CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
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)
Description
A62C encompasses devices, equipment, and systems designed for fire detection, suppression, and extinguishing. This subclass covers fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, foam apparatus, water delivery equipment, breathing apparatus for firefighters, and related protective gear used in combating fires. It includes both portable and fixed installations, as well as the chemical and mechanical components that enable fire suppression, but excludes general life-saving equipment covered by A62B and broader fire safety measures such as building construction standards.
18 direct subcodes
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- A62C 11/00 Portable extinguishers with manually-operated pumps
- A62C 13/00 Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use (A62C11/00 takes precedence)
- A62C 15/00 Extinguishers essentially of the knapsack type (knapsacks, carrying-frames, pack-frames carried on the body A45F3/00)
- A62C 17/00 Hand fire-extinguishers essentially in the form of pistols or rifles
- A62C 19/00 Hand fire-extinguishers in which the extinguishing substance is expelled by an explosion; Exploding containers thrown into the fire
- A62C 2/00 Fire prevention or containment (A62C3/00 takes precedence; flame traps A62C4/00)
- A62C 25/00 Portable extinguishers with power-driven pumps
- A62C 27/00 Fire-fighting land vehicles
- A62C 29/00 Fire-fighting vessels or like floating structures
- A62C 3/00 Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places ( ; for nuclear reactors G21C9/04)
- A62C 31/00 Delivery of fire-extinguishing material (pumps F04; hoses, F16L)
- A62C 33/00 Hose accessories
- A62C 35/00 Permanently-installed equipment (A62C31/00, A62C33/00, A62C37/00 take precedence; for forming water curtains A62C2/08)
- A62C 37/00 Control of fire-fighting equipment (heat-sensitive devices G01K)
- A62C 4/00 Flame traps allowing passage of gas but not of flame or explosion wave
- A62C 5/00 Making of fire-extinguishing materials immediately before use (nozzles A62C31/02)
- A62C 8/00 Hand tools or accessories specially adapted for fire-fighting, e.g. tool boxes
- A62C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass