I have re-designed a carabiner using SolidWorks that incorporates a double gate quick draw mechanism. This feature helps prevent accidents resulting from back clipping, thereby improving safety during climbing and other activities where carabiners are commonly used.
What is Back Clipping?
Back Clipping is when you clip the rope in an incorrect manner such that the end of your rope comes out of the carabiner in a direction towards the rock, while ideally, it should come out in the direction away from the rocks. This simple mistake by a lead climber could have drastic consequences and could ultimately be fatal.
3D printed Prototype demonstrates how the double gate mechanism prevents back clipping.
