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IPC Subclass
E05G

SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: July 1974

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
Subclass:
SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS

Description

E05G covers the design and construction of secure storage systems and protective barriers for valuables and banking operations. This includes safes, strong-rooms, vaults, and related containment structures engineered to resist unauthorized access, theft, and forced entry. The class also encompasses bank protection devices such as security partitions, protective enclosures at transaction counters, and similar safety structures used in financial institutions and high-security environments. Excluded are locks and locking mechanisms themselves (covered in E05B) and general door or window fittings without a security function (covered in E05D).

Related Keywords

[= safes]thief resistant CONTAINER(S); fire-resistant CONTAINER(S)SAFESthief-resistant SAFES; fire-resistant SAFESSTRONGBOXES; STRONGROOMSpreventing TAMPER with safespreventing tampering with safesTHEFT -resistant containers

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E05G 7/00 Safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable payplates

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