F16B 45/035
The hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing
Official title: {the hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing member, i.e. the entire structure of the hook being loop shaped}
F16B45/035 (The hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing) appears on 75 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 102
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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