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Record 1 1993-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A type of carabiner whose mobile arm is bent in to allow for a larger opening.

CONT

Bent-gates, for the most part, normal karabiners fitted with a curved gate that bows inwards towards the centre of the karabiner.

CONT

Gaining popularity is the "dogleg", or "bent-gate" biner. The gate is bowed in, and when depressed, gives a wider gate opening than other biners. ... With the bent-gate krab you can slap the rope into the bowed gate; a little pressure and a jerk and the biner is clipped.

CONT

Bent-gate carabiners are a speci alty design most commonly used on difficult routes where it's important to quickly clip and unclip the carabiners from the feel of the gates alone.

Key term(s)
  • bent-gate karabiner
  • bentgate karabiner
  • bentgate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
OBS

Les modèles à doigt coudé permettent une introduction rapide de la corde.

OBS

Le terme «doigt coudé» apparaît dans le catalogue «Au vieux campeur» sous le titre mousqueton.

OBS

Le terme «doigt courbé» apparaît dans le catalogue «Petzl» sous le titre mousqueton.

Spanish

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