US Patent Issued to UNIPARTS INDIA on Aug. 4 for "Lower link hook" (German, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,827, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to UNIPARTS INDIA Ltd. (New Delhi).

"Lower link hook" was invented by Herbert Coenen (Koenigswinter, Germany) and L. Manibaskar (Pondicherry, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling device is disclosed which is designed as a hook with a hook body, an opening that allows the mating part of the attachment to enter the hook body, a guideway and a shoulder to counter any offset between the mating part of the attachment to the hook. Furthermore, the coupling device includes a locking latch that protrudes into the opening of the hook body and locks the mating part of the attachment in order to eng...