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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Ancra International Llc, Azusa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Howard T. Knox, Independence, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ancra International LLC, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/34 (2006.01); F16B 45/00 (2006.01); F16B 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 45/00 (2013.01); F16B 45/02 (2013.01); Y10T 24/4755 (2015.01);
Abstract
A hook assembly made up of a hook subassembly with a hook having a first axis, a support subassembly, and an indexing mechanism. The indexing mechanism: a) releasably biasably maintains the hook and support subassemblies in a first operative relationship wherein the hook has a first angular orientation around the first axis; and b) permits the hook and support subassemblies to be changed from the first operative relationship to be releasably maintained in a second operative relationship, wherein the hook has a second angular orientation around the first axis.