F
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  
ENGINEERING IN GENERAL
 F16
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
 F16B
DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (buckles, slide fasteners A44B; ornamental heads for nails, screws, etc. A47G 3/00; connections for building structures in general E04B 1/38; scaffolding couplings E04G 7/00; pipe joints F16L; magnetic holding devices H01F 7/00; electrostatic holding devices H02N 13/00)
 F16B

Note(s)

Groups F16B 2/00-F16B 47/00 take precedence over group F16B 1/00[2]

 F16B 1/00
Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts (the following groups in this sub-class take precedence)
 F16B 1/02
·  Means for securing elements of mechanisms after operation (means for bringing members to rest F16D)
 F16B 1/04
·  ·  disengaged by movement of the actuating member of the element (locking of actuators G05G, e.g. G05G 5/00)
 F16B 2/00 - 
F16B 9/00
Fastenings for constructional elements or machine parts in general (fixed shaft couplings F16D 1/00)
 F16B 2/00
Friction-grip releasable fastenings (for cables or ropes, e.g. cleats, F16G 11/00)
 F16B 2/02
·  Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening
 F16B 2/04
·  ·  internal, i.e. with spreading action (F16B 2/14-F16B 2/18 take precedence)
 F16B 2/06
·  ·  external, i.e. with contracting action (F16B 2/14-F16B 2/18 take precedence)
 F16B 2/08
·  ·  ·  using bands
 F16B 2/10
·  ·  ·  using pivoting jaws
 F16B 2/12
·  ·  ·  using sliding jaws
 F16B 2/14
·  ·  using wedges
 F16B 2/16
·  ·  using rollers or balls
 F16B 2/18
·  ·  using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles
 F16B 2/20
·  Clips, i.e. with gripping action effected solely by the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening
 F16B 2/22
·  ·  of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material
 F16B 2/24
·  ·  ·  of metal
 F16B 2/26
·  ·  of pliable non-resilient material, e.g. plant tie
 F16B 3/00
Key-type connections; Keys (F16B 2/00 takes precedence; for rods or tubes mutually F16B 7/00)
 F16B 3/04
·  using keys formed of wire or other flexible material, to be inserted through an opening giving access to grooves in the adjacent surfaces of the parts to be connected
 F16B 3/06
·  using taper sleeves
 F16B 4/00
Shrinkage connection, e.g. assembled with the parts at different temperature; Force fits (restricted to metal parts or objects B23P 11/02); Non-releasable friction-grip fastenings (F16B 2/00 takes precedence)
 F16B 5/00
Joining sheets or plates to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them (by sticking together F16B 11/00; dowel connections F16B 13/00; pins, including deformable elements F16B 19/00; covering of walls E04F 13/00; fastening signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure, fastening readily-detachable elements, e.g. letters to signs, plates, panels, or boards, G09F 7/00)
 F16B 5/01
·  by means of fastening elements specially adapted for honeycomb panels
 F16B 5/02
·  by means of fastening members using screw-thread (construction of screw-threaded connections F16B 25/00-F16B 39/00)
 F16B 5/04
·  by means of riveting (rivets F16B 19/04)
 F16B 5/06
·  by means of clamps or clips (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00)
 F16B 5/07
·  by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils
 F16B 5/08
·  by means of welds or the like (welding B23K)
 F16B 5/10
·  by means of bayonet connections (fastening devices locking by rotation F16B 21/02)
 F16B 5/12
·  Fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates, e.g. rubber strips, decorative strips for motor vehicles, by means of clips (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00; fastening rods or tubular parts to flat surfaces at an angle F16B 9/00)
 F16B 7/00
Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections (umbrella frames A45B 25/02; welding or soldering of connections B23K; vehicle connections in general B60D; railway couplings B61G; bicycle frames B62K; shaft couplings F16D; couplings for tubes conveying fluid F16L)
 F16B 7/02
·  with conical parts
 F16B 7/04
·  Clamping or clipping connections (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00)
 F16B 7/06
·  Turnbuckles (for cables, ropes, or wire F16G 11/12)
 F16B 7/08
·  Pipe saddles (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00)
 F16B 7/10
·  Telescoping systems (for scaffolding E04G 25/04; telescope props for mining E21D 15/14-E21D 15/46; stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon F16M 11/00)
 F16B 7/12
·  ·  locking only in extreme extended position
 F16B 7/14
·  ·  locking in intermediate positions
 F16B 7/16
·  ·  ·  locking only against movement in one direction
 F16B 7/18
·  using screw-thread elements
 F16B 7/20
·  using bayonet connections
 F16B 7/22
·  using hooks or like elements
