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US 12,526,937 B2Granted
Connector with gate
AssigneeKong Inc.
InventorsMarco Bonaiti, Mattia Spada
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connector for works at height, rescue or mountaineering, including climbing, in which an electronic component is present on the closing screwgate, such as an integrated circuit of the radio-frequency type, usable for the identification via computer systems and in which information relating to the connector itself and its use can be written.
Claims5
A connector comprising:
- a hook-shaped body;
- a finger connected to the hook-shaped body and oscillating between a closed condition, in which the finger is engaged with one end of the body, and an open condition, in which the finger is separate from the one end of the body;
- and
- a screwgate coupled with the finger for locking the finger in the closed condition, wherein the screwgate comprises a proximity communication element or tag associated with the screwgate and/or with the finger, wherein the screwgate includes an annular groove formed inside or outside the screwgate, the proximity communication element or tag is configured as a ring, and the ring is housed in the annular groove, and wherein the annular groove has a depth substantially equal to a radial thickness of the ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.