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B60P
VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for invalids A61G 3/00)
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Attention is drawn to the Explanatory Note following the class title (B60)

WARNING
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The following IPC groups are not used in the CPC scheme. Subject matter covered by these groups is classified in the following CPC groups:

B60P1/46 covered by B60P 1/4421
B60P3/022 covered by E04G 21/14
B60P3/325 covered by B60P 3/32
B60P3/33 covered by B60P 3/34
B60P3/335 covered by B60P 3/32
B60P3/345 covered by B60P 3/34
B60P3/35 covered by B60P 3/34
B60P3/355 covered by B60P 3/34
B60P3/363 covered by B60P 3/36
B60P3/367 covered by B60P 3/36
B60P3/37 covered by B60P 3/343
B60P3/373 covered by B60P 3/32
B60P3/377 covered by B60P 3/34
B60P5/00 covered by G01G 19/08


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B60P 1/00
Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading (vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for self-loading or self-unloading A01D 90/00; peculiar to refuse collecting-vehicles B65F; loading or unloading vehicles by means not incorporated therein B65G)
B60P 1/003
.
{
vehicles with loading gates (B60P 1/43 takes precedence)
}
B60P 1/006
.
{
charge and discharge with pusher plates (plates fixed to endless chains or belts B60P 1/365)
}
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B60P 1/02
.
with parallel up-and-down movement of load supporting or containing element (in combination with tipping B60P 1/34; devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes, movable on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F 9/06;
{
suspensions with electronic levelling control during loading or unloading B60G17/015A4
}
)
B60P 1/022
. .
{
with a loading platform outside the wheels
}
B60P 1/025
. .
{
with a loading platform inside the wheels of a same axle and being lowerable below the axle
}
B60P 1/027
. .
{
with relative displacement of the wheel axles
}
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B60P 1/04
.
with a tipping movement of load-transporting element (dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F 3/00)
B60P 1/045
. .
{
Levelling or stabilising systems for tippers (suspensions with levelling or stabilising means for vehicles in general B60G 17/00, B60G 21/00, using ground-engaging vehicle fittings B60S 9/00)
}
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B60P 1/06
. .
actuated by mechanical gearing only
B60P 1/08
. . .
with relative displacement of the wheel axles
B60P 1/10
. . .
with screw and nut
B60P 1/12
. . .
with toothed gears, wheels, or sectors; with links, cams and rollers, or the like
B60P 1/14
. . .
with cables, chains, or the like
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B60P 1/16
. .
actuated by fluid-operated mechansisms
B60P 1/162
. . .
{
the hydraulic system itself
}
B60P 1/165
. . .
{
tipping movement about a fore and aft axis
}
B60P 1/167
. . .
{
three side tipping movement
}
B60P 1/18
. . .
with relative displacement of the wheel axles
B60P 1/20
. . .
with toothed gears, wheels, or sectors; with links, cams and rollers, or the like
B60P 1/22
. . .
with cables, chains, or the like
B60P 1/24
. .
using the weight of the load
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B60P 1/26
. .
Means for controlling movement of tailboards or sideboards
{
(Open loading compartments with movable sideboards or tailgates B62D 33/027)
}
B60P 1/267
. . .
Controlling degree of tailboard or sideboard movement in dependence upon degree of tipping movement, e.g. by linkage or cam
B60P 1/273
. . .
Providing interdependence between tipping movement and the latching or unlatching of a freely-swingable tailboard or sideboard
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B60P 1/28
. .
Tipping body constructions
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B60P 1/283
. . .
{
Elements of tipping devices
}
B60P 1/286
. . . .
{
Loading buckets
}
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B60P 1/30
. .
in combination with another movement of the element
B60P 1/32
. . .
the other movement being lateral displacement
B60P 1/34
. . .
the other movement being raising or lowering
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B60P 1/36
.
using endless chains or belts thereon
B60P 1/365
. .
{
the chains or belts being fixed to a rigid pusher plate (other charging and discharging devices with pusher plates B60P 1/006)
}
B60P 1/38
. .
forming the main load-transporting element or part thereof
{
(B60P 1/365 takes precedence)
}
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B60P 1/40
.
using screw conveyors thereon
B60P 1/42
. .
mounted on the load-transporting element
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B60P 1/43
.
using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle (loading ramps per se B65G 69/28)
B60P 1/431
. .
