A link extension having an integral link connector disposed at one end and an eyelet disposed at an opposite end. The link connector is configured to connect to another link. The link connector has body having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a blocking member pivotably coupled to the upper portion by a pin.

A composite structure and article of manufacture for a detachable carrier for beach badge or pool tag are disclosed. In various embodiments, a composite structure having a clip, a strap and a body arranged as a carrier for a metal pin badge that can be easily attached and detached in its entirety is disclosed. The composite structure further comprises front and back sides and an inner layer. At the top of the composite structure, the strap forms a larger loop that is used to attach the composite structure to a clip or device. At the far end of the composite structure, the beach badge is mounted onto the composite structure by inserting the metal pin of the badge through one of the insertion point created by one or more delimiters.

A snap hook includes a body, a gate, a connection link, and a coupling. The body has a central portion positioned between an upper portion and a lower portion. The gate is pivotally coupled proximate the central portion. The gate and the body selectively form a closed configuration that defines a hook connection passage and an open configuration that provides access to the hook connection passage. The connection link has an upper end pivotally coupled proximate the central portion of the body and a lower end including a body connection aperture. The coupling interconnects the lower end and the lower portion. The coupling is configured to break when a select amount of force is applied to the lower end and release the lower end from the lower portion to redirect the select amount of force from the lower portion to the central portion of the body.

A cross-brace is disclosed having an elongate rod portion and two claws, wherein a second grip-around portion of the claws can be moved relative to a first grip-around portion of the claws between an open position, in which a rod-form element is accommodated by the claws, or can be removed from the claws, and a closed position, in which the claws can grip around the rod-form element. The first and second grip-around portions are designed to grip around the rod-form element in the closed position in such a manner that a gap (S) remains between free ends of the first and second grip-around portions. Furthermore, the claws comprise an arresting mechanism, which is designed to keep the first and second grip-around portions in the closed position. A furniture-assembly kit having such a cross-brace is also disclosed.

A fastener assembly device includes a body. The body includes top and bottom regions, a channel within the body, and a recess defined in the channel. The recess is wider than any other area of the body.

Techniques are described for monitoring and controlling fall protection equipment. For example, the techniques of this disclosure may be used to monitor the connection status of fall protection equipment, e.g., whether or not the fall protection equipment is connected to a support structure. The techniques described in the disclosure may determine whether the fall protection equipment is connected to a support structure based on changes in a resonant frequency of an electronic circuit of an inductive sensor within the fall protection equipment. The inductive sensor may be formed from sets of one or more coils, where a first set of one or more coils and a second set of one or more coils are wound in opposite directions.

The present invention extends to a carabiner intended for use as an adjustable anchor or a belay device. In general, implementations include a carabiner that includes a frame defining a hole and a gate. More specifically, implementations include a carabiner having a spine with an elongated slot portion having a first slot wall and a second slot wall that define a hole through the spine of the frame. Additionally, some implementations include a carabiner kit with a first carabiner having an elongated slot portion on the spine, a second carabiner, a pinching mechanism formed by linking the first and second carabiners together, and a rope that goes through the elongated slot portion, around the second carabiner, and back out the elongated slot portion of the first carabiner to enable the pinching mechanism to selectively pinch the rope for use as an adjustable anchor or a belay device.

A climbing instrument that comprises a first ring, a second ring that is larger than and engaged with the first ring. The second ring may comprise a gate that traverses a portion of the second ring and a rotatable cylinder that is positioned opposite the first ring and integrated within the second ring. The climbing instrument may also comprise a plurality of curved protrusions connected to and extending out and away from at least one of the first ring and the second ring.

A carabiner gate for a carabiner having an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, that can only be opened with the use of a properly located magnet to move a sliding pin and allow rotation of the outer cylinder to open the carabiner.

Provided is a hook which is capable of holding multiple objects or an object having a large size of width by efficiently using a space inside the hook, reliably preventing the hanged object from dropping, and allowing the hanged object to be taken out easily. A hook body has a latch that locks an arm biased toward an outside of the hook body by an arm biasing mechanism, and regulates a displacement of the arm, thereby closing an opening portion. While the latch is biased by a latch biasing mechanism so as to face the opening portion and be present at an arm regulating position for locking the arm, the latch is displaced from the arm regulating position against a biasing force of the latch biasing mechanism so as to unlock the arm.