CPC Definition - Subclass A47K

Last Updated Version: 2016.11
SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (connecting to water supply or waste pipe, sinks E03C; water-closets E03D); TOILET ACCESSORIES (cosmetic equipment A45D)
Definition statement

This place covers:

Sanitary equipment for bathrooms and their accessories, e.g.:

  • Wash-stands; Baths; Showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals;
  • Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like;
  • Body washing or cleaning implements;
  • Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor;
  • Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets;
  • Seats or covers for all kinds of closets.
References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Cosmetic Equipment

A45D

Curtains

A47H

Wash stands for curative purposes

A61H; A61M

Nozzles; Spray heads

B05B

Wash stands for automobiles

B60R

Wash stands for railway cars

B61D

Wash stands for ships

B63D

Wash stands for aircrafts

B64D

Connections to water supply or waste pipe

E03C

Water-closets

E03D

Wash-stands; Appurtenances therefor (devices for washing the hair or scalp A45D 19/00; basins used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware, or the like A47L 17/02; with appurtenances for curative purposes A61H)
Definition statement

This place covers:

Wash-stands for personal hygiene and their appurtenances, e.g. holding devices or accessories.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Devices for washing hair or scalp

A45D 19/00

Washing basins for the kitchen

A47L 17/02

Wash stands for curative purposes

A61H

Wash-basins connected to the waste pipe

E03C

Informative references

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

Connection of bathroom accessories to the wall

A47K 2201/00

Combinations of water tabs, soap dispensers and hand dryers

A47K 2210/00

Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor (for curative purposes A61H, A61M, e.g. bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H 33/00; {spray heads B05B; devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower bath E03C 1/06; heated bath tubs F24H 1/0072})
Definition statement

This place covers:

Bath tubs standing alone or built in, showers and shower cabins or screens; Accessories for bath tubs and showers.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Bathes for curative purposes

A61H, A61M

Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes

A61H 33/00

Shower heads

B05B

Suspending the sully pipe

E03C 1/06

Heated bathes

F24H 1/0072

Informative references

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

Details of shower partitions

A47K 3/00

Combinations of baths, douches, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass {(such combinations when connected to water supply or waste pipe E03C 1/01)}
Definition statement

This place covers:

Combinations of different sanitary appliances.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Combinations describing also the connection to the waste pipe

E03C 1/01

Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like (specially adapted for shaving soap or cosmetics A45D 33/00 - A45D 40/00)
Definition statement

This place covers:

Holders or dispensers for solid powdered and liquid soap; Toothpaste; Foam or lather making devices for soap.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Shaving soap or cosmetics

A45D 33/00 - A45D 40/00

Pliable containers with auxiliary devices for expelling the contents

B65D 35/28

Body washing or cleaning implements (bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H 33/00; baths for specific parts of the body A61H 35/00)
Definition statement

This place covers:

Devices for cleaning the human body, with or without containing soap; mechanically driven devices; Devices used by hand or fixed to the wall or bathtub.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Bathtubs or showers per se

A47K 3/00

Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes

A61H 33/00

Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
Definition statement

This place covers:

Body-drying implements like towels, from fabric or paper and their dispensers, hand or mechanically driven; Toilet paper and its holders and dispensers, hand or mechanically driven; Drying the body by hot air.

Relationships with other classification places

Reusable packages or containers are classified in A47K, not reusable packages or containers are classified in B65D.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Hair drying

A45D 20/00

Curative hot-air baths

A61H 33/06

Sheet or web dispensers in general

B65H

Electric heating elements

H05B

Informative references

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

Details of dispensers

A47K 10/32

Closets without flushing (closets with recirculation of bowl-cleaning fluid E03D 5/016); Urinals without flushing (for vehicles in general B60R; closets for railway-cars B61D; for ships B63B; for aircraft B64D; urinals with flushing arrangements E03D 13/00); Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
Definition statement

This place covers:

Closets and urinals not connected to the water supply line or the sewerage; Chamber pots and chairs with toilet arrangements; Cleaning tools for the toilet bowl.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Portable urinating aids

A61F 5/455

Closets or urinals for vehicles

B60R

Closets or urinals for railway cars

B61D

Closets or urinals for ships

B63B

Closets or urinals for aircraft

B64D

Closets or urinals connected to the water supply line and the sewerage

E03D

Closets with recirculation of bowl-cleaning fluid

E03D 5/016

Devices for emptying or cleaning chamber-pots, bed-pans or the like

E03D 11/025

Urinals with flushing arrangements

E03D 13/00

{Incinerator closets}
Definition statement

This place covers:

Toilets provided with any devices for directly consuming, e.g. by burning excreta, i.e. urine and faeces and/or deodorize relative emissions, irrespective of the type of heating means used.

Accessories, e.g. pre-treatment devices, specially adapted or arranged to these toilets.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Incinerators specially adapted for consuming animal litter

F23G 7/00

Sewage, sludge or waste products from water treatment installations

F23G 7/001

Informative references

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

Incinerators having supplementary heating, e.g. electric

F23G 5/08

Control systems for incinerators

F23G 5/50

Seats or covers for all kinds of closets {(dog or cat toilets adapted to fit on conventional toilets A01K 1/0121)}
Definition statement

This place covers:

Toilet seats and covers and all accessories therefore, e.g. mounting, cleaning devices, heating, ventilating devices, user protections.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Dog or cat toilets

A01K 1/0121

Controlling the flushing valve while raising or lowering the seat

E03D 5/04

Cleaning devices with flushing for the toilet bowl

E03D 9/00

Special rules of classification

Devices for cleaning, heating and ventilating are classified here only if incorporated in the seat but not in the bowl.

Other equipment {, e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushes} ({portable urinating aids A61F 5/4556;} devices for receiving spittle A61J 19/00 {; disinfecting apparatus for medical, surgical or hygienic purposes A61L; cleaning devices with flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers E03D 9/00; for emptying or cleaning chamber-pots, bed pans, bed urinals or the like E03D 11/025})
Definition statement

This place covers:

Other equipment concerning the sanitary devices not otherwise provided in A47K; Body supports which are no seats; Separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushes.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Portable urinating aids

A61F 5/4556

Devices for receiving spittle

A61J 19/00

Disinfecting apparatus for medical, surgical or hygienic purposes

A61L

Cleaning devices with flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers

E03D 9/00

Devices for emptying or cleaning chamber-pots, bed pans, bed urinals

E03D 11/025