Abstract: A suspension chain head for mechanically assembled sling chain systems is proposed. The suspension head has a U-shaped suspension member with two legs and a web provided with a central portion and two lateral fork portions. A connecting member is pivotally mounted on the web of the suspension member and has two legs received in slots of the web and a bracket connecting the legs with one another, wherein the connecting member has a receiving opening with a width corresponding to the thickness of the chains to be suspended. The central portion of the web of the suspension member has a thickness at most equal to the thickness of the chains to be suspended, and the forked portions of the web of the suspension member have at least the thickness of the central portion of the web.

Abstract: A suspension chain head for mechanically assembled strand-oriented sling chain systems has an annular suspension member, at least one forked member arranged for carrying a further member of the chain head and having a recess and a holding pin, and an intermediate member for connecting the forked member with the suspension member. The intermediate member has a first portion by which it is hung on the suspension member, and a second portion arranged to enter the recess of the forked member and provided with at least one hole arranged for receiving therein the holding pin of the forked member so as to connect the forked member to the intermediate member. The intermediate member may be provided with lateral spacing projections which have flattened, substantially spherically curved faces.