Note(s) [2006.01]

• Attention is drawn to:
  • the Note following group E04B 1/38;
  • the following places:

    A44B	Buckles, slide fasteners
    A47G 3/00	Ornamental heads for nails, screws, or the like
    B42F 3/00	Means, not using staples, for attaching sheets temporarily together
    E01B 9/10	Screws or bolts for railway sleepers
    E01B 11/00	Rail joints
    E04	Connections for building
    E04D 13/08	Clamping means for down pipes for roof drainage
    E04F 13/21	Fastening means specially adapted for covering or lining elements for buildings
    E04G 5/04	Fastening scaffolds against buildings
    E04G 7/00	Scaffolding couplings
    E05C	Bolts or fasteners for wings, specially for doors or windows
    F16C 29/10	Locking bearings for parts moving only linearly
    F16G 17/00	Hooks as integral parts of chains
    F16L	Pipe joints
    F16L 3/00	Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    F16L 33/02	Clips for connecting hoses to rigid members
    H01F 7/00	Magnetic holding devices
    H02N 13/00	Electrostatic holding devices.

Note(s)

• In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
  • "rotary engineering elements other than gearing, coupling, clutch or brake elements" covers any engineering element other than gearing, coupling, clutch or brake elements which rotates in so far as its features are affected only by the fact that it rotates.

Note(s) [5]

• This subclass covers:
  • springs, shock-absorbers or vibration-dampers;
  • their arrangement in, or adaptation for, particular apparatus, if not provided for in the subclasses covering said apparatus.
• This subclass does not cover the arrangement or adaptation of springs, shock-absorbers or vibration-dampers in, or for, particular apparatus, if provided for in the subclasses concerning the said apparatus, e.g.

  A47C 23/00-A47C 27/00	Spring mattresses
  A63C 5/075	Vibration dampers in skis
  B60G	Vehicle suspensions
  B60R 19/24	Mounting of bumpers on vehicles
  B61F	Rail vehicle suspensions
  B61G 11/00	Buffers for railway or tramway vehicles
  B62D 21/15	Vehicle chassis frames having impact absorbing means
  B62J 1/02	Resiliently mounted saddles on cycles
  B62K 21/08	Steering dampers
  B63H 1/15	Marine propellers having vibration-damping means
  B63H 21/30	Anti-vibration mounting of marine propulsion plant in ships
  B64C 25/58	Arrangement of shock-absorbers or springs in aeroplane alighting gear
  B65D 81/02	Containers, packing elements or packages with shock-absorbing means
  D06F 37/20	Resilient mountings in washing machines
  D06F 49/06	Resilient mountings in domestic spin-dryers
  F03G 1/00	Spring motors
  F21V 15/04	Resilient mounting of lighting devices
  F41A 25/00	Gun cradles to permit recoil
  F41B 5/20	Vibration dampers for archery bows
  G01D 11/00	Indicating or recording in connection with measuring
  G01G 21/10	Weighing apparatus, e.g. arrangement of shock-absorbers in weighing apparatus
  G04B	Clocks, watches
  G12B 3/08	Damping of movements in instruments
  G21C 7/20	Disposition of shock-absorbing devices for displacable control elements in nuclear reactors.

Note(s) [2009.01]

• Combinations including mechanical gearings are classified in groups F16H 37/00or F16H 47/00, unless they are provided for in groups F16H 1/00-F16H 35/00.
• In this subclass, sets of rigidly-connected members are regarded as single members.
• In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
  • "toothed gearing" includes worm gearing and other gearing involving at least one wheel or sector provided with teeth or the equivalent, except gearing with chains or toothed belts, which is treated as friction gearing;
  • "conveying motion" includes transmitting energy, and means that the applied and resultant motions are of the same kind, though they may differ in, e.g. speed, direction or extent;
  • "rotary" implies that the motion may continue indefinitely.
  • "oscillating" means moving about an axis to an extent which is limited by the construction of the gearing and which may exceed one revolution, the movement being alternately forwards and backwards during continued operation of the gearing;
  • "reciprocating" means moving substantially in a straight line, the movement being alternately forwards and backwards during continued operation of the gearing;
  • "reversing" or "reversal" means that an applied movement in one direction may produce a resultant movement in either of two opposed directions at will;
  • "central gears" includes any gears whose axis is the main axis of the gearing.
• Attention is drawn to the following places:

  A01D 69/06	Gearings in harvesters or mowers
  A63H 31/00	Gearing for toys
  B21B 35/12	Toothed-wheel gearing for metal-rolling mills
  B60K	Arrangement of transmissions in vehicles
  B61C 9/00	Transmissions for railway locomotives
  B62D 3/00	Vehicle steering gears
  B62M	Transmissions for cycles
  B63H 23/00	Transmissions for marine propulsion
  B63H 25/00	Marine steering gears
  F01-F04	Machines, engines, pumps
  F15B 15/00	Gearings associated with fluid-actuated devices
  G01D 5/04	Gearing used in indicating or recording apparatus in connection with measuring devices
  H03J 1/00	Driving arrangements for tuning resonant circuits
  H04L 13/04	Driving mechanisms for apparatus for transmission of coded digital information.

