Patent ID: 7337590

Claim:
A method for securing an underground storage tank, the method comprising the step of: grasping a first end of a first strap, the strap having a second end with a first hook attached thereto, the first hook having a hook body having a first hooked end for engaging a retaining loop when tension is on the strap, the hook body having a second hooked end opposite the first hooked end for engaging the retaining loop when there is no tension on the strap; swinging the second end of the strap such that the first hooked end engages a first retaining loop on a deadman; releasing tension on the first strap such that the second hooked end engages the first retaining loop; repeating the grasping and swinging steps with a second strap such that a second hook on the second strap engages a second deadman retaining loop; connecting the first end of the first strap to an end of the second strap opposite the second hook; and applying tension to the first and second straps to secure the underground storage tank 1, where the first hook further comprises an arm, the arm being pivotally attached to the hook body at a point opposite the first hooked end, the arm being sized and positioned such that the arm is prevented from pivoting in a manner that would result in a distal end of the arm passing the first end.