IPC 6 English version  A62C-A62C03900
SECTION A– HUMAN NECESSITIES

A 62

LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING (ladders E 06 C)

A 62 C

FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A 62 D 1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B 05; alarm arrangements G 08 B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G 08 B 17/10)


2/

00

Fire prevention or containment (A 62 C 3/00 takes precedence; flame traps A 62 C 4/00) [5]

2/

04

Removing or cutting-off the supply of inflammable material [5]

2/

06

Physical fire-barriers [5]

2/

08

. . 

Water curtains (nozzles A 62 C 31/02) [5]

2/

10

. . 

Fire-proof curtains [5]

2/

12

. . 

Hinged dampers [5]

2/

14

. . . 

with two or more blades [5]

2/

16

. . . . 

multi-vane roll or fold-up type [5]

2/

18

. . 

Sliding dampers [5]

2/

20

. . . 

at 90 degrees to the plane of the opening [5]

2/

22

. . 

Fire-dampers with provision for the removal of an obstacle, e.g. rails, conveyers, before closing the opening [5]

2/

24

. . 

Operating or controlling mechanisms [5]

3/

00

Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places (for nuclear reactors G 21 C 9/04) [5]

3/

02

for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires [5]

3/

04

for dust or loosely-baled or loosely-piled materials, e.g. in silos, in chimneys (flame traps A 62 C 4/00) [5]

3/

06

of highly inflammable material, e.g. light metals, petroleum products [5]

3/

07

in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles [5]

3/

08

. . 

in aircraft [5]

3/

10

. . 

in ships [5]

3/

16

in electrical installations, e.g. cableways [5]

4/

00

Flame traps allowing passage of gas but not of flame or explosion wave [2]

4/

02

in gas-pipes (safety valves F 16 K 17/00) [2]

4/

04

in flues or chimneys [2]

5/

00

Making of fire-extinguishing materials immediately before use (nozzles A 62 C 31/02) [5]

5/

02

of foam [5]

5/

027

. . 

Heavy foam [5]

5/

033

of gel [5]
Hand fire-extinguishers [5]

8/

00

Hand tools or accessories specially adapted for fire-fighting, e.g. tool boxes [5]

8/

02

Buckets or pails [5]

8/

04

Rakes or beaters [5]

8/

06

Fire-blankets [5]

8/

08

Shields [5]

11/

00

Portable extinguishers with manually-operated pumps [5]

13/

00

Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use (A 62 C 11/00 takes precedence) [5]

13/

02

with pressure gas produced by chemicals

13/

04

. . 

with separate acid container

13/

06

. . . 

with acid container without closure device

13/

08

. . . 

with acid container with closure device

13/

10

. . . . 

with loose-lid closure device (loosely-engaging lids or covers for containers for liquids without means for effecting sealing of container in general B 65 D 51/02)

13/

12

. . . . 

with valve closure device

13/

14

. . . 

with acid container the shell of which is ruptured by pin, screw-pin, or similar device

13/

16

. . . 

with movable acid container ruptured by falling when operated

13/

18

. . . 

with acid container ruptured by a striking weight, e.g. by a falling weight

13/

20

. . 

with the chemicals in a single case, e.g. in a cartridge

13/

22

. . 

with incendiary substances producing pressure gas

13/

62

with a single permanently pressurised container [5]

13/

64

. . 

the extinguishing material being released by means of a valve [5]

13/

66

with extinguishing material and pressure gas being stored in separate containers [5]

13/

68

. . 

characterised by means for releasing the extinguishing material [5]

13/

70

. . 

characterised by means for releasing the pressure gas [5]

13/

72

. . 

characterised by releasing means operating essentially simultaneously on both containers [5]

13/

74

. . . 

the pressure gas container being pierced or broken [5]

13/

76

Details or accessories [5]

13/

78

. . 