Note(s)

• Attention is drawn to the following places:

  A47J 27/08	Pressure cookers
  E04B 1/68	Sealing building joints
  E05C 9/00	Multi-point fastening of wings in general
  F01B	Machines or engines in general or of reciprocating type, e.g. cylinders peculiar to steam engines F01B 31/28
  F02F 1/00	Cylinders for combustion engines
  F02F 3/00	Pistons for combustion engines
  F04D 29/08	Sealings of non-positive displacement pumps
  F17B 1/04	Sealing devices for sliding parts of gas holders of variable capacity
  F28F 9/04	Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates of heat-exchangers.

Note(s) [2006.01]

• Attention is drawn to the Notes following the titles of class B81 and subclass B81B relating to "microstructural devices" and "microstructural systems".
• Attention is drawn to Note (2) following the title of subclass G05D and also the subdivisions of that subclass, according to which pressure regulators and flow regulators, e.g. flow regulating valves with pressure compensator, even with the whole regulating system contained in a valve, operating with or without auxiliary power, are covered by groups G05D 16/00 or G05D 7/00, respectively. However, details of the valve parts, per se, are classified in the appropriate groups of this subclass.
• Attention is drawn to the following places:

  A47J 27/09	Safety devices for pressure cookers
  A47J 31/46	Dispensing spouts, drain valves or like beverage-making apparatus
  A61B 5/0235	Valves specially adapted for measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
  A61F 2/24	Heart valves
  A61M 16/20	Valves specially adapted for medical respiratory devices
  A61M 39/00	Tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use in general
  A62B 9/02	Valves for respiratory apparatus
  A62B 18/10	Valves for breathing masks or helmets
  A62C	Fire extinguishers
  B05B	Nozzles, spray heads or other discharge apparatus for spraying or atomising
  B60C 29/00	Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves relative to tyres or wheel rims; Connection of valves to wheel rims, tyres or other inflatable elastic bodies
  B60G 17/048	Valves specially adapted for adjusting vehicle fluid-spring characteristics
  B60T	Valves specially adapted for vehicle brake control systems
  B62D 5/08	Vehicle power-assisted steering characterised by the type of valve used
  B63B 7/00, , B63C 9/00	Arrangement of inflating valves for floatable live-saving equipment
  B65D 47/04	Container closures with discharging valves
  B65D 83/28, , B65D 83/44	Nozzles or valves specially adapted for aerosol containers
  B65D 90/32	Safety valves for large containers
  B65D 90/54	Gates or closures on large containers
  B67C 3/28	Flow control devices for bottling liquids
  B67D	Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids
  E02B 8/00	Details, e.g. valves, of barrages or weirs
  E02B 13/02	Closures for irrigation conduits
  E03B 9/02	Arrangement of valves in hydrants
  E03D	Flushing valves for water-closets or urinals
  E05F 3/12	Valve arrangement in door closers
  E21B 21/10	Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
  E21B 34/00	Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
  F01B 25/10	Working-fluid valves for controlling machines or engines in general or of positive-displacement type
  F01D 17/10	Final actuators for controlling non-positive displacement machines or engines
  F01L	Cyclically operated valves for machines or engines
  F02D 9/08	Throttle valves for controlling combustion engines
  F02K 9/58	Propellant feed valves for rocket-engines
  F02M	Carburettors, fuel injection
  F02M 59/46	Valves for fuel injection pumps
  F04	Pumps
  F16F 9/34	Valves for shock absorbers
  F16L 29/00, , F16L 37/28	Pipe joints or quick-acting couplings with fluid cut-off means
  F16L 55/00	Arrangement of valves in pipes
  F16L 55/055	Valves specially adapted to prevent or minimise the effect of water hammer
  F16L 55/46	Launching devices for pigs or moles
  F16N 23/00	Check valves for lubrication systems
  F17C 13/04	Arrangement of valves in pressure vessels
  F22B 37/44	Arrangement of safety valves on steam boilers
  F22D 5/34	Application of valves to automatic water-feed in boiler
  F23L 13/00	Valves for air supply control to burners
  F23Q 2/173	Valves for lighters with gaseous fuel and adjustable flame
  F24C 3/12, , F24C 5/16	Arrangement of valves on stoves or ranges
  F24F	Air conditioning; Ventilation
  F25B 41/04	Disposition of fluid circulation valves in refrigeration machines
  G05D	Controlling non-electric variables
  G10B 3/06	Valves for organs
  G10D 9/04	Valves for other wind-actuated musical instruments.

