Patent ID: 6474441
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A62B,Y10S

Abstract:
A pocket-size rappelling hook comprising:an elongate body element having a front surface, a back surface, first and second side surfaces and spaced apart first and second ends, wherein the elongate body element includes an aperture therethrough adjacent the first end for receiving a rope, and first and second aligned back-to-back channels formed in the first and second side surfaces opening outwardly thereof, respectively, extending along the length of the elongate body element and terminating at first and second shoulder portions, respectively, generally adjacent the second end of the elongate body element; and first and second hook members each including a first end mounted to the elongate body element adjacent the second end thereof for pivotal movement relative thereto and a second end spaced from the first end and defining a hook element for securing the rappelling hook to an object, each of the hook elements extending generally perpendicular to a length of the first and second hook members, respectively, the first and second hook members including first and second stepped portions, respectively, at the first ends thereof, wherein the first and second hook members are pivotable between a first position wherein the first stepped portion of the first hook member engages the first shoulder portion of the first channel and the second stepped portion of the second hook member engages the second shoulder portion of the second channel such that the first and second hook members extend outwardly from the channels on opposite sides of the elongate body, respectively, to secure to an object via their respective hook elements and a second position defining a closed position with the first and second hook members and their respective hook elements received in the first and second channels, respectively, wherein engagement of the first and second stepped and shoulder portions prohibits the first and second hook members from pivoting past the first position.