According to the US Patent & Trademark Office: “A hook comprises a pair of hook bodies, a pair of hook portions, a movable pressing portion, an operating portion and a link unit. The hook bodies are formed of two plates disposed apart from each other, respectively.”
It added: “The hook portions are integrally fixed to lower ends of the hook bodies, respectively. The movable pressing portion is rotatably supported between the hook portions. The operating portion is subject to a tension load of a hoist. The link unit has one end rotatably connected to the movable pressing portion and another end rotatably connected to the operating portion.”
And concluded: “When the operating portion is pulled upward, the movable pressing portion presses a wire harness, which is hooked to the hook portion, against the hook portion.”
The inventors were issued US Patent Number 7,255,381 on August 14 2007.
The patent has been assigned to Yazaki Corp., Tokyo.
The original application was filed on December 22 2004.
