| Name: | Stubai ROCK CLIP Straight Gate |
| Category: | non-locking |
| Shape: | asymmetric D |
| Material: | aluminum |
| Profile: | flat |
| Nose: | claw: snagless |
| Nose Guard: | semi |
| Rivets: | flush |
| Gate Shield: | full |
| Weight: | 48 g |
| Dimensions: | Length: 98 mm Width: 55 mm Depth (basket end): 8.2 mm Gate Opening: 21 mm |
| Strength Ratings: |  25 kN |  8 kN |  8 kN |
| Other Markings: | Forged: STUBAI (logo) AUSTRIA | (ratings) CE0408 F005 |
| Collection Criteria: | ★ Manufacturing, Engineering, or Design |
| Summary: | snagless clawlock nose |
| Description & Commentary: | A fairly basic asymmetric D carabiner, slightly offset, offered in Straight Gate and Bent Gate. The Bent Gate version has an extremely minor (approx. 1mm) sweep, but this does yield 2 mm additional gate opening. The latching mechanism is a clean clawlock type, with the nose claw shrouded by a central rib. The claws on either side of the rib do catch, but not nearly as easily as a traditional clawlock carabiner. Unfortunately, this does leave claws on the gate, which catch similar to reverse pin & notch designs. The markings are very shallow and may be etched/ablated in some way rather than forged when the carabiner was shaped. From my brief initial research, I found that Stubai offered a red anodized version in 2007 (and likely earlier), and moved to a keylock nose sometime between Aug 2009 and May 1010. |
| Relevant Patent: | EP0569059B1 |