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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
D B Industries, Llc, Red Wing, MN (US);
Judd J. Perner, Red Wing, MN (US);
D B Industries, LLC, Red Wing, MN (US);
Abstract
A snap hook is provided. A body of the snap hook includes a hook shaped mid portion positioned between a nose portion and a connection portion. The body further has an opening to an inner edge that is positioned between the nose end and the connection portion. A gate is pivotally coupled proximate the connection portion of the body. The gate selectively pivots in relation to the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration. A gate holding portion is configured and arranged to be selectively received between at least one wall stop and at least one catch formed by at least one slot in the nose portion of the body to selectively lock the gate in the closed configuration. Moreover, a trigger is further operationally coupled to move the gate holding portion to clear the at least one catch of the nose portion when activated.