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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lars Fredriksson, .ANG.kersberga, SE;
Assignee:
Frenolink Aktiebolag, Akersberga, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 8211 ; 2411 / ; 59 93 ; 294 821 ;
Abstract
A lifting hook with a hook body (110) and a shank (112), which has a slot (116) with an anchoring member (101) and a bridge portion (115). The lower part of a hoisting chain can be secured to the hook by coupling the end link (51) of the hoisting chain to the anchoring member (101) and inserting a supporting link (52) into the slot adjacent to the bridge portion (115) and to form a loose, non-loaded loop of the hoisting chain between an adjoining engagement link (53) and the anchored end link (51).