{
the ramp being stored under the loading floor when not in use
}
B60P 1/433
. .
{
the loading floor or a part thereof being movable to form the ramp
}
B60P 1/435
. .
{
the ramp being attached to or making part of the side- or tailboards of the vehicle
}
B60P 1/436
. .
{
the ramp being used for more than one height of loading floor
}
B60P 1/438
. .
{
with means for balancing the weight of the ramp between use and non-use position
}
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B60P 1/44
.
having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
{
(Vehicles with special provisions for invalids comprising means for loading or unloading invalid conveyances A61G 3/02)
}
B60P 1/4407
. .
{
and lifting achieved by pivoting of the loading platform
}
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B60P 1/4414
. .
{
and keeping the loading platform parallel to the ground when raising the load
}
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B60P 1/4421
. . .
{
the loading platform being carried in at least one vertical guide
}
B60P 1/4428
. . . .
{
and pivotable in a horizontal plane
}
B60P 1/4435
. . .
{
the loading platform being suspended by wires, chains or the like from horizontal rails, e.g. the rails forming part of the vehicle floor
}
B60P 1/4442
. . .
{
the raising device, when not in use, being stored inside the load-transporting compartment
}
B60P 1/445
. . .
{
the loading platform, when not in use, being stored under the load-transporting surface
}
B60P 1/4457
. .
{
Means for immobilising the load or preventing it from rolling off during lifting; Man-rails
}
B60P 1/4464
. .
{
Warning signals, e.g. accoustic or visual
}
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B60P 1/4471
. .
{
General means for controlling movements of the loading platform, e.g. hydraulic systems
}
B60P 1/4478
. . .
{
Safety stops, switches
}
B60P 1/4485
. .
{
Attaching the complete loading platform unit to the vehicle
}
B60P 1/4492
. .
{
Design or construction of the moving platform itself
}
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B60P 1/48
.
using pivoted arms raisable above load-transporting element (
{
for refuse collecting vehicles B65F 3/041
}
; load engaging elements B66C 1/00 to B66C 3/00)
B60P 1/483
. .
{
using pivoted arms shifting the load-transporting element in a fore or aft direction
}
B60P 1/486
. .
{
using pivoted arms shifting the load-transporting element in a crosswise direction
}
B60P 1/50
. .
loading from in front of the vehicle
B60P 1/52
.
using rollers in the load-transporting element
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B60P 1/54
.
using cranes for self-loading or self-unloading (vehicles for transporting cranes B60P 3/28, mobile or traveling cranes B66C)
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B60P 1/5404
. .
{
with a fixed base (B60P 1/5485 takes precedence)
}
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B60P 1/5409
. . .
{
attached to the roof of the vehicle
}
B60P 1/5414
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/5419
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a vertical axis
}
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B60P 1/5423
. . .
{
attached to the loading platform or similar
}
B60P 1/5428
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/5433
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a vertical axis
}
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B60P 1/5438
. .
{
with a moveable base (B60P 1/5485 takes precedence)
}
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B60P 1/5442
. . .
{
attached to the roof of the vehicle
}
B60P 1/5447
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/5452
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a vertical axis
}
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B60P 1/5457
. . .
{
attached to the loading platform or similar
}
B60P 1/5461
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/5466
. . . .
{
and having the first pivot on a vertical axis
}
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B60P 1/5471
. .
{
the crane being detachable from the vehicle
}
B60P 1/5476
. . .
{
and having a first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/548
. . .
{
and having a first pivot on a vertical axis
}
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B60P 1/5485
. .
{
with arrangements to fold away the crane out of sight or in order to save space
}
B60P 1/549
. . .
{
and having a first pivot on a horizontal axis
}
B60P 1/5495
. . .
{
and having a first pivot on a vertical axis
}
B60P 1/56
.
the load-transporting element having bottom discharging openings
B60P 1/58
.
using vibratory effect
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B60P 1/60
.
using fluids, e.g. having direct contact between fluid and load
{
(for railway wagons B61D 5/004)
}
B60P 1/62
. .
with porous walls
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B60P 1/64
.
the load supporting or containing element being readily removable (
{
B60P 1/48 takes precedence
}
; caravan, camping, or the like vehicles characterised by living accommodation in the form of a removable body supported by the vehicle unit
{
B60P 3/34
}
)
B60P 1/6409
. .
