Choker hook

Claim 1

IN A LOGGING DEVICE, IN COMBINATION; A CHOKER HAVING A FERRULE ON BOTH ENDS THEREOF; A CHOKER HOOK HAVING A HOLLOW CASING FORMED WITH AN OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE CHOKER, A SIDE WALL HAVING A T-SHAPED OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR THE ENTRY OF A FERRULE INTO THE CASING, A BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID CASING HAVING A BOTTOM OPENING THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH THE FERRULE CAN PASS; A SEPARABLE FERRULE SUPPORT POSITIONED ABOVE THE BOTTOM OPENING WHICH INCLUDES OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIAL L-SHAPED ELEMENTS THE SHORT LEG OF EACH ELEMENT BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT EACH OTHER TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO STRADDLE THE CHOKER BENEATH THE FERRULE RESTING UPON SAID ELEMENTS; A SOLENOID HAVING A MOVABLE PLUNGER DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO EACH L-SHAPED ELEMENT ADAPTED TO MOVE THE ELEMENTS APART TO PERMIT THE FERRULE TO DROP THROUGH THE BOTTOM OPENING BENEATH AND OUT OF THE CHOKER CASING WHEN THE SOLENOIDS ARE ENERGIZED; MEANS TO ENERGIZE THE SOLENOIDS WHICH INCLUDES A BATTERY, A RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR AND AN ELECTRONIC RELAY IN A RECEIVER, SAID RELAY BEING OPERABLE UPON A SIGNAL FROM THE OSCILLATOR TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF CURRENT FROM THE BATTERY TO THE SOLENOIDS; AND A SPRING BEHIND THE PLUNGER OF EACH SOLENOID ADAPTED TO MOVE THE L-SHAPED ELEMENTS TOGETHER WHEN CURRENT TO THE SOLENOIDS IS CUT OFF.