F16B 45/04
Hooks with sliding closing member
F16B45/04 (Hooks with sliding closing member) appears on 146 US grants and 90 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 90
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 223
- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
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| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16B 45/049Provided with means biasing the closing member65
- F16B 45/045Provided with position-locking means for the closing member41
- F16B 45/053Provided with a cavity in a shank of the hook forming a30
- F16B 45/051Provided with a guide of the closing member encircling a shank of22
- F16B 45/057The hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing12
- F16B 45/043The closing member being operable remotely7
- F16B 45/055The closing member constituting the hook-shaped portion of the hook4
- F16B 45/059Multiple locking cavities, each having a sliding closing member4
Recent patents
- Attachment members for a slingbar component of a lift system20 Jan 2026US 12,527,707 B2Liko Research & Development AB
- Manually operated snap hook25 Nov 2025US 12,480,541 B1
- Connector apparatuses22 Jul 2025US 12,366,258 B2TruBlue LLC
- Clutch having tamper evident indicator20 May 2025US 12,304,778 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Leash clip device and system11 Feb 2025US 12,219,931 B1Fable Pets Inc.
- Attachment members for a slingbar component of a lift system23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108408 A1Liko Research & Development AB
- Improvements relating to hangers and hanger systems26 Mar 2026US 2026/0088596 A1
- Connecting means, reinforcing device, connecting assembly and method of arranging components13 Feb 2025US 2025/0052299 A1B.T. Innovation GmbH
- Fastening device25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247673 A1Carux Technology Pte. Ltd.
- Retracting pins for securement devices11 Apr 2024US 2024/0117833 A1Harken, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hook assemblies for exercise machines, exercise machines including such hook assemblies, and related methods85US 9,539,461 B2ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. · 2017
- One part theft deterrent device50US 6,449,991 B1Sensormatic Electronics Corporation · 2002
- Safety lock49US 5,020,342 A529900 Ontario Ltd. · 1991
- Retention system for diver accessories41US 4,877,167 A1989
- Hardware snap and method of producing same39US 4,372,016 AGulf & Western Manufacturing Company · 1983