{
details, accessories, auxiliary devices
}
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B60P 1/6418
. .
{
the load-transporting element being a container or similar
}
B60P 1/6427
. . .
{
the load-transporting element being shifted horizontally in a fore and aft direction, combined or not with a vertical displacement
}
B60P 1/6436
. . .
{
the load-transporting element being shifted horizontally in a crosswise direction, combined or not with a vertical displacement
}
B60P 1/6445
. . .
{
the load-transporting element being shifted only vertically
}
B60P 1/6454
. . .
{
the load transporting element being shifted by means of an inclined ramp connected to the vehicle
}
B60P 1/6463
. . .
{
fitted with articulated beams for longitudinal displacement of the container
}
B60P 1/6472
. . .
{
fitted with articulated boom load arms for lateral displacement of the container
}
B60P 1/6481
. . .
{
Specially adapted for carrying different numbers of container or containers of different sizes
}
B60P 1/649
. . .
{
Guiding means for the load-transporting element
}
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B60P 3/00
Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects (ambulance aspects, vehicles with special provisions for invalids A61G 3/00; hearses A61G 21/00; fire-fighting land vehicles A62C 27/00; refuse-collecting vehicles B65F 3/00, B65F 7/00; snow-removing vehicles E01H; armoured or armed vehicles F41H 7/00; self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles F41H 11/16)
B60P 3/002
.
{
for carrying glass plates
}
B60P 3/005
.
{
for use in contaminated areas, e.g. N.B.C. intervention vehicles
}
B60P 3/007
.
{
for delivery of small articles, e.g. milk, frozen articles
}
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B60P 3/025
.
the object being a shop, cafeteria or display
{
the object being a theatre or stage
}
(the object being a workshop B60P 3/14)
B60P 3/0252
. .
{
the object being a theater, cinema, auditorium or grandstand
}
B60P 3/0255
. .
{
the object being a display, i.e. for displaying articles
}
B60P 3/0257
. .
{
the object being a vending stall, restaurant or food kiosk
}
B60P 3/03
.
for transporting money or other valuables
B60P 3/035
.
for transporting reel units
B60P 3/04
.
for transporting animals
{
(Railway wagons adapted for carrying animals B61D 3/163)
}
B60P 3/05
.
for transporting meat (for transporting refrigerated goods B60P 3/20)
B60P 3/055
.
for transporting bottles
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B60P 3/06
.
for carrying vehicles (B60P 3/12 takes precedence; caravans, camping, or like vehicles with vehicle-carrying means
{
B60P 3/36
}
)
B60P 3/062
. .
{
Especially adapted for carrying tracked vehicles, e.g. public works machinery, battle tanks, snowmobiles
}
B60P 3/064
. .
{
Especially adapted for carrying non tracked public work, tractor or combat vehicles
}
B60P 3/066
. .
{
specially adapted for carrying bulky agricultural material, e.g. combines
}
B60P 3/068
. .
{
Especially adapted for road transportation of railway stock (vehicles for use both on rail and on road B60F 1/00)
}
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B60P 3/07
. .
for carrying road vehicles
B60P 3/071
. . .
Arrangement of overturned or on-edge vehicles
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B60P 3/073
. . .
Vehicle retainers
{
(specially adapted for fixing semi-trailers on railway vehicles B61D 45/004)
}
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B60P 3/075
. . . .
for wheels, hubs, or axle shafts
B60P 3/077
. . . . .
Wheel cradles, chocks, or wells
B60P 3/079
. . . .
Tie-down retainers (B60P 3/075 takes precedence)
B60P 3/08
. .
Multilevel-deck construction carrying vehicles
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B60P 3/10
. .
for carrying boats;
{
(for carrying sailboards B60R 9/08, B63B 35/7946; equipment forming part of or attachable to vessels facilitating transport over land, e.g. wheel units, towing units, B63C 13/00)
}
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B60P 3/1008
. . .
{
on the vehicle roof
}
B60P 3/1016
. . . .
