DIFF Main Group
F41A 17/00 Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
Introduced: January 1990
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 17 subcodes exist in both systems.
11 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- F41A 17/04 Safeties of the combination-lock type (F41A17/02 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/06 Electric or electromechanical safeties (F41A17/04, F41A17/08 take precedence) since 1990 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/08 for inhibiting firing in a specified direction, e.g. at a friendly person or at a protected area (F41A27/02 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/16 Cook-off prevention, i.e. prevention of spontaneous firing of a cartridge by chamber wall heat since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/20 Grip or stock safeties, i.e. safeties disengaged by clasping the grip or stock (thumb-operated sliding safeties F41A17/52, F41A17/62, F41A17/70, F41A17/80) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/30 Multiple safeties, i.e. acting on at least one element of the firing mechanism and at least one other element of the gun, e.g. the moving barrel since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/40 Last-round safeties (F41A17/34 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/42 Safeties for locking the breech-block or bolt in a safety position (F41A17/32, F41A17/36, F41A17/40 take precedence ) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/44 Safety plugs, e.g. for plugging-up cartridge chambers since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/46 Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/56 Sear safeties, i.e. means for rendering ineffective an intermediate lever transmitting trigger movement to firing pin, hammer, bolt or sear (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/64 Firing-pin safeties, i.e. means for preventing movement of slidably- mounted strikers (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F41A 17/74 Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
- CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 562
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 459
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 444
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 412
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 407
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 359
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 290
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 282
- SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS US 255
- THALES FR 228