Patent ID: 7168202

Claim:
Hook holder ( 1 ) for a hook ( 4 ) having a shank ( 5 ) and one or more curved end portions ( 6 ) extending from the shank, said hook holder including a container part ( 2 ) provided with a cavity ( 7 ) for accommodating the curved end portions of the hook, and a container opening ( 8 ) through which the curved end portions of the hook are insertable into the cavity, the hook holder further including retaining means to prevent the hook's curved end portions from unintentionally leaving the container part, characterized in that the retaining means include a cover part ( 3 ) provided with a cover opening ( 9 ) and mounted on the container part ( 2 ) so as to be movable between a first position, in which the container opening ( 8 ) is accessible through the cover opening ( 9 ) to allow insertion of the curved end portions ( 6 ) of the hook, and a second position, in which the container opening ( 8 ) is closed by the cover part ( 3 ) to allow the hook shank ( 5 ) to project out of the hook holder through the container opening and the cover opening, and the curved end portions of the hook are prevented from leaving the container part, wherein the container part ( 2 ) and the cover part ( 3 ) are cylindrical with a common central axis, and wherein the container opening ( 8 ) and the cover opening ( 9 ) are both Y-shaped and provided with three slots ( 10 , 11 ) of substantially the same length and extending radially outwards at an interspacing of about 120°.