Patent AU-2009238376-B2 (AU)
Title: Retrofittable hook device
Inventor: MILLAR RICHARD H
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2009-11-12
Granted: 2014-05-29
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date H(10) International Publication Number 19 August 2010 (19.08.2010) PCT W O 2010/093388 Al (51) International Patent Classification: NSW, 2128 (AU). SANNES, Robin, A. [US/US]; 1300 A62B 35/00 (2006.01) F16B 45/02 (2006.01) Godward Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 (US). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agent: MAU, Michael, L.; IPLM Group, P.A., Post Of PCT/US2009/064095 fice Box 18455, Minneapolis, MN 55418 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 12 November 2009 (12.11.2009) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (25) Filing Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, (26) Publication Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, (30) Priority Data: KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, 12/368,590 10 February 2009 (10.02.2009) US ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, 12/576,875 9 October 2009 (09.10.2009) US NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): CAPI- SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TAL SAFETY GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMIT- TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. ED [AU/AU]; 20 Fariola Street, Silverwater, Sydney (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every NSW, 2128 (AU). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors; and GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): MILLAR, Richard, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, H. [AU/AU]; 20 Fariola Street, Silverwater, Sydney TM), European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: RETROFITTABLE HOOK DEVICE 150 (57) Abstract: A retrofittable hook protection de vice for use with a hook is provided. The hook in cludes an intermediate portion interconnecting a hook portion and an end having an aperture, a gate 157 151 for opening and closing an opening proximate the 100 hook portion, and a lanyard operatively connected 152 to the end proximate the aperture. The protection 153 device includes a first and second member. The first member is configured and arranged to receive a first 144 portion of the lanyard and a second portion of the 101 end proximate a first side of the hook. A second member is configured and arranged to receive a =155 0 third portion of the lanyard and a fourth portion of -~ 14115 158 the end proximate a second side of the hook. The 158 first and second members are connectable to sand wich the portions of the lanyard and the end there between. 142 143 154 121 W O 2 0 10 /0 9 3 3 8 8 A 1 l l lll|||1ll|||1lllll lllllll|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||I||||||||||||||||||||||| TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Published: ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). - with international search report (Art. 21(3))