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US 8,789,248 B2Granted
Chain hook
AssigneeTurbo Hook Pty Ltd
InventorDouglas McGregor McKay
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Abstract
The present invention provides a chain hook which reduces the risk of disengagement of one or more chains connected thereto. The chain hook comprises an elongate body, a first hook at a first end of the elongate body for connection to a load and a second hook at a second end of the elongate body for connection to at least one chain, wherein the first and second hooks are in different planes.
Claims31
A chain hook comprising:
- an elongate body;
- a first hook at a first end of the elongate body for connection to a load;
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- a second hook at a second end of the elongate body for connection to at least one chain;
- wherein the first and second hooks are in different planes, and the second hook comprises a pair of mutually opposed lugs positioned on an underside of a nose portion and a tail end of the second hook whereby a captive link of the chain in the second hook is allowed to swing free such that the links of the chain can be kept in alignment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.