Carabiner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9719552-B2
Application number	US-201615080119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a carabiner including a metal body, and a gate rotatably assembled to a first end of the metal body between a closed position and an open position of the carabiner, the gate being in contact with a second end of the metal body when the carabiner is in closed position. The carabiner is provided with a separation bar fastened to the metal body and configured to define two distinct confinement areas. The bar is assembled by clipping onto the metal body at first and second opposite ends of the bar, the first end comprising a first fastener totally surrounding the metal body, and the second end comprising a second fastener totally surrounding the metal body. The separation bar being configured to authorize the opening of the gate when the first and second fasteners surround the metal body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A carabiner, comprising:
a metal body,
a gate rotatably assembled to a first end of the metal body between a closed position and an open position of the carabiner, the gate being in contact with a second end of the metal body when the carabiner is in closed position,
a separation bar fastened to the metal body and configured to define two distinct confinement areas,

wherein
the separation bar is assembled by clipping onto the metal body at first and second opposite ends of the separation bar, the first end comprising a first fastener totally surrounding the metal body, and the second end comprising a second fastener surrounding the metal body,
the separation bar being configured to authorize the opening of the gate when the first and second fasteners surround the metal body.

2. Carabiner according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second fasteners are one-piece.

3. Carabiner according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second fasteners are anti-rotative fasteners so as to prevent rotation of the separation bar relative to the metal body.

4. Carabiner according to claim 3 , wherein the first and/or second fasteners respectively comprise first and second hollow sections having a shape complementary to a shape of the metal body.

5. Carabiner according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastener comprises:
a first hollow section and
a first elastic deformable entrance to introduce the metal body into the first hollow section of the first fastener and to allow a clipping of the separation bar onto the metal body.

6. Carabiner according to claim 5 , wherein the separation bar comprises at least one first hole having an axis orthogonal to the first entrance and wherein the carabiner comprises at least one first connector cooperating with the first hole to close the first entrance and firmly hold the separation bar on the metal body.

7. Carabiner according to claim 6 , wherein the first entrance is defined by a slot facing an inner portion of the metal body.

8. Carabiner according to claim 6 , wherein the second fastener comprises:
a second hollow section, and
a second elastic deformable entrance to introduce the metal body into the second hollow section of the second fastener to allow a clipping of the separation bar onto the metal body.

9. Carabiner according to claim 8 , wherein the separation bar comprises at least one second hole having an axis orthogonal to the second entrance and wherein the carabiner comprises at least one second connector cooperating with the second hole to close the second entrance and firmly hold the bar on the metal body.

10. Carabiner according to claim 9 , wherein the first and second connectors are selected from among screws, rivets, or self-clinching studs.

11. Carabiner according to claim 10 , wherein a protruding area is arranged on a first side of the first and/or second entrances and configured to cooperate with a hole arranged in a second opposite side of the first and/or second entrances to close the first and/or second entrances by clipping.

12. Carabiner according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastener is a ring.

13. Carabiner according to claim 1 , wherein the separation bar comprises a central portion connecting the first and second fasteners, the central portion being configured so that the gate can bear against the central portion when the gate abuts against a central portion of the metal body.

14. Belay system comprising a carabiner according to claim 1 and a safety device.

15. Method of installing a safety device on the carabiner according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
providing the carabiner connected to a connection hole of the safety device,
introducing the metal body into the first and second fasteners to clip the separation bar onto the carabiner and confine the safety device in a predefined area.

16. Method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
closing the first and second fasteners by means of connectors.

Assignees

• Zedel

Inventors

• Moine Julien
• Bergez Aurèlie

Classifications

• A62B35/0025 Primary

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• F16G11/143

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• A62B35/0037

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• A63B29/02

  Mountain guy-ropes or accessories, e.g. avalanche ropes; Means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons · CPC title

• F16B45/02 Primary

  Hooks with pivoting {or elastically bending} closing member · CPC title