WebCPC CPC COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION

A45C PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS (sacks or packs carried on the body A45F containers in general B65D, e.g. portable flexible containers, B65D 27/00 to B65D 37/00; making leather, canvas, or like articles B68F)

  NOTE - In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
  - "luggage" means containers for personal belongings for a journey, e.g. travelling bags, suitcases, trunks.

  In this subclass, the following terms are used with the meaning indicated:
  - "flexible" means providing a structure with no considerable resistance against deformation or decrease of the enclosed volume, whereby a two-dimensional stability may be provided, e.g. by a stiffened bottom
  - "semi-rigid" means providing a structure with three-dimensional stability in an unloaded state and resilient resistance against deformation, or allowing a limited decrease, of the enclosed volume, e.g. by a resilient frame or a rigid frame with flexible side walls
  -"rigid" means providing a structure with three-dimensional stability allowing no deformation leading to a considerable decrease of the enclosed volume
  - "collapsible" means providing a feature other than use of flexible material for reducing the dimensions of flexible luggage or the enclosed volume of semi-rigid or rigid luggage
  - "extensible" means providing a feature other than use of flexible material for increasing the enclosed volume of flexible, semi-rigid or rigid luggage

A45C 1/00 Purses; Money-bags; Wallets {(collapsible or extensible A45C 7/00; convertible into other articles A45C 9/00)}

A45C 1/02 ・Purses

A45C 1/024 ・・{fitted in handbags or the like}

A45C 1/04 ・・Purses to be worn at the belt or bracelet; Money-belts

A45C 1/06 ・Wallets ({devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C 13/185}; for holding keys A45C 11/32); Notecases

A45C 1/08 ・Combinations of purses and wallets

A45C 1/10 ・Money-bags for conductors or like people; Money-bags with rigid coin-holders (sorting, testing, changing, delivering, or otherwise handling coins G07D)

A45C 1/12 ・Savings boxes (safes E05G 1/00)

A45C 3/00 Flexible luggage; Handbags (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C 7/00; handbag mirrors A45D 42/04; {bags for midwives A61B 17/48; doctors' or nurses' bags A61B 19/0266})

A45C 3/001 ・{Flexible materials therefor (making luggage of leather, canvas or the like B68F)}

A45C 3/004 ・{Foldable garment carrier bags}

A45C 3/02 ・Briefcases or the like

A45C 3/04 ・Shopping bags; Shopping nets

A45C 3/045 ・・{Shopping nets}

A45C 3/06 ・Ladies` handbags

A45C 3/08 ・・Handbags provided with removable or washable covers

A45C 3/10 ・Beach-bags; Watertight beach-bags

A45C 3/12 ・Bags for shoes

A45C 3/14 ・Bags combined with hand-muffs

A45C 5/00 Rigid or semi-rigid luggage (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C 7/00);

A45C 5/005 ・{Toilet cases (toilet etuis A45C 11/008)}

A45C 5/02 ・Materials therefor (making luggage of leather, canvas, or the like B68F)

A45C 5/03 ・Suitcases

A45C 5/04 ・Trunks; Travelling baskets

A45C 5/045 ・・{Travelling baskets}

A45C 5/06 ・with outside compartments

A45C 5/065 ・・{with drawers}

A45C 5/08 ・of round or oval shape

A45C 5/14 ・with built-in rolling means

A45C 5/141 ・・{the rolling means being formed by the trunk itself}

A45C 5/143 ・・{detachable}

A45C 5/145 ・・{with immobilising means, e.g. means for blocking the wheels}

A45C 5/146 ・・{retractable}

A45C 7/00 Collapsible or extensible {purses,} luggage {hand carried} bags or the like

A45C 7/0018 ・{Rigid or semi-rigid luggage}

A45C 7/0022 ・・{comprising an integrated expansion device}

A45C 7/0027 ・・・{with slide fastener strips}

A45C 7/0031 ・・・{telescopic}

A45C 7/0036 ・・{collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes}

A45C 7/004 ・・・{inflatable and deflatable}

A45C 7/0045 ・・{comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of one another}

A45C 7/005 ・・{with interchangeable elements forming the storage space, e.g. modular}

A45C 7/0054 ・・{comprising a plurality of hinged panels to be unfolded in one plane for access purposes}

A45C 7/0059 ・{Flexible luggage; Hand bags}

A45C 7/0063 ・・{comprising an integrated expansion device}

A45C 7/0068 ・・・{with slide fastener strips}

A45C 7/0072 ・・・{telescopic}

A45C 7/0077 ・・{collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes}

A45C 7/0081 ・・・{inflatable and deflatable}

A45C 7/0086 ・・{comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of one another}

