Secure pocket hook with integrated locking mechanism
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorGregory M. ADELMAN
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Abstract
A pocket hook including a unitary body defining an elongated slot and hole. The slot forms an opening at a front side of the body and the front side of the body defines a gate rest notch facing the slot. A gate extension at least partially defines the opening. The pocket hook includes a gate pivotably coupled to a rear side of the body, and the gate is configured to selectively move between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, a free end of the gate is received within the gate rest notch. In the open position, the free end of the gate is disposed within the slot. A lower surface of the gate rest extension may define an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis defined within the slot.
Claims20
A pocket hook, comprising:
- a unitary body defining an elongated slot and a hole, wherein the slot forms an opening at a front side of the body, and wherein the front side of the body defines a gate rest notch facing the slot, and a gate rest extension at least partially defining the opening,
- a gate pivotably coupled to a rear side of the body, the gate configured to selectively move between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position a free end of the gate is received within the gate rest notch, and wherein in the open position the free end of the gate is disposed within the slot, and
- wherein a lower surface of the gate rest extension defines an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis defined within the slot.
A pocket hook, comprising:
- a unitary body defining an elongated slot and a hole, wherein the slot forms an opening at a front side of the body, and wherein the front side of the body defines a gate rest notch facing the slot, and a gate rest extension at least partially defining the opening,
- a gate pivotably coupled to a rear side of the body, the gate configured to selectively move between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position a free end of the gate pushes against the gate rest notch,
- wherein the gate rest notch is a notch in the front side of the body with a top wall, and a bottom wall, and
- wherein the opening defines an entry pathway into the slot, and wherein the entry pathway is angled toward the front side of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.