CPC Definition - Subclass E06C
This place covers:
Ladders in general, ladders mounted on undercarriages or vehicles, component parts or accessories of ladders, and ladders in relation with buildings
This place does not cover:
Step-tools | |
Adaptation of ladders to use on ships | |
Adaptation of ladders to use on aircrafts | |
Staircases | |
Scaffolding | |
Ladders for special structures, e.g. ladders for swimming- pools |
This place covers:
Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal members, e.g. ladders for resting against objects or ladders capable of standing by themselves, and ladders in general with non-rigid longitudinal members, e.g. rope or chain ladders.
This place does not cover:
Ladders mounted on undercarriages or vehicles | |
Ladders permanently attached to fixed structures | |
Hunting stands | |
Ladders on boats, ships | |
Staircases | |
Loft ladders | |
Swimming pool ladders |
This place covers:
Ladders either fixedly or foldably attached to furniture and eventually storable into furniture
This place does not cover:
Step-stools, chairs or benches requiring conversion between the step and seat functions |
This place covers:
Ladders specially adapted for resting against objects, e.g. walls poles, trees
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladder heads, as accessories for ladders |
This place covers:
Ladders comprising a series of longitunal sections fitted substantially end to end and/or ladders being extensible in their length by way of sliding means only (e.g. telescopic ladders)
This place does not cover:
Ladders with a strut which is formed as a ladder and can be secured in line with the ladder (i.e. ladders having a strut formed as a ladder, hinged with the ladder and securable in line with the ladder); Longitunally folded ladders that can be extended in line by unfolding |
This place covers:
Ladders capable of standing by themselves and with supporting struts formed as poles as part of the ladder.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladders having stabilising struts |
This place covers:
Ladders capable of standing by themselves and with telescopic supporting struts formed as ladders.
This place covers:
Ladders with a strut which is formed as a ladder and can be secured in line with the ladder, e.g. ladders having a strut formed as a ladder and hinged with the ladder, that can be secured in line with the ladder. This group also covers longitunally folded ladders that can be extended in line by unfolding.
This place covers:
Ladders specially adapted by using intrinsic means (i.e. the means being part of the ladder) for being attached to or to properly rest against structures, such as windows, cornices, poles or the like
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladder heads, as accessories for ladders | |
Built-in climbing irons for poles |
This place covers:
Ladders suspendable by hooks, e.g. ladders having a hook or grab at their top
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladderhooks, as accessories for a ladder,e.g. hooks to be fixed on a wall for suspending a ladder vertically or horizontally against a wall |
This place covers:
Foldable ladders in which the longitudinal members are brought together on folding, e.g. ladders in which the rungs are hinged on the longitudinal members, or the hinges are foldable to allow the longitudinal members to be brought together
This place does not cover:
Ladders in general capable of standing by themselves, with hinged struts | |
Ladders with a strut which is formed as a ladder and can be secured in line with the ladder, e.g. ladders having a strut formed as a ladder and hinged with the ladder, that can be secured in line with the ladder | |
Ladders permanently attached to fixed structures in which the longitudinal members are brought together on folding |
This place covers:
Ladders having tip-up steps, e.g. ladders having rungs collapsible in-line with the ladder on folding
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Hunting stands | |
Scaffolds |
This place covers:
Ladders in general with non-rigid longitudinal members, e.g. lazy-tongs type, rope or chain ladders
This place does not cover:
Ladders with non-rigid longitudinally members permanently attached to fixed structures and movably mounted, e.g. rope or chain ladders |
This place covers:
Ladders in general having both rigid and non-rigid longitudinal members, e.g. ladders comprising sections in which the longitudinal members are rigid and sections in which the longitudinal members are not rigid
This place covers:
Ladders mounted on undercarriages or ground vehicles and having rigid longitudinal members, or ladders mounted on undercarriages or ground vehicles and having non-rigid longitudinal members, and accessories specially adapted therefor.
This place does not cover:
Ladders having wheels, rollers, or runners | |
Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on a vehicle; retractable | |
Steps for railway vehicles | |
Ladders on boats or ships |
This place does not cover:
Running boards for vehicles; for vehicle tops |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Retractable steps or ladders facilitating access to vehicles | |
Fastening means on vehicle exterior | |
Carriers for ladders on vehicle roofs | |
Lifting devices for movable platforms, e.g. on vehicles |
This place covers:
Ladders having elevating assist, by piston and cylinder, or equivalent means, operated by a pressure medium
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Lifting devices for movable platforms suspended from booms, e.g. on vehicles | |
Pistons; Cylinders; Pressure vessels |
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Carriers for ladders on vehicles facilitating loading or unloading |
This place covers:
Ladders mounted on undercarriages or vehicles and having non-rigid longitudinal members
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
This place covers:
Safety devices and accessories for use with or on ladders mounted on undercarriages or vehicles
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Accessories on ladders in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Indicating devices for ladders in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ground-engaging vehicle fittings for supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring the vehicle | |
Hydraulic supports for cranes |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Indicating devices for ladders in general, e.g. user warnings or inclinators | |
Devices for preventing access on ladders in general |
This place covers:
Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories for ladders in general, e.g. lifts or hoisting devices on ladders, holders for pails or other equipment on ladders, accessorial platforms on ladders, ladder heads and ladder feet.
This place does not cover:
Extending means for ladders mounted on undercarriages or vehicles |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Extensible, telescopic ladders in general |
This place covers:
Constructive details of longitudinal members, rungs or other threads, e.g. rungs styles connections
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Devices for lowering persons from buildings | |
Fall arresting devices |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladder having struts formed as poles |
This place covers:
Means for mounting ladders on uneven ground, i.e. means for mounting ladders on a staircase
This place covers:
Non-skid equipment for ladder feet, e.g. anchor in the ground
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Ladders attached specially adapted to be attached to structures like windows, poles, cornices |
This place covers:
Joints or other connecting parts for fixing ladders to each other or to construction parts, e.g. ladderhooks to be fixed on a wall to suspend a ladder vertically or horizontally against a wall. Hinges are not considered here to be connections.
This place covers:
Ladders permanently attached to fixed structures, either rigidly mounted, e.g. in the form of climbing irons, or movably mounted, e.g. having rigid longitudinal members and being laterally displaceable, or having non-rigid longitudinal members like a rope or chain escape ladder.
This place does not cover:
Staircases | |
Means for facilitating access to swimming pools |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Movable stairways |
This place does not cover:
Built-in climbing irons for poles | |
Built-in climbing devices as construction element, e.g. staircases |
This place covers:
Ladders permanently attached to fixed structures in which the longitudinal members can be brought together, e.g. ladders in which the rungs are hinged on the longitudinal members
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Foldable general ladders in which the longitudinal members are brought together on folding |
This place covers:
Ladders movably mounted on a fixed structure and laterally displaceable, e.g. library ladders