Climbing Harness Gear Carrier Pivoting Wire Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gear-carrying devices for climbing harnesses experience unwanted rocking movements due to the passage of carabiners around the waist, causing discomfort and instability when attaching or removing accessories, as previous solutions like retaining tabs and double carabiners fail to securely fix the belt or strap.
Innovation Solution
A gear-carrying device with a wired attachment element that pivots outside the body to sandwich the belt or strap, featuring a locking part that allows secure engagement and disengagement, utilizing a metal or plastic wire with a U-shaped stirrup for positive locking, ensuring the device remains fixed during use and easy to remove.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a retaining tab is used to fix the carabiner to the harness belt, then the device can be attached to the harness, but the retaining tab can move during user manipulation causing instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a movable wired attachment element that can pivot between a raised position for easy attachment and a closed position for secure fixation. The wire transitions from a static retaining tab to a dynamic element that adapts its position during operation, allowing the user to manipulate it freely while maintaining stable attachment to the harness belt through the sandwiching action on the strap.
2Device complexity
If a double carabiner is used without a retaining tab, then the structure is simpler, but there remains a large clearance preventing firm attachment to the harness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the intermediary principle by introducing a wired attachment element as a mediating component between the carabiner body and the harness strap. This wire element acts as an intermediary that bridges the gap created by the simple double carabiner structure, enabling firm attachment through its ability to pivot and sandwich the strap, thus resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and reliable attachment.
3Ease of operation
If the wired attachment element can pivot outside the body, then easy attachment and removal is achieved, but the device may move during climbing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by designing the wired attachment element to pivot between two distinct states: a raised position that facilitates easy attachment and removal, and a closed position that ensures stability during climbing. The dynamic nature of the wire allows it to adapt to different operational requirements, maintaining ease of operation while preventing unwanted movement during use through its locked closed position.
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AI summary
A gear-carrying device adaptable to a climbing harness, comprising a C-shaped body 11 for attaching tools or accessories, and a movable finger 12 for opening or closing the access space inside the body. A wire attachment element 20 is articulated to the body 11 and cooperates with a fixed retaining hook 22 to occupy either a closed position, in which the wire attachment element extends along and outside the body after engaging the wire attachment element 20 in the retaining hook 22, or a raised position after the wire attachment element 20 is released from the retaining hook. A locking piece 23 is arranged to lock or unlock the wire attachment element 20 in the closed position.