Patent ID: 11858595
Assignee: PECK & HALE, L.L.C.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A deck hook for connection to a socket installed in a deck of a transportation vehicle, said socket having a thickness T and including a plurality of slots, each of said slots defining a width W and having a rounded end located proximate the outer circumference of said socket, comprising:
a body member having an upper part and a lower part extending at an angle from said upper part, each of said upper and lower parts including a pair of opposing coaxially-located holes;
an upper foot having an opening therethrough, said upper part extending through said opening in said upper foot, said upper foot being pivotally connected to said upper part;
a lower foot having an opening therethrough, said lower part extending through said opening in said lower foot, said lower foot being pivotally connected to said lower part;
said body member defining an axis Z, said axis Z passing through the center of one of said holes in said upper part and through the center of one of said holes in said lower part, said axis Z being oriented perpendicular to the upper surface of said socket; said axis Z defining a distance T+a between a lower surface of said upper foot and an upper surface of said lower foot;
and wherein distance T+a is selected to allow installation of said hook within said slot of said socket;
and wherein a distance T is defined between a lower surface of said upper foot and an upper surface of said lower foot when said hook is in an installed condition.