A45C 7/009 ・・{with interchangeable elements forming the storage space, e.g. modular}

A45C 7/0095 ・・{comprising a plurality of hinged panels to be unfolded in one plane for access purposes}

A45C 7/02 ・with lazy-tongs framework

A45C 9/00 {Purses,} Luggage or {hand carried} bags convertible into {other articles or into} objects for other use (trunk-wardrobes A47B 61/06; trunks convertible into tables A47B 85/00; trunk-beds A47C 17/82)

A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C 1/00 to A45C 9/00(specially adapted for toilet or cosmetic equipment A45D; travelling sewing kits A45F 3/48; {devices for carrying bowling balls A63B 47/007})

A45C 11/005 ・{Contact lens cases (A45C 11/046 takes precedence)}

A45C 11/008 ・{Pocket toilet etuis (toilet cases A45C 5/005)}

A45C 11/02 ・Hat boxes

A45C 11/04 ・Spectacle cases; Pince-nez cases

A45C 11/043 ・・{with cleaning means}

A45C 11/046 ・・{with contact lens holders}

A45C 11/06 ・・Making of spectacle or pince-nez cases (of a single specified material, see the relevant class, e.g. B31)

A45C 11/08 ・Cases for telescopes or binoculars

A45C 11/10 ・Watch cases or guards, with or without windows

A45C 11/12 ・・Transparent watch-protectors

A45C 11/14 ・Pocket holders for postage stamps

A45C 11/16 ・Jewel boxes

A45C 11/18 ・Ticket-holders or the like

A45C 11/182 ・・{Credit card holders}

A45C 11/184 ・・・{with a reminding device, e.g. when the card is not returned into its holder (reminder alarms in general G08B 21/00B4)}

A45C 11/20 ・Lunch or picnic boxes or the like

A45C 11/22 ・Watertight containers for use while swimming

A45C 11/24 ・Etuis for purposes not covered by a single one of groups A45C 11/02 to A45C 11/22, A45C 11/26, A45C 11/32 to A45C 11/38

A45C 11/26 ・Roll-up holders with pockets for separate articles

A45C 11/32 ・Bags or wallets for holding keys {(key-holding inserts A45C 13/023)}

A45C 11/321 ・・{combined with other articles}

A45C 11/323 ・・{with key hangers}

A45C 11/324 ・・{with pivoting keys (A45C 11/325 takes precedence)}

A45C 11/325 ・・{Spare-key holders}

A45C 11/326 ・・・{Card-like holders}

A45C 11/327 ・・{with sliding keys (A45C 11/325 takes precedence)}

A45C 11/328 ・・・{comprising a sliding mechanism}

A45C 11/329 ・・・{comprising a flexible tie, e.g. strip, band, chain}

A45C 11/34 ・Pencil boxes; Pencil etuis or the like (functioning as, or combined with, writing or drawing implements B43K 31/00)

A45C 11/36 ・Cases for drawing or like instruments (functioning as, or combined with, writing or drawing implements B43K 31/00)

A45C 11/38 ・Camera cases, e.g. of ever-ready type

A45C 13/00 Details; Accessories (haberdashery A44; hinged lids for containers B65D 43/16; hinges E05D)

A45C 13/001 ・{Accessories}

A45C 13/002 ・{Protective covers}

A45C 13/004 ・{Expanding devices for display purposes, e.g. filler for soft luggage}

A45C 13/005 ・{Hinges}

A45C 13/007 ・・{with spring means}

A45C 13/008 ・{for making water- or air-tight}

A45C 13/02 ・Interior fittings; Means, {e.g. inserts,} for holding and packing articles

A45C 13/021 ・・{inflatable}

A45C 13/023 ・・{Means for holding keys}

A45C 13/03 ・・Means for holding garments

A45C 13/04 ・Frames

A45C 13/06 ・・Frame closures

A45C 13/08 ・Decorative devices for handbags or purses

A45C 13/083 ・・{of articulated coverings, e.g. meshwork}

A45C 13/086 ・・・{metallic}

A45C 13/10 ・Arrangement of fasteners (fastening devices for containers B65D, e.g. B65D 43/14; locks E05B)

