Connecting device for a carabiner

{
  "publication_number": "US10408257B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Connecting device for a carabiner",
  "abstract": "A connecting device for a carabiner, comprising a first connection part for connecting said device to a base member and at least two second connection parts for connecting said device to at least two carabiners. The device is characterized in that said at least two second connection parts each are a rotatable or tiltable connection part. Preferably, said second connection parts each are embodied as a concave socket for coupling to a carabiner comprising a convex body.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A connecting device configured to couple to at least two carabiners comprising: a first connection part, wherein the first connection part is a first convex body configured to couple to a first concave socket of a base member, wherein the first connection part is rotatable 360° about an axis within the first concave socket of the base member, and is tiltable with respect to the first concave socket of the base member; wherein the first concave socket of the base member further comprises a shoulder that restrains the first convex body within the first concave socket of the base member; and at least two second connection parts, wherein the at least two second connection parts are concave sockets configured to couple to fixed convex appendages on each of the at least two carabiners; wherein the at least two second connection parts each are a fixed axis point about which the fixed convex appendages on each of the at least two carabiners are rotatable 360°, and wherein the fixed convex appendages on each of the at least two carabiners are tiltable with respect to the at least two second connection parts, wherein each of the at least two second connection parts further comprise a collar, wherein said collar secures the fixed convex appendages in the concave sockets.",
    "2. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second connection parts is embodied as a detachable coupling.",
    "3. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the first connection part is comprised of an at least partially spherical body.",
    "4. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein each of the fixed convex appendages of each of the at least two carabiners is comprised of an at least partially spherical body.",
    "5. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the convex body further comprises a neck wherein the neck is coupled to a spherical body, wherein the neck is of smaller diameter than the spherical body, and wherein the shoulder of the first concave socket of the base member restrains the spherical body in the first concave socket.",
    "6. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the first connection part is tiltable over at least 5° in the first concave socket of the base member.",
    "7. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixed convex appendages on each of the at least two carabiners are tiltable over at least 5° in the concave sockets.",
    "8. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting device forms at least a double-headed carabiner apparatus, wherein the at least two carabiners of the double-headed carabiner apparatus are each rotatable with respect to the base member through the first connection part, and rotatable with respect to the second connection parts through the fixed convex appendages on each of the at least two carabiners.",
    "9. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein each of the fixed convex appendages further comprise a neck wherein the neck is coupled to a spherical body, wherein the neck is of smaller diameter than the spherical body, and wherein the collar of each of the concave sockets restrains the spherical body in the first concave socket.",
    "10. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two carabiners hold pet leashes.",
    "11. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the base member further comprises an opening through which the base member is slidingly coupled to a rigid bar, wherein the rigid bar is coupled to a handgrip, thus coupling the connecting device to the handgrip."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "Not Applicable.\n\nNot Applicable.\n\nNot Applicable.\n\nNot Applicable.\n\nNot Applicable.\n\nField of the Invention (Technical Field)\n\nThe present invention relates to a connecting device for a carabiner. This connecting device may be used with a dog leash, a horse leash, in mountain climbing or the like.\n\nDescription of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Inder 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98\n\nConnecting a carabiner to another item is known in the art. For example, a carabiner may be used for coupling a dog leash to another item, for example a pole, a bike or a handgrip. Also, carabiners are used for mutually coupling other products, like ropes.\n\nHereafter, reference will be made mainly to use of the device according to the invention with dog leashes and, more in particular, a handle or hand grip for a dog leash. In this respect, it is known to apply a hand grip to which a dog leash is connected. Said known connecting device may suitably be comprised of a ring-shaped opening in the hand grip, the carabiner being inserted into said opening, after which part of the dog leash is inserted into the carabiner as well, so as to mutually connect the hand grip and the dog leash through said carabiner.\n\nAlthough a sufficient connection between dog leash and hand grip is obtained this way, a user may experience deficiencies in that the dog exerts large forces to the user's hand holding the hand grip. Such also applies in other types of use, for example in handling of horses and in mountain climbing.",
  "cpc": [
    "F16C 11/0695",
    "A01K 27/003",
    "A01K 27/005",
    "A44B 17/00",
    "A62B 35/00",
    "A63B 29/00",
    "B68B 1/04",
    "F16B 45/00",
    "F16G 11/04",
    "F16G 11/146",
    "F16G 15/04",
    "F16G 15/08",
    "F16M 11/14",
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  "ipc": [
    "A01K 27/00",
    "A62B 35/00",
    "B68B 1/04",
    "F16B 45/00",
    "F16C 11/06",
    "F16G 11/04",
    "F16G 11/14",
    "F16M 11/14",
    "F16M 11/20"
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  "assignees": [
    "Nano Pet Products LLC"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Christopher Howse Onthank"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2017-03-16",
  "publication_date": "2019-09-10",
  "grant_date": "2019-09-10",
  "priority_date": "2016-03-16",
  "application_number": "US-201715460723-A",
  "family_id": "58360858",
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