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VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles B60V)
Definition statement
This subclass/group covers:
  • Vehicles for use both on rail and on road, conversions therefore.
  • Amphibious vehicles, land vehicles capable of travelling under water.
  • Other convertible vehicles, i.e. capable of travelling in or on different media.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass/group does not cover:
Air-cushion vehicles
Special rules of classification within this subclass
In this subclass, an Indexing Schemes is used:
The Indexing Scheme is an Indexing Scheme under the subclass B60F which is used in all subclasses under the class B60F. This Indexing Scheme is used for indexing information related to the invention information which is not limited to the scope of one of the main-groups in the class B60F. The use of this Indexing Scheme is obligatory for invention-related information.
Vehicles for use both on rail and on road; Conversions therefor
Definition statement
This subclass/group covers:
Vehicles for use both on rail and on road and conversion devices or methods for these vehicles.
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Railway vehicles
Trailers, e.g. with retractable wheels
Placing, renewing, work on ballast
Dredgers or souil-shifting machines
Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water (buoyant wheels B60B; [N: equipment forming part of, or attachable to vessels, facilitating transport over land B63C13/00])
References relevant to classification in this group
This subclass/group does not cover:
House boats
Equipment forming partof, or attachable to vessels, facilitating transport over land
Marine propulsion or steering
Vessel being powered by land vehicle supported by vessel
Floating bridges designed as or mounted on vehicles
Armoured amphibious vehicles
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Toy vehicles
Buoyant wheels
Articulated tracks for vehicles
Vehicles having other ground-engaging means than wheels or endless tracks
Trailers in general
Equipment to decrease pitch or roll, stability devices for ships
Improving buoyancy of ships
Equipment for working under water
Other convertible vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media (vehicles having alternatively-usable runners and wheels B62B13/18; cycles convertible into other types of land vehicles B62K13/00; aircraft B64; flying-boats or seaplanes B64C)
Definition statement
This subclass/group covers:
Other convertible vehicles, i.e. capable of travelling in or on different media.
References relevant to classification in this group
This subclass/group does not cover:
Cycles convertible into other types of land vehicles
Flying-boats or seaplanes
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicles having alternatively-usable runners and wheels
Convertible aircrafts
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