A62C

FIRE-FIGHTING fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10

In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.

A62C2/00

Fire prevention or containment A62C3/00 takes precedence; flame traps A62C4/00

A62C2/04

Removing or cutting-off the supply of inflammable material

A62C2/06

Physical fire-barriers

A62C2/065

having as the main closure device materials, whose characteristics undergo an irreversible change under high temperatures, e.g. intumescent intumescent materials forming part of the mechanism of another main closure device, see the relevant class

A62C2/08

Water curtains nozzles A62C31/02

A62C2/10

Fire-proof curtains

A62C2/12

Hinged dampers

A62C2/14

with two or more blades

A62C2/16

multi-vane roll or fold-up type

A62C2/18

Sliding dampers

A62C2/20

at 90 degrees to the plane of the opening

A62C2/22

Fire-dampers with provision for the removal of an obstacle, e.g. rails, conveyors, before closing the opening

A62C2/24

Operating or controlling mechanisms

emergency operation of doors and windows E05F1/002, E05F15/72

A62C2/241

having mechanical actuators and heat sensitive parts

A62C2/242

with fusible links

A62C2/243

with frangible elements

A62C2/245

with thermostatic elements, e.g. bimetallic, resettable actuators

A62C2/246

having non-mechanical actuators

A62C2/247

electric

A62C2/248

pneumatic

A62C3/00

Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places

in oil wells E21B29/08, A62C35/00; in mines or tunnels E21F5/00

; for nuclear reactors G21C9/04

A62C3/002

for warehouses, storage areas or other installations for storing goods

A62C3/004

for freezing warehouses and storages

A62C3/006

for kitchens or stoves

A62C3/008

for decorations, e.g. Christmas trees Christmas tree decorations incorporating fire extinguishing or fire prevention means A47G33/0872; blowing or snuffing out candle-flames F23Q25/00

A62C3/02

for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires

A62C3/0207

by blowing air or gas currents with or without dispersion of fire extinguishing agents; Apparatus therefor, e.g. fans

A62C3/0214

for buildings or installations in fire storms

A62C3/0221

for tunnels

A62C3/0228

with delivery of fire extinguishing material by air or aircraft fire-fighting aircraft B64D1/16

A62C3/0235

by means of containers, e.g. buckets

A62C3/0242

by spraying extinguishants from the aircraft spraying from aircraft in general B64D1/16

A62C3/025

Fire extinguishing bombs; Projectiles and launchers therefor launching apparatus for projectiles, missiles or torpedoes in general F41F1/00, F41F3/00, F41F7/00

A62C3/0257

Fire curtains, blankets, walls, fences

A62C3/0264

by creating water curtains

A62C3/0271

Detection of area conflagration fires fire alarms for forest fires G08B17/005

A62C3/0278

by creating zones devoid of flammable material

A62C3/0285

with creation of a fire zone by an explosion or a counter-fire

A62C3/0292

by spraying extinguishants directly into the fire A62C3/0242 takes precedence

A62C3/04

for dust or loosely-baled or loosely-piled materials, e.g. in silos, in chimneys flame traps A62C4/00

A62C3/06

of highly inflammable material, e.g. light metals, petroleum products

A62C3/065

for containers filled with inflammable liquids

A62C3/07

in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles

A62C3/08

in aircraft

A62C3/0207 takes precedence

A62C3/10

in ships

A62C3/0207 takes precedence

A62C3/14

in connection with doors, windows, ventilators, partitions, or shutters, e.g. automatic closing

A62C3/16

in electrical installations, e.g. cableways

A62C4/00

Flame traps allowing passage of gas but not of flame or explosion wave

A62C4/02

in gas-pipes safety valves F16K17/00

A62C4/04

in flues or chimneys

A62C5/00

Making of fire-extinguishing materials immediately before use nozzles A62C31/02

A62C5/002

Apparatus for mixing extinguishants with water

A62C5/004

for producing carbon-dioxide snow, carbon-dioxide ice, carbon-dioxide gas, carbon-dioxide liquid, or mixtures thereof carbon-dioxide jet-pipes or snow jet-pipes A62C31/03

