Rails or rods mounted above the drawer walls, e.g. for stabilisation of the drawer or for suspension of the content

Introduced: January 2017

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers > Constructional details of drawers > Accessories or additional elements for drawers, e.g. drawer lighting > Rails or rods mounted above the drawer walls, e.g. for stabilisation of the drawer or for suspension of the content

CPC:

Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers (A47B63/02 takes precedence; drawers coupled to doors A47B96/16) > Constructional details of drawers > Accessories or additional elements for drawers, e.g. drawer lighting (drawers having organising or sorting means A47B88/969) > Rails or rods mounted above the drawer walls, e.g. for stabilisation of the drawer or for suspension of the content

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2017.

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A47B 88/938 Means for connecting rails or rods to drawers since 2017 +2 CPC 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