Snap hook

Details Snap hook Snap hook

1978-07-14

1979-12-18

Cherry, Johnny D.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Hoist-line slings

Latch release

24115G, 24132AA, 24231, 24234, 294 82R, B66C 136

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041791487

ABSTRACT:
An improved snap hook of the type having a hook and rigidly fixed eye extending from the hook and a swingable keeper arm connected on the hook, and having a foot portion normally spring-urged into blocking relation of the passage through the eye of the hook and wherein the foot includes a surface arranged to bite into a line passed through the eye in one direction of rotation and yieldable storing energy in the spring upon movement of the line in the other direction of rotation to bitingly and clampingly engage the line automatically against applied forces tending to move the line in the direction in which it is to be restrained.

REFERENCES:
patent: 983404 (1911-02-01), Schartow
patent: 1229690 (1917-06-01), Waskom
patent: 2942315 (1960-06-01), Johnson
patent: 2992465 (1961-07-01), Gale
patent: 2995332 (1961-08-01), Davis
patent: 2998625 (1961-09-01), Huber
patent: 3698047 (1972-10-01), Pierce

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