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US 5,416,955 AGranted
Trigger-closing carabiner
OwnerRobert W. Katsmainventor
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Abstract
A carabiner having a body which forms a part of a loop. A gate is connected to the body and forms a closed loop configuration therewith when the gate is in the closed position. A trigger is provided to release the gate from an open position. The trigger operates at the pivot end of the gate, preferably working in conjunction with a biasing spring. The preferred biasing spring holds the gate in an open position until the gate is activated to release. The biasing spring also preferably forces the gate into the closed position.
Claims28
A carabiner, comprising:
- a body forming a portion of a loop;
- a gate connected to the body for movement between open positions and a closed position;
- the body and gate forming a closed loop configuration when the gate is in said closed position;
- a gate biasing means for biasing the gate toward a closed position for a range of partially open positions of the gate, and for biasing the gate to maintain an open position of the gate;
- a trigger which can be controllably activated to cause the gate to move from an open position and into the closed position.
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A carabiner, comprising:
- a body forming a portion of a loop;
- a gate pivotally connected to the body at a pivot end of the gate;
- said gate being capable of pivotal movement between open positions and a closed position;
- the body and gate forming a closed loop configuration when the gate is in said closed position;
- a gate biasing means for biasing the gate toward at least a closed position;
- a trigger connected to the body;
- the trigger being constructed to apply force to the pivot end of the gate to displace the gate and cause the gate to move from an open position and into the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.