#$%^&*AU2008101113B420140522.pdf#####P.OPER\RSiu30681454-INNOV doc-14/11/20I0 -8ABSTRACT A hook assembly for attachment of a patient lifting hoist to a runner of an overhead track, the hook assembly having a hook with a safety latch to prevent dislodgement of the hook 5 from the runner, the latch being controlled by the action of an extension handle by which the hook is manipulated and which is removable when the hook has been engaged with the runner. Advantageously, the handle is releasably retained in its operative state by a magnetic retention system which allows the handle easily to be removed for storage during use of the hoisting system.
