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CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL (brushes A46; devices for domestic or like cleaning A47L; separation of particles from liquids or gases B01D; separation of solids B03, B07; spraying or applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; cleaning devices for conveyors B65G 45/10; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C 7/00; inhibiting corrosion or incrustation in general C23; cleaning streets, permanent ways, beaches or land E01H; parts, details or accessories of swimming or splash baths or pools, specially adapted for cleaning E04H 4/16; preventing or removing electrostatic charges H05F)
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Note(s)
This subclass covers only cleaning, which is usually classified according to one (or more) of the aspects mentioned below, if it is not fully classifiable in a subclass providing for any of the following aspects:the articles cleaned, e.g. bed-pans, urinal or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons A61G 9/02, filters, semi-permeable membranes B01D, castings and moulds B22D 29/00, vehicles B60S, coke ovens C10B 43/00, building forms E04G, boilers F22, combustion apparatus F23J, furnaces F27;the general nature of the cleaning, e.g. preparing for sugar manufacture A23N, domestic cleaning A47L, treatment of textiles D06, laundry D06F, air-conditioning F24F;the particular operation performed, e.g. filtering B01D, separating of solids B03, B07, sand-blasting B24C;the particular apparatus or device, e.g. brushes A46B, mops A47L, centrifuges B04, hand tools B25;the substance cleaned, e.g. metals B21C, C23, water C02, glass C03C, leather C14B, textile fibres D01;the substance removed (or prevented from depositing or forming), e.g. implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B44D 3/16, chemical paint-removers C09D 9/00, preventing rust C23F;the substance used, e.g. macromolecular compounds or compositions C08, anti-icing materials C09K, detergents C11D;the operation in connection with which cleaning is done, e.g. metal rolling B21B, metal boring B23B, soldering B23K, textile fabrication D01G, D01H, D03J, D04B;the surroundings of a surface to be cleaned or kept clean, e.g. water in a boiler C02F, air in a room F24F.
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Subclass indexes
CLEANING CHARACTERISED BY THE MEANS USED | 1/00, 3/00, 5/00, 6/00, 7/00 | CLEANING HOLLOW, FLEXIBLE OR DELICATE ARTICLES | 9/00, 11/00 | ACCESSORIES OR DETAILS OF MACHINES | 13/00 | PREVENTING FOULING OR ESCAPE OF DIRT OR FUMES | 15/00, 17/00 |
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