Modular unmanned line/tool emplacement (MULE) hook
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsLee Foltz, Adam Pegouske
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Abstract
A hook assembly includes a first hook having a first open end and a second hook having a second open end. The first hook is parallel to the second hook where the first open end is adjacent to the second open end. Extensions extend from each of the first hook and the second hook. The extensions extend perpendicular to a hook plane of the first hook and the second hook members. The first hook is a mirror image of the second hook. A hinge connects the first hook to the second hook. The hinge is located at an opposite end of the hook from where the extensions are located. A resilient member exerts a constant force at the hinge to bias the first hook and the second hook toward an open position.
Claims16
A hook assembly, comprising:
- a first hook comprising a first body having a first upper arm and a first lower arm, the first upper arm includes a first open end;
- a second hook comprising a second body having a second upper arm and a second lower arm, the second upper arm includes a second open end, wherein said first hook is parallel to said second hook, and wherein said first open end is adjacent to said second open end;
- extensions extending from each of said first hook and said second hook, wherein said extensions extends perpendicular to a hook plane of said first hook and said second hook;
- a hinge connecting said first hook and said second hook, said hinge is located opposite said extensions;
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- a resilient member exerting a constant force at said hinge for biasing said first hook and said second hook toward an open position,
- wherein the first hook and the second hook are configured to pivot with respect to each other.
An apparatus, comprising:
- first and second hook members;
- a hinge connecting said first and second hook members along an edge of said first and second hook members, wherein said first hook member and said second hook member are configured to pivot with respect to each other between an open position and a closed position;
- an extension extending perpendicular from each of said first and second hook members, said extension is situated from an edge of said first and second hook members opposite said hinge;
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- a resilient member biasing said hinge, said resilient member exerts a constant force onto said first and second hook members to maintain said first and second hook members in an open position;
- wherein said first and second hook members are hollow, and
- wherein each of said first and second hook members comprises an inner body half and an outer body half presenting a cavity there between.
A latching device system, comprising:
- a first hook comprising a first body having a first upper arm and a first lower arm, the first upper arm including a first open end;
- a second hook comprising a second body having a second upper arm and a second lower arm, the second upper arm including a second open end, wherein said first hook is parallel to said second hook, and wherein said first open end is adjacent to said second open end;
- extensions extending from each of said first hook and said second hook, wherein said extensions extending perpendicular to a hook plane of said first hook and said second hook;
- a hinge connecting said first hook and said second hook, said hinge is located opposite said extensions;
- a resilient member exerting a constant force at said hinge for biasing said first hook and said second hook toward an open position;
- and an object being situated substantially adjacent the first hook and the second hook, wherein the first hook and the second hook are configured to pivot with respect to each other, and wherein the first open end and the second open end are presented to the object for attachment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.