US PATENT CLASS 109
Class Notes


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109 /   HD   SAFES, BANK PROTECTION, OR A RELATED DEVICE



DEFINITION

Classification: 109/

This is the generic class for:

(A) Safes:

All buildings and receptacles which have combined therewith (a) means in addition to their structure and/or (b) means built into their structure, for repelling or protecting their contents (including living beings) from explosion, penetration of missiles, other attacks by force or stealth (including burglary or larceny), fire, or for any other protective, or safe-guarding purpose not elsewhere provided for.

(B) Bank protection devices:

Banks, stores, or other related institutions, having means to protect or defend them and their personnel against a burglary or robbery attack.

(C) Related devices:

All devices not elsewhere classified for preventing physical objects (including living beings) from being harmed by violence of any kind, or from getting into unauthorized possession of any person.

LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES (1) Note.The recitation of a closure fastener or lock upon a building or receptacle is not considered a protecting means within this class. Where the fastening means or lock is claimed in combination with features for this class, see the subclasses of this class (see References to Other Classes, below) subclass 59 and indented subclasses of this class. Locks, closure fasteners and their combinations with building or receptacle structures will be found in the classes in References to Other Classes, below, referencing this (1) Note.

(2) Note. The mere recitation of a resistant wall, without going into the structure which makes the wall resistant for the purposes of this class does not constitute a safe within the meaning of this class, but will be found in the appropriate building and receptacle classes, Particular attention is directed to subclasses for buildings including a terrane an feature. See classes in References to Other Classes, below, with reference to this (2) Note.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

59+, for fastening means or lock claimed in combination with features for this class.

REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

49, Movable or Removable Closures, for closures of the type

provided for.

52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),

106, for residual jail type structures and subclass 660 for fabric or lattice (e.g., grille type openwork), per se, even though defined as useful for the purposes of Class 109. See (1) Note of Lines With Other Classes, above.

52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings), appropriate subclasses for miscellaneous reinforced building structures having no features other than those adding structural strength to the construction even though defined as useful for the purposes of Class 109. Particular attention is directed to

169+, for buildings including a terrane an feature. See (2) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above. 70, Locks,

77, (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above).

89, Ordnance,

36.01+, for shields for ordnance and for related shielding structures.

105, Railway Rolling Stock,

308, 395, 435 (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above).

105, Railway Rolling Stock,

394, for armored and protected railway rolling stock bodies.

114, Ships,

9, for armored ships and armor therefor.

116, Signals and Indicators,

8, (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above). 137, Fluid Handling,

383, (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above).

169, Fire Extinguishers, for fire extinguishers of general application.

174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators,

2, for lightning protection of buildings, persons or any other object.

187, Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle,

331, and 335 for means for locking a barrier to prevent access to an elevator car (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above).

190, Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage,

56, (See (1) Note Lines With Other Classes, above. Also see the (2) Note).

194, Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms,

51, 59, 65. (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above) 206, Special Receptacle or Package,

1.5,. (See (1) Note Lines With Other Classes, above. Also see the (2) Note.)

211, Supports: Racks,

4, for racks with article-locking devices therein.

215, Bottles and Jars,

207,. (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above)

217, Wooden Receptacles (See (2) Note of Lines With Other Classes, above).

220, Receptacles (See (2) Note of Lines With Other Classes, above).

232, Deposit and Collection Receptacles,

43.1, and subclass 44, for closure and chute subcombinations, for safes of the deposit and collection type.

244, Aeronautics,

121, for shields and other protective devices for aircraft. 248, Supports,

551, for bracket type devices combined with anti-theft means.

292, Closure Fasteners. (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above)

293, Vehicle Fenders, for vehicle fenders, and bumpers.

312, Supports: Cabinet Structure,

107.5, 215, 216, 222, and 333. (See (1) Note, Lines With

Other Classes, above. Also see the (2) note above.)

404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus,

25, for a pavement with a vault cover-closure. (See (1) Note, Lines With Other Classes, above)

428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses, for a stock material product in the form of a single or plural layer web or sheet, and

544, for stock materials, e.g., of indefinite length, which are all metal or have adjacent metal components.

441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices, 32, for buoyant safes, including those adapted to float in case of shipwreck.

454, Ventilation, appropriate subclasses, particularly

237+, and 254 for ventilated building structures.