SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES (lighters F23Q)

Definition statement

This subclass/group covers:

• Pipes,
• Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes,
• Receptacles for cigars or cigarettes,
• Receptacles for cigarette papers,
• Ashtrays,
• Match receptacles or boxes,
• Imitation cigarettes.

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Lighters	F23Q

Tobacco pipes (bee-keepers' pipes A01K55/00)

Definition statement

This subclass/group covers:

• Tobacco pipes,
• Hookahs.

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Beekeepers' pipes	A01K 55/00
Bowls for pipes per se	A24F 5/00

Hookahs

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Tobacco pipes combined with other objects (smoking appliances on walking sticks or canes A45B3/16)

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Smoking appliances on walking sticks or canes	A45B 3/16

Bowls for pipes

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Mouthpieces for pipes; Mouthpieces for cigar or cigarette holders

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Accessories for smokers' pipes

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Tobacco stoppers, i.e. devices for tamping tobacco down into the pipe (combined with tobacco cases A24F23/04)

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Tobacco stoppers combined with tobacco cases	A24F 23/04

Cleaning devices for pipes (combined with pipes A24F3/02)

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Cleaning devices combined with pipes	A24F 3/02

Seasoning of tobacco pipes

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Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes

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Extinguishers for cigars or cigarettes

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Extinguishers incorporated in ashtrays	A24F 19/14

Cigar or cigarette receptacles or boxes (packages B65D)

Definition statement

This subclass/group covers:

• Receptacles for cigars or cigarettes,
• Receptacles for cigarette packages.

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Cigarette packages	B65D

[N: with means for limiting the frequency of smoking, e.g. with time-control, counting means (mechanically actuated apparatus for measuring-off predetermined time intervals in general G04F3/025; electronic means G04G15/006)]

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Mechanically actuated apparatus for measuring-off predetermined time intervals in general	G04F 3/025
Electronic means	G04G 15/006

for domestic use ([N: A24F15/005 takes precedence]; adaptations for use in vehicles B60N3/12)

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With means for limiting the frequency of smoking	A24F 15/005
Adaptations for use in vehicles	B60N 3/12

with means for offering (A24F15/04 takes precedence)

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With appliances for releasing a single cigar or cigarette	A24F 15/04

for pocket use [N: (A24F15/005 takes precedence)]

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With means for limiting the frequency of smoking	A24F 15/005

with separate compartments for each cigar or cigarette [N: (A24F15/005 takes precedence)]

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With means for limiting the frequency of smoking	A24F 15/005

Receptacles for cigarette papers

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Ash-trays (arrangements in vehicle passenger accommodation B60N3/08)

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Arrangements in vehicle passenger accommodation	B60N 3/08

[N: Stands for ashtrays]

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Stands for smokers' requisites

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Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Containers in general	B65D

Devices used by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of or for scenting cigars, cigarettes or tobacco (humidifying in the factory A24B3/04)

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Humidifying tobacco in the factory	A24B 3/04

Match receptacles or boxes (packages B65D; composition of strike-surfaces, matches C06F)

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Packages	B65D
Compositions of strike-surfaces, matches	C06F

Devices for igniting matches; Holders for ignited matches

Definition statement

This subclass/group covers:

• Devices for the (automatic) ignition of matches while they are taken off from the package,
• Striking surfaces for matches,
• Holders for ignited matches.

Pipe-spills; Devices for splitting matches

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Smokers` requisites not provided for elsewhere, [N: e.g. devices to assist in stopping or limiting smoking (devices for opening cigarette packages B65B69/0033)]

Definition statement

This subclass/group covers:

• Smokers' requisites which cannot be classified elsewhere, as e.g. Imitation cigarettes
• Devices for assisting in stopping or limiting smoking.

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This subclass/group does not cover:

Devices for opening cigarette packages	B65B 69/0033

[N: Simulated smoking devices, e.g. imitation cigarettes (inhaling appliances for medical use shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06)]

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Inhaling appliances for medical use shaped like cigars	A61M 15/06

[N: with heating means, e.g. carbon fuel (chemical features A24B15/165)]

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Chemical features of the heating element	A24B 15/165