Patent ID: 6832417
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B66C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety hook comprising:a body having a hook portion that includes a mouth that terminates in a nose, the hook portion further having a shank portion; a gate that is pivotally mounted from a gate pivot point on the shank portion and includes a closure portion that includes a heel portion and a toe portion, the toe portion adapted for contacting the nose of the hook to close off the mouth of the hook; a locking element that is pivotally supported from a lock pivot that is positioned on the shank at a location between the gate pivot and the hook portion, the locking element having a trigger portion; and a spring that urges both the locking element and the gate towards one another, the spring being mounted between and against both the locking element and the gate, the spring urging the toe portion of the closure portion against the nose of the hook while urging the locking element against the heel portion of the locking element.