Patent ID: 7520029

Claim:
Loop ( 19 ) for attaching a hook secured to a harness or a strap supported by an operator to a portable, elongated, engine powered tool, said loop ( 19 ) being secured to the tool in such a way that it said loop ( 19 ) is allowed to pivot around an axis oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tool, characterized in that the loop ( 19 )is allowed to pivot within a predetermined range that is wider in a first direction than in an opposite second direction with respect to an upright position of the loop ( 19 ) in relation to a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the tool when the tool is in a normal position, characterized in that the loop ( 19 ) comprises a pivotal end that is pivotally secured to the tool by a device ( 13 ) having a lower section ( 16 ) adapted to receive the pivotal end, and further characterized in that the loop ( 19 ) comprises a protruding section ( 23 ) adjacent the pivotal end that is adapted to abut a portion of the lower section ( 16 ) to define the predetermined range with respect to the second direction.