Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
109
SAFES, BANK PROTECTION, OR A RELATED DEVICE

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> SAFES, BANK PROTECTION, OR A RELATED DEVICE
1R		MISCELLANEOUS
1S		. Shelter (e.g., bomb)
1V		. Safe or vault ventilation
2		BANK PROTECTION DEVICES
3		. Trapping mechanisms
4		. . Counter type
5		. . With protected transaction partitions
6		. . Plural closures
7		. . . Interrelated fastening means
8		. . . Rotary plural blade closure
9		. Guard booths
10		. Safety transaction and display partitions and counters
11		. . With movable protective shields
12		. . . Plural shields
13		. . . . For plural openings or partitions
14		. . . Roller type
15		. . . Strip or slat type
16		. . . . Axially pivoted
17		. . . Sliding
18		. . . . Gravity shield
19		. . With deal trays
20		. . With fluent material releasing, generating and/or distributing means
21		. . With alarm, signal or indicator
21.5		. . Protected voice transmitting path
22		CONVERTIBLE
23		COMBINED
24		. With jackets
24.1		. Depository with verification indicia applying means
25		. With marking devices
26		. With means to prevent successful use of explosives
27		. . Pressure relief mechanism
28		. . With drain or sump
29		. With fluent material releasing, generating and/or distributing means
30		. . With auxiliary lock
31		. . With alarm, signal or indicator
32		. . With operator and/or controller
33		. . . Fusible, combustible or thermal actuator
34		. . Shock broken
35		. With electrical surface charging means
36		. With explosive devices
37		. . Wall contained detonator
38		. With alarm, signal or indicator
39		. . Movable receptacle initiated
40		. . Plural initiators
41		. . . Wall penetrating and closure movement initiators
42		. . Wall penetrating initiated
43		. . Closure movement initiated
44		. . Lock or handle initiated
45		INCIDENTALLY MOVABLE SAFE OR COMPARTMENT
46		. With dumping mechanism
47		. Receding movement
48		. Revolving for interior access
49		. Complementary sections
49.5		SHIELDS AND PROTECTORS
50		SUPPORTS AND MOUNTINGS
51		. Detachable from interior only
52		. Lock to support
53		PLURAL COMPARTMENT
54		. With secret compartment
55		. With deposit means between compartments
56		. Plural safes
57		. . Enclosed
58		WALL AND PANEL STRUCTURES, CLOSURES AND CLOSURE ADJUNCTS
58.5		. Port type
59R		. With closure fastening means
60		. . Door ajar fasteners
61		. . Combined boltwork and pressure mechanism
62		. . Pressure mechanism
63		. . . With entrapping prevention means
63.5		. . With means to render the closure fastening means ineffective
59T		. . For rotatable closure
64		. Closures
65		. . With discontinuous heat path
66		. . Deposit type
67		. . Plural
68		. . . Inner and outer
69		. . Plural motions
70		. . . Sliding and swinging
71		. . . Rotary and axial movement
72		. . . . Lug or interrupted thread type
73		. . Sliding, rotary or oscillating movement
74		. . With interfitting swinging closure and jamb parts
75		. . With seals
76		. . Composite
77		. . Jamb
78		. Walls and panels
79		. . With joints and connections
80		. . Composite
81		. . . With movable parts
82		. . . Metallic and nonmetallic
83		. . . . With metallic reinforcement in nonmetallic binder
84		. . . . With nonmetallic filler
85		. . . Metallic
87		. Floor bridges

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