Safety shackle

A safety shackle capable of locking a chain therein, comprising a first arm and a second arm, a base portion joining said first arm and said second arm, a first cusp and a second cusp, a first slot and a second slot and a working area, said first arm having a lower portion extending upwardly from said base portion, a mid-portion curving inwardly toward said working area, and an upper portion extending upwardly from said mid-portion, said first cusp extending upwardly towards said mid-portion of said first arm in such a manner that said first slot is formed between said first arm and said first cusp, said second arm having a lower portion extending upwardly from said base portion, a mid-portion curving inwardly toward said working area, and an upper portion extending upwardly from said mid-portion, said second cusp extending upwardly towards said mid-portion of said second arm in such a manner that said second slot is formed between said second arm and said second cusp, said working area being formed by the area between said first and second cusps and the upper portions of said first and second arms, each of said first and second slots being configured in such a manner that a chain link can be introduced within one of said first and second slots, wherein a chain is locked within said safety shackle by introducing a first chain link lying in a plane within one of said first or second slots and locking said first chain link within said one of first or second slots by orienting each of the chain links contiguous to said first chain link in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said first chain link, thereby locking said first chain link within one of said first or second slots.