Patent ID: 8201867

Claim:
A hoist ring comprising: a bushing element including a sleeve, said sleeve having proximal and distal ends and an axial length, said sleeve including an internal thread; a mounting screw element having an axially extending shank, said axially extending shank adapted to be received axially in said sleeve, said shank including a bearing portion and a threaded shank portion, said bearing portion adapted to being laterally aligned with said internal thread when said hoist ring is in an assembled configuration, and said threaded shank portion being adapted to threadably engage said internal thread when said hoist ring is being assembled and disassembled; a body element rotatably mounted on said sleeve, and a lifting loop element pivotally mounted to said body element, wherein said lifting loop element is pivotable and swivelable through approximately a hemispherical region centered on a major axis of said mounting screw element; and wherein said bearing portion extends for a greater axial length than said internal thread.