Carabiner With Fire-Starter

摘要

A carabiner having a fire-starter for easily mounting the fire-starter on to a variety of items for quick and easy access and easy carry. The carabiner has a loop to fasten to the variety of items. The fire-starter utilizes a flint that can be scraped across the rasp attached to the body of the carabiner. A light emitting device may also be attached to the body and configured to emit light near the fire-starter so as to illuminate the area where the fire is to be started. The fire-starter may further comprise a lock to prevent unintentional sparks from being created.

主权项

1. A carabiner with fire-starter, comprising:
(a) a body; (b) a striker assembly; (c) a gated loop; and (d) a light-emitting device, wherein the body structurally connects the striker assembly, the gated loop, and the light-emitting device to each other, (e) wherein the striker assembly comprises a striker arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the striker arm defining a striker arm axis through the first end and the second end, the second end operatively connected to the body via a pivotable connection to allow the first end to move in an arcuate path; a flint operatively connected to the striker arm at the first end; a rasp adjacent to the flint such that when the striker arm moves along the arcuate path, the flint scrapes across the rasp to create a spark; a rail operatively connected to the body and the striker arm to guide the striker arm along the arcuate path; a screw abutting the flint; a screw feed operatively connected to the screw, wherein when the screw teed is rotated in a first direction, the screw pushes the flint towards the rasp, and wherein when the screw feed is rotated in a second direction, the flint retreats away from the rasp; a spring between the screw and the flint to reduce damage to the flint by allowing the flint to move along the striker arm axis during use; a pair of washers, one washer at opposite ends of the screw feed to guide and position the screw as it passes through the screw feed; and a slide lock operatively connected to the rail, the slide lock having a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the slide lock locks with the rail to prevent pivoting of the striker arm, and wherein in the unlocked position, the slide lock is released from the rail to permit pivoting of the striker arm, wherein the rasp is arc-shaped and comprises a plurality of sharp, hard teeth, wherein the rail is arc-shaped to parallel the rasp, (f) wherein the gated loop comprises a first segment rigidly fixed to the body; a second segment pivotally connected to the body such that a portion of the body, the first segment, and the second segment together form a loop when in a closed configuration; and a spring to bias the second segment against the first segment to maintain the closed configuration, and (g) wherein the light-emitting device is an electronically controlled device that emits light when electrically energized, and the light-emitting device is adjacent to the rasp to illuminate an area near the flint.