HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS
Subclass:: HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS

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.

Related Keywords

DRIVING of nails or staples

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B25C 1/00 Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices therefor
B25C 11/00 Nail, spike, or staple extractors
B25C 13/00 Nail straightening devices
B25C 3/00 Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers
B25C 5/00 Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor
B25C 7/00 Accessories for nailing or stapling tools, e.g. supports
B25C 9/00 Nail punches

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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