Patent ID: 8220244

Claim:
Component for shortening a chain made of round steel chain links, said component being provided with a connector bow ( 2 ) which is adapted to be hung into a connector body ( 6 ) provided with a flat portion ( 5 ), said connector bow ( 2 ) having an insertion opening ( 4 ) that is adapted to be closed by a safety bolt, and said component having, on an end of the component lying below the connector bow, a shortening member ( 7 , 14 , 16 ) for shortening the chain ( 12 ), whose end link ( 11 ) is captively connectable to the component with a retainer pin, whereby the safety bolt is formed as the retainer pin ( 3 ) for an end link ( 11 ) of the chain ( 12 ), said retainer pin ( 3 ) being secured against moving, characterised in that the shortening member ( 7 , 14 , 16 ) is arranged on an end of the component lying below the retainer pin ( 3 ).