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B61B
RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (lifts or hoists, elevators, escalators, moving walkways B66B)
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In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated:- "rope railways" covers railways using cables or chains as traction or suspension means;-"ropes", "cables", or "chains" are equivalent unless specifically mentioned

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B61B 1/00
General arrangement of stations, platforms, or sidings; Railway networks; Rail vehicle marshalling systems (shunting humps and shunting devices B61J; construction of platforms E01F 1/00; time-tables G09D)
B61B 1/005
.
{
Rail vehicle marshalling systems; Rail freight terminals (Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas or railway yards; Marshalling yard installations B65G 63/00)
}
B61B 1/02
.
General arrangement of stations and platforms including protection devices for the passengers
{
(B61B 1/005 takes precedence)
}
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Guide Heading:
Elevated railways
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B61B 3/00
Elevated railway systems with suspended vehicles (with suspended flexible tracks B61B 7/00; saddle or like balanced type with monorail B61B 13/06;with propelling cables and for transporting materials B65G; tracks therefor E01B 25/00)
B61B 3/02
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with self-propelled vehicles
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B61B 5/00
Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles (with monorail B61B 13/04; tracks therefor E01B 25/00)
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B61B 5/02
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with two or more rails
B61B 5/025
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{
Sub-floor conveyer systems, e.g. where the vehicle is above the ground and where the running gear and the propulsion device are located underground or in a tube. (tunnel systems: B61B 13/10; funiculas systems B61B 9/00)
}
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Guide Heading:
Rope railways (shunting devices with cable traction B61J); Power and free systems
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B61B 7/00
Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks
B61B 7/02
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with separate haulage cables
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B61B 7/04
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with suspended tracks serving as haulage cables
B61B 7/045
. .
{
having in each direction more than one track serving as haulage cables
}
B61B 7/06
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with self-propelled vehicles
B61B 9/00
Tramway or funicular systems with rigid track and cable traction (haulage clips B61B 12/12)
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B61B 10/00
Power and free systems (ski lifts, sleigh lift or like trackless systems with guided towing cables only B61B 11/00)
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B61B 10/001
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{
Arrangements for routing vehicles
}
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B61B 10/002
. .
{
according to destination marks
}
B61B 10/004
. . .
{
Mechanical destination marks
}
B61B 10/005
. . .
{
Magnetic, electric or electronic destination marks
}
B61B 10/007
. . .
{
Pneumatic destination marks
}
B61B 10/008
. .
{
according to destination signals stored in separate systems
}
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B61B 10/02
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with suspended vehicles
B61B 10/022
. .
{
Vehicles; trolleys
}
B61B 10/025
. .
{
Coupling and uncoupling means between power track abd vehicles
}
B61B 10/027
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{
loading or unloading vehicles
}
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B61B 10/04
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with vehicles rolling trackless on the ground
B61B 10/043
. .
{
Fraction elements
}
B61B 10/046
. .
{
Impellers
}
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B61B 11/00
Ski lift, sleigh lift or like trackless systems with guided towing cables only
B61B 11/002
.
{
able to be dismantled or removed
}
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B61B 11/004
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{
Means connecting load and cable
}
B61B 11/006
. .
{
the load being a cycle
}
B61B 11/008
. .
{
the load being a sleigh
}
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B61B 12/00
Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B 7/00 to B61B 11/00 (railway brakes B61H; turntables B61J 1/06)
B61B 12/002
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{
Cabins; Ski-lift seats (B61B 12/028 takes precedence)
}
B61B 12/005
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{
Rescue devices for passengers (Safety devices for preventing accidents to passengers when entering or leaving railway vehicles B61K 13/04; Emergency escape closures in vehicle bottom in general B60J 9/02)
}
B61B 12/007
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{
Cable tensioning devices
}
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B61B 12/02
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Suspension of the load; Guiding means, e.g. wheels; Attaching traction cables
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B61B 12/022
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{
Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices (acceleration or deceleration devices B61B 12/105; cable grippers B61B 12/12)
}
B61B 12/024
. . .
{
Docking devices
}
B61B 12/026
. .
{
Guiding means for deflecting the direction of the cables between the stations
}
B61B 12/028
. .
{
Cabin or seat suspension means (comprising damping means: B61B 12/04)
}
B61B 12/04
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Devices for damping vibrations
B61B 12/06
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Safety devices or measures against cable fracture
B61B 12/08
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Cable lubrication
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B61B 12/10
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Cable traction drives
B61B 12/105
. .
{
Acceleration devices or deceleration devices other than braking devices
}
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B61B 12/12
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Cable grippers; Haulage clips
B61B 12/122
. .
{
for aerial ropeways (B61B 12/127 takes precedence)
}
B61B 12/125
. .
{
for non aerial ropeways, e.g. on or under the ground
}
B61B 12/127
. .
{
for ski lift, sleigh lift or like trackless systems
}
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Other railway systems; Combinations of systems
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B61B 13/00
Other railway systems
B61B 13/02
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Rack railways
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B61B 13/04
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Monorail systems
B61B 13/06
. .
Saddle or like balanced type
B61B 13/08
.
Sliding or levitation systems (vehicles with air cushions between rails and vehicles B60V 3/04)
B61B 13/10
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Tunnel systems (pneumatic tubes conveyers B65G)
{
(B61C 15/045 takes precedence)
}
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B61B 13/12
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Systems with propulsion devices between or alongside the rails, e.g. pneumatic systems (cable traction B61B 9/00; car shunting devices B61J)
B61B 13/122
. .
{
Pneumatic systems
}
B61B 13/125
. .
{
the propulsion device being a rotating shaft or the like
}
B61B 13/127
. .
{
the propulsion device consisting of stationary driving wheels
}
B61B 15/00
Combinations of railway systems
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