{
with the boat or boat-supporting frame pivoting around a horizontal axis when loading on the roof
}
B60P 3/1025
. . . .
{
with a sliding or rolling main movement of the boat or boat-supporting frame when loading on the roof
}
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B60P 3/1033
. . .
{
on a loading frame, e.g. the vehicle being a trailer (B60P 3/1008 takes precedence)
}
B60P 3/1041
. . . .
{
comprising a shelter or boat protection, e.g. usable as a camper
}
B60P 3/105
. . . .
{
using a trailer convertible into a multipurpose trailer
}
B60P 3/1058
. . . .
{
with the boat carried on or attached to a sliding subframe on the vehicle frame
}
B60P 3/1066
. . . .
{
Arrangement of supports, rollers or winches on the vehicle
}
B60P 3/1075
. . . .
{
Guiding means for loading the boat (using rollers B60P3/20F8)
}
B60P 3/1083
. . . .
{
Means for extending the drawbar; Dollies and skidplates for the towhitch
}
B60P 3/1091
. . .
{
by suspending the boat, e.g. straddle trucks or trailers
}
B60P 3/11
. .
for carrying aircraft
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B60P 3/12
.
for salvaging damaged vehicles
B60P 3/122
. .
{
by supporting the whole vehicle
}
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B60P 3/125
. .
{
by supporting only part of the vehicle, e.g. front- or rear-axle
}
B60P 3/127
. . .
{
on a tow dolly
}
B60P 3/14
.
the object being a workshop for servicing, for maintenance, or for carrying workmen during work (lifting devices for movable platforms or cabins for workmen B66F 11/04)
B60P 3/16
.
for carrying mixed concrete, e.g. having rotatable drums
{
(concrete-mixing apparatus specially adapted for being mounted on vehicles with provision for mixing during transport B28C 5/42)
}
B60P 3/18
.
the object being a searchlight
{
(mounting of cameras operating during drive B60R 11/04)
}
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B60P 3/20
.
Refrigerated goods vehicles (air treatment of goods space B60H;
{
air-conditioning means for freight cars, isothermic wagons B61D 27/0027; superstructures for refrigerated goods vehicles B62D 33/048
}
)
B60P 3/205
. .
{
with means for dividing the interior volume, e.g. movable walls or intermediate floors
}
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B60P 3/22
.
Tank vehicles (
{
vehicles convertible from transport of fluids to transport of other types of goods B60P 3/426
}
; tank aspects B65D86/00, B65D 90/00, F17C)
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B60P 3/2205
. .
{
Constructional features
}
B60P 3/221
. . .
{
Assembling, e.g. layout of steel plates or reinforcing arrangements
}
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B60P 3/2215
. . .
{
Mounting of tanks to vehicles
}
B60P 3/222
. . . .
{
including resilient means
}
B60P 3/2225
. . .
{
the tank being part of the vehicle frame
}
B60P 3/223
. . .
{
the tank itself rolling on the ground
}
B60P 3/2235
. . .
{
Anti-slosh arrangements (for tank containers B65D 90/52)
}
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B60P 3/224
. .
{
comprising auxiliary devices, e.g. for unloading or level indicating (catwalks, ladders or safety railings therefor B60R 3/005)
}
B60P 3/2245
. . .
{
Adaptations for loading or unloading
}
B60P 3/225
. . .
{
Adaptations for pumps or valves
}
B60P 3/2255
. . .
{
Ventilating arrangements
}
B60P 3/226
. . .
{
Arrangements of access openings or covers therefor
}
B60P 3/2265
. . .
{
Arrangements for hoses, tubes, or reels
}
B60P 3/227
. . .
{
Methods for tracing the load (for tracing the vehicle C08G1/123)
}
B60P 3/2275
. . .
{
Prevention of electrostatic electricity
}
B60P 3/228
. . .
{
Measuring or indicating means, e.g. of level, volume, weight
}
B60P 3/2285
. . .
{
Warning or prevention means against tilting
}
B60P 3/229
. . .
{
Anti-theft means (for vehicles B60R 25/00)
}
B60P 3/2295
. .
{
Means for heating, cooling, or insulating tanks or equipments (for tank containers B65D 88/748)
}
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B60P 3/24
. .
compartmented
B60P 3/243
. . .
