Patent ID: 9032595
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B66C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A safety snap hook comprising: a body including an base portion, a hook portion defining a hook throat opening, and a shank connected between said base portion and said hook portion; a first resilient member; a gate connected pivotally to said base portion and biased by said first resilient member to close said hook throat opening, said gate having an aperture adjacent to said base portion, and a locking surface defining an end of said aperture distal from said base portion; a second resilient member; a trigger connected pivotally to said base portion and extending through said aperture in said gate, said trigger being biased by said second resilient member to press against said locking surface for preventing rotation of said gate relative to said base portion, said trigger having a free end operable to remove said trigger from said locking surface; a third resilient member; a locking member connected pivotally to said shank and biased by said third resilient member to a locking position whereat rotation of said gate relative to said base portion is prevented, said locking member having a free end operable to move said locking member to a release position whereat rotation of said gate relative to said base portion is allowed; wherein, when said free ends of said trigger and said locking member are rotated toward said base portion to remove said trigger from said locking surface and rotate said locking member to said release position, said gate can be rotated relative to said base portion to open said hook throat opening.