Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:: ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
Subclass:: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING

Related Keywords

FASTENING furniture elementsFURNITURE joints or fasteningsJOINTS for furnituremortise joints for furnitureSECURING furniture parts togetherTENON(S) joints for furnitureTONGUE(S) -and-groove joints for furnitureWOOD connections for furniture

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F16B 12/02 Joints between panels and corner posts
F16B 12/04 Non-loosenable joints for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. glued
F16B 12/06 Non-loosenable joints for metal furniture parts
F16B 12/1 using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
F16B 12/4 Joints for furniture tubing
F16B 12/44 Leg joints; Corner joints
F16B 12/54 Fittings for bedsteads or the like

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
NTN CORPORATION 5,305
SKF SE 4,219
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
NSK 3,850
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639