US 12,480,541 B1Granted

Manually operated snap hook

OwnerChristopher Devineinventor

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Abstract

A manually operated snap hook that includes a main body outer cylinder with an internal hook assembly and slide bolt assembly housed and sandwiched therein. The main body outer cylinder has a recessed portion that corresponds to recessed portions on the internal hook assembly and slide bolt assembly that has therein an actuator that is connected to a vertical spring, such that when the actuator is depressed, the slide bolt assembly allows for a bolt to move in the vertical direction along the main body outer cylinder such that it can both connect to and disconnect from the hook of the internal hook assembly, which emanates from the main body outer cylinder through a cut out. The internal hook assembly includes a male connecting member that extends beyond the bottom of the main body outer cylinder and connects to a female portion of a swivel ring assembly.

A manually operated snap hook comprising:

a main body outer cylinder, said main body outer cylinder further comprising:
an open top;
an open bottom;
an outer surface;
a recessed cutout along said outer surface;
and
a cut out proximate said open top;
an internal hook assembly situated inside of said main body outer cylinder, said internal hook assembly further comprising:
a main elongated portion having a top and a bottom;
a hook attached to said top;
a first flange extending perpendicularly outward from said top;
a second flange extending perpendicularly outward from said bottom;
an aperture in said first flange;
a recessed portion along said main elongated portion between said first and second flanges;
and
an extending member extending vertically down from said bottom of said main elongated portion;
a slide bolt assembly situated in said recessed portion along said main elongated portion of said internal hook assembly, said slide bolt assembly further comprising:
a flat face to rest in said recessed portion along said main elongated portion of said internal hook assembly;
a concave surface opposite said flat face, said concave surface having a recessed portion positioned to match said recessed cutout along said outer surface of said main body outer cylinder, said concave surface having and a top and bottom;
and
a bolt attached to said top of said concave surface, said bolt to extend through said aperture in said first flange in said internal hook assembly in order emanate through said top of said main body outer cylinder and to connect to and disconnect from said hook of said internal hook assembly;
a spring situated below said bottom of said concave surface of said slide bolt assembly in said internal hook assembly;
and
an actuator situated inside of said recessed cutout of said main body outer cylinder that when depressed activates said spring to move said bolt vertically downward from said hook from a closed position to an open position.

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Application

18/805,942Filed 15 Aug 2024 · us provisional application

Priority

30 Mar 2024

Granted

25 Nov 2025

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Classification5 codes

F16B 45/049
Hooks with sliding closing member: provided with means biasing the closing member
F16B 45/023
Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member: the closing member pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the hook
F16B 45/026
And having means biasing the closing member about the pivot: and including a coil type spring
F16B 45/057
Hooks with sliding closing member: the hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing member, i.e. the entire structure of the hook…

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