CPC Definition - Subclass B60F

Last Updated Version: 2026.01
VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; VEHICLES CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING IN OR ON DIFFERENT MEDIA, e.g. AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles B60V)
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Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Air-cushion vehicles

B60V

Special rules of classification

In this subclass, an indexing scheme is used:

The indexing scheme is used in all main groups under the subclass 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 subclass 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 place covers:

Vehicles for use both on rail and on road; conversion devices or methods for these vehicles.

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Informative references

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

Body details or kinds of railway vehicles

B61D

Trailers

B62D

Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains

B62D 53/00

Placing, renewing, working, cleaning or taking-up ballast

E01B 27/00

Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines

E02F 3/00

Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Buoyant wheels

B60B 19/06

Equipment forming part of, or attachable to, vessels, facilitating transport over land

B63C 13/00

Marine propulsion or steering

B63H

{comprising tracks specially adapted therefor}
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Tracks of articulated type for endless track vehicles

B62D 55/20

{comprising screw-type ground-engaging means}
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Informative references

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

Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground-engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track

B62D 57/00

{Flotation, updrift or stability devices}
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Informative references

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

Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted movements of ships or other waterborne vessels

B63B 39/00

Improving safety of ships or other waterborne vessels by improving buoyancy

B63B 43/10

{Amphibious vehicles specially adapted for particular purposes or of a particular type}
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Informative references

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

Equipment for working under water

B63C 11/00

Floating bridges designed as, or mounted on, vehicles

E01D 15/22

Armoured or armed vehicles

F41H 7/00

{Recreational amphibious vehicles}
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Informative references

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

Toy vehicles

A63H 17/00 - A63H 31/00

{Amphibious snowmobiles}
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Informative references

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

Skis or snowboards

A63C 5/00

Sledges

B62B 13/00 - B62B 19/00

{Amphibious cycles}
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Informative references

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

Vessel being powered by land vehicle supported by vessel

B63H 21/175

{Amphibious trailers}
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Informative references

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

Trailers not otherwise provided for

B62D 63/06

Stationary floating buildings for human use, e.g. floating dwellings or floating restaurants

B63B 2035/4426

Other vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media (flying-boats or seaplanes B64C 35/00)
Definition statement

This place covers:

Other convertible vehicles, i.e. capable of travelling in or on different media.

References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Flying-boats or seaplanes

B64C 35/00

Informative references

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

Vehicles having alternatively-usable runners and wheels

B62B 13/18

Cycles convertible to, or transformable into, other types of cycles or land vehicles

B62K 13/00

Convertible aircraft

B64C 37/00