Patent ID: 7311485

Claim:
An anchor for enabling a rope to be securely anchored to a surface, comprising: a hook having three substantially straight portions identified as first, second, and third portions, each of said portions having first and second ends, said first end of said first portion being attached to said surface at a first location on said surface, said second end of said first portion being connected to said first end of said second portion at a first bend, said second end of said second portion being connected to said first end of said third portion at a second bend, said second bend being attached to said surface at a second location on said surface spaced from said first location, said first bend being spaced from and separate from said surface, said surface, said first section, and said second section forming an enclosed loop to which said rope can be attached, said third portion extending away from said surface so that said second end of said third portion is spaced from said surface so that after said rope in inserted into said loop, said rope can also be secured around said third portion.