B29

WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL

Note(s) This class does not cover the working of plastics sheet material in a manner analogous to the working of paper, which is covered by class B31 [4,2010 01]In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "plastics" means macromolecular compounds or compositions based on such compounds  In this class, the following rules apply: The working of plastics is, as far as possible, classified primarily according to the particular shaping technique used, e g  in subclass B29C Classification according to production of particular articles in subclass B29D is restricted to: aspects which are characteristic for the production of a particular article, and not classifiable in subclass B29B or B29C;combined operations for making the particular article which are not fully classifiable in subclass B29C  Products per se are not classified in this class  However, if a product is characterised by the way it is produced and not by its structure or composition, the production method should be classified in this class  The codes of subclass B29K are only for use as indexing codes associated with subclasses B29B, B29C, or B29D so as to provide information concerning moulding materials or materials for reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e g  inserts The codes of subclass B29L are only for use as indexing codes associated with subclass B29C, so as to provide information concerning the articles produced by the techniques classified in subclass B29C