Patent ID: 6070308
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A snap hook, comprising:a base including a handle portion and a hook portion;a bolt having a longitudinal axis and movably mounted to said handle portion;a first spring, interconnected between said bolt and said handle portion, and operable to urge said bolt axially outward from said handle portion, across a gap defined by said hook portion, and into an opening in a far end of said hook portion;a latch movably mounted to said handle portion, wherein said latch has side walls disposed on opposite sides of said handle portion; anda second spring, disposed entirely between said side walls on said latch, interconnected between said latch and said handle portion, and operable to urge said latch into engagement with said bolt when said bolt occupies said opening in said far end of said hook portion, whereby a user must overcome forces exerted by said second spring and said first spring in order to remove said bolt from said far end of said hook.