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E05B 13/00

Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
Subclass:
LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E05B 13/02 shaped as sectors of escutcheons, arranged in the keyhole
  • E05B 13/04 shaped as fork-like implements grasping and fixing the key
  • E05B 13/06 shaped as bolt detents arranged in the path of motion of the key bit
  • E05B 13/08 formed by longitudinal bolt or cross-bar connecting the handle with a stationary lock part or fitting
  • E05B 13/1 formed by a lock arranged in the handle

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KIEKERT DE 2,762
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,316
  3. JULIUS BLUM AT 1,088
  4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,061
  5. HAIER SMART HOME 936
  6. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 909
  7. HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 887
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 872
  9. TOKAI RIKA COMPANY 813
  10. GEZE DE 807