Patent ID: 6131976
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
A tool for the rapid attachment and release of a crane hook to a dovetailed socket, said tool comprising:a main frame having a central wall with first and second sides, said first side having attached side walls, said main frame having an outward extending inclined surface at the lower end of said central wall and below said side walls;pivoting bushings coaxially secured to the interior surface of said side walls of said main frame;a pivoting member loosely fitting against the first side of said main frame central wall and between said side walls, said member having an outward extending inclined surface at the lower end that extends in the opposite direction to that in said main frame, said member having edge slots engaging said pivoting bushings extending from the interior side walls of said main frame, said pivoting member capable of pivoting forward from the main frame central wall to enable said inclined surfaces of said main frame and said pivoting member to enter a dovetailed socket; andaligned apertures through said pivoting member and said main frame central wall for installing a hook for locking together said main frame and said pivoting member.