B26B HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; ; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; ; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)
Description
B26B covers hand-held cutting tools that do not fall within more specifically defined classes in the B26 hierarchy, such as knives (B26D) or scissors (B26C). This subclass includes various portable cutting implements operated manually or with minimal mechanical assistance, encompassing tools like box cutters, utility knives, cleavers, and specialized cutting instruments used in diverse industries including food processing, construction, and crafts. The classification excludes cutting tools that are part of larger machines, those with specific dedicated classes, and implements whose primary function is not cutting.
15 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B26B 1/00 Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives (B26B11/00 takes precedence)
- B26B 11/00 Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement (combined table-ware A47G21/06)
- B26B 13/00 Hand shears; Scissors
- B26B 15/00 Hand-held shears with motor-driven blades
- B26B 17/00 Hand cutting tools with two jaws which come into abutting contact (nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; joints therefor B25B7/06)
- B26B 19/00 Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
- B26B 21/00 Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B 23/00 Axes; Hatchets
- B26B 25/00 Hand cutting tools involving disc blades, e.g. motor-driven (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00)
- B26B 27/00 Hand cutting tools not provided for in the preceding groups, e.g. finger rings for cutting string, devices for cutting by means of wires
- B26B 29/00 Guards or sheaths for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guards for hair clippers or dry shavers B26B19/38)
- B26B 3/00 Hand knives with fixed blades
- B26B 5/00 Hand knives with one or more detachable blades
- B26B 7/00 Hand knives with reciprocating motor-driven blades
- B26B 9/00 Blades for hand knives
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B26, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GILLETTE COMPANY US 1,745
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 1,410
- BIC-VIOLEX GR 638
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 378
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 355
- BRAUN DE 325
- WEBER MASCHINENBAUBREIDENBACH DE 304
- DORCO COMPANY KR 297
- GILLETTE COMPANY 290
- URSCHEL LABORATORIES US 264