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US 12,366,262 B2Granted
Underwater hook with actuation button and release button
AssigneeRUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG
InventorsLukas Mühlberger, Michael Betzler
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AssigneeRUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG
InventorsLukas Mühlberger, Michael Betzler
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Disclosed is an underwater hook comprising a jaw latch, which, in a secured condition of the underwater hook, is releasably secured in a position closing a hook jaw. The underwater hook additionally comprises an actuation button which, for opening the jaw latch, is connected to the jaw latch in a motion-transmitting manner and occupies a closed position in the secured condition of the underwater hook. Furthermore, the underwater hook is provided with a release button blocking a movement of the actuation button away from the closed position in the secured condition of the underwater hook. In order to allow the release button to be actuated without great effort, even in the case of great forces acting on the jaw latch, the present invention provides that the release button is in engagement with the actuation button in the secured condition of the underwater hook.
An underwater hook (1) comprising a jaw latch (4) which, in a secured condition (6) of the underwater hook, is releasably secured in a position closing a hook jaw (2), an actuation button (24) which, for opening the jaw latch, is connected to the jaw latch in a motion-transmitting manner and is in a closed position (26, 63) in the secured condition of the underwater hook, and a release button (25) blocking a movement of the actuation button out of the closed position in the secured condition of the underwater hook, wherein the release button (25) is in engagement with the actuation button (24) in the secured condition (6) of the underwater hook (1), wherein the underwater hook comprises a main body (8), in which the actuation button (24) is movably received, and wherein a closing spring (42) is provided, which acts on the actuation button and which is supported between the main body and the actuation button and presses the actuation button towards the secured condition (6), and wherein the release button (25) is supported on the actuation button (24) via a locking spring (52).
An underwater hook (1) comprising a jaw latch (4) which, in a secured condition (6) of the underwater hook, is releasably secured in a position closing a hook jaw (2), an actuation button (24) which, for opening the jaw latch, is connected to the jaw latch in a motion-transmitting manner and is in a closed position (26, 63) in the secured condition of the underwater hook, and a release button (25) blocking a movement of the actuation button out of the closed position in the secured condition of the underwater hook, wherein the release button (25) is in engagement with the actuation button (24) in the secured condition (6) of the underwater hook (1), wherein the actuation button (24) is provided with an attachment point (76) for attaching a pulling means (70), and wherein the release button (25) is fixed in an actuation position (34), in which the actuation button (24) is movable away from the closed position (26, 63).
A set comprising at least two underwater hooks (1) having different load-bearing capacities, wherein each underwater hook of the set comprises a jaw latch (4) which, in a secured condition (6) of the underwater hook, is releasably secured in a position closing a hook jaw (2), an actuation button (24) which, for opening the jaw latch, is connected to the jaw latch in a motion-transmitting manner and is in a closed position (26, 63) in the secured condition of the underwater hook, and a release button (25) blocking a movement of the actuation button out of the closed position in the secured condition of the underwater hook, wherein the release button (25) is in engagement with the actuation button (24) in the secured condition (6) of the underwater hook (1), and wherein each underwater hook of the set comprises a housing in which the buttons are accommodated, the housings of the underwater hooks of the set being of equal cubage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.