Safety hook

A safety hook, comprising:

• a hook part having a hook-part distal-end part at one end and a hook-part base part at the other end;
• a closing-off body supported by the hook part so as to be capable of swinging about a first shaft, the closing-off body coming into contact with the hook-part distal-end part of the hook part, when located at a closing-off position, and separating from the hook-part distal-end part to open an entrance of the hook part when located at an open position;
• and
• a first urging member for urging the closing-off body from the open position toward the closing-off position;
• the closing-off body comprising:
• a closing-off-body base part, which is a portion supported by the hook part;
• a first arm part capable of opening and closing the entrance of the hook part, the first arm part extending from the closing-off-body base part;
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• a second arm part extending from the closing-off-body base part, the second arm part extending along a direction different from the direction along which the first arm part extends;
• the second arm part comprising a closing-off-body operation part for causing the closing-off body to move from the closing-off position to the open position and a bent part which is provided to the second arm part such that the position of the closing-off-body operation part approaches the hook-part base part;
• the closing-off-body operation part being arranged on an opposite side of the hook part from the entrance;
• the safety hook further being equipped with a lock member for securing the closing-off body in the closing-off position;
• the lock member comprising a lock-member base part pivotally attached to the hook part;
• the lock member further comprising a lock-member operation part for operating the lock member, operation of the lock-member operation part making it possible to unlock the lock member from the closing-off body;
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• the lock-member operation part being arranged on the same side of the hook part as the closing-off-body operation part;
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• the lock-member operation part being arranged further away from the lock-member base part than is the closing-off-body operation part.