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F16K 24/00

Devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating enclosures (equalising valves F16K17/00; arrangement or mounting in pipes or pipe systems F16L55/07; venting or aerating as an additional function of steam traps or like apparatus F16T; ventilation of rooms, vehicles, see the appropriate subclass, e.g. F24F)

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating enclosures

CPC: Devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating enclosures (equalising valves F16K17/00; arrangement or mounting in pipes or pipe systems F16L55/07; venting or aerating as an additional function of steam traps or like apparatus F16T; ventilation of rooms, vehicles, see the appropriate subclass, e.g. F24F)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating enclosures

CPC:

Devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating enclosures (equalising valves F16K17/00; arrangement or mounting in pipes or pipe systems F16L55/07; venting or aerating as an additional function of steam traps or like apparatus F16T; ventilation of rooms, vehicles, see the appropriate subclass, e.g. F24F)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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  • F16K 24/02 the enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16K 24/06 for aerating only (F16K24/02 takes precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC