US 2026/0224944 A1 · Device for stiffening a quickdraw to extend the reach of a rock climber

Abstract

The device comprises a tube having a hole and an open ended slot at the upper end of the tube. The sling of a quickdraw passes through the lower end of the tube and exits the hole. A lower carabiner is clipped to the sling below the lower end of the tube. An upper carabiner is clipped to the sling above the hole. The upper carabiner is attached to the device by pressing the upper carabiner into the slot, which deflects and rebounds to capture the spine of the upper carabiner. The reach of the climber is extended by holding onto the lower end of the tube instead of holding onto the upper carabiner. The upper carabiner is detached from the tube by deflection of the slot when the climber pulls the tube away from the upper carabiner after clipping the upper carabiner to a fixed piece of protection.

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Dependent claims

A device for stiffening a quickdraw to extend the reach of a rock climber, the device comprising:

a tube, the tube having a stiffness sufficient to support the upper carabiner of the quickdraw while clipping the upper carabiner to a fixed piece of protection, the tube further comprising:
a lower end, the lower end providing a handle to extend the reach of the rock climber;
a hole wherein the sling of the quickdraw passes through the lower end of the tube, the sling emerges from the hole, the lower carabiner of the quickdraw is clipped to the sling below the lower end of the tube, the upper carabiner is clipped to the sling above the hole;
and
an upper end, the upper end comprising a slot, the slot having an open upper end and a wider lower end wherein the upper carabiner is attached to the tube by the deflection and rebound of the slot around the spine of the upper carabiner when the spine of the upper carabiner is pressed into the slot by the rock climber.

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Device for stiffening a quickdraw to extend the reach of a rock climber

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Device for stiffening a quickdraw to extend the reach of a rock climber

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Abstract

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