Hook Lock And Method

Abstract

A hook lock and method are provided for retaining a workpiece on a hook of an industrial rack. The hook includes a shank having a cross-sectional width, defining a bend for receiving the workpiece thereon, and terminating at a terminal end. The hook lock includes a block having a passageway extending along an axis between first and second outer surfaces of the block. The passageway has a cross-sectional width less than or equal to the cross-sectional width of the shank. In operation, the hook is inserted through the workpiece, and thereafter, through the passageway in the block such that the block is frictionally retained on the shank of the hook. The block prevents the workpiece from being disengaged from the hook as the workpiece is transported along a line.

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