Retractable meat hook

Claim 1

A RETRACTABLE HOOK FOR SUSPENDING LOADS FROM THE ROOF OF TRUCKS, TRAILERS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING, A HOOK SUPPORT BEAM, A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING HOOK SUPPORT PIN SUPPORTED BY SAID BEAM, ABND A FOLDING HOOK SUPPORTED BY SAID PIN AND SO AS TO BE MOVABLE BETWEEN A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING OPERATIVE CONDITIONS AND A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY STORAGE CONDITION, SAID HOOK HAVING A SHANK PORTION WITH A REENTRANTLY FOLDED PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF EXTENDING IN SPACED RELATION TO THE SHANK PORTION SO AS TO DEFINE A RELATIVELY LONG SLOT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID PIN, SAID HOOK HAVING A LOAD ACCEPTING LOOP AT THE OTHER END OF THE SHANK PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING A PLANE GENERALLY NORMAL TO A PLANE DEFINED BY SAID SHANK AND REENTRANT PORTIONS, SAID HOOK BEING MOVABLE SUBSTANTIALLY 90* IN THE PLANE DEFINED BY THE SHANK AND REENTRANT PORTION THEREOF BETWEEN A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING CONDITION WITH SAID PIN AT ONE END OF SAID SLOT AND A STORAGE CONDITION WITH SAID PIN AT THE OTHER END OF SAID SLOT AND SAID LOAD ACCEPTING LOOP IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL CONDITION.