 F16B 9/00
Connections of rods or tubular parts to flat surfaces at an angle (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00; making press-fit connections B23P 11/00, B23P 19/00; fluid-tight connecting of pipes to reservoirs, sheets, or the like F16L; hangers or supports for pipes F16L 3/00)
 F16B 9/02
·  Detachable connections
 F16B 11/00
Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together, e.g. cold pressure welding (non-electric welding in general B23K; methods of using adhesives independently of the form of the surfaces joined C09J 5/00)
 F16B 12/00
Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior (F16B 2/00-F16B 11/00 take precedence; fastening means per se F16B 13/00-F16B 47/00; wood-working B27)
 F16B 12/02
·  Joints between panels and corner posts
 F16B 12/04
·  Non-loosenable joints for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. glued
 F16B 12/06
·  Non-loosenable joints for metal furniture parts
 F16B 12/08
·  ·  without use of separate connecting elements
 F16B 12/10
·  using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like (glued F16B 12/04; fastening means per se F16B 15/00-F16B 47/00)
 F16B 12/12
·  ·  for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics
 F16B 12/14
·  ·  ·  using threaded bolts or screws
 F16B 12/16
·  ·  ·  ·  using self-tapping screws
 F16B 12/18
·  ·  ·  ·  using drawing bars
 F16B 12/20
·  ·  ·  using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like
 F16B 12/22
·  ·  ·  using keyhole-shaped slots and pins
 F16B 12/24
·  ·  ·  using separate pins, dowels, or the like
 F16B 12/26
·  ·  ·  using snap-action elements
 F16B 12/28
·  ·  for metal furniture parts
 F16B 12/30
·  ·  ·  using threaded bolts
 F16B 12/32
·  ·  ·  using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like
 F16B 12/34
·  ·  ·  using keyhole-shaped slots and pins
 F16B 12/36
·  ·  ·  using separate pins, dowels, or the like
 F16B 12/38
·  ·  ·  using snap-action elements
 F16B 12/40
·  Joints for furniture tubing
 F16B 12/42
·  ·  connecting furniture tubing to non-tubular parts
 F16B 12/44
·  Leg joints; Corner joints
 F16B 12/46
·  ·  Non-metal corner connections
 F16B 12/48
·  ·  Non-metal leg connections (F16B 12/46 takes precedence)
 F16B 12/50
·  ·  Metal corner connections
 F16B 12/52
·  ·  Metal leg connections (F16B 12/50 takes precedence)
 F16B 12/54
·  Fittings for bedsteads or the like
 F16B 12/56
·  ·  Brackets for bedsteads; Coupling joints consisting of bolts or the like; Latches therefor
 F16B 12/58
·  ·  Tapered connectors for bed rails
 F16B 12/60
·  ·  Fittings for detachable side panels
 F16B 13/00
Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose (nails F16B 15/00; self-locking pins or bolts in general, stud-and-socket releasable fastenings F16B 21/00; dowels or bolts for railroad sleepers E01B 9/00; bolts or dowels used while laying bricks or casting concrete E04B 1/38)
 F16B 13/02
·  in one piece with protrusions or ridges on the shaft
 F16B 13/04
·  with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front (friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B 2/00)
 F16B 13/06
·  ·  combined with expanding sleeve
 F16B 13/08
·  ·  with separate gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device without further manual operation
 F16B 13/10
·  ·  with separate gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device by a separate operation (F16B 13/06 takes precedence)
 F16B 13/12
·  Separate metal dowel sleeves fastened by inserting the screw, nail, or the like
 F16B 13/13
·  ·  self-cutting  [2]
 F16B 13/14
·  Non-metallic plugs or sleeves; Use of loose material therefor
 F16B 15/00 - 
F16B 21/00
Fastening means without screw-thread (horseshoe nails A01L 7/10; nails for footwear A43B 23/20; thumb-tacks B43M 15/00; for building constructions E04B 1/38; for hand railings E04F 11/18; for fencing E04H 17/00)
 F16B 15/00
Nails; Staples (manufacture thereof B21G)
 F16B 15/02
·  with specially-shaped heads, e.g. with enlarged surfaces (ornaments for furniture A47B 95/04; removable ornamental heads for nails A47G 3/00)
 F16B 15/04
·  with spreading shaft
 F16B 15/06
·  with barbs, e.g. for metal parts; Drive screws
 F16B 15/08
·  formed in integral series but easily separable
 F16B 17/00
Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on one member entering a hole in the other (construction of bolts, pins, or rivets F16B 19/00; riveting F16B 19/04; means for preventing withdrawal of a pin, spigot, or the like from its operative position, stud-and-socket releasable fastenings F16B 21/00)
 F16B 19/00
Bolts without screw-thread; Pins, including deformable elements (in screwed connections F16B 29/00); Rivets (means for preventing withdrawal F16B 21/00)
 F16B 19/02
·  Bolts or sleeves for positioning of machine parts, e.g. notched taper pins, fitting pins, sleeves, eccentric positioning rings
