F16B 45/057
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}
F16B45/057 (The hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing) appears on 12 US grants and 8 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 12
- Published applications
- 8
- Assignees
- 8
- Inventors
- 20
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Clutch having tamper evident indicator20 May 2025US 12,304,778 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Anchoring device having a rapid release clasp19 Jan 1999US 5,860,198 ABuntin Foundry, Inc.
- Device for securing objects on a ring25 Jun 1996US 5,528,916 A
- Clutch having tamper evident indicator26 Jan 2023US 2023/0021585 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Connector apparatuses27 Oct 2022US 2022/0341445 A1TruBlue LLC
- Aircraft Seat and Holding Device10 Dec 2015US 2015/0353200 A1Lufthansa Technik AG
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- Jewelry spring ring clasp12 Feb 2015US 2015/0040358 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circlip17US 4,430,778 ASvenskt Guldsmide i Upplands Vasby AB · 1984
- Pendant jewel chain13US 4,000,627 A1977
- Anchoring device having a rapid release clasp13US 5,860,198 ABuntin Foundry, Inc. · 1999
- Key holder with flexible plunger10US 5,477,714 A1995
- Device for securing objects on a ring6US 5,528,916 A1996