Hook - Tools, Hardware, and Fasteners

Tools, Hardware, and Fasteners

  • Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors
  • Cargo hook (helicopter), different types of hook systems for helicopters
  • Fish hook, a device used to catch fish
  • Flesh-hook, a device used in cooking meat
  • Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target
  • Hook (hand tool), also known as longshoreman's hook and bale hook, a tool used for securing and moving loads
  • Hook-and-eye closure, a clothing fastener
  • Lifting hook, a device for grabbing and lifting loads
  • Purse hook, a hook used to keep a woman's purse from touching the floor
  • Shepherd's hook (or crook), a staff used in herding sheep or other animals
  • Siege hook, a weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege
  • Hook-and-loop fastener, used in Velcro

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