CPC Definition - Subclass B62B
This place covers:
"Hand carts" also embraces hand-propelled wheeled devices in so far as the features thereof are generic to hand carts and also embraces pedestrian controlled power-driven vehicles in so far as the features thereof are generic to hand carts.
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for disabled persons | |
Carriages for welding | |
Vehicles with the driver not being seated | |
Devices for moving or tilting heavy loads |
Although wheels or skis can be mounted to almost every mechanical item, not every such item should be classified in B62B; e.g. items characterised by their functions for special applications are classified in the appropriate subclasses, e.g. office furniture on wheels in A47B, lawn-mowers in A01D 34/00, wheeled vacuum cleaners in A47L, etc.
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used as synonyms:
- "rollers" and "wheels"
This place covers:
Hand carts with only a single wheel axis and hand carts with a single wheel axis that can be converted to a two-axis hand cart
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Adjustable or convertible hand-propelled vehicles or sledges |
Sack barrows should normally be classified here, irrespective of their loading condition that may influence the weight distribution
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Adjustable or convertible hand-propelled vehicles or sledges |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Adjustable or convertible hand-propelled vehicles or sledges |
This place covers:
Hand carts with at least two wheel axes, one behind the other
This place does not cover:
Hand carts having more than one wheel axis that can be converted into single-axis hand carts | |
Hand carts having essentially one wheel axis and a load being disposed between this wheel axis and the handles and comprising an additional wheel, e.g. wheel mounted on a strut |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicles with the driver not being seated |
This place does not cover:
Wheeled stands or shelves | |
Wheeled pallets | |
Collapsible large containers |
This place covers:
Hand carts with side walls and drawbar, commonly used for transporting children, beer crates, etc.
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used as synonyms:
- "wagon", "kid's wagon" and "Bollerwagen"
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use | |
Adjustable or convertible hand-propelled vehicles or sledges |
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"roll containers" which can be folded in some way to achieve a smaller storage volume, for example by folding down their side walls, by folding up the bottom, etc. The term "roll container" means that the container is being provided with wheels, casters or the like to enable the container to be rolled along a surface. The term "foldable" refers to the "container" as a whole, and not only to the rolls.
Collapsible or detachable roll containers are also covered by this group.
Used also for foldable or detachable shopping trolleys
This place covers:
Low-lift hand trucks for transporting goods
This place does not cover:
Pallets on wheels | |
Supporting frames or bases for conveyors | |
Hoisting, lifting, hauling or pushing | |
Fork-lift trucks |
This place does not cover:
Bags or containers specially adapted to a basket, e.g. a basket of a shopping cart |
This place does not cover:
Collapsible shopping trolleys |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing | |
Coin locks | |
Displaying, advertising |
This place does not cover:
Braking or blocking when leaving a particular area | |
Coin-freed or like apparatus |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Displaying, advertising | |
Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles | |
Advertising on or in articles for restaurants, shops or offices |
This place does not cover:
Display devices | |
Adaptations for calculators, memory aids, reading aids | |
Lockers, hooks | |
Bags or containers specially adapted to a basket, e.g. a basket of a shopping cart | |
Additional trays |
This place does not cover:
Handling at checkout counters | |
Checkout procedure |
Details of wheel arrangements should additionally be classified in B62B 2301/00
This place does not cover:
Nestable hand carts having a platform as main support |
This place covers:
Accessories or details for all hand carts irrespective of their number of wheel axes
This place does not cover:
Runners for carrying hand carts to facilitate travel on ice or snow | |
Wheels, castors, axles |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Details of wheel arrangements |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Safety devices in general |
This place covers:
Protection covers against rain, sun or germs; attachment of umbrellas or parasols
This place does not cover:
Covers for nestable or stackable hand carts | |
Removable sleeves on handle bars | |
Covers or hoods for perambulators | |
Details of umbrellas |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Non-fixed roofs; roofs with movable panels for vehicles |
This place covers:
Accessories comprising propulsion means which aid the walking operator to push or pull such a hand cart.
This place does not cover:
Propulsion aids for prams and strollers |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Propulsion of electrically propelled vehicles | |
Motor vehicles characterized by the driver walking |
Details of propulsion aids for prams and strollers are classified in B62B 5/0026.