 F16B 19/04
·  Rivets; Spigots or the like fastened by riveting (lead seals G09F 3/00)
 F16B 19/05
·  ·  Bolts fastening by swaged-on collars (F16B 19/08 takes precedence)
 F16B 19/06
·  ·  Solid rivets made in one piece
 F16B 19/08
·  ·  Hollow rivets; Multi-part rivets
 F16B 19/10
·  ·  ·  fastened by expanding mechanically
 F16B 19/12
·  ·  ·  fastened by fluid pressure, including by explosion (bolts shot by means of detonation-operated nailing tools into concrete constructions, metal walls, or the like F16B 19/14)
 F16B 19/14
·  Bolts or the like for shooting into concrete constructions, metal walls, or the like by means of detonation-operated nailing tools (tools therefor B25C)
 F16B 21/00
Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft, or the like and a member surrounding it (riveted or deformable spigots F16B 19/04; for gudgeon pins F16J 1/18); Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
 F16B 21/02
·  Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation (with snap action F16B 21/06; studs or coupling-pins with resilient protrusions F16B 21/08)
 F16B 21/04
·  ·  with bayonet catch
 F16B 21/06
·  Releasable fastening devices with snap action
 F16B 21/07
·  ·  in which the socket has a resilient part
 F16B 21/08
·  ·  in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part (wall-dowels F16B 13/00)
 F16B 21/09
·  Releasable fastening devices with a stud engaging a keyhole slot
 F16B 21/10
·  by separate parts (key-type connection F16B 3/00; locking screws or nuts against rotation by such means F16B 39/04)
 F16B 21/12
·  ·  with locking-pins or split-pins thrust into holes
 F16B 21/14
·  ·  ·  Details of locking-pins or split-pins
 F16B 21/16
·  ·  with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft
 F16B 21/18
·  ·  ·  with circlips or like resilient retaining devices; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B 39/24; adjusting-rings F16B 43/00)
 F16B 21/20
·  ·  for bolts or shafts without holes, grooves, or notches for locking members
 F16B 23/00 - 
F16B 39/00
Fastening means using screw-thread (wall-dowels F16B 13/00; manufacture of threaded fastening means B21H, B21K, B23G; screw mechanisms F16H)
 F16B 23/00
Specially-shaped heads of bolts or screws for rotations by a tool
 F16B 25/00
Screws that cut thread in the body into which they are screwed, e.g. wood-screws
 F16B 27/00
Bolts, screws, or nuts formed in integral series but easily separable, particularly for use in automatic machines
 F16B 29/00
Screwed connection with deformation of nut or auxiliary member while fastening (members deformed for locking screws, bolts or nuts F16B 39/22)
 F16B 31/00
Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Break-bolts (shape of thread F16B 33/04)
 F16B 31/02
·  for indicating or limiting tensile load
 F16B 31/04
·  for maintaining constant tensile load
 F16B 31/06
·  having regard to possibility of fatigue rupture
 F16B 33/00
Features common to bolt and nut
 F16B 33/02
·  Shape of thread; Special thread-forms (used as screw-locking device F16B 39/30)
 F16B 33/04
·  ·  in view of tensile load
 F16B 33/06
·  Surface treatment of parts furnished with screw-thread, e.g. for preventing seizure
 F16B 35/00
Screw-bolts; Stay bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws (thread-cutting screws F16B 25/00)
 F16B 35/02
·  divided longitudinally
 F16B 35/04
·  with specially-shaped head or shaft in order to fix the bolt on or in an object (locking the bolt against turning in the object by the use of accessory parts F16B 39/00)
 F16B 35/06
·  ·  Specially-shaped heads (special shape in order to rotate the bolt F16B 23/00)
 F16B 37/00
Nuts or like thread-engaging members
 F16B 37/02
·  made of thin sheet material (fastening to surfaces F16B 37/04)
 F16B 37/04
·  Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates
 F16B 37/06
·  ·  by means of welding or riveting
 F16B 37/08
·  Quickly-detachable nuts, e.g. consisting of two or more parts; Nuts movable along the bolt after tilting the nut
 F16B 37/10
·  ·  divided parallel or about parallel to the bolt axis
 F16B 37/12
·  with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs, discs, or the like; Independent pieces of wound wire used as nuts; Threaded inserts for holes
 F16B 37/14
·  Cap nuts; Nut caps or bolt caps
 F16B 37/16
·  Wing nuts (F16B 37/14 takes precedence)
 F16B 39/00
Locking of screws, bolts, or nuts (locking of bottle closures B65D; locking of rail-fastening bolts for permanent ways E01B 9/12; locking of fastening means for railway fishplates E01B 11/38; locking devices for valves or cocks F16K)
 F16B 39/00

Note(s)

Heads of screws or bolts are put on a par with nuts as far as pertains to locking; an object into which a screw is threaded is put on a par with a nut.

