Patent ID: 7240937

Claim:
A grappling hook, comprising: a shaft having a first end and a second end; a head member secured to the first end of the shaft; a plurality of blades, each of the blades having a distal end with a substantially v-shaped notch forming a pair of projections and at least one gripping tooth for gripping onto a desired supporting structure, each of the blades being connected to the head member such that each blade is movable between an operational position and a collapsed position, wherein in the operational position the blades are spread away from the head member and positioned to grip the supporting structure in the operational position, and wherein the blades are positioned adjacent to the shaft in the collapsed position; and a locking ring slidably movable on the shaft between an open position near the first end of the shaft and a closed position near the second end of the shaft wherein the locking ring secures the blades in the operational position when the locking ring is positioned in the open position, and wherein the locking ring secures the blades in the collapsed position when the locking ring is in the closed position; and wherein each of the blades is provided with a stop member positioned above an upper surface of the head member for engaging the locking ring when the locking ring is positioned in the open position and the blade is positioned in the operational position to maintain the blade in the operational position.