Safety rope hook
US5517735A · kind A · utility
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4Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B45/008
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety rope hook including a hook body and a latch pivotably connected to the hook body and releasably connected to a hooked end of the hook body to close an opening defined within the hook body, wherein the hooked end terminates in a rounded tip and the latch has a raised potion inside a notched coupling portion, which passes over the rounded tip and engages with it to hold the notched coupling portion and the hooked end firmly connected together when the notched coupling portion of the latch is forced toward the hooked end of the hook body.
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