Hook and Eye Fastener
OwnerDonald Seung-Yeup Rheeinventor
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Abstract
A hook and eye fastener includes a hook and an eye. The hook has a hook top plate and a hook base plate with a kinked end that curves toward the top plate and then curves away from the top plate. The kinked end is spring-loaded to rest on the hook top plate. The eye has an eye comprising a eye top plate and an eye base plate defining an opening for receiving the hook top plate. When the hook is initially inserted into the eye, the eye top plate pushes up against the kinked end of the hook base plate. When the kinked end slides past the eye top plate after the hook is fully inserted into the eye, the kinked end of the hook base plate snaps back down against the hook top plate and produces an audible sound to indicate the fastener is secured.
Claims7
1:
- A hook and eye system, comprising:
- a hook, comprising:
- a hook top plate;
- a hook base plate, wherein one of the hook top plate and the hook base plate comprises a kinked end that curves toward the other plate and then curves away from the other plate, the kinked end being spring-loaded to rest on the other plate;
- and
- a round section joining the top and the base plates;
- and
- an eye comprising a eye top plate and an eye base plate defining an opening for receiving the hook top plate;
- wherein the slope of the kinked end allows the eye top plate to push up against the hook base plate and push down against the hook top plate when the hook is initially inserted into the eye, and the kinked end snaps back down against the hook top plate when the kinked end slides past the eye top plate once the hook is fully inserted into the eye.
2:
- The system of claim 1, wherein an audible sound is produced when the kinked end of the hook base plate snaps back down against the hook top plate to indicate to a user that the fastener is secured.
3:
- The system of claim 2, wherein an intentional manual force is needed to push the kinked end and an end of the hook top plate against the eye top plate to spread the hook base plate and the hook top plate in order to release the hook from the eye.
4:
- The system of claim 1, wherein the hook base plate further comprises a mount protruding, the mount defining an opening for receiving an eyelet or a post.
5:
- The system of claim 1, wherein the eye base plate defines another opening for receiving another eyelet or another post.
6:
- The system of claim 1, further comprising:
- a decorative item;
- and
- an apparel, wherein the hook is fixed to one of the decorative item and the apparel, and the eye is fixed to the other one of the decorative item and the apparel.
7:
- The system of claim 6, wherein the decorative item is a jewelry and the apparel is a shoe.