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US 2016/0061251 A1Published application
Links such as karabiners
OwnerAndrew Rogeljainventor
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A link such as a karabiner comprises a body portion and a gate portion which is mounted to the body portion about a pivot, the gate defining a free end which is arranged to inter-engage with a nose of the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving a rope passing therethrough and including a first sleeve which, when the ring is closed, is moveable between a first position where the gate is free to rotate about the pivot in at least one direction, and a second position where the sleeve at least partly encloses the free end of the gate and the nose and substantially prevents rotation of the gate about the pivot, and further including a second sleeve which is internally threaded and which is mounted on an externally threaded portion of the gate for movement towards and away from the free end of the gate and which may be rotated towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, to prevent movement of the sleeve into first position in which the gate is free to rotate. Also disclosed in a dual sleeve maillon, of similar design but omitting the pivoting gate.
A link which can be opened and closed, the link comprising a body portion and a first sleeve which is mounted on the body portion, and is movable from a first retracted position in which the link is open and a second position is which it is inter-engaged with the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving an object including a rope, other link, or webbing, passing therethrough, and further including a second sleeve which is internally threaded, and which is mounted on an externally threaded portion of the body portion for movement towards and away from the first sleeve and which may be rotated towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, and to prevent movement of the sleeve into the first position in which the link is open.
A karabiner comprising a body portion and a gate portion which is mounted to the body portion about a pivot, the gate portion defining a free end which is capable of inter-engaging with a nose of the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving another link, rope or webbing, passing therethrough, and including a first sleeve which, when the ring is closed, is moveable between a first position where the gate portion is free to rotate about the pivot in at least one direction, and a second position where the sleeve at least partly encloses the free end of the gate portion and the nose and substantially prevents rotation of the gate portion about the pivot, and further including a second sleeve which is internally threaded, and which is mounted on an externally threaded portion of the gate portion for movement towards and away from the free end of the gate portion and which may be rotated towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, to prevent movement of the sleeve into the first position in which the gate portion is free to rotate.
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