A62C5/006

Extinguishants produced by combustion

A62C5/008

for producing other mixtures of different gases or vapours, water and chemicals, e.g. water and wetting agents, water and gases

A62C5/02

of foam

A62C5/022

with air or gas present as such

A62C5/024

Apparatus in the form of pipes jet-pipes for foam A62C31/12

A62C5/027

Heavy foam

A62C5/033

of gel

A62C8/00

Hand fire-extinguishers

A62C8/00

Hand tools or accessories specially adapted for fire-fighting, e.g. tool boxes

A62C8/005

Receptacles or other utensils for water carrying; Bombs filled with extinguishing agents

A62C8/02

Buckets or pails

A62C8/04

Rakes or beaters

A62C8/06

Fire-blankets

A62C8/08

Shields

A62C11/00

Portable extinguishers with manually-operated pumps

A62C11/005

Receptacles of extinguishing agent with manually operable pump

A62C13/00

Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use A62C11/00 takes precedence

A62C13/003

Extinguishers with spraying and projection of extinguishing agents by pressurised gas

A62C13/006

for the propulsion of extinguishing powder

A62C13/02

with pressure gas produced by chemicals

A62C13/04

with separate acid container

A62C13/06

with acid container without closure device

A62C13/08

with acid container with closure device

A62C13/10

with loose-lid closure device loosely-engaging lids or covers for containers for liquids without means for effecting sealing of container in general B65D51/02

A62C13/12

with valve closure device

A62C13/14

with acid container the shell of which is ruptured by pin, screw-pin, or similar device

A62C13/16

with movable acid container ruptured by falling when operated

A62C13/18

with acid container ruptured by a striking weight, e.g. by a falling weight

A62C13/20

with the chemicals in a single case, e.g. in a cartridge

A62C13/22

with incendiary substances producing pressure gas

A62C13/62

with a single permanently pressurised container

A62C13/64

the extinguishing material being released by means of a valve

A62C13/66

with extinguishing material and pressure gas being stored in separate containers

A62C13/68

characterised by means for releasing the extinguishing material

A62C13/70

characterised by means for releasing the pressure gas

A62C13/72

characterised by releasing means operating essentially simultaneously on both containers

A62C13/74

the pressure gas container being pierced or broken

A62C13/76

Details or accessories

A62C13/78

Suspending or supporting devices

A62C15/00

Extinguishers essentially of the knapsack type knapsacks, carrying-frames, pack-frames carried on the body A45F3/00

A62C17/00

Hand fire-extinguishers essentially in the form of pistols or rifles

A62C19/00

Hand fire-extinguishers in which the extinguishing substance is expelled by an explosion

Exploding containers thrown into the fire

A62C25/00

Portable extinguishers with power-driven pumps

A62C25/005

Accessories

A62C27/00

Fire-fighting vehicles A62C31/00, A62C33/00, A62C37/00 take precedence; vehicle aspects, see the appropriate subclasses of B60 - B64, e.g. fire-fighting aircraft B64D1/16

A62C27/00

Fire-fighting land vehicles

A62C29/00

Fire-fighting vessels or like floating structures

A62C31/00

Delivery of fire-extinguishing material pumps F04;

suction or pressure

hoses,

joints or couplings therefor

F16L

A62C31/005

using nozzles

see warning after subclass title

A62C31/02

Nozzles specially adapted for fire-extinguishing

A62C31/03

adjustable, e.g. from spray to jet or vice versa

A62C31/05

with two or more outlets

A62C31/07

for different media

A62C31/12

for delivering foam or atomised foam

A62C31/22

specially adapted for piercing walls, heaped materials, or the like

A62C31/24

attached to ladders, poles, towers, or other structures with or without rotary heads

