Rope holddown hook and bracket therefor

Claim 1

FOR USE ON THE OUTWARD SIDE OF THE WALL OF A PICKUP TRACK OR SIMILAR LOAD-HAULING CONVEYANCE WHEREIN A ROPE OR THE LIKE IS USED TO BIND AND RETAIN THE GRAIN, HAY OR SIMILAR LOAD IN PLACE, MEANS FOR POSITIONING AND TAUTENING AN END PORTION OF SAID ROPE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A HEAVY DUTY J-SHAPED MEMBER PROVIDING AN ATTACHING AND JOURNALING SHANK AND A ROPE HOOL AT ONE END, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING AND ANCHORING SAID FIRST-NAMED MEANS IN A GIVEN POSITION ON SAID OUTWARD SIDE, SAID MOUNTING AND ANCHORING MEANS HAVING A BEARING AND SAD SHANK BEING JOURNALED FOR ROTATION IN SAID BEARING AND PERMITTING SAID HOOK TO BE POSITIONED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE PLANE OF SAID OUTWARD SIDE WHEN DESIRED FOR ROPE HITCHING USE AND, ALTERNATIVELY, TO BE SWUNG TOWARD AND POSITIONED CLOSE TO SAID OUTWARD SIDE WHEN NOT INTENDED TO BE USED, SAID MOUNTING AND ANCHORING MEANS COMPRISING A BLOCK-LIKE CONSTITUTING A BRACKET, SAID BODY HAVING AN OPEN-ENDED BORE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND DEFINING THE AFOREMENTIONED BEARING, SAID BODY HAVING A KEEPER SEAT AND SAID SHANK HAVING A DETENT CONSTITUTING A KEEPER AND RELEASABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID KEEPER SEAT.