{
divided by rigid walls
}
B60P 3/246
. . .
{
divided by flexible walls
}
B60P 3/28
.
for transporting cranes (vehicles using cranes for self-loading or self-unloading B60P 1/54; mobile or travelling cranes B66C)
B60P 3/30
.
Spraying vehicles (sprinkling-wagons for fertilising liquid A01C 23/00; for destruction of noxious animals, vermin, or unwanted vegetation A01M;
{
vehicle-mounted spraying installations for de-icing aircraft B64F 5/0063;
}
 for spraying asphalt, bitumen, tar, or the like E01C; for cleaning streets E01H)
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B60P 3/32
.
comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles (tents or canopies, in general E04H 15/00)
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B60P 3/34
. .
the living accommodation being expansible, collapsible or capable of rearrangement (
{
B60P 3/38
}
 takes precedence; tents supported at least partially by vehicles E04H 15/06)
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B60P 3/341
. . .
{
comprising flexible elements
}
B60P 3/343
. . . .
{
Hoods for caravans
}
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B60P 3/36
. .
Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation (toilet or washing arrangements B60R 15/00); Details
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B60P 3/38
. . .
Sleeping arrangements,
{
e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
}
B60P 3/39
. . . .
expansible, collapsible or repositionable elements adapted to support a bed, e.g. wall portions
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B60P 3/40
.
for carrying long loads, e.g. with separate wheeled load supporting elements (
{
E04G 21/14 takes precedence
}
; signal devices to be attached to overhanging load B60Q 7/02)
B60P 3/41
. .
for log transport
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B60P 3/42
.
convertible from one use to a different one (vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media, rail-and-road vehicles B60F)
B60P 3/423
. .
{
from transport of persons to transport of goods
}
B60P 3/426
. .
{
from transport of fluids to transport of other types of goods
}
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B60P 7/00
Securing or covering of load on vehicles (
{
immobilising the load during lifting a loading platform B60P 1/4457
}
; for railway vehicles B61D 45/00)
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B60P 7/02
.
Covering of load
B60P 7/04
. .
by tarpaulins or like flexible members
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B60P 7/06
.
Securing of load (vehicle retainers B60P 3/073)
B60P 7/065
. .
{
by pressurizing or creating a vacuum in a bag, cover or the like
}
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B60P 7/08
. .
securing to the vehicle floor or sides (
{
B60P 7/065
}
, B60P 7/13, B60P 7/135 take precedence)
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B60P 7/0807
. . .
{
Attachment points
}
B60P 7/0815
. . . .
{
Attachment rails or trellis
}
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B60P 7/0823
. . .
{
Straps; Tighteners
}
B60P 7/083
. . . .
{
Tensioning by repetetive movement of an actuating member
}
B60P 7/0838
. . . .
{
Tensioning by single movement of an actuating member
}
B60P 7/0846
. . . .
{
winding up or storing of straps
}
B60P 7/0853
. . . .
{
Tools for manipulating straps or tighteners
}
B60P 7/0861
. . . .
{
Measuring or identifying the tension in the securing element
}
B60P 7/0869
. . . .
{
Protecting the strap or the load from wear
}
B60P 7/0876
. . .
{
using restraining net or tarpaulin in contact with the load
}
B60P 7/0884
. . .
{
by increasing the friction between the load and the surface
}
B60P 7/0892
. . .
{
by preventing lateral movement of the load, e.g. using stop blocks
}
B60P 7/10
. . .
the load being plates, cases, or boxes
B60P 7/12
. . .
the load being tree-trunks, beams, drums, tubes, or the like
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B60P 7/13
. .
Securing freight containers or forwarding containers on vehicles
B60P 7/132
. . .
{
twist-locks for containers or frames
}
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B60P 7/135
. .
Securing or supporting by load bracing means
B60P 7/14
. . .
the load bracing means comprising a movable bulkhead
B60P 7/15
. . .
the load bracing means comprising a movable bar
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B60P 7/16
. .
Protecting against shocks
{
(B60P 7/065 takes precedence)
}
B60P 7/18
. . .
Protecting freight containers or forwarding containers
B60P 9/00
Other vehicles predominantly for carrying loads,
{
e.g. load carrying vehicles convertible for an intended purpose
}
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