Triple locking hook connector

• US 9,500,221 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aerohook Technology Co., Ltd., Kai Chieh Yang
• Original Assignee: Aerohook Technology Co., Ltd., Kai Chieh Yang
• Inventors: Lai, Tzu-Sen, Yang, Kai Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): Sandy, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Do, Rowland
• Application Number:
  US14/668,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20160281765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• Field of Search: 245/991, 245/994, 245/995, 245/996, 245/997, 245/998, 245/999, 246/001, 246/011, 246/015, 245/017, 294/82.19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 35/0037 Attachments for lifelines and lanyards lifelines, lanyards A62B35/0043
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 29/02 Mountain guy-ropes or accessories, e.g. avalanche ropes; Means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/02 Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/023 the closing member pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the hook
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/026 and including a coil type spring
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/028 the position-locking means being pivotally connected

Abstract

A triple locking hook connector includes a hook, a locking bar, a first spring, a controlling shaft, and a second spring. The hook has an axle hole and a first groove on an end of a hook opening, and has a spacing portion on the other end of the hook opening. An edge of an end of the locking bar has a first bolt. The first spring is to drive a first bolt to keep at the first position and to drive the other end of the locking bar to remain in the spacing portion. The controlling shaft joins the axle hole via a main axle to restrict the first bolt in the first position and to be driven by a second spring to stay at the third position to ensure the locking bar shutting the hook opening.

Claims

1. A triple locking hook connector, comprising:

a hook comprising a hook hole penetrated thereof, wherein said hook hole has a hook opening connecting through a side of said hook, wherein said hook has a first groove, an axle hole penetratingly on an edge of an end of said hook opening, and a spacing portion on an edge of the other end of said hook opening;

a locking bar having a first bolt on an edge of an end thereof passing through said first groove, so as to allow said locking bar to shift between a first position and a second position along said first groove, wherein when the first bolt is at said first position, a free end of said locking bar will be positioned at said spacing portion, wherein when said first bolt is at said second position, said free end of said locking bar will be positioned at a place to release said spacing portion;

a first spring arranged between said hook and said locking bar to drive said first bolt to remain at said first position and to drive said free end of said locking bar to remain at said spacing portion;

a controlling shaft having a buckling portion and joining said axle hole via a main axle for swinging between a third position and a fourth position, wherein said controlling shaft at said third position causes said buckling portion to restrict said first bolt to remain at said first position, wherein said first bolt is freed when said controlling shaft is at said fourth position; and

a second spring arranged between said hook and said controlling shaft to drive said controlling shaft to remain at said third position, so as to ensure that said locking bar shuts said hook opening, wherein to open said hook opening, said controlling shaft should be driven to swing said fourth position to allow said locking bar to be pulled to move said first bolt to said second position, which then forces said locking bar to turn toward said hook hole to make a three-part mode for opening said hook opening.

2. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 1, wherein said hook was defined said first position close to said hook opening in said first groove, and said second position away from said hook opening, wherein said hook further has a second groove which connects through said hook hole in a manner that refers said second position as a center of circle, wherein the other end of said locking bar is further set a second bolt which stay in said hook hole when said first bolt is at said first position, wherein when said first bolt is at said second position, said second bolt will be at a position for entering said second groove, wherein when said locking bar swings toward said hook hole in a manner that refers said second position as a center of circle, said second groove is made to restrict said second bolt.

3. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 2, wherein said locking bar has a locking plate for closing said hook opening, wherein the front and back sides of said locking plate further symmetrically fold a side plate respectively, wherein an edge of an end of each of said side plate has a first hole for installing said first bolt and a second hole in a proper position for installing said second bolt.

4. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 3, wherein a thickness was defined between said front and back sides of said hook, wherein a first dowel protruding from said front and back sides was arranged in between said axle hole and said first groove, wherein said first spring circles and said first bolt are extended a first pressure foot flexibly propping on said first dowel and a second pressure foot capable of pushing said locking plate with a predetermined elasticity.

5. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 3, wherein said controlling shaft has an end plate set on an outer side of said hook, wherein the front and back sides of said end plate further symmetrically fold a cover plate respectively, wherein said two cover plate respectively has a third hole opposite to the position of said axle hole for installing said main axle.

6. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 5, wherein said two cover plates symmetrically penetratingly have a buckling portion of a heart-shaped groove, wherein when both ends of said first bolt are inserted into said buckling portion and when said controlling shaft is at said third position, a hollow groove of a side of said buckling portion can be induced to restrict said first bolt in said first position, wherein when said controlling shaft is at said fourth position, said hollow groove can be induced to release said first bolt, so that said first bolt can move between said first position and said second position along the other side of said buckling portion.

7. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 5, wherein a thickness was defined between said front and back sides of said hook, wherein a second dowel protruding from said front and back sides was arranged in between said axle hole and said first groove, wherein said second spring circles two rims of said axle hole and is extended a third pressure foot flexibly propping on said second dowel and a fourth pressure foot capable of pushing said end plate with a predetermined elasticity.

8. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 3, wherein said locking bar was assembled with a flipping portion for the uses of pulling and turning said locking bar.

9. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 2, wherein said locking bar was assembled with a flipping portion for the uses of pulling and turning said locking bar.

10. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 1, wherein a thickness was defined between the front and back sides of said hook, wherein said front and back sides further have said spacing portion dented on an edge of the other end of said hook opening symmetrically, wherein said spacing portion is formed by a crossing buckling groove and guiding groove, wherein said buckling groove axially matches said first groove, wherein said guiding groove connects said buckling groove with said hook hole in a slant direction, wherein said locking bar has a locking plate for closing said hook opening, wherein the front and back sides of said locking plate further symmetrically fold a side plate respectively, wherein an edge of an end of each of said side plate has a first hole for installing said first bolt, wherein the other end of said locking bar was foldingly set a block opposite to said two side plates, so that when said first bolt is at said first position, said block can be linked to move via said guiding groove and be positioned in said buckling groove for letting said locking bar to lock said hook opening, while when said locking bar linkingly move said first bolt to said second position, said block will move in said guiding groove and make said free end of said locking bar under a position to release said spacing portion.

11. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 10, wherein a thickness was defined between said front and back sides of said hook, wherein a first dowel protruding from said front and back sides was arranged in between said axle hole and said first groove, wherein said first spring circles and said first bolt are extended a first pressure foot flexibly propping on said first dowel and a second pressure foot capable of pushing said locking plate with a predetermined elasticity.

12. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 10, wherein said controlling shaft has an end plate set on an outer side of said hook, wherein the front and back sides of said end plate further symmetrically fold a cover plate respectively, wherein said two cover plate respectively has a third hole opposite to the position of said axle hole for installing said main axle.

13. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 12, wherein said two cover plates symmetrically penetratingly have a buckling portion of a heart-shaped groove, wherein when both ends of said first bolt are inserted into said buckling portion and when said controlling shaft is at said third position, a hollow groove of a side of said buckling portion can be induced to restrict said first bolt in said first position, wherein when said controlling shaft is at said fourth position, said hollow groove can be induced to release said first bolt, so that said first bolt can move between said first position and said second position along the other side of said buckling portion.

14. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 12, wherein a thickness was defined between said front and back sides of said hook, wherein a second dowel protruding from said front and back sides was arranged in between said axle hole and said first groove, wherein said second spring circles two rims of said axle hole and is extended a third pressure foot flexibly propping on said second dowel and a fourth pressure foot capable of pushing said end plate with a predetermined elasticity.

15. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 10, wherein said locking bar was assembled with a flipping portion for the uses of pulling and turning said locking bar.

16. The triple locking hook connector, as recited in claim 1, wherein said locking bar was assembled with a flipping portion for the uses of pulling and turning said locking bar.