F16B 45/028
The position-locking means being pivotally connected
Official title: {the position-locking means being pivotally connected}
F16B45/028 (The position-locking means being pivotally connected) appears on 112 US grants and 99 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 112
- Published applications
- 99
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 164
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fall protection equipment connection status and control16 Jun 2026US 12,654,044 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Connector with gate13 Jan 2026US 12,526,937 B2Kong Inc.
- Fall protection equipment having inductive sensor for connection status and control9 Dec 2025US 12,491,389 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Underwater hook with actuation button and release button22 Jul 2025US 12,366,262 B2Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH. U.Co.KG
- Fall protection equipment connection status and control21 Jan 2025US 12,201,858 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Locking hook3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258832 A1Yoke Industrial Corp.
- Connector with a Safety Gate13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235156 A1Kong Inc.
- Fall protection equipment having inductive sensor for connection status and control5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061230 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Carabiner hook21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264129 A1ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
- Carabiner12 Jun 2025US 2025/0188983 A1Skylotec GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Triple locking snap hook69US 5,257,441 AUnited States Forgecraft Corporation · 1993
- Single-action double-lock snap50US 4,122,585 A1978
- Locking snap-hook50US 5,579,564 ABuckingham Manufacturing Company, Inc. · 1996
- Double locking snap hook44US 4,977,647 ADB Industries, Inc. · 1990
- Ergonomic recessed release safety hook43US 5,735,025 AUnited States Forgecraft Corporation · 1998