Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements (A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements

CPC: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements (A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements

CPC:

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements (A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00)

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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A47B 47/0008 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0016 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0025 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0058 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0066 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0075 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0083 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/0091 CPC only CPC only
A47B 47/02 made of metal only +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A47B 47/04 made mainly of wood or plastics +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A47B 47/06 made mainly of cardboard, textile, paper, or the like, e.g. with separate frame of other materials IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

ZHEJIANG SUPOR 13,571
MIDEA 10,855
JOYOUNG COMPANY 10,106
FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9,846
LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,657
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 4,805
GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 4,508
NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 4,300
HAIER SMART HOME 3,964
BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,910

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,633
BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 4,258
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,477
MIDEA 3,257
SEB FR 2,786
FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,614
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,370
VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING DE 2,248
HAIER SMART HOME 2,169
MIELE DE 2,019