G
SECTION G — PHYSICS
 G

Note(s)

  1. In this section, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "variable" (as a noun) means a feature or property (e.g., a dimension, a physical condition such as temperature, a quality such as density or colour) which, in respect of a particular entity (e.g., an object, a quantity of a substance, a beam of light) and at a particular instant, is capable of being measured; the variable may change, so that its numerical expression may assume different values at different times, in different conditions or in individual cases, but may be constant in respect of a particular entity in certain conditions or for practical purposes (e.g., the length of a bar may be regarded as constant for many purposes).
  2. Attention is drawn to the definitions of terms or expressions used, appearing in the notes of several of the classes in this section, in particular those of "measuring" in class G01 and "control" and "regulation" in class G05.
  3. Classification in this section may present more difficulty than in other sections, because the distinction between different fields of use rests to a considerable extent on differences in the intention of the user rather than on any constructional differences or differences in the manner of use, and because the subjects dealt with are often in effect systems or combinations, which have features or parts in common, rather than "things", which are readily distinguishable as a whole. For example, information (e.g., a set of figures) may be displayed for the purpose of education or advertising (G09), for enabling the result of a measurement to be known (G01), for signalling the information to a distant point or for giving information which has been signalled from a distant point (G08). The words used to describe the purpose depend on features that may be irrelevant to the form of the apparatus concerned, for example, such features as the desired effect on the person who sees the display, or whether the display is controlled from a remote point. Again, a device which responds to some change in a condition, e.g., in the pressure of a fluid, may be used, without modification of the device itself, to give information about the pressure (G01L) or about some other condition linked to the pressure (another subclass of class G01, e.g., G01K for temperature), to make a record of the pressure or of its occurrence (G07C), to give an alarm (G08B), or to control another apparatus (G05).

    The classification scheme is intended to enable things of a similar nature (as indicated above) to be classified together. It is therefore particularly necessary for the real nature of any technical subject to be decided before it can be properly classified.

  
INSTRUMENTS
 G07
CHECKING-DEVICES
 G07F
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D 3/00; coin testing G07D 5/00)  [1,7]
 G07F

Note(s)

  1. This subclass does not cover constructions or details of apparatus which includes, or is combined with, coin-actuated mechanisms but is not specially adapted or modified for use therewith. Such constructions or details are covered by the relevant subclass for the particular apparatus.
  2. In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "coins" covers also tokens or the like.
 G07F
Subclass index
ARRANGEMENTS OR MECHANISMS IN GENERAL
Coin inlet; coin actuation; others 1/00; 5/00; 7/00
APPARATUS CHARACTERISED BY THE APPLICATION
Dispensing; metering; hiring 11/00, 13/00; 15/00; 17/00
COMPLETE BANKING SYSTEMS 19/00
DETAILS NOT PECULIAR TO SPECIAL KINDS OR TYPES OF APPARATUS 9/00
P:70 G07F 1/00
Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms (coins in general A44C)
P:60 G07F 5/00
Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
 G07F 5/20
·  specially adapted for registering coins as credit, e.g. mechanically actuated
P:50 G07F 7/00
Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus (complete banking systems G07F 19/00; handling coins or paper currencies apart from coin-freed or like apparatus G07D)  [2]
 G07F 7/08
·  by coded identity card or credit card  [2]
 G07F 7/10
·  ·  together with a coded signal  [2]
 G07F 7/12
·  ·  Card verification  [5]
P:80 G07F 9/00
Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus (coin inlet arrangements G07F 1/00; coin-actuated mechanisms, interlocks G07F 5/00)
 G07F 9/02
·  Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus (alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F 15/00)
 G07F 9/04
·  Means for returning surplus or unused coins
 G07F 9/06
·  Coin boxes
 G07F 9/08
·  Counting total of coins inserted
 G07F 9/10
·  Casings, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
P:40 G07F 11/00
Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
 G07F 11/02
·  from non-movable magazines
 G07F 11/04
·  ·  in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
 G07F 11/16
·  ·  ·  Delivery means
 G07F 11/46
·  from movable storage containers or supports
 G07F 11/70
·  in which the articles are formed in the apparatus from components, blanks, or material constituents
P:30 G07F 13/00
Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
 G07F 13/06
·  with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
 G07F 13/10
·  with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles (dispensing discrete articles per se G07F 11/00)
P:20 G07F 15/00
Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity (tariff-metering apparatus in general G01D 4/00)
P:10 G07F 17/00
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services (picture juke-boxes G03B; prepayment telephone systems H04M 17/00)
 G07F 17/10
·  for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property
 G07F 17/32
·  for games, toys, sports, or amusements
P:0 G07F 19/00
Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines (mechanisms in general actuated by objects other than coins G07F 7/00; data processing equipment for bank accounting G06Q 40/00; handling coins or paper currencies apart from coin-freed or like apparatus G07D)  [5]