Name: | REI Gold D Locking Carabiner |
Sub Item: | (angled nose) |
Category: | screw lock |
Locking Type: | manual |
Locks: | screw |
Unlock Style: | gate stopped - thread runout |
Sleeve Rotation: | 926° (unlocked) | 1157° (maximum) |
Shape: | asymmetric D |
Material: | aluminum |
Profile: | flat |
Nose: | notch & pin |
Nose Guard: | none |
Rivets: | domed |
Gate Shield: | none |
Weight: | 58 g |
Dimensions: | Length: 105.6 mm Width: 57.6 mm Depth (basket end): 8.64 mm Gate Opening: 17.3 mm |
Strength Ratings: | 22 kN | 7 kN |
Other Markings: | Stamped (rollmark?): (rei-logo) USA (ratings) | FOR CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING USE ONLY Stamped: GO ON GREEN (ghosted offset double stamp of GO ON GREEN) | 25/94 Dot Peen: 7455 |
Batch Marking Location: | sleeve |
MSRP: | $7.95 (1997) |
Summary: | Green is Go locking indicator |
Description & Commentary: | In 1981, REI bought the Mountain Safety Research (MSR), which produced whitelabel carabiners for REI, as well as carabiners under their own name. Cascade Designs (Platypus, Thermarest, etc) bought MSR from REI in 2001. MSR first advertised I-beam carabiners in 1993, touting the investment in time and money to develop the new line, and included a few features which were used in REI carabiners as well:
These innovations came at a time when the industry was on the cusp of adopting keylock (and other snagless nose) designs, hot-forging, and the wiregate. 3σ Testing (or similar) and larger gate shielding have become industry norms, as well as individualized serial numbers and locking indicators for some brands or user disciplines. The "GO ON GREEN" locking indicator is obscured by the heptagonal (interesting choice!) locking sleeve when unlocked. As the carabiner is unlocked, the green becomes obsured 9/7ths turns before the gate actually unlocks (under no load). The gate remains locked but the angled relief on the underside of the nose permits enough gate movement that the pin would miss the notch if loaded while the gate was out of position. This style of positive-locking indicator clearly hasn't persisted with modern day screwlock carabiners, although some designs of twist locks with buttons use a green button for a Green-is-Go indicator. This example has a angled nose for the locking sleeve relief and gold anodized gate, in contrast with the similar stepped nose model. |
MPN: | WW471164 |
Manufacturer Color: | bright |