 F16B 39/01
·  specially adapted to prevent loosening at extreme temperatures
 F16B 39/02
·  in which the locking takes place after screwing down (F16B 39/01 takes precedence; split-pins, circlips, or the like for preventing relative axial movement only F16B 21/10; fastening nuts by welding or riveting F16B 37/06)
 F16B 39/04
·  ·  with a member penetrating the screw-threaded surface of at least one part, e.g. a pin, wedge, cotter-pin, screw
 F16B 39/06
·  ·  ·  with a pin or staple parallel to the bolt axis
 F16B 39/08
·  ·  with a cap interacting with the nut, connected to the bolt by a pin or cotter-pin
 F16B 39/10
·  ·  by a plate or ring immovable with regard to the bolt or object (F16B 39/08 takes precedence)
 F16B 39/12
·  ·  by means of locknuts
 F16B 39/14
·  ·  ·  made of thin sheet material or formed as spring washers (locknuts per se made of thin sheet material F16B 37/02)
 F16B 39/16
·  ·  ·  in which the screw-thread of the locknut differs from that of the nut
 F16B 39/18
·  ·  ·  ·  in which the locknut grips with screw-thread in the nuts as well as on the bolt
 F16B 39/20
·  ·  by means of steel wire or the like (F16B 39/10 takes precedence)
 F16B 39/22
·  in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening (F16B 39/01 takes precedence)
 F16B 39/24
·  ·  by means of washers, spring washers, or resilient plates that lock against the object (locking to the screw-thread F16B 39/14, F16B 39/36)
 F16B 39/26
·  ·  ·  with spring washers fastened to the nut or bolt-head
 F16B 39/28
·  ·  by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt (F16B 39/26 takes precedence; locknuts F16B 39/12)
 F16B 39/282
·  ·  ·  Locking by means of special shape of work-engaging surfaces, e.g. notched or toothed nuts
 F16B 39/284
·  ·  ·  Locking by means of elastic deformation (F16B 39/38 takes precedence)
 F16B 39/286
·  ·  ·  ·  caused by saw cuts
 F16B 39/30
·  ·  ·  Locking exclusively by special shape of the screw-thread
 F16B 39/32
·  ·  ·  Locking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue
 F16B 39/34
·  ·  ·  Locking by deformable inserts or like parts
 F16B 39/36
·  ·  ·  with conical locking parts, which may be split, including use of separate rings co-operating therewith
 F16B 39/38
·  ·  ·  with a second part of the screw-thread which may be resiliently mounted (F16B 39/30 takes precedence)
 F16B 41/00
Measures against loss of bolts, nuts, or pins; Measures against unauthorized operation of bolts, nuts, or pins (seals G09F 3/00)
 F16B 43/00
Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts (circlips F16B 21/18; with special means for locking bolts or nuts F16B 39/10, F16B 39/24)
 F16B 43/02
·  with special provisions for engaging surfaces which are not perpendicular to a bolt axis or do not surround the bolt
 F16B 45/00
Hooks; Eyes (if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B 13/00, F16B 15/00, F16B 19/00, F16B 25/00, F16B 35/00, F16B 47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G 1/16; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C)
 F16B 45/02
·  Hooks with pivoting closing member
 F16B 45/04
·  Hooks with sliding closing member
 F16B 45/06
·  Hooks with two symmetrically-pivoting hook parts
 F16B 47/00
Suction cups for attaching purposes; Equivalent means using adhesives