Patent ID: 8608215

Claim:
A load-receiving apparatus in the form of a hook block of a lifting gear, said load-receiving apparatus comprising: a suspension element having a bearing surface; a hook having a shaft with a peripheral groove, a portion of the shaft being received in the suspension element; and an annular retaining element engaging the peripheral groove of the shaft, the annular retaining element being supported on the bearing surface of the suspension element, the annular retaining element comprising a conical sleeve in the manner of a truncated hollow cone that widens starting from the shaft to the bearing surface, the annular retaining element including an outer boundary surface, an inner boundary surface, an upper annular end surface, and a lower annular base surface; wherein the annular retaining element has an upper supporting surface that faces and contacts the shaft and a lower standing surface that faces and contacts the bearing surface of the suspension element, and wherein the inner boundary surface and the outer boundary surface of the annular retaining element extend in parallel with each other.