Patent ID: 6925690

Claim:
A bullsnap fastener comprising: a rigid elongate member having a mid-section, a hook having a shank and a curved distal end, said hook extending from a first end of said mid-section so as to define a hook space between said shank and said distal end, and an opening between said distal end of said hook and said first end of said mid-section, an eye extending from a second end of said mid-section generally opposite said first end, a rigid gate member pivotally mounted to said mid-section and lying substantially in a plane containing said hook so as to be pivotable between a closed position, wherein an end surface of said gate blocks said opening and closes off said hook space, said end surface extending from said opening to said shank of said hook, generally orthogonally relative to said shank so as to extend across said hook space, and an open position wherein said gate has been pivoted outwardly of said opening, away from said hook, so as to unblock said opening allowing access to said hook space, whereby in said closed position an object in said hook space pressing against said end surface will not urge said gate into said open position against the return biasing force of a resilient biasing means mounted in said mid-section for resiliently biasing said gate from said open position into said closed position, at least one grip-enhancing member protruding outwardly of said gate.