F41A FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
Introduced: January 1990
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- WEAPONS
- Subclass:
- FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
Description
F41A covers functional features, mechanical components, and structural details applicable to both small arms (rifles, pistols, machine guns) and ordnance (cannons, artillery). This includes breech mechanisms, firing systems, recoil management devices, ammunition feeding systems, and barrel designs shared across weapon categories. The classification also encompasses mounting systems and support structures for securing weapons on platforms or vehicles. Adjacent classes F41B and F41C provide more specialized coverage for small arms and ordnance respectively, making F41A the appropriate classification for generic or dual-purpose weapon technologies.
Related Keywords
19 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F41A 1/00 Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
- F41A 11/00 Assembly or disassembly features; Modular concepts; Articulated or collapsible guns
- F41A 13/00 Cooling or heating systems; Blowing-through of gun barrels; Ventilating systems
- F41A 15/00 Cartridge extractors, i.e. devices for pulling cartridges or cartridge cases at least partially out of the cartridge chamber; Cartridge ejectors, i.e. devices for throwing the extracted cartridges or cartridge cases free of the gun
- F41A 17/00 Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
- F41A 19/00 Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
- F41A 21/00 Barrels or gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
- F41A 23/00 Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
- F41A 25/00 Gun mountings permitting recoil or return to battery, e.g. gun cradles; Barrel buffers or brakes
- F41A 27/00 Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
- F41A 29/00 Cleaning or lubricating arrangements
- F41A 3/00 Breech mechanism, e.g. locks
- F41A 31/00 Testing arrangements
- F41A 33/00 Adaptations for training; Gun simulators
- F41A 35/00 Accessories or details not otherwise provided for
- F41A 5/00 Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock
- F41A 7/00 Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to the starting position before automatic firing; Drives for externally-powered guns; Remote-controlled gun chargers
- F41A 9/00 Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
- F41A 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
- CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228