Patent ID: 8393112

Claim:
A removable trigger mechanism for a spring-biased hook assembly comprising first and second elongated biasing elements, said trigger mechanism comprising: a generally U-shaped swivel attachment portion comprising first and second spaced apart resilient surfaces cooperating to frictionally snap-attach said trigger mechanism to the first biasing element of the hook assembly; a hook-setting finger formed adjacent the first resilient surface of said swivel attachment portion, and adapted for temporarily holding the second biasing element of the hook assembly when in a loaded condition; and an actuation lever formed adjacent the second resilient surface of said swivel attachment portion, and adapted for pivoting said attachment portion relative to the first biasing element of the hook assembly, thereby simultaneously moving said hook-setting finger away from the second biasing element of the hook assembly in the loaded condition, such that the hook assembly is released for sudden movement from the loaded condition to an outwardly-flared deployed condition.