Patent ID: 8209819

Claim:
A hook and eye system, comprising: a hook, comprising: a hook top plate; a hook base plate, wherein one of the hook top plate and the hook base plate comprises a kinked end and the other plate comprises a planar end, the kinked end curves toward the other plate and then curves away from the other plate, the kinked end being spring-loaded to rest on the other plate, the hook base plate and the hook top plate having the same reach so the kinked end and the planar end are even; and an intermediate section joining the hook top plate and the hook base plate; and an eye comprising an eye top plate and an eye base plate joined by sidewalls to define an opening for receiving the hook top plate, wherein: the slope of the kinked end allows the eye top plate to push up against the hook base plate and push down against the hook top plate when the hook is initially inserted into the eye, and the kinked end snaps back down against the other plate when the kinked end slides past the eye top plate once the hook is fully inserted into the eye; and the kinked end and the intermediate section define a depth of the hook that substantially matches a depth of the eye top plate so the hook and the eye remain substantially stationary relative to each other once the hook is fully inserted into the eye.