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Note(s)
    In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meanings indicated:[5,7]
      "pipe" means a conduit of closed cross-section, which is specially adapted to convey fluids, materials or objects;"hose" means a pipe, as defined above, which has flexibility as an essential characteristic 
    Attention is drawn to the following places:
    A61M 39/00Tube connectors, tube couplings or branch units, specially adapted for medical use
    B05B 1/20Perforated pipes
    B63B 35/03Pipe-laying vessels
    B64D 39/04Adaptation of hose constructions for refuelling aircraft during flight
    B67D 7/38Arrangements of hoses in apparatus for transferring liquids, e.g. fuel, from bulk to vehicles or portable containers
    E01D 19/10Fastening of pipes or cables to bridges
    E03BWater supply installations
    E03D 11/17Means for connecting water-closet bowls to the flushing pipe
    E03D 11/18Siphons for water-closets
    E03F 3/04Pipes or fittings specially adapted to sewers
    E04D 13/08Down pipes for roof drainage; Clamping means therefor
    E04F 17/00Vertical ducts, channels in buildings, e.g. chimneys
    E21F 1/04Air ducts for ventilation of mines or tunnels; Connections therefor
    E21F 17/02Suspension devices for tubes or the like in mines or tunnels
    F01NGas flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines
    F16N 21/00Conduits, junctions for lubrication systems
    F17C 3/02Thermal insulation of vessels not under pressure for storing liquified or solidified gases, e.g. Dewar flask
    F22B 37/10Water tubes of steam boilers
    F23J 13/04Joints, connections for chimneys or flues
    F24H 9/12Connecting circulation pipes to heaters
    F28F 9/04Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates of heat-exchangers
    G21C 15/22Structural association of coolant tubes with headers or other pipes in nuclear reactors
    H02G 3/04Protective tubing or conduits for electric cables
    H02G 3/30Installations of electric cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings———
    H02G 3/36Installations of electric cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings———

Subclass indexes

LAYING OR RECLAIMING PIPES

1/00

SUPPORTING

3/00, 5/00, 7/00

PIPES

9/00, 11/00

PIPE JOINTS

Constructional kinds

non-disconnectable

13/00

screw-threaded

15/00

with separate joints: pressing member; sleeve or socket; flanged joints

19/00; 21/00; 23/00

bends or siphons

43/00

other joints

25/00

Functional kinds

with self-tightening sealings

17/00

adjustable or allowing movement

27/00

with fluid cut-off means

29/00

of quick-acting type

37/00

for double-walled or multi-channel pipes

39/00

branching pipes, joining pipes to walls

41/00

special for hoses

31/00, 33/00, 35/00

special for pipes: of plastics; of brittle material

47/00; 49/00

PIPING UNITS

Cleaning features

45/00

Compensation devices

51/00

Heating or cooling

53/00

Accessories

55/00

PROTECTION: AGAINST DAMAGE; CORROSION OR INCRUSTATION; THERMAL INSULATION

57/00; 58/00; 59/00