A62C31/28

Accessories for delivery devices, e.g. supports

A62C33/00

Hose accessories

A62C33/02

Apparatus for cleaning or drying hoses drying shelves F26B

A62C33/04

Supports or clamps for fire hoses

A62C33/06

Hose or pipe bridges

A62C35/00

Permanently-installed equipment

A62C35/00

Permanently-installed equipment A62C31/00, A62C33/00, A62C37/00 take precedence; for forming water curtains A62C2/08

A62C35/02

with containers for delivering the extinguishing substance

A62C35/023

the extinguishing material being expelled by compressed gas, taken from storage tanks, or by generating a pressure gas for foam generation A62C5/02

A62C35/026

the extinguishing material being put under pressure by means other than pressure gas, e.g. pumps

A62C35/04

Swingable or tiltable containers

A62C35/06

Containers destroyed or opened by falling

A62C35/08

Containers destroyed or opened by bursting charge

Group A62C35/08 is incomplete pending reclassification of documents from group A62C37/28.
Groups A62C37/28 and A62C35/08 should be considered in order to perform a complete search.

A62C35/10

Containers destroyed or opened by flames or heat

A62C35/11

controlled by a signal from the danger zone

A62C35/13

with a finite supply of extinguishing material

A62C35/15

with a system for topping-up the supply of extinguishing material automatically

A62C35/20

Hydrants, e.g. wall-hoses, wall units, plug-in cabinets hydrants in streets E03B9/02

A62C35/58

Pipe-line systems

A62C35/60

wet, i.e. containing extinguishing material even when not in use

A62C35/605

operating and sounding alarm automatically

see warning after subclass title

A62C35/62

dry, i.e. empty of extinguishing material when not in use

A62C35/64

pressurised

A62C35/645

with compressed gas in pipework

see warning after subclass title

A62C35/66

Accelerators

A62C35/68

Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems valves in general F16K

A62C37/00

Control of fire-fighting equipment heat-sensitive devices G01K

A62C37/04

with electrically-controlled release

A62C37/08

comprising an outlet device containing a sensor, or itself being the sensor, i.e. self-contained sprinklers

Group A62C37/08 is incomplete pending reclassification of documents from group A62C37/28.
Groups A62C37/28 and A62C37/08 should be considered in order to perform a complete search.

A62C37/09

telescopic or adjustable

A62C37/10

Releasing means, e.g. electrically released

A62C37/11

heat-sensitive

A62C37/12

with fusible links

A62C37/14

with frangible vessels

A62C37/16

with thermally-expansible links

A62C37/20

Resetting after use

Tools therefor

A62C37/21

automatic

A62C37/28

with an explosive charge

Group A62C37/28 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of 2018-08-01. The content of this group is being reclassified into groups A62C35/08, A62C37/08, and A62C37/36.
All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search.

A62C37/36

an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device

Group A62C37/36 is incomplete pending reclassification of documents from group A62C37/28.
Groups A62C37/28 and A62C37/36 should be considered in order to perform a complete search.

A62C37/38

by both sensor and actuator, e.g. valve, being in the danger zone

A62C37/40

with electric connection between sensor and actuator

A62C37/42

with mechanical connection between sensor and actuator, e.g. rods, levers

A62C37/44

only the sensor being in the danger zone

A62C37/46

Construction of the actuator

A62C37/48

Thermally sensitive initiators

A62C37/50

Testing or indicating devices for determining the state of readiness of the equipment

A62C99/00

Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

A62C99/0009

Methods of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire by cooling down or suffocating the flames

A62C99/0018

using gases or vapours that do not support combustion, e.g. steam, carbon dioxide

A62C99/0027

Carbon dioxide extinguishers

A62C99/0036

using foam

A62C99/0045

using solid substances, e.g. sand, ashes; using substances forming a crust

A62C99/0054

using counter-fire

A62C99/0063

with simultaneous removal of inflammable materials

A62C99/0072

using sprayed or atomised water

A62C99/0081

Training methods or equipment for fire-fighting

A62C99/009

Methods or equipment not provided for in groups A62C99/0009 - A62C99/0081