Patent ID: 8875358

Claim:
A snap-hook, comprising: a hook, forming a portion of an eye loop; a lever that is pivotally movable relative to the hook, the lever forming a remaining portion of said eye loop with respect to the hook; a thumb tab that engages the lever, the thumb tab including a protruding portion on inner side of the thumb tab, the lever further including an opening for receiving said protruding portion of the thumb tab; the thumb tab further including a thumb tab extension positioned in an angled slot defined in a guide plate, the angled slot being transverse to a longitudinal axis of the snap-hook at a less than 90 degree angle; wherein said thumb tab extension is offset from the protruding portion, and shaped to be slidably received in said angled slot, such that the thumb tab extension is slidable in the angled slot relative to the guide plate, forming a release mechanism, whereby the sliding movement of the thumb tab extension in the angled slot urges the protruding portion of the thumb tab against said lever opening and causes the lever to pivot relative to the hook to open said eye loop, wherein the lever is independently rotatable to open said eye loop essentially without sliding the thumb tab down; wherein the thumb tab is located on a broad face of the snap-hook for operating of the release mechanism with one hand.