
 B62M 23/00
Transmissions characterised by use of other elements; Other transmissions
 B62M 23/02
·  characterised by the use of two or more dissimilar sources of power, e.g. engine and pedal
 B62M 25/00
Actuators for gearing speed-change mechanisms specially adapted for cycles (rider-operated controls for cycles in general B62K 23/00; gearing speed-change mechanisms F16H)
 B62M 25/02
·  with mechanical transmitting systems, e.g. cables, levers
 B62M 25/04
·  ·  hand actuated
 B62M 25/06
·  ·  foot actuated
 B62M 25/08
·  with electrical or fluid transmitting systems
 B62M 27/00
Propulsion devices for sledges or the like (pushed or pulled by persons or animals B62B, B62C; wind propulsion B62B 15/00)
 B62M 27/02
·  power driven
 B62M 29/00
Ground-engaging propulsion devices for cycles, sledges, or rider-propelled wheeled vehicles, not otherwise provided for
 B62M 29/02
·  using ground-engaging rods