Patent ID: 9481285
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B60P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A protective hook cover slidably positionable over a hook member having a base and a leg joined together about a bend region so as to define a retention channel therebetween, the protective hook cover comprising: a base region cover portion extendable over a base of a hook member, the base region cover portion including an outer portion and an inner portion, a first side portion and a second side portion opposite the first side portion, the outer portion, inner portion, first and second side portions defining an outward opening at an end thereof, and the inner portion defining an inward edge; a leg region cover portion extendable over a leg of a hook member, the leg region cover portion including an outer portion, an inner portion, a cap portion, a first side portion and a second side portion, the cap portion covering a second end edge of a leg of a hook member, with the outer portion, the inner portion, the cap portion, the first and second side portions defining a cavity for receipt of at least a portion of a leg of a hook member, the inner portion defining an inward edge; and a connecting cover portion extending between the base region cover portion and the leg region cover portion, the connecting cover portion including an outer base surface coupling the outer portion of the base region cover portion with the outer portion of the leg region cover portion, a first side surface coupling the first side portion of the base region cover portion with the first side portion of the leg region cover portion, a second side surface coupling the second side portion of the base region cover portion with the second side portion of the leg region cover portion, and a plurality of nub bumper members extending outwardly from the outer base surface, the cover portion spacing apart the inward edge of the base region cover portion from the inward edge of the leg region cover portion, so as to define an opening of sufficient size so as to insert the base therethrough to position the base region cover portion thereover, and to insert the leg region therethrough to position the leg region cover portion thereover, and upon installation, wherein the bend region is visible through the opening defined by the inward edge of the base region cover portion and the inward edge of the leg region cover portion.