F16B 41/002
Measures against loss of bolts, nuts or pins
Official title: {Measures against loss of bolts, nuts or pins (devices for fastening nuts to surfaces F16B37/04)}
F16B41/002 (Measures against loss of bolts, nuts or pins) appears on 688 US grants and 676 published applications in this corpus.
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