Super-safe towel hook

Claim 1

A safety hook for towels and the like for use in the prevention of suicide by a person confined within a space at least part of which is defined by a wall, said safety hook being incapable of resisting a substantial force either from horizontal or vertical forces, said safety hook comprising in combination: a. an enclosure defining said space and including at least one wall, said wall having a first surface exposed to the interior of said enclosure and a second surface exposed to the exterior of said enclosure,--. b. a hole in said wall, c. a nipple extending outwardly from said hole on the second surface of said wall, d. a constriction in said nipple adjacent to the point where the nipple enters the wall, e. a towel holder comprising a ball-shaped member with a rod extending therefrom, said ball-shaped member being inserted in said nipple and said rod extending through said hole beyond the first surface of said wall, f. said nipple being of a size to permit the entrance of said ball and said constriction being so small that the ball cannot pass there through, g. means mounted behind said second surface within said nipple whereby tension on said ball can be adjusted.