F16B 7/14
Locking in intermediate non-discrete positions
Official title: locking in intermediate {non-discrete} positions {(the rod or tube being locked by a tilting clip F16B2/246)}
F16B7/14 (Locking in intermediate non-discrete positions) appears on 699 US grants and 615 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 699
- Published applications
- 615
- Assignees
- 436
- Inventors
- 1,058
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 15 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 15 | 22 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 22 |
| 2007 | 15 | 17 |
| 2008 | 10 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 | 22 |
| 2011 | 10 | 24 |
| 2012 | 12 | 25 |
| 2013 | 26 | 29 |
| 2014 | 19 | 27 |
| 2015 | 25 | 15 |
| 2016 | 26 | 34 |
| 2017 | 27 | 34 |
| 2018 | 31 | 41 |
| 2019 | 35 | 37 |
| 2020 | 28 | 30 |
| 2021 | 26 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 |
| 2024 | 27 | 23 |
| 2025 | 27 | 34 |
| 2026 | 16 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16B 7/1418With a clamping collar or two split clamping rings tightened by a116
- F16B 7/1454With a clamp locking the telescoping members by swinging a handle provided103
- F16B 7/1463With the expansion of an element inside the outer telescoping member due79
- F16B 7/1427With cammed or eccentrical surfaces co-operating by relative rotation of the telescoping78
- F16B 7/1409With balls or rollers urged by an axial displacement of a wedge72
- F16B 7/149With a sleeve or ring having a tapered or conical surface53
- F16B 7/1472With a clamping screw perpendicular to the axis of the telescoping members51
- F16B 7/1445With a rubber bushing gripping inside the outer telescoping member by a17
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- Telescopic Tube, Telescopic Rod Incorporating the Same and Application thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276016 A1Pgytech Co., Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Lock for telescoping tubular support170US 4,596,484 AVelbon International Corporation · 1986
- Lock for telescoping tubular leg161US 4,761,092 A1988
- Adjustable support apparatus154US 6,609,686 B2Tam Srl · 2003
- Telescoping support stand apparatus152US 7,845,602 B1Primos, Inc. · 2010
- Barbell collar113US 4,639,979 AStrength, Tech, Inc. · 1987