|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

|  | B01 - B07 |
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION |
Method |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B07B
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B
Apparatus |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B

SHAPING

|  | B25 |
HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS

|  | B25 |
Note(s) In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "portable" includes suspension for easy manual handling, e.g. in connection with spring-suspended portable apparatus for use along assembly lines.

|  | B25C |
HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS (manufacturing footwear Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D)

|  | B25C |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "nail" includes pin, bolt, stud, plug or the like. Tools for driving both nails or staples are classified with the nailing tools. [3]

|  | B25C |
Subclass index
JOINING BY NAILS |
Nailing punches | 9/00
Nailing tools | 1/00, 3/00, 7/00
Tools for straightening or extracting nails | 13/00, 11/00
JOINING BY STAPLES | 5/00, 7/00, 11/00

P:40 |  | B25C 1/00 |
Hand-held nailing tools (hammers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25D; details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25F 5/00; nailing machines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27F 7/02); Nail feeding devices therefor [4]

|  | B25C 1/02 |
· | operated by manual power [3]

|  | B25C 1/04 |
· | operated by fluid pressure [3]

|  | B25C 1/06 |
· | operated by electric power

|  | B25C 1/08 |
· | operated by combustion pressure

|  | B25C 1/10 |
· · | generated by detonation of a cartridge

|  | B25C 1/12 |
· · · | acting directly on the nail

|  | B25C 1/14 |
· · · | acting on an intermediate plunger or anvil (pistols for slaughtering or stunning animals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A22B 3/02)

|  | B25C 1/16 |
· · · | Cartridges specially adapted for impact tools; Cartridge-and-nail units (bolts or the like for shooting into concrete constructions, metal walls, or the like by means of detonation-operated nailing tools Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B 19/14)

|  | B25C 1/18 |
· · · | Details or accessories, e.g. splinter guards, spall minimisers

P:0 |  | B25C 3/00 |
Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers

P:50 |  | B25C 5/00 |
Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools (surgical staplers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/068, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/115; details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25F 5/00; stapling machines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27F 7/17); Staple feeding devices therefor (surgical staples Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/064; staples Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16B 15/00) [3,4,5]

|  | B25C 5/02 |
· | with provision for bending the ends of the staples on to the work

|  | B25C 5/04 |
· · | with means for forming the staples in the tool

|  | B25C 5/06 |
· | without provision for bending the ends of the staples on to the work

|  | B25C 5/08 |
· · | with means for forming the staples in the tool

|  | B25C 5/10 |
· | Driving means

|  | B25C 5/11 |
· · | operated by manual power [3]

|  | B25C 5/13 |
· · | operated by fluid pressure [3]

|  | B25C 5/15 |
· · | operated by electric power [3]

|  | B25C 5/16 |
· | Staple-feeding devices

P:60 |  | B25C 7/00 |
Accessories for nailing or stapling tools, e.g. supports (for tools operated by detonation of a cartridge Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25C 1/18)

P:10 |  | B25C 9/00 |
Nail punches

P:20 |  | B25C 11/00 |
Nail, spike, or staple extractors (incorporated in hammers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25D 1/00)

|  | B25C 11/02 |
· | Pincers (joints therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25B 7/06)

P:30 |  | B25C 13/00 |
Nail straightening devices