Patent ID: 8181313
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A62B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A retrofittable hook protection device and a hook, the hook including an intermediate portion interconnecting a hook portion and an end having an aperture, a gate for opening and closing an opening proximate the hook portion, and a lanyard operatively connected to the end proximate the aperture, comprising: a first member configured and arranged to receive a first portion of the lanyard and a second portion of the end proximate a first side of the hook; a second member configured and arranged to receive a third portion of the lanyard and a fourth portion of the end proximate a second side of the hook; wherein the first and second members are connectable to sandwich the portions of the lanyard and the end therebetween; and at least one top extension portion coupled to one of the first and second members, the at least one top extension member received in the aperture of the end of the hook with a portion of the lanyard that couples the lanyard to the hook.