Carabiner having dual gates and associated methods
AssigneeTechxotic LC
InventorRocke P. Thompson
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Abstract
Various embodiments for carabiners include two gates. The carabiners include a C-shaped body having a nose region and an end region. An inner gate is configured to pivot about the end region from a closed position in contact with the nose region, and an open position, wherein the inner gate pivots toward the spine of the C-shaped body. An outer gate is configured to pivot about the end region from a closed position in contact with the nose region, and an open position, extending away from the C-shaped body. The inner and the outer gate may each comprise wire gates, alternatively one gate may comprise a generally cylindrical gate and the other gate may comprise a wire gate. Methods include preventing a carabiner from opening.
Claims17
A carabiner comprising:
- a generally C-shaped body having a first end region, a second end region, and an elongated section therebetween;
- an inner gate mounted proximate one end thereof at the second end region and being pivotable between a closed position having a distal end of the inner gate engaged with the first end region and an open position having the distal end proximate the elongated section of the generally C-shaped body, the inner gate comprising a substantially cylindrical body, and the outer gate comprises a wire gate;
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- an outer gate mounted proximate one end thereof at the second end region and being pivotable between a closed position engaged with the first end region and an open position, extending away from the generally C-shaped body, the outer gate comprising a wire gate;
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- a sleeve disposed about the inner gate.
A method of preventing a carabiner from opening, comprising:
- providing a carabiner comprising a generally C-shaped body having a first end region, a second end region, an elongated section therebetween, and a first gate mounted proximate one end thereof at the second end region and being pivotable between a closed position having a distal end of the first gate engaged with the first end region and an open position having the distal end proximate the elongated section of the generally C-shaped body;
- mounting a second gate proximate one end thereof at the second end region, the second gate being pivotable between a closed position engaged with the first end region and an open position, extending away from the generally C-shaped body;
- wherein the second gate is configured to provide a barrier when in the closed position to prevent objects from engaging with and pivoting the first gate to an open position;
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- rotating a sleeve about the inner gate in the closed position thereof to prevent the inner gate from pivoting to the open position thereof.
A carabiner comprising:
- a generally C-shaped body having a nose region, a gate attachment area, and a spine section therebetween;
- an inner gate attached to the gate attachment area and biased toward the nose region;
- an outer gate attached to the gate attachment area and biased toward the nose region;
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- a sleeve rotatably disposed about the inner gate to selectively lock and unlock the inner gate from engagement with the nose region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.