US 12,257,463 B1
Bucket hook with tether hole
Kevin Truesdell, Binghamton, NY (US); and James Pennefeather, Johnson City, NY (US)
Assigned to Buckingham Manufacturing Company, Inc., Binghamton, NY (US)
Filed by Buckingham Manufacturing Company, Inc., Binghamton, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,837.
Application 18/469,837 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,198, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,759,663, issued on Sep. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/940,399, filed on Nov. 26, 2019.
Int. Cl. A62B 35/00 (2006.01); F16B 45/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 35/0075 (2013.01) [F16B 45/00 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bucket hook, comprising:
a bucket receiving portion extending between a first end and a second end;
a first arm and a second arm, extending from the first and second ends of the bucket receiving portion, respectively, in a first direction and at an angle to the bucket receiving portion, wherein at least a portion of the first arm and the second arm extend parallel to one another and the first arm and the second arm define a channel therebetween for receiving a portion of a bucket during use;
a first hook extending from the first arm, away from the channel, and at least partially in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a hole formed through the parallel portion of the first arm or the second arm and extending through the first arm or the second arm in a third direction such that the hole does not extend toward the channel; and
wherein the bucket receiving portion partially overhangs a portion of the first hook along the first direction.