DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, ; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

A62B encompasses devices, apparatus, and methods designed to protect human life in emergency or hazardous situations. This subclass covers life jackets, breathing apparatus, protective suits, rescue equipment, and safety devices used in drowning prevention, fire escape, or other life-threatening scenarios. It includes both passive safety equipment (such as buoyancy aids) and active protective systems (such as self-contained breathing apparatus). Related fire-fighting equipment is classified separately under A62C and A62D.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING

CPC: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, ; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING

CPC:

DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, ; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 20 subcodes exist in both systems.

15 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A62B 1/00 Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 11/00 Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms (chemical purification, disinfection, or sterilisation of air A61L; in aircraft or submarines, insofar as they influence the construction of the vehicle or are influenced by its construction B63B, B64D, respectively; air-conditioning in general F24F) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 13/00 Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters (ventilating in general F24F) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 15/00 Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances, e.g. with separate breathing apparatus (; building aspects E04H9/00 ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 17/00 Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (protective clothing or garments for work or sport A41D13/00; ; protecting eyes or ears A61F9/00; composition of materials for protective clothing A62D5/00; life-saving garments for use at sea B63C; diving suits B63C11/02; flight suits B64D10/00; space suits B64G6/00; bullet-proof clothing F41H1/02) +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 18/00 Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes (A62B17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks A61M16/06) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 19/00 Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 21/00 Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 23/00 Filters for breathing-protection purposes (gas-filters in general B01D) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 25/00 Devices for storing respiratory or breathing apparatus +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 27/00 Methods or devices for testing respiratory or breathing apparatus (apparatus for testing gastightness in general G01M) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 29/00 Devices, e.g. installations, for rendering harmless or for keeping off harmful chemical agents (respiratory apparatus A62B7/00; gasproof doors, windows, shutters E06B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 3/00 Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (A62B1/00 takes precedence) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 31/00 Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating, (ventilation of gasproof shelters A62B13/00; protective clothes or coverings A62B17/00; treatment rooms for medical purposes A61G10/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 33/00 Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried persons IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 35/00 Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion (buckles A44B11/00; accessories for children's furniture A47D15/00; children's seats B60N2/24; safety belts or body harnesses for land vehicles B60R22/00; harnesses for parachutes B64D17/30; harnessing in aircraft B64D25/06; releasable fastenings F16B) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 5/00 Other devices for rescuing from fire (ladders E06C) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 7/00 Respiratory apparatus (for medical purposes A61M16/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 9/00 Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus (A62B19/00, A62B21/00, A62B23/00 take precedence) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A62B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2009 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC