Patent ID: 7344172

Claim:
A spring-loaded case hook, the spring-loaded case hook comprising: a handle; a spring casing engaged to said handle, said spring casing having a hook end and a handle end; a hook having a shaft, a portion of said shaft being disposed in said spring casing; a stop engaged to said hook, said stop being constructed and arranged for positioning in said spring casing, said stop and said portion of said shaft being constructed and arranged for slidable positioning within said spring casing; at least one first spring disposed in said spring casing, said spring disposed about a portion of said shaft, said spring comprising a first end and a second end, said first end being proximate to said stop; and at least one second spring disposed in said spring casing, said at least one second spring disposed about a portion of the shaft, and wherein the second spring has a first end and a second end, the first end of the second spring engaged by the second end of the first spring.