E05B 69/00
Devices for locking clothing
Official title: Devices for locking clothing; Lockable clothing holders or hangers
E05B69/00 (Devices for locking clothing) appears on 93 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 93
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 122
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Directional lock for interface headgear arrangement30 Jun 2026US 12,667,687 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Method for storing and retrieving with a shoe gripping apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,660,918 B2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Modular high capacity hanger2 Jun 2026US 12,644,317 B2
- Directional lock for interface headgear arrangement3 Dec 2024US 12,156,968 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Opening-closing member22 Oct 2024US 12,123,227 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Directional lock for interface headgear arrangement19 Jun 2025US 2025/0195815 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Add On Devices and Methods2 Jan 2025US 2025/0006024 A1Hangzhou Timing Security Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method for storing and retrieving with a shoe gripping apparatus26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423362 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Lock mechanism5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401378 A1Zippsafe AG
- Method of storing and retrieving footware while standing3 Oct 2024US 2024/0324765 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Security device for merchandise display hooks53US 5,275,027 ASanta Cruz Industries · 1994
- Garment anti-theft device44US 5,160,048 ASe-Kure Controls, Inc. · 1992
- Security device for merchandise display hooks44US 5,259,220 A1993
- Cable lock for securing garments against theft39US 5,154,072 ASe-Kure Control, Inc. · 1992
- Security system for merchandise display32US 4,069,919 A1978