A45C 13/1023 ・・{with elongated profiles fastened by sliders}

A45C 13/103 ・・・{Arrangement of zip-fasteners}

A45C 13/1038 ・・{of flexible ties}

A45C 13/1046 ・・・{of strings or cords}

A45C 13/1053 ・・・{of tabs}

A45C 13/1069 ・・{magnetic}

A45C 13/1076 ・・{with a snap action (A45C 13/12 takes precedence)}

A45C 13/1084 ・・・{of the latch-and-catch type}

A45C 13/1092 ・・・{of the socket-and-pin type}

A45C 13/12 ・・of press-button or turn-button fasteners

A45C 13/123 ・・・{of press-buttons}

A45C 13/126 ・・・{of turn-buttons}

A45C 13/14 ・・of bar fastenings

A45C 13/16 ・Closures of the roller-blind type

A45C 13/18 ・Devices to prevent theft or loss of {purses,} luggage or {hand carried} bags

A45C 13/185 ・・{of purses, money-bags or wallets}

A45C 13/20 ・・Chains or bands {(A45C 13/185 takes precedence)}

A45C 13/22 ・・Detachable handles; Handles foldable into the luggage (separate handles for carrying means A45F 5/10)

A45C 13/24 ・・Devices for sound-producing, piercing, gas-discharging, or the like

A45C 13/26 ・Special adaptations of handles (A45C 13/22 takes precedence; handles for containers in general B65D 25/28)

A45C 13/262 ・・{for wheeled luggage}

A45C 13/28 ・・Combinations of handles with other devices

A45C 13/30 ・Straps; Bands

A45C 13/34 ・Stays or supports for holding lids or covers open

A45C 13/345 ・・{with automatic opening or closing means}

A45C 13/36 ・Reinforcements for edges, corners, or other parts

A45C 13/38 ・Luggage carriers

A45C 13/385 ・・{with rolling means (trunks with built-in rolling means A45C 5/14)}

A45C 13/40 ・Umbrella, stick, or glove holders attached to a bag

A45C 13/42 ・Devices for identifying luggage; Means for attaching same

A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C 1/00 to A45C 11/00, combined with other {objects or} articles (A45C 1/08, A45C 3/14, {A45C 11/321 and A45C 13/28} take precedence; {Purses combined with sticks A45B 3/10})

A45C 15/02 ・with memorandum tablets

A45C 15/04 ・with mirrors

A45C 15/06 ・with illuminating devices

A45C 15/08 ・with watches

A45C 2001/00 Purses; Money-bags; Wallets {(collapsible or extensible A45C 7/00; convertible into other articles A45C 9/00)}

A45C 2001/003 ・Security cash bags

A45C 2001/006 ・Cash boxes, e.g. with compartments

A45C 2001/02 ・Purses

A45C 2001/022 ・・releasably fitted to a button or clothing item

A45C 2001/026 ・・combined with key rings or the like

A45C 2001/028 ・・Rigid coin holders

A45C 2001/06 ・Wallets ({devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C 13/185}; for holding keys A45C 11/32); Notecases

A45C 2001/062 ・・Clips for holding banknotes

A45C 2001/065 ・・combined with card holders

A45C 2001/067 ・・Rigid casings

A45C 2001/08 ・Combinations of purses and wallets

A45C 2001/083 ・・combined with card holders

A45C 2001/086 ・・with an additional compartment for storing another kind of objects

A45C 2001/10 ・Money-bags for conductors or like people; Money-bags with rigid coin-holders (sorting, testing, changing, delivering, or otherwise handling coins G07D)

A45C 2001/101 ・・with means for carrying on the body

A45C 2001/102 ・・Rigid coin-holders

A45C 2001/104 ・・・with one or more recesses for receiving a coin, i.e. each recess receiving one single coin

A45C 2001/105 ・・・with one or more recesses for receiving coins, i.e. the coins being stored side by side in a single recess, e.g. groove with coins flat in one planar surface

A45C 2001/107 ・・・with coins stored in piles, i.e. several coins stacked in a compartment

A45C 2001/108 ・・・・with means for controlling the dispensing of coins, e.g. followers, pushers, selectors

A45C 2001/12 ・Savings boxes (safes E05G 1/00)

A45C 2001/125 ・・Treat collecting devices, e.g. bags for collecting contributions

A45C 2003/00 Flexible luggage; Handbags (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C 7/00; handbag mirrors A45D 42/04; {bags for midwives A61B 17/48; doctors' or nurses' bags A61B 19/0266})

A45C 2003/001 ・{Flexible materials therefor (making luggage of leather, canvas or the like B68F)}

A45C 2003/002 ・・Mesh materials

A45C 2003/005 ・Bags having two volumes connected at upper ends, e.g. saddle bags

A45C 2003/007 ・Sport bags

A45C 2003/008 ・Travelling bags

A45C 2005/00 Rigid or semi-rigid luggage (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C 7/00);

A45C 2005/03 ・Suitcases

A45C 2005/032 ・・semi-rigid, i.e. resistant against deformation and resilient, e.g. with a resilient frame

