Double locking hook

A hook comprising a hook body, a hook arm, a locking mechanism, and a lock securing device;

• the hook arm being pivotably coupled to the hook body such that the hook arm and hook body are pivotable relative to one another between an open configuration in which the hook arm and the hook body together define a discontinuous boundary, and a closed configuration in which the hook arm and the hook body define a substantially continuous boundary;
• the locking mechanism being configured to lock the hook arm in at least the closed configuration;
• the lock securing device being configured to move between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration;
• wherein the lock securing device prevents activation of the locking mechanism when the lock securing device is in the engaged configuration,
• wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking element and a biasing element, and the hook arm comprises a recess configured to receive the locking element of the locking mechanism, such that when the hook arm is in the closed configuration, the locking element of the locking mechanism is urged by the biasing element into the recess of the hook arm, thereby locking the hook arm and hook in the closed configuration,
• wherein the hook body comprises a cavity, the locking mechanism is located within the cavity of the hook body, the sides of the hook body that define the cavity comprise at least one groove, the lock securing device comprising at least one lock formation adapted to be received into the at least one groove, such that during use the at least one lock formation is received within the at least one groove when the lock securing device is in the engaged configuration, and the at least one lock formation is not received within the at least one groove when the lock securing device is in the disengaged configuration.