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Design Class 15-05: Washing, cleaning and drying machines

Subclass 15-05 of Class 15 (machines, not elsewhere specified), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition40 listed goods
Class15

Machines, not elsewhere specified

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods40

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 15-05
Classes per applicationOne

The same design in another class needs a separate application.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 11(3)
List of goods

Goods in Design Class 15-05

  • Including appliances and machines for treating linen and clothes, such as ironing machines and wringers.
  • Including dishwashing machines and industrial drying equipment.
ID No.Article
102673Automatic swimming pool cleaners Automatic cleaners for swimming pools
102665Boot and shoe polishing machines
102661Bottle washing machines
102649Brushing machines for shoes
104996Cabinets for cleaning and freshening clothing
102646Carpet beating vacuum cleaners
102671Carpet shampooers
102666Centrifugal drying machines
102674Cleaner heads [including brushes]
102669Clothes dryers [machines] Clothes driers [machines]
102652Dish racks for dishwashers [machines]
102655Dishwashers [machines]
102644Drying cabinets
102663Drying machines
102654Drying machines for laundry purposes
104998Dust mite vacuum cleaners
102667Filling indicators for vacuum cleaners
102659Floor cleaning machines Machines for cleaning floors
102651Floor polishers, electric
102670High-pressure cleaners
102660Ironing machines
102648Laundry apparatus
105092Leaf blowers
102668Machines for washing drinking glasses
102650Mangles
102662Rinsing machines for barrels
104885Robotic vacuum cleaners
105101Robots for window cleaning
102653Sewer cleaning machines
102658Shoe cleaning machines
104779Steam mops
104995Sterilizing cabinets [except for medical purposes]
104780Sweeping machines for chimneys
102664Transparent doors for washing machines
104997Ultrasonic washing devices [portable]
102645Vacuum cleaners [industry or household]
102647Washing installations for motor cars
102656Washing machines
102657Washing machines for laundry purposes
102672Water suction apparatus

Words in square brackets explain the article; they are part of the indication.

Class 15

Other Subclasses of Class 15

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
15-01Engines23
15-02Pumps and compressors14
15-03Agricultural and forestry machinery47
15-04Construction and mining machinery23
15-05Washing, cleaning and drying machines40
15-06Textile, sewing, knitting and embroidering machines, including their integral parts39
15-07Refrigeration machinery and apparatus7
15-08[vacant]0
15-09Machine tools, abrading and founding machinery67
15-10Machinery for filling, packing or packaging6
15-99Miscellaneous34
Filing in India

Using Class 15-05 in a Design Application

The Designs Office classifies articles by the current edition of the Locarno Classification (rule 10(1), Designs Rules, 2001). The application in Form 1 must state the class and the article to which the design is applied.

  • Name the article in the words of the list where they fit, and give the class and subclass.
  • One application covers one class. To register the same design in another class of article, file a separate application in that class.
  • If the class is in doubt, the Controller decides it, in consultation with the applicant where required.

Official documents behind this page

  1. WIPO, Locarno Classification, 15th EditionIn force from 1 January 2025: classes, subclasses, explanatory notes and the list of goods. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
  2. Designs Rules, 2001, rule 10(1), as substituted by the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021Articles are classified as per the current edition of the Locarno Classification published by WIPO.
  3. Designs Act, 2000, section 5(3), and Designs Rules, 2001, rule 11(2) and (3)A design is registered in one class; the application states the class and the article; the same design in another class needs a separate application.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Subclass 15-05 covers washing, cleaning and drying machines. Examples from the list: Automatic swimming pool cleaners Automatic cleaners for swimming pools; Boot and shoe polishing machines; Bottle washing machines; Brushing machines for shoes; Cabinets for cleaning and freshening clothing; Carpet beating vacuum cleaners.

Form 1 must state the class in which the design is to be registered and the article to which it is applied (rule 11(2), Designs Rules, 2001). Give the Locarno class and subclass, here 15-05.