A45C 2005/035 ・・・soft-sided, i.e. with flexible side walls covering a rigid frame

A45C 2005/037 ・・with a hard shell, i.e. rigid shell as volume creating element

A45C 2005/08 ・of round or oval shape

A45C 2005/10 ・・Travelling baskets

A45C 2005/14 ・with built-in rolling means

A45C 2005/141 ・・{the rolling means being formed by the trunk itself}

A45C 2005/142 ・・・with spherical rolling means, e.g. ball casters

A45C 2005/146 ・・{retractable}

A45C 2005/147 ・・・for climbing stairs

A45C 2005/148 ・・・Other arrangements of the rolling means

A45C 2007/00 Collapsible or extensible {purses,} luggage {hand carried} bags or the like

A45C 2007/0004 ・convertible into an open planar surface, e.g. a sheet

A45C 2007/0009 ・・with an elongated shape, i.e. belt-shaped

A45C 2007/0013 ・・with fasteners along the periphery of the surface

A45C 2009/00 {Purses,} Luggage or {hand carried} bags convertible into {other articles or into} objects for other use (trunk-wardrobes A47B 61/06; trunks convertible into tables A47B 85/00; trunk-beds A47C 17/82)

A45C 2009/002 ・into a seat

A45C 2009/005 ・into a vehicle, e.g. scooter

A45C 2009/007 ・into other hand or travelling articles

A45C 2011/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C 1/00 to A45C 9/00(specially adapted for toilet or cosmetic equipment A45D; travelling sewing kits A45F 3/48; {devices for carrying bowling balls A63B 47/007})

A45C 2011/001 ・for portable audio devices, e.g. walkman, headphones, MP3-player

A45C 2011/002 ・for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone

A45C 2011/003 ・for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator

A45C 2011/005 ・{Contact lens cases (A45C 11/046 takes precedence)}

A45C 2011/006 ・・for storing a plurality of disposable lens packages

A45C 2011/007 ・Receptacles for personal medical or care products, e.g. drugs, condoms, patches; Small first aid kits

A45C 2011/18 ・Ticket-holders or the like

A45C 2011/182 ・・{Credit card holders}

A45C 2011/186 ・・・with protection from unauthorised reading by remotely readable data carriers

A45C 2011/188 ・・Media card holders, e.g. memory cards, SIM cards

A45C 2011/32 ・Bags or wallets for holding keys {(key-holding inserts A45C 13/023)}

A45C 2011/322 ・・Sheath-like bags for protecting a key-blade or for receiving a key

A45C 2013/00 Details; Accessories (haberdashery A44; hinged lids for containers B65D 43/16; hinges E05D)

A45C 2013/02 ・Interior fittings; Means, {e.g. inserts,} for holding and packing articles

A45C 2013/025 ・・for holding portable computers or accessories therefor

A45C 2013/026 ・・Inserts

A45C 2013/028 ・・for holding or compacting items by creating vacuum

A45C 2013/10 ・Arrangement of fasteners (fastening devices for containers B65D, e.g. B65D 43/14; locks E05B)

A45C 2013/1007 ・・with two parallel resilient strips, hinged at their ends and opened by pressure in longitudinal direction on both ends

A45C 2013/1015 ・・of hook and loop type

A45C 2013/1038 ・・{of flexible ties}

A45C 2013/1061 ・・・of elastic straps or bands

A45C 2013/18 ・Devices to prevent theft or loss of {purses,} luggage or {hand carried} bags

A45C 2013/22 ・・Detachable handles; Handles foldable into the luggage (separate handles for carrying means A45F 5/10)

A45C 2013/223 ・・・Detachable handles

A45C 2013/226 ・・・Handles foldable into the luggage

A45C 2013/26 ・Special adaptations of handles (A45C 13/22 takes precedence; handles for containers in general B65D 25/28)

A45C 2013/262 ・・{for wheeled luggage}

A45C 2013/265 ・・・the handle being adjustable in rotation to a towing element

A45C 2013/267 ・・・the handle being slidable, extractable and lockable in one or more positions

A45C 2013/30 ・Straps; Bands

A45C 2013/303 ・・with strap loop for carrying an object by passing the hand through the loop, the loop resting partially around the wrist

A45C 2013/306 ・・for attaching auxiliary articles to luggage, e.g. piggyback

A45C 2200/00 Details not otherwise provided for in K45C

A45C 2200/05 ・Means for indicating features of the content from outside

A45C 2200/10 ・Transparent walls

A45C 2200/15 ・Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes

A45C 2200/20 ・Carrying beverage vessels, e.g. bottles

--- Edited by Muguruma Professional Engineer Office(C), 2013 ---