Rope hook assembly having a latch member
AssigneeUlven Forging Incorporated
InventorsSteve Fournier, Michael John Secrist
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Abstract
A hook assembly comprises a hook member and a latch member. The hook member has a body and a hook point defined at one end of the body. The hook point is spaced apart from and opposite a catch tab protruding from the body at an intermediate point on the body. A hook gap is defined between the hook point and the catch tab. The latch member is pivotably coupled to the body and movable between an open position in which the latch member is retracted toward the body and a closed position in which the latch member is pivoted to contact the hook point and thereby close the hook gap. The latch member defines a latch engagement opening sized larger than at least a portion of the catch tab so that the latch member is retractable past the catch tab in the closed position.
Claims16
A hook assembly, comprising:
- a hook member having a body and a hook point defined at one end of the body, the hook point being spaced apart from and opposite a catch tab protruding from the body at an intermediate point on the body, wherein a hook gap is defined between the hook point and the catch tab;
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- a latch member pivotably coupled to the body and movable between an open position in which the latch member is retracted toward the body and a closed position in which the latch member is pivoted to contact the hook point and thereby close the hook gap, wherein the latch member defines a latch engagement opening sized larger than at least a portion of the catch tab so that the latch member is retractable past the catch tab in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.