PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 185
 Class Title: MOTORS: SPRING, WEIGHT, OR ANIMAL POWERED

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  2       COMPOSITE
  3       .Animal powered only
  4       .Weight only
  5       ..Escapement controlled
  6       ..With weight raising means, (e.g., winding)
  7       ...With motor
  9       .Spring only
  10      ..With winding means
  11      ...With motor
  12      ....Momentum type
  13      ...With overwinding preventer
  14      ...With indicating means
  15      ANIMAL POWERED
  15.5    .Pivoted seat
  16      .Belt tread
  17      .Drum tread
  18      .Pivoted disk tread
  19      .Sweep type
  20      ..With driving or whipping means
  21      ..Sweeps
  22      ...Draft equalizers
  23      ..Draft devices
  24      .With driving or whipping means
  25      .With anchor
  27      WEIGHT
  28      .Operator's weight
  29      .Oscillating
  30      ..Wave or irregular motion type
  31      .Escapement controlled
  32      .With weight raising means, (e.g., winding)
  33      ..With motor
  35      ..With overwinding preventer
  36      ..With indicating means
  37      SPRING
  38      .Escapement controlled
  39      .With winding means
  40 R    ..With motor
  41 R    ...Momentum type
  41 A    ....Engine starters
  41 C    .....Centrifugal
  41 WW   .....Wheel winds
  40 A    ...Clock wind
  40 B    ...Electric
  40 C    ...Cradle
  40 D    ...Sewing machine
  40 E    ...Churns
  40 F    ...Fans
  40 H    ...Vehicles
  40 K    ...Clocks
  40 L    ...Advertising device
  40 M    ...Phonograph
  40 S    ...Razorss
  43      ..With overwinding preventer
  44      ..With indicating means
  45      .Spring mounting
  *       ******************************
  *       DIGESTS
  *       ******************************
  DIG 1   Spring powered toys
  DIG 2   Foreign digest