This place covers:
Wheeled supports not forming a complete hand cart on their own, but only in combination with the load to be transported
This place does not cover:
Equipment attachable to vessels for facilitating transport over land | |
Wheeled pallets | |
Wheeled devices for moving or tilting heavy loads |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Pallets, platforms |
This place does not cover:
Commerce, shopping, billing, invoicing | |
Checkout procedures |
This place does not cover:
Brakes for perambulators | |
Brakes for wheelchairs | |
Brakes for wheeled walking aids |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle braking elements | |
Brakes |
This place does not cover:
Handles for perambulators | |
Handles of rigid or semi-rigid containers |
B62B 5/087 is used in addition to B62B 9/28 for classifying platforms for children's carriages to stand upon
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Furniture specially adapted for children |
Generic features of any type of carriage for children, perambulator or dolls perambulator
This place does not cover:
Details of the seat itself |
This place does not cover:
Detachable or rotatably-mounted seats | |
Details of the seat itself | |
Baby-carriers; carry-cots |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
The body usable as a child's seat in a vehicle |
This place covers:
Carriages for children having three wheels only, whereby a double wheel is considered as one wheel
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In side view, the frame part holding the front wheels, the frame part holding the rear wheels and the handles meeting at a common coupling unit
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The wheel axes are moved towards each other, the right and left wheels or sides are moved towards each other, and the handle is retracted or folded
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Children's chairs convertibe to a push chair |
This place does not cover:
The seat being rotatable as a whole to transform from seating to lying | |
Seats with adjustable or reclining backrests |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Bicycle trailers |
This place does not cover:
Details of the seat itself | |
Baby-carriers; carry-cots |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
The body usable as a child's seat in a vehicle |
This place covers:
Accessories or constructional details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators and not otherwise provided for in B62B 7/00
This place does not cover:
Runners for carrying children's carriages or perambulators to facilitate travel on ice or snow |
For propulsion aids use B62B 9/00; details of propulsion aids for prams and strollers should be classified in B62B 5/0026
This place does not cover:
Brakes for hand carts |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle braking elements | |
Brakes |
Details of brakes for prams and strollers should additionally also be classified in B62B 5/04
This place covers:
Brakes being locked in the braking position, e.g. parking brakes
This place does not cover:
Sleeping rugs |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Convertible from seat to bed |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle seats for children with head-rests |
This place does not cover:
Details of seats | |
Equipment protecting from environmental influences |
This place does not cover:
Covers for nestable or stackable hand carts | |
Protection covers for hand carts | |
Details of umbrellas |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Non-fixed roofs; roofs with movable panels for vehicles |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Protection against mud for all types of hand-propelled vehicles |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Resilient wheel suspension using springs |
This place does not cover:
Handle bars for hand carts | |
Handles of rigid or semi-rigid containers |
This place does not cover:
Beds with rocking mechanism | |
Rocking chairs |
B62B 5/087 is used to additionally classify standing platforms of childrens carriages
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Hand-propelled vehicles not otherwise provided for, such as comprising walking legs, etc.
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Sledges with runners or ski-like gliding elements
This place does not cover:
Ice boats or sailing sledges |
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Swivelling runners: pivoting about a vertically oriented axis
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Tilting runners: pivoting about a horizontal-longitudinal oriented axis
bending runners: the runners themselves are deformed by bending around vertical axes
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Sledges not already provided for in B62B 13/00, such as sledges without runners, ice boats or sailing sledges
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Also used for landsailers on wheels and amphibious landsailers
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicles drawn by animals |
This place covers:
Accessories or details of sledges not otherwise provided for in B62B 13/00, in B62B 15/00 or in B62B 19/00
This place does not cover:
Propulsion devices for sledges or the like |
This place does not cover:
Sledges with runners combined with braking devices |
This place covers:
Runners for carrying wheeled hand-propelled vehicles to facilitate travel on ice or snow, thus being more versatile
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Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being adapted to transport special articles
This place does not cover:
For surgery or diagnosis | |
For medicaments | |
For percussive power tools |
This place does not cover:
Wheeled vessels |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Glass or bottle holders | |
Holders for bottles |
Used also for non-cylindrically bales of hay or grass
This place does not cover:
Dolly with means for (dis)mounting wheels |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Flexible refuse receptables | |
Refuse receptacle with wheels or rolls |
This place does not cover:
Details of luggage |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Wheeled carrying-devices for skis |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Accessories for angling |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Wheeled carriers for golf bags |
This place does not cover:
Adaptations for transporting children on shopping carts, etc | |
Carriages for children | |
Stretchers | |
Wheelchairs | |
Invalid beds |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Domestic washing or cleaning |
This place does not cover:
Computer tables |
This place does not cover:
Laying paving slabs |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Service tables adapted to the use in vehicles |
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Details of how to grasp, hold or support the transported objects
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Jib cranes for workshops |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Self levelling storage devices |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Guiding means for fork-lift |
This place does not cover:
Details of weighing means |
This place does not cover:
Rocking means for tilting carts | |
Comprising a moving platform |
This place covers:
Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges comprising means for ventilation (with or without air-filters), heating, cooling or insulation
This place does not cover:
Kitchen equipment |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Cooling or freezing apparatus |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Arrangements for locking pivotal connections |
This place does not cover:
Perambulators for two or more children |
This place covers:
Details of wheel arrangements, steering, stability, wheel suspension should be classified here when being specially adapted to hand carts.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
This place covers:
Comprising wheels for longitudinal travelling and wheels for lateral travelling, or comprising wheels that can be oriented in different directions for this purpose
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Steering or braking devices for castor wheels |
This place covers:
Comprising additional wheels, runners or skis to increase stability
This place covers:
Resilient suspensions of the wheel units using any type of spring
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vehicle wheels |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ball-type wheels |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Roller-type wheels |
This place covers:
Manufacturing and constructional details of hand-propelled vehicles or sledges not otherwise provided for
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Making wire network | |
Devices for fastening or securing elements together |