Carabiner and connection tool for use with patient carrying systems
AssigneePrism Medical Ltd.
InventorsMark Chepurny, Mikel Shani
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Abstract
A carabiner comprising a body having an opening, a closure movably coupled to the body, the closure being movable to an open position, and to a closed position in which the opening is closed by the closure such that the body and the closure define a closed shape, and an actuator, coupled to the closure and operatively connected to the body, the actuator being configured to cause the closure to move to the closed position in response to loading of the carabiner, and to cause the closure to move from the closed position to the open position in response to unloading of the carabiner.
Claims19
A carabiner for bearing a load and for anchoring the load to an object, the carabiner comprising:
- a body having an internal space, the body having an opening for admitting the object to the internal space and for withdrawing the object from the internal space, the body being sized, shaped and positioned to bear the load and to anchor to an object;
- a closure movably coupled to the body, the closure being movable to an open position, and to a closed position in which the opening is closed by the closure such that the body and the closure define a closed shape;
- an actuator, coupled to the closure and operatively connected to the body, the actuator being configured to cause the closure to move to the closed position in response to loading of the carabiner, and to cause the closure to move from the closed position to the open position in response to unloading of the carabiner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.