IPC Subgroup
E01B 3/16 made from steel
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails > made from steel
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- Subclass:
- PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E01B 3/18 Composite sleepers
- E01B 3/2 Sleeper construction for special purposes, e.g. with openings for ballast working
- E01B 3/22 Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers
- E01B 3/24 Slabs; Blocks; Pot sleepers; Fastening tie-rods to them
- E01B 3/26 combined with inserts of wood, artificial stone, or other material
Top Applicants
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