IPC Main Group
E05B 63/00 Locks with special structural characteristics
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
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E05B 63/02 without springs
- E05B 63/04 for alternative use on the right-hand or left-hand side of wings
- E05B 63/06 with lengthwise-adjustable bolts
- E05B 63/08 Mortise locks
- E05B 63/12 with means carried by the bolt for interlocking with the keeper
- E05B 63/14 Arrangement of several locks or locks with several bolts, e.g. arranged one behind the other
- E05B 63/16 with the handles on opposite sides moving independently
- E05B 63/18 with arrangements independent of the locking mechanism for retaining the bolt in the retracted position
- E05B 63/22 operated by a pulling or pushing action perpendicular to the front plate
- E05B 63/24 Arrangements in which the fastening members which engage one another are mounted respectively on the wing and the frame and are both movable, e.g. for release by moving either of them
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KIEKERT DE 2,762
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,316
- JULIUS BLUM AT 1,088
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,061
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- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 909
- HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 887
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