Patent ID: 8007015

Claim:
A hook comprising: a hook body having first and second ends, said first end comprises an inner surface, an outer surface and a nose, and said second end comprises an opening, wherein a portion of said inner surface, a portion of said outer surface and said nose define a bent portion; a release lever having spaced apart parallel side walls and a first locking means, said first locking means comprises a pin or a double ended rivet, said first locking means arranged adjacent and perpendicular to said inner surface of said hook body; and, a gate having spaced apart parallel side walls, said side walls including a second locking means, said gate arranged to engage said nose, said second locking means arranged to complimentarily engage said first locking means, wherein pivoting of said release lever about a first rotational axis disengages said first locking means and said second locking means and permits pivoting of said gate about a second rotational axis further comprising a gate spring, said gate spring biases said gate to engage said nose.