Logging hook and link

Application filed April 5, 1922. Serial No. 549,699,

To dll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Luke Everett Parker, a citizen of the United States, and. a resident of Pe Ell, in.the county of Lewis 5 and State of Washington, have invented certain new and' useful Improvements in Logging . Hooks and Links, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in 10 hook and link arrangements, and it consists in.the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an extremely simple and efficient hook and 15 link arrangement designed primarily, although not necessarily, for use in logging operations to detachably connect separated elements together in such manner as to normally prevent the connected-together parts 20 from being disconnected accidentally in service.

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement of the character described which comprises a hook formed with 25 no relatively movable parts and a link adapted to engage the hook when in a certain position in respect thereto and prevented from disengaging, the hook when in any other position, so A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is strong and durable in construction, easily adjusted and not likely to get out of order easily in the service for 35 which intended.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly outlined in the appended claims.

₄₀ My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which:—

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a practical embodiment of the invention, showing a hook 45 and a link comprised in the device in connected position,

Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1, showing the hook alone,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view sub50 stantially along the line 3—3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view, showing in side elevation a modified form of hook embodying the same invention as that illustrated in the preceding views.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive thereof, a hook is indicated generally at 1 and comprises the body portion. 2 formed to provide an eye or loop 3 at one eiid and to provide a bill portion .4 at the opposite end thereof, 60 the bill 4 being tapered toward its end. and the hook being fashioned so that the end portion of the bill extends toward the. eye 3, ’ substantially in parallelism with the body 2, as is usual'. The hook 1 is made, of any suit- 65 able material, such as iron,.steel, or tlie like. The front portion of the loop or eye 3 projects forwardly of the body 2, as shown. ! =

The numeral 5 designates a chain link to which the hookl may be attached. A cable 6 70 is permanently attached to the. link 5 in any suitable manner'.· The link 5. is substantially elliptical in shape, asis ordinary, and is pref-. erably formed of stock of substantially circular cross-sectional contour. In hook and link. ₇₅arrangements having the construction ide- , scribed so far, the link 5 is liable: to disengage the hook 1 when the connecting element ' in which the, hook 1 and the. link'5 are incorporated becomes slack. .It is of course ₈₀desirable that this objectionable feature be obviated without precluding the; ability to., disengage the hook from the link when desired.To this end, I provide a retaining miember 7 which is arranged or located be- ₈₅tween the point 8 of the bill of the hookand the forwardly projecting portion of the eye or loop 3 and the proximate side of the body 2 whereby the space between the point of the bill· and the proximate portion of the ₉₀retaining member 7 is restricted. to^:such an. extent that only a relatively reduced portion· 9 of the link 5 can be moved, therethrough to effect the connection or disconnection of the link and hook. The’retaining member 7 is ₉₅preferably fashioned in the form of a sub- ° stantially flat: plate having a thickness approximately the same as: the thickness or diameter of the bill 4 at its . end. The inner and upper sides or edges of the flat retain- ₁₀₀ing member 7 are adapted to closely contact , portions of the body 2 and the forwardly.: projecting portion of the loop or eye 3, respectively, when an integral stud 9' of noncircular cross sectional contour which ex- ₁₀₅tends from the inner edge of the retaining member 7 is projected through a transverse opening 10 through the body 2 and the end of the stud is upset at 11 to hold the inner and upper edges of the retaining member 7 uo in abutting relation to the body 2 and the lower portion of the forwardly projecting

1,456,931 part of the eye or loop 3, respectively. The opening 10 is formed to cooperate with the stud 9' so as to engage the latter to prevent rotation thereof about its axis.

S It is to be observed at this point that the reduced portion of the link 5 is located intermediate of the length of the latter and in consequence, is not likely to be moved between the point of the bill 4 and the proxi10 mate portion of the retaining member 7 in service unless it is desired that the hook and link be disconnected, one from the other. It will be obvious that the link 5 and the hook 1 can be readily and easily connected 15 together, when desired, and disconnected at will with equal facility. The hook 1 includes no relatively movable parts and is therefore not· likely to get out of order in service or to be rendered inoperative or det20 rimentally affected by adverse service conditions, as when the hook becomes rusted or covered with mud, ice, or other obstructions to . the service of hooks embodying moving parts, of which I am aware.

”5 The retaining member 7 is preferably formed so that the front edge or side thereof lies substantially in the plane of the corresponding side of the end portion of the bill 4, thereby offering no obstruction to the 30 link 5 when the latter and the hook 1 are moved together in the operation of connecting these elements together.

The retaining member 7 not only serves to prevent the link 5 being accidentally dis35 placed from the hook 1 but in addition, strengthens the body 2 of the hook and stays or braces the forwardly extending portion of the eye or loop 3.

In the form of the device illustrated in 40 Fig. 4, the retaining and strengthening member 7 is an integral part of the hook 1 and is merged into the body portion 2 and into the forwardly projecting portion of the loop 3 of the hook, as shown.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of 45 embodiment in forms other than those illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I therefore consider as my own, ail modifications of the forms of the device disclosed herein, which fairly fall within the scope 50 of the appended claims.