Patents Represented by Attorney Patterson Thuente
  • Patent number: 8156617
    Abstract: A carabiner with a generally C-shaped body includes a first end and a second end located on opposite sides of an opening. A primary gate is mounted to the second end. The primary gate is rotatable about a first axis perpendicular to a plane that bisects the C-shaped body. The primary gate is rotatable between a closed position with the primary gate engaged with the first end and the C-shaped body enclosing an interior region, and an open position with the primary gate located generally in the interior region. A secondary gate is attached to the primary gate and adapted to be displaced in the plane relative to the primary gate between a closed configuration that separates the interior region into a first portion and a second portion, and an open configuration that provides access to the interior region. The secondary gate can be displaced in the plane to extend across the interior region as the primary gate rotates between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: RDC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Karl Schwappach, Zine-Eddine Boutaghou