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)
Introduced: September 1968
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.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
CPC: 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)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 15 subcodes exist in both systems.
6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B26B 1/00 Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives (B26B11/00 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B26B 11/00 Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement (combined table-ware A47G21/06) +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B26B 17/00 Hand cutting tools with two jaws which come into abutting contact (nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; joints therefor B25B7/06) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B26B 19/00 Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B26B 7/00 Hand knives with reciprocating motor-driven blades +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC