B25C HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS (for shoemaking A43D)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B25C encompasses hand-held and manually-operated tools designed for driving nails, staples, or similar fasteners into materials. This subclass covers both non-powered mechanical devices (such as claw hammers, nail guns operated by manual trigger mechanisms, and hand staplers) and portable power-driven variants used for fastening applications. The classification includes the tool mechanisms themselves, driving systems, and structural designs that facilitate repetitive or single fastening operations in construction, carpentry, and assembly work. Related fastening processes and the fasteners themselves are addressed in separate classifications.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
CPC: HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS (for shoemaking A43D)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS (for shoemaking A43D)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B25C 1/00 Hand-held nailing tools (hammers per se B25D; nailing machines B27F7/02); Nail feeding devices +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25C 11/00 Nail, spike, and staple extractors (incorporated in hammers B25D1/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25C 3/00 Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25C 5/00 Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools ( details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00; stapling machines B27F7/17); Staple feeding devices therefor (staples F16B15/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25C 7/00 Accessories for nailing or stapling tools, e.g. supports (for tools operated by detonation of a cartridge B25C1/18) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
- FANUC JP 3,353
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
- HILTI LI 2,243
- FANUC 2,234
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
- MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FANUC JP 3,700
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
- HILTI LI 2,424
- FANUC 2,406
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
- MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513