Patent ID: 6161264
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
Safety hook comprising:a hook portion having a hook body having a shank portion, a nose portion and a mouth between the shank and the nose portion;a gate pivotally mounted on the shank portion of the hook body, the gate having a closure portion and at least one web portion along a plane, the web portion including a protrusion that extends away from the plane of the web portion and towards the body of the hook; anda locking element having at least one wall portion having a slot adapted for receiving the protrusion of said gate, the wall portion being pivotally mounted against the shank portion of the hook body with the web portion of said gate being mounted over the wall portion of the locking element, and so that said locking element is moveable from a first position where the wall portion impedes motion of the protrusion on the web portion of the gate, and a second position where the slot receives the protrusion on the web portion, so that the gate can move to open access to the mouth of the hook; anda peninsular portion extending from said shank of said hook towards the nose of said hook, said peninsular portion terminating in a tip that protrudes between said gate and said locking element, that an actuation movement of the locking element is segregated from the gate.