F16B 45/02
Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member
Official title: Hooks with pivoting {or elastically bending} closing member
F16B45/02 (Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member) appears on 836 US grants and 608 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 836
- Published applications
- 608
- Assignees
- 394
- Inventors
- 1,216
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 3 |
| 2002 | 20 | 17 |
| 2003 | 24 | 15 |
| 2004 | 11 | 13 |
| 2005 | 9 | 22 |
| 2006 | 11 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 21 |
| 2008 | 9 | 30 |
| 2009 | 13 | 23 |
| 2010 | 8 | 25 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 |
| 2012 | 31 | 27 |
| 2013 | 26 | 23 |
| 2014 | 23 | 20 |
| 2015 | 20 | 33 |
| 2016 | 33 | 29 |
| 2017 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018 | 31 | 35 |
| 2019 | 32 | 24 |
| 2020 | 26 | 35 |
| 2021 | 25 | 29 |
| 2022 | 23 | 30 |
| 2023 | 32 | 25 |
| 2024 | 19 | 26 |
| 2025 | 22 | 18 |
| 2026 | 15 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16B 45/023The closing member pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the plane of367
- F16B 45/027And having position-locking means for the closing member307
- F16B 45/024And having means biasing the closing member about the pivot298
- F16B 45/036With an elastically bending closing member207
- F16B 45/035The hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing75
- F16B 45/034The closing member constituting the hook shaped portion of the hook63
- F16B 45/021The closing member being operable remotely45
- F16B 45/037Multiple locking cavities, each having a pivoting closing member38
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- F16B 45/022The closing member pivoting about an axis lying in the plane of19
- F16B 45/031The closing member closing when a structure to be secured is tensioned18
- F16B 45/033The closing member being revolvably mounted and having a disc shape12
- F16B 45/032Whereby the closing member is slidable relative to the pivot9
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Removable holder158US 6,637,707 B1All Rite Products, Inc. · 2003
- Curtain retention bracket117US 10,337,542 B2The Boeing Company · 2019
- Snap hook with pivotal gate115US 5,913,479 A1999
- Combination carabiner and tool device110US 6,223,372 B12001
- Break away lanyard109US 5,027,477 ASeron Manufacturing Company · 1991