Patent ID: 8448307

Claim:
A hook comprising: a body having a neck and formed into a hook shape and fabricated from nonferromagnetic material, said body having a first end and a second end; wherein said neck is proximate to said first end; a closure having a first closure end and a second closure end and fabricated from ferromagnetic material, said closure pivotally attached to said body and positioned to span a gap between said second end and said body; a single magnet fixedly attached to said neck; and, a neck groove proximate said first end to receive said first closure end; wherein said neck groove is located entirely within said neck of said body; wherein said single magnet holds said first closure end of said closure in a closed position that spans said gap; wherein said hook encloses a defined space in said closed position; wherein a pivotal attachment is substantially toward a center between said first closure end and said second closure end and said single magnet magnetically holds said first closure end.