IPC 7 English version A47B 41/00-A47B 97/08

A47B04100-A47B09708

SECTION A – HUMAN NECESSITIES

A 47

FURNITURE (arrangements of seats for, or adaptation of seats to, vehicles B60N); DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (ladders E06C)

A 47 B

TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

41/

School desks or tables (attaching to floor A47B 91/08)

41/

Desk tops

41/

Drawing or model stands

41/

Holders or supports for guiding copy-books, slates, or the like

Cabinets; Racks; Shelf units; Similar furniture; Similar features of built-in cupboards (racks for dispensing merchandise A47F 1/00; showcases or show cabinets A47F 3/00; racks specially adapted for workshops B25H 3/04; storing articles in warehouses or magazines B65G 1/00; built-in cupboards as part of a building E04F 19/08; peculiar to housing recording apparatus or records therefor G11B 33/02; peculiar to housing electrical apparatus or installations H05K) [3]

43/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the cabinet or the like

43/

made of cardboard or the like

43/

made of a rigid frame with walls or door-leaves of textile or the like

45/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling enlarging in height, length, or depth (sectional furniture A47B 87/00)

46/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having one or more surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extending or pivoting (A47B 63/04, A47B 77/10 take precedence; writing tables with extensible leaves A47B 17/03; with extensible garment holders A47B 61/02)

47/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements (A47B 43/00, A47B 45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B 57/00) [3]

47/

made of metal only [2]

47/

with panels separate from the frame [2]

47/

made mainly of wood or plastics

47/

with panels on a separate frame, e.g. a metal frame [2]

47/

made mainly of cardboard, textile, paper, or the like, e.g. with separate frame of other materials

49/

Revolving cabinets or racks; Cabinets or racks with revolving parts

51/

Cabinets with means for moving compartments up and down

53/

Cabinets or racks having several sections one behind the other; Cabinet or rack systems (revolving cabinets or racks A47B 49/00)

53/

Cabinet systems, e.g. consisting of cabinets arranged in a row with means to open or close passages between adjacent cabinets

55/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction (safes E05G)

55/

made of wire

55/

made of concrete or the like

55/

made of cardboard, paper, or the like

57/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions (details of cabinets, racks or shelf units in general A47B 96/00; brackets adjustable in themselves A47B 96/07) [3]

57/

with means for adjusting the inclination of the shelves

57/

with means for adjusting the height of the shelves (A47B 57/04, A47B 57/30 take precedence) [3]

57/

consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls

57/

the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves

57/

consisting of side walls of the ladder type

57/

with hooks on the shelves to engage the rungs of the ladder

57/

consisting of hooks coacting with openings (ladder type A47B 57/12)

57/

consisting of screwbolts as connecting members

57/

consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings (A47B 57/08, A47B 57/16 take precedence) [3]

57/

characterised by shape or orientation of opening, e.g. keyhole-shaped

57/

consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges

57/

with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports [3]

57/

consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls [3]

57/

the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves [3]

57/

consisting of side walls of the ladder type [3]

57/

with hooks on the shelf supports to engage the rungs of the ladder [3]

57/

consisting of hooks coacting with openings (ladder type A47B 57/36) [3]

57/

the shelf supports being cantilever brackets [3]

57/

consisting of screwbolts as connecting members [3]

57/

the shelf supports being cantilever brackets [3]

57/

consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings (A47B 57/32, A47B 57/40 take precedence) [3]

57/

characterised by shape or orientation of opening, e.g. keyhole-shaped [3]

57/

the shelf supports being cantilever brackets [3]

57/

consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges [3]

57/

the shelf supports being cantilever brackets [3]

57/

with means for adjusting partitions horizontally (book-ends A47B 65/00) [3]

61/

Wardrobes

61/

with extensible garment-holders

61/

for shoes, hats, umbrellas, or the like

61/

Travelling or trunk wardrobes

63/

Cabinets, racks or shelf units, specially adapted for storing books, documents, forms, or the like

63/

specially adapted for storing drawings or the like (filing of suspended drawings B42F 15/00)

63/

with a writing surface (surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extension or pivoting in general A47B 46/00)

63/

with parts, e.g. trays, movable on pivots, or on chains or belts (revolving cabinets in general, cabinets with revolving parts in general A47B 49/00; cabinets with means for moving compartments up and down in general A47B 51/00)

