{{Short description|Device for lifting loads with a hoist or crane}} thumb|A lifting hook with a safety latch. A '''lifting hook''' is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a hoist or crane. A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting wire rope sling, chain or rope to which the load is attached.
A hook may have one or more built-in pulley sheaves as a block and tackle to multiply the lifting force. thumb|upright|Lifting hook attached to sheave suspended by wire rope from boom of crane
== See also == * {{annotated link|Hoist (device)}} * {{annotated link|Crane (machine)}} * {{annotated link|Wire rope}} * {{annotated link|Chain}} * {{annotated link|Rope}}
== References == {{refbegin}} * American Society of Mechanical Engineers: ASME B30.10 "Hooks" (2014). {{refend}}
{{Commons category|Lifting hooks|position=left}}
Category:Lifting equipment
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