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A flush-mounted, spring-activated utility hook assembly (10) designed to be attached to the side rails (188) of a pick-up truck or to a vertical wall. The assembly (10) consists of a cover plate (130) having a hook slot (136) from where a spring-biased utility hook (112) pivots from a retracted posi

A flush-mounted, spring-activated utility hook assembly (10) designed to be attached to the side rails (188) of a pick-up truck or to a vertical wall. The assembly (10) consists of a cover plate (130) having a hook slot (136) from where a spring-biased utility hook (112) pivots from a retracted position to an extended functional position. The assembly (10) incorporates a hook release assembly (80) which includes a hook release tab (104) that projects from the surface of the cover plate (130). When the assembly (10) is not in use, the utility hook (112) is maintained in a retracted position by the hook release assembly (80). When the hook release tab (104) is moved outward, the assembly (180) releases and causes the hook (112) to move into its extended functional position. When a pair of assemblies (10) are attached to a truck, a tie-down cord can be attached between the two hooks (112) to secure a load. When the assembly (10) is attached to a vertical wall, it can be used to hang a variety of items when the hook (112) is placed in the extended position.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A flush-mounted, spring-activated utility hook assembly comprising:a) a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, a vertical section, a hook release cavity, a trip-rod slot, a trip-rod ledge, a first plate bore, a second plate bore, and a hook spring cavity,b) a hook spring

[ I claim:] [1.] A flush-mounted, spring-activated utility hook assembly comprising:a) a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, a vertical section, a hook release cavity, a trip-rod slot, a trip-rod ledge, a first plate bore, a second plate bore, and a hook spring cavity,b) a hook spring dimensioned to slidably fit into the hook spring cavity,c) a hook release assembly comprising:(1) a trip rod having an outer end from where extends a straight section having an inner end from where extends a first side of a U-section having a second side which terminates with a second end,(2) a compression spring inserted into the second side of the U-section, and(3) a hook release tab that is attached to the second end and that is dimensioned to traverse along the hook-release cavity,(d) a utility hook having an upper horizontal section, a vertical section and a lower horizontal section, wherein the upper horizontal section having a lateral trip-rod slot and the lower horizontal section having a trip-rod step and is dimensioned to longitudinally traverse the hook-spring cavity, wherein when said utility hook is in a retracted position, the trip rod slot is inserted into the straight section of the trip rod which maintains said utility hook in the retracted position, and wherein when the hook release tab is moved outward the straight section of the trip rod also moves forward to release the utility hook and allow said hook spring to place the utility hook into an extended, functional position, wherein when extended, the trip rod step engages the straight section of the trip rod to maintain said utility hook in the extended functional position,e) a cover plate having means for being attached to the upper surface of said housing,f) an assembly mounting structure, andg) means for attaching said flush-mounted spring-activated utility hook assembly to said assembly mounting structure.