Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Subclass:: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES

Filing statistics

IPC B62B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62B, which recorded 130,977 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,965 in 2013 to 16,089 in 2023 (+224%), peaking at 20,526 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B62 are HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (5,614 applications), HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (5,534 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (5,128 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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B62B 1/02 in which the wheel axis is disposed between the load and the handles
B62B 1/1 in which the load is intended to be transferred totally to the wheels
B62B 1/18 in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows
B62B 1/26 characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,614
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 5,534
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,128
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,603
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,110
SHIMANO JP 4,017
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,365
BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,336
ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,971
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,936