65/

Book-troughs; Accessories specially adapted for book-storing, e.g. book-ends

67/

Chests; Dressing-tables; Medicine cabinets or the like; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers

67/

Cabinets for shaving tackle, medicines, or the like

67/

Chests of drawers; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers (A47B 67/02 takes precedence; drawers, guides for drawers, per se A47B 88/00)

69/

Cocktail cabinets (cabinets or racks for bottles only A47B 73/00)

71/

Cabinets for perishable goods, e.g. meat safes, fly-proof cabinets (fruit or potato storage cabinets, racks or trays A47B 75/00; ice-boxes, refrigerators F25D)

73/

Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks

75/

Fruit or potato storage cabinets, racks or trays for domestic use

77/

Kitchen cabinets (tops specially designed for working on A47B 96/18)

77/

General layout, e.g. relative arrangement of compartments, working surface or surfaces, supports for apparatus (A47B 77/08 takes precedence)

77/

Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts

77/

for incorporating sinks, with or without draining boards, splash-backs, or the like (constructional features of draining boards A47L 19/02; sinks E03C 1/18)

77/

for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes

77/

with members movable outwards to a position of use, e.g. tables, ironing boards (A47B 77/16 takes precedence; surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extension or pivoting in general A47B 46/00)

77/

for attachment of portable kitchen machines

77/

by incorporation of racks or supports, other than shelves, for household utensils

77/

by adaptation of compartments or drawers for receiving or holding foodstuffs; by provision of rotatable or extendible containers for foodstuffs

77/

by special arrangements for accommodating removable containers

79/

Bedside cabinets

81/

Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis

81/

specially adapted for storing cleaning utensils

81/

specially adapted for storing dishware

81/

Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets

Furniture combinations (step-stools A47C 12/00) [5]

83/

Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds

83/

Tables combined with seats (foldable table and seat units A47B 3/14)

83/

Tables combined with other pieces of furniture

85/

Furniture convertible into other kinds of furniture

85/

Tables convertible into drawing-desks

85/

Tables convertible into chairs

85/

Tables convertible otherwise (into beds A47C 17/62; into billiard tables A63D 15/04)

85/

Convertible cupboards

87/

Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units

87/

stackable [3]

Details of furniture (of tables or desks A47B 13/00; furniture joints F16B) [3]

88/

Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers (A47B 63/02 takes precedence; drawers coupled to doors A47B 96/16)

88/

Coupled drawers

88/

Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor

88/

Drawers which can be rotated while or after sliding out

88/

with double extensible guides or parts

88/

with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like

88/

with other guiding mechanisms

88/

with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like

88/

with devices to prevent complete withdrawal

88/

Drawers tiltably or pivotally arranged

88/

Drawers with compartments

88/

Concealed drawers

91/

Feet for furniture in general (castors B60B 33/00)

91/

Adjustable feet (self-levelling A47B 91/16)

91/

Elastic supports

91/

Gliders or the like

91/

connected to the floor

91/

adapted to mounting on inclined floor

91/

Leg supports, e.g. cup-shaped

91/

Devices on legs preventing ascent of insects

91/

Self-levelling legs

95/

Fittings for furniture

95/

Handles

95/

Keyplates; Ornaments or the like (rims specially adapted for table tops A47B 13/08; keyplates in general E05B 17/14)

96/

Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B 43/00 to A47B 95/00; General details of furniture (doors E06B)

96/

Shelves (movable shelves coupled to doors A47B 96/16)

96/

Partition walls

96/

Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves (aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B 57/00)

96/

adjustable in themselves [3]

96/

Bars, uprights, struts, or like supports, for cabinets, brackets, or the like (aspects of adjusting height or inclination of shelves or brackets A47B 57/00)

96/

Drawers or movable shelves coupled to doors

96/

Tops specially designed for working on (table tops A47B 13/08)

96/

Furniture panels or like furniture elements

97/

Miscellaneous furniture; Miscellaneous accessories for furniture

97/

Devices for holding or supporting maps, drawings, or the like, including means for preventing rolling-up

97/

Easels or stands for blackboards or the like

97/

with means for balancing weight of blackboards or the like, e.g. connected to wall (means for balancing weight of drawing-boards A47B 27/00)

97/

foldable

A47 - A47B 39/12