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US 10,544,822 B2Granted
Double-lock carabiner
AssigneeTruBlue LLC
InventorsCarl Andrew Bailey, Ryan Daniel Walker
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Abstract
A locking carabiner includes a body having a first end and a second end. A gate rotatably coupled to the second end about a gate axis, and a locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the gate about a locking mechanism axis. The locking member is configured to engage with the first end, and the gate axis is substantially parallel to, and offset from, the locking mechanism axis. Additionally, the rotation of the locking mechanism is in a substantially similar plane as the rotation of the gate.
Claims18
A locking carabiner comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and a second end;
- a gate rotatably coupled to the second end about a gate axis;
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- a locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the gate about a locking mechanism axis, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to engage with the first end, wherein the gate axis is substantially parallel to, and offset from, the locking mechanism axis, and wherein the rotation of the locking mechanism is in a substantially similar plane as the rotation of the gate,
- wherein the locking carabiner is movable between a first condition in which the gate is closed and the locking mechanism is locked, a second condition in which the gate is closed and the locking mechanism is unlocked, and a third condition in which the gate is open and the locking mechanism is unlocked, wherein when the gate is closed, the gate is in contact with the first end, and when the gate is open, the gate is positioned away from the first end, and wherein when the locking mechanism is locked, the locking mechanism prevents the gate from opening, and when the locking mechanism is unlocked, the locking mechanism enables the gate to open, and
- wherein the gate rotates in a substantially similar direction as the locking mechanism when moving between the first condition, the second condition, and the third condition.
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A locking carabiner comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and a second end;
- a gate rotatably coupled to the second end about a gate axis;
- a locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the gate about a locking mechanism axis, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to engage with the first end, wherein the gate axis is substantially parallel to, and offset from, the locking mechanism axis, and wherein the rotation of the locking mechanism is in a substantially similar plane as the rotation of the gate;
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- a trolley rotatably coupled to the body.
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A locking carabiner comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped body comprising a first end and a second end and defining a chamber therein;
- a gate rotatably coupled to the second end, wherein the gate is rotatable between a closed position where the gate contacts the first end and an open position where the gate is positioned away from the first end, and wherein the gate is biased to rotate automatically towards the closed position;
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- a locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the gate and disposed on an exterior side of the gate relative to the chamber, wherein the locking mechanism is rotatable between a locked position where the locking mechanism is in a blocking position with respect to the first end to prevent the gate from opening and an unlocked position where the locking mechanism is out of the blocking position with respect to the first end to enable the gate to open, wherein the locking mechanism is biased to rotate automatically towards the locked position, and wherein a direction the gate rotates between the open position and the closed position is substantially similar to a direction the locking mechanism rotates between the locked position and the unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.