Two-way spring lock hook

• US 3,357,670 A
• Filed: 07/06/1966
• Issued: 12/12/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Larson, Charles O.
• Original Assignee: Larson, Charles O.
• Inventors: Larson, Charles O.
• Application Number:
  US04/563,189
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• US Class Current: 410/106
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/00 Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/048 Carriers characterised by article-gripping , -covering,-retaining, or -locking means

Claims

1. IN A TIEDOWN ASSEMBLY, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING:

BASE MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO A PRIMARY STRUCTURE;

A LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEANS, SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS BEING PIVOTABLE FROM A FIRST STORAGE POSITION ADJACENT TO SAID BASE MEANS TO A SECOND OPERATIONAL POSITION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEANS;

A FIRST RETAINING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS IN SAID FIRST STORAGE POSITION;

A SECOND RETAINING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID LOAD ENGAGING MEANS IN SAID SECOND OPERATIONAL POSITION;

AND A SPRING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE MEANS, SAID SPRING MEANS URGING SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST RETAINING MEANS WHEN SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS IS IN SAID FIRST STORAGE POSITION AND SAID SPRING MEANS URGING SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SECOND RETAINING MEANS WHEN SAID LOAD TIEDOWN ENGAGING MEANS IS IN SAID SECOND OPERATIONAL POSITION.