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US 2023/0407904 A1Published application
Angled Gate Carabiner
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorGregory M. ADELMAN
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a carabiner that includes a carabiner body including a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, the carabiner body forming an opening on the first side and including a gate base and a gate rest. The carabiner further includes a pivotable gate coupled to the gate base on or near the second side at a pivotable point and adapted to contact the gate rest when in a closed position.
Claims20
A carabiner comprising:
- a carabiner body comprising a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, the carabiner body forming an opening on the first side and comprising a gate base and a gate rest;
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- a pivotable gate coupled to the gate base on or near the second side at a pivotable point and adapted to contact the gate rest when in a closed position.
A method of coupling an object to a carabiner comprising:
- providing the carabiner, the carabiner comprising a carabiner body comprising a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, the carabiner body forming an opening on the first side and comprising a gate base, a gate rest and a gate rest extension, the carabiner body comprising a pivotable gate coupled to the gate base on or near the second side at a pivotable point and adapted to contact the gate rest when in a closed position;
- placing the gate rest extension through the object via an aperture on the object, the aperture having an inner diameter, and a length of the gate rest extension is approximately equal to the inner diameter;
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- sliding the object into a chamber by pivoting the pivotable gate to an open position.
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A carabiner comprising:
- a carabiner body comprising a first side and a second side opposite of the first side, the carabiner body forming an opening on the first side and comprising a gate base and a gate rest;
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- a pivotable gate coupled to the gate base and adapted to contact the gate rest when in a closed position, wherein a middle axis is formed halfway between the first side and the second side, and the pivotable gate is coupled to the gate base at a point on a second side of the middle axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.