Reversed opening Hms carabiner

[Jeff_Cochran]

Is there a Hms carabiner that opens opposite of normal?

 

[oceans]

Jeff, are you referring to the direction of the barrel of the gate (up vs. down), or the hinge point of the gate itself (wide side vs. narrow side)?

 

[Jeff_Cochran]

I would like a Hms with the hinge on the wide side

 

[TimberJack]

I can't imagine how it would open. What is your intended use?

 

[oceans]

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I would like a Hms with the hinge on the wide side

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Gotcha. I think the trouble with that would be loading it with certain hardware that wouldn't be able to slide around the tight bend at the "bottom" in order to orient them on the wider "top".

I guess it could be an advantage for certain things...

I think someone was talking about this before for a Rope Wrench setup using a Pinto pulley.

 

[Jeff_Cochran]

I am going to design one and sell it to a manufacturer. With the proper design those would sell like hot cakes.

 

[macswan]

What's the advantage?

 

[oceans]

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I am going to design one and sell it to a manufacturer. With the proper design those would sell like hot cakes.

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Well off you go then!

I'm thinking you should design the hinge at an angle so that the gate will swing past the major axis (rather than straight towards it) to get a nice wide opening...like those big Omega carabiners.

 

[Fernhorn]

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Like this? link


kinda defeats the whole point of the hms imo.