CPC Definition - Subclass A63K

Last Updated Version: 2026.01
RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
Definition statement

This place covers:

Race-courses, race-tracks or equipment or accessories for racing or riding sports, e.g. starting appliances or hurdles.

References
Informative references

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

Indicating or scoring devices for games or players

A63B 71/06

Games

A63F

Stopwatches using a mechanical oscillator

G04F 7/06

Electromechanical stopwatches

G04F 8/006

Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time in connection with sports or games

G07C 1/22

Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

G09F 9/00

Race-courses; Race-tracks
Definition statement

This place covers:

Race-courses or race-tracks, e.g. equestrian surfacing materials, racing facility pit systems or running track designs.

References
Informative references

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

Exercising equipment for animals, e.g. treadmills, carousels

A01K 15/027

Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor

A63C 19/00

Construction of, or surfaces for, roads, sports grounds, or the like

E01C

for greyhounds or other dogs
Definition statement

This place covers:

Race-courses for greyhounds or other dogs, e.g. propelling of dummy hare.

Equipment or accessories for racing or riding sports
Definition statement

This place covers:

Equipment or accessories for racing or riding sports, e.g. starting appliances, hurdles, photo-finish devices, dressage arena borders or individual boxes for small animals, e.g. mice.

References
Informative references

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

Training or exercising equipment for animals

A01K 15/02

Training appliances for simulating the movement of horses

A63B 69/04

Board games simulating racing sports

A63F 3/00082

Racing games, traffic games or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players

A63F 9/14

Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening horses or other traction animals, e.g. blinkers

B68B 1/00

Whips or the like

B68B 11/00

Starting-appliances
Definition statement

This place covers:

Starting-appliances, e.g. starting-blocks for athletics, starting stalls or boxes for horses or greyhounds, starting gates for motor bikes and for rodeos.

{Starting-blocks}
Definition statement

This place covers:

Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this place:

Starting blocks for athletic running

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{Starting stalls or starting boxes, e.g. for racing horses, greyhounds}
Definition statement

This place covers:

Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this place:

Starting stalls for separating several animals starting together

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Hurdles or the like
References
Informative references

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

Sockets or holders for poles or posts

E04H 12/22

Glossary of terms

In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

hurdle

each of a series of upright frames or obstacles that a person or animal (e.g. horse, dog, etc.) jumps over in a race

{Athletics hurdles}
References
Informative references

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

Apparatus for jumping

A63B 5/00

{Equestrian hurdles}
Synonyms and Keywords

Hurdle

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