Note(s) [7]

• In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated:
  • "pipe" means a conduit of closed cross-section, which is specially adapted to convey fluids, materials or objects;
  • "hose" means a pipe, as defined above, which has flexibility as an essential characteristic.
• Attention is drawn to the following places:

  A61M 39/00	Tube connectors, tube couplings or branch units, specially adapted for medical use
  B05B 1/20	Perforated pipes
  B63B 35/03	Pipe-laying vessels
  B64D 39/04	Adaptation of hose constructions for refuelling aircraft during flight
  B67D 7/38	Arrangements of hoses in apparatus for transferring liquids, e.g. fuel, from bulk to vehicles or portable containers
  E01D 19/10	Fastening of pipes or cables to bridges
  E03B	Water supply installations
  E03D 11/17	Means for connecting water-closet bowls to the flushing pipe
  E03D 11/18	Siphons for water-closets
  E03F 3/04	Pipes or fittings specially adapted to sewers
  E04D 13/08	Down pipes for roof drainage; Clamping means therefor
  E04F 17/00	Vertical ducts, channels in buildings, e.g. chimneys
  E21F 1/04	Air ducts for ventilation of mines or tunnels; Connections therefor
  E21F 17/02	Suspension devices for tubes or the like in mines or tunnels
  F01N	Gas flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines
  F16N 21/00	Conduits, junctions for lubrication systems
  F17C 3/02	Thermal insulation of vessels not under pressure for storing liquified or solidified gases, e.g. Dewar flask
  F22B 37/10	Water tubes of steam boilers
  F23J 13/04	Joints, connections for chimneys or flues
  F24H 9/12	Connecting circulation pipes to heaters
  F28F 9/04	Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates of heat-exchangers
  G21C 15/22	Structural association of coolant tubes with headers or other pipes in nuclear reactors
  H02G 3/04	Protective tubing or conduits for electric cables
  H02G 3/30	Installations of electric cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
  H02G 3/36	Installations of electric cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings

Note(s)

• Attention is drawn to the following places:

  B21B 31/02	Metal-rolling stand frames
  G01D 11/30	Supports specially adapted for indicating or recording instruments.

Note(s) [2006.01]

• Attention is drawn to the following places, which cover lubrication of specific apparatus or in particular processes:

  A01D 69/12	Harvesters
  B21B 25/04	Mandrels for metal tube rolling mills
  B21B 27/06	Rolls for metal rolling mills
  B21D 37/18	Tools for machines for working metal without removing material
  B21J 3/00	Forging or pressing
  B22D 11/07	Moulds for continuous casting of metals
  B23C 5/28	Milling cutters
  B23D 59/02, , B23D 59/04	Metal saws
  B23Q 11/10, , B23Q 11/12	Machine tools
  B25D 17/26	Portable power-driven percussive tools
  B26B 19/40	Hair-clippers or dry-shavers
  B27B 13/12	Band saw blades for wood or the like
  B60R 17/00	Vehicles
  B61B 12/08	Cable systems for railways
  B61C 17/08	Railway locomotives
  B61F 17/00	Axle-boxes of rail vehicles
  B61K 3/00	Rail or wheel flanges of railways
  B62D 55/092	Endless-track units for vehicles
  B62J 31/00	Cycles
  B65G 45/02	Conveyors
  B66B 7/12	Ropes, cables or guides of elevators
  D01H 7/20	Spindles of machines for spinning or twisting threads or fibres
  D04B 35/28	Knitting machines
  D05B 71/00	Sewing machines
  D05C 13/04	Embroidering machines
  E01B 7/26	Switches for railways
  E05B 17/08	Locks
  E05D 11/02	Hinges
  E21B 10/22	Roller bits for earth drilling
  F01C 21/04	Rotary-piston or oscillating-piston machines or engines
  F01D 25/18	Non-positive-displacement machines
  F01M	Machines or engines in general
  F02C 7/06	Gas-turbine plants
  F02F 1/20	Cylinders of combustion engines
  F04B 39/02	Pumps for liquids
  F04C 29/02	Rotary-piston or oscillating-piston pumps for liquids
  F04D 29/04	Non-positive-displacement pumps
  F16C 1/24	Flexible shafts
  F16C 33/10	Sliding-contact bearings
  F16C 33/66	Ball or roller bearings
  F16F 1/24	Springs
  F16H 57/04	Transmissions
  F41A 29/04	Smallarms or ordnance
  G04B 31/08	Clocks
  H01R 39/56	Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters