Patent ID: 8443913

Claim:
A hook for an electric power tool engageable with a carabiner which comprises a hook end portion, and a gate member capable of opening the hook end portion when it is pressed and bent inwardly, the hook comprising: a base portion attached to a housing of a rechargeable electric power tool; an engagement portion positioned outside the base portion and having a first through-hole into which the hook end portion is inserted; a folded-back portion connecting the base portion and the engagement portion and having a second through-hole into which the hook end portion is inserted; an outer abutment portion formed between the first through-hole and the second through-hole and configured to cause the gate member to be bent inwardly when the gate member is pressed against the outer abutment portion; an inner abutment portion formed between the base portion and the second through-hole and configured to cause the gate member to be bent inwardly when the gate member is pressed against the inner abutment portion; and a portion of the hook that is generally U-shaped so as to include two leg portions, the base portion, forming one leg portion and the engagement portion forming the other leg portion, wherein the outer abutment portion is engaged with the carabiner by inserting the hook end portion into the first through-hole and the second through-hole, while the gate member is pressed against the outer abutment portion to open the hook end portion; and wherein the outer abutment portion is disengaged from the carabiner by pulling out the hook end portion from the first through-hole, while the gate member is pressed against the inner abutment portion and moved away from the second through-hole to open the hook end portion.