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Abstract

An automated lifting hook apparatus which includes a hook housing and a hook member movably connected to the hook housing, the hook member moveable between a retracted position and a hook position, the hook member defining a hook engagement point when the hook member is in the hook position. A guide frame can be connected to the hook housing, the guide frame including at least one guide plate extending outward relative to the hook engagement point of the hook member in a first direction and at a downward angle. In some embodiments, the guide frame can include a plurality of guide plates extending radially outward from the hook engagement point at respective downward angles.

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