Suspending or supporting devices [5]

15/

00

Extinguishers essentially of the knapsack type (knapsacks, carrying-frames, pack-frames carried on the body A 45 F 3/00)

17/

00

Hand fire-extinguishers essentially in the form of pistols or rifles

19/

00

Hand fire-extinguishers in which the extinguishing substance is expelled by an explosion; Exploding containers thrown into the fire

25/

00

Portable extinguishers with power-driven pumps [5]

Fire-fighting vehicles (A 62 C 31/00, A 62 C 33/00, A 62 C 37/00 take precedence; vehicle aspects, see the appropriate subclasses of B 60 to B 64, e.g. fire-fighting aircraft B 64 D 1/16) [5]

27/

00

Fire-fighting land vehicles

29/

00

Fire-fighting vessels or like floating structures [5]

31/

00

Delivery of fire-extinguishing material (pumps F 04; hoses F 16 L)

31/

02

Nozzles specially adapted for fire-extinguishing [5]

31/

03

. . 

adjustable, e.g. from spray to jet or vice-versa [5]

31/

05

. . 

with two or more outlets [5]

31/

07

. . . 

for different media [5]

31/

12

. . 

for delivering foam or atomized foam

31/

22

. . 

specially adapted for piercing walls, heaped materials, or the like

31/

24

. . 

attached to ladders, poles, towers, or other structures with or without rotary heads

31/

28

Accessories for delivery devices, e.g. supports

33/

00

Hose accessories [5]

33/

02

Apparatus for cleaning or drying hoses (drying shelves F 26 B)

33/

04

Supports or clamps for fire hoses

33/

06

Hose or pipe bridges
Permanently-installed equipment (A 62 C 31/00, A 62 C 33/00, A 62 C 37/00 take precedence) [5]

35/

00

Permanently-installed equipment (for forming water curtains A 62 C 2/08)

35/

02

with containers for delivering the extinguishing substance (for forming water curtains A 62 C 2/08)

35/

04

. . 

Swingable or tiltable containers

35/

06

. . 

Containers destroyed or opened by falling [5]

35/

08

. . 

Containers destroyed or opened by bursting charge [5]

35/

10

. . 

Containers destroyed or opened by flames or heat [5]

35/

11

. . 

controlled by a signal from the danger zone [5]

35/

13

. . . 

with a finite supply of extinguishing material [5]

35/

15

. . . 

with a system for topping-up the supply of extinguishing material automatically [5]

35/

20

Hydrants, e.g. wall-hoses, wall units, plug-in cabinets (hydrants in streets E 03 B 9/02) [5]

35/

58

Pipe-line systems [5]

35/

60

. . 

wet, i.e. containing extinguishing material even when not in use [5]

35/

62

. . 

dry, i.e. empty of extinguishing material when not in use [5]

35/

64

. . 

pressurised [5]

35/

66

. . . 

Accelerators [5]

35/

68

. . 

Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F 16 K) [5]

37/

00

Control of fire-fighting equipment (heat-sensitive devices G 01 K) [5]

37/

08

comprising an outlet device containing a sensor, or itself being the sensor, i.e. self-contained sprinklers [5]

37/

09

. . 

telescopic or adjustable [5]

37/

10

. . 

Releasing means, e.g. electrically released [5]

37/

11

. . . 

heat-sensitive [5]

37/

12

. . . . 

with fusible links [5]

37/

14

. . . . 

with frangible vessels [5]

37/

16

. . . . 

with thermally-expansible links [5]

37/

20

. . 

Resetting after use; Tools therefor [5]

37/

21

. . . 

automatic [5]

37/

36

an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device [5]

37/

38

. . 

by both sensor and actuator, e.g. valve, being in the danger zone [5]

37/

40

. . . 

with electric connection between sensor and actuator [5]

37/

42

. . . 

with mechanical connection between sensor and actuator, e.g. rods, levers [5]

37/

44

. . 

only the sensor being in the danger zone [5]

37/

46

. . 

Construction of the actuator [5]

37/

48

. . . 

Thermally sensitive initiators [5]

37/

50

Testing or indicating devices for determining the state of readiness of the equipment [5]

39/

00

Fire-fighting methods, equipment or accessories, not provided for in groups A 62 C 2/00 to A 62 C 37/00


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