Universal swivel snap hook assembly
AssigneeAmerican Cord & Webbing Co., Inc.
InventorMark J. Krauss
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Abstract
A universal swivel hook includes a U-shaped member with a bowed base to resist longitudinal forces from a web, and a hook arrangement coupled to the U-shaped member for connection to a hoop. The hook and U-shape member are connected to allow swiveling along two orthogonal axes. The U-shaped member also includes stop to limit the longitudinal movement of the web to avoid bunching of the web.
Claims16
A swivel hook assembly comprising:
- web engaging means for engaging a flat web, said web engaging means including a first elongated member for entrained by said web, said elongated member being bowed outwardly in an area corresponding to the center of said web, said web engaging means having a pair of separated arms extending therefrom;
- hook means;
- and
- coupling means pivotally attaching said hook means to said web engaging means the bowed elongated member tends to pivot said separated arms preventing the web engaging means from separating from the coupling means when the swivel hook is under a load.
A swivel hook assembly comprising:
- web engaging means including a web base for entraining a web, two separated arms connected at one end to said web base, and a bar extending between said arms, said web base having an enlarged center with respect to the ends of said web base arranged and constructed to resist a longitudinal force against said separated arms for preventing the separation of said web engaging means;
- hook means for selective coupling to a hoop;
- and
- pivoting means for pivotally attaching said hook means to said web engaging means.
A universal swivel assembly comprising:
- a U-shaped member comprising an elongated base having a bowed center and two arms extending from said base;
- a bar pivotally coupled on said arms and having an enlarged bar center, said bar and elongated base being constructed and arranged to resist the separation of said arms from said bar due to a longitudinal force;
- and
- a hook rotatably coupled to said bar center;
- wherein said arms have inner surfaces with stops having a flat bottom surface for limiting the longitudinal movement of a web trained around said elongated base.
The assembly of claim 12 wherein said bar center comprises an opening and said hook has a hook base, and a plurality of prongs extending in a first direction and attached to said hook base, said prongs being entrapped in said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.