US 2018/0001144 A1 · Climbing Aid

Abstract

A climbing quickdraw is defined by first and second carabiners interconnected by looped webbing that has been overlapped and stitched to define a central, interconnecting portion that has four layers, and carabiner openings that are double layered. The length of webbing is formed in a loop such that the webbing is doubled over on itself until the ends are almost even with each other but not overlapping. The loop is then pressed flat so that the splice is near the center of the flattened loop and the webbing is four layers thick. The webbing is then securely sewn through all four layers on both sides of the splice, leaving an open loop at each end for attaching a carabiner. The new quickdraw can be made from woven webbing or from braided webbing. Braided webbing can be made of stretchy, energy absorbing nylon, giving the quickdraw energy absorbing properties. The braided webbing will also have mechanical properties that will allow it to stretch and absorb energy.

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Dependent claims

In a climbing aid of the quickdraw type and having first and second carabiners interconnected by webbing loop, the improvement comprising:

said webbing loop defined by a length of fabric formed into a loop and stitched at a central portion to define a multi-layered loop having carabiner openings at opposite ends, wherein there are at least 2 layers of webbing in each of the carabiner openings and at least 4 layers of webbing at the central portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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