HOOK IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ELEMENT TO BE INSERTED INTO THE HOOK INTERIOR

Abstract

A hook in conjunction with an element to be inserted into the hook interior has an opening, via which opening the element can be inserted into the hook interior, wherein a hook partial region adjoining the opening includes an adhesion element having an adhesion surface directed toward the element and/or the element includes an adhesion element having an adhesion surface directed toward the hook partial region adjoining the opening.

Claims

1: A hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be inserted into the hook interior (4), wherein the hook (1) comprises an opening (17), through which opening (17) the element (3) can be inserted into the hook interior (4), wherein a hook portion (7) adjoining the opening (17) comprises an adhesion element (18) with an adhesive surface directed towards the element (3) and/or the element (3) comprises an adhesion element (18) with an adhesive surface directed towards the hook portion (7) adjoining the opening (17).

2: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced according to claim 1, wherein the adhesion element (18) is arranged in a hook portion (7), from which hook portion (7) an element (3) held detachably on the adhesion element (18) can be moved in a linear movement (19) into the hook interior (4).

3: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hook (1) comprises a first Velcro element as an adhesion element (18) and the element (3) comprises a second Velcro element.

4: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hook (1) comprises a first magnet (8) as an adhesion element (18), the element (3) comprising a second magnet (9).

5: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hook (1) comprises a movable closure element (2), which closure element (2) closes the opening (17) in its closed position (5), whereas the opening (17) in an open position (6) of the closure element (2) is open for the passage of the element (3).

6: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesion element (18) is arranged on the hook exterior (12) of the hook portion (7) or on the closure element exterior (11) of the closure element (2).

7: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 5, wherein the closure element (2) is mounted to be rotatable about a pivot point (14), which pivot point (14) is spaced apart from the adjoining position (10).

8: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 5, wherein the closure element (2) in the adjoining position (10) has an oblique surface pointing in the direction of the hook interior (4).

9: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 5, wherein after the insertion of the element (3) the closure element (2) is closed by a spring.

10: The hook (1) in conjunction with an element (3) to be introduced as claimed in claim 1, wherein the element (3) is a ring (13), an eyelet (16) or a cable.

Description

[0044] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the hook according to the invention in conjunction with a ring.

[0045] FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show a second embodiment of the hook according to the invention comprising a rotatable closure element in conjunction with a ring.

[0046] FIG. 1 shows a view of a hook 1 in conjunction with an element 3 to be introduced into the hook interior 4. The element 3 to be introduced is a ring 13 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

[0047] The hook 1 comprises an opening 17, via which opening 17 the ring 13 can be introduced into the hook interior 4. The hook interior 4 can be defined as the area of the hook 1, which is delimited by a curved area of the hook 1 and the opening 17. An element 3 located in the hook interior 4 and the hook 1 can be pressurized reciprocally with force.

[0048] The hook comprises an adhesion element 18, which adhesion element 18 is arranged in a hook portion 7 adjoining the opening 17. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 the adhesion element is an adhesive surface, by means of which adhesive surfaceas shown in FIG. 1the element is held detachably in a position 10 adjoining the opening 17. The adhesion element 18 is advantageously arranged in a hook portion 7, by means of which hook portion 7 an element 3 held detachably on the adhesion element can be moved by a linear movement 19 into the hook interior 4.

[0049] A person skilled in the art would know that for inserting the ring 13 into the hook interior 4 the sizes of the ring 13 and the opening width have to be coordinated. FIG. 1 shows an advantageous case, in which the ring 13 is larger than the opening width of the hook 1.

[0050] FIG. 2 shows a three-dimensional view of a second embodiment of the hook 1 according to the invention comprising a closure element 2 in conjunction with a ring 13 as the element 3 to be inserted into the hook interior 4. The hook 1 and the closure element 2 rotatable about a pivot point 14 have the form of a carabiner, which is known from the prior art. The hook 1 also comprises an eyelet 16.

[0051] Similar to a carabiner according to the prior art the closure element 2 can be moved from a closed position 5 shown in FIG. 2 to an open position 6 shown in FIG. 3. The hook 1 and the closure element 2 form a closed geometric form which closed form defines the hook interior 4. An element 3 introduced into the hook interior 4 can only be removed from the hook interior 4 after opening the closure element 2.

[0052] The closure element 2 comprises a first magnet 8 with a first polarity directed to the element 3. The ring as the element 3 to be introduced comprises a magnetizable material as a second magnet 9 with a second polarity directed towards the closure element 2. A person skilled in the art would select the first polarity and the second polarity in accordance with current teaching so that the ring 13, as an element 3 to be introduced, is attracted by the first magnet 8 into a position 10 adjoining the closure element 2. The first magnet 8 and the second magnet 9 act as adhesion elements.

[0053] The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is characterized in that the first magnet 8 is arranged on the closure element exterior 11. Thus only one element 3, which is arranged adjacent to the closure element exterior 11, is covered by the effect of the magnetic field 15. The effect of the magnetic field 15 does not extend sufficiently strongly into the hook interior 4 that an element 3 located in the hook interior 4 would be picked up and pulled towards the closure element 2. In this way the use of the carabiner with an element 3 located in the hook interior 4 is not changed by arranging the first magnet 8 in the closure element 2.

[0054] FIG. 2 shows the ring 13 immediately before reaching the adjoining position 10, in which position 10 the ring 13 and the first magnet 8 are in contact. The position 10 is still entered in FIG. 2 however. FIG. 2 thus shows the moment at which the element 3 is moved into the position 10 adjoining the closure element 2 by means of magnetism.

[0055] FIG. 3 shows the embodiment of the hook 1 shown in FIG. 2 comprising a closure element 2 during the introduction of the element 3 into the hook interior 4 in a linear movement 19. The closure element 3 located in the open position 6 and the hook 1 are spaced apart by an opening 17, through which opening 17 the element 3 is introduced into the hook interior 4.

[0056] The closure element 2 is mounted rotatably about a pivot point 14, which pivot point 14 is spaced apart from the adjoining position 10. By means of a tensile force 20, which acts on the one hand on the eyelet and on the other hand on the ring 13, a torque force is created which moves the closure element from the closed position shown in FIG. 2 into the open position shown in FIG. 3. The ring 13 is pulled through the opening 17 into the hook interior, overcoming the magnetic field acting between the first magnet 8 and the second magnet 9. The movement 19 applied to the ring 13 from position 10 to the hook interior 4 is linear, i.e. the movement 19 is not obstructed by any elements of the hook 1.

[0057] The closure element is also coupled to a spring, which is not shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, which spring after introducing the element moves the closure element from the open position 6 to the closed position 5.