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US 1,079,447 · App. 29/918,634 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Circular angled gate carabiner

Inventor: Gregory M. Adelman (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
F16B45/037A44B15/00
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Patent No.
US 1,079,447
App. No.
29/918,634
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an circular angled gate carabiner as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2026
From: NITE IZE, INC.
To: NITE IZE, LLC
Reel/Frame 076014/0172 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2023
From: ALDEMAN, GREGORY M.
To: NITE IZE, INC.
Reel/Frame 065698/0683 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 18450450 · Aug 16, 2023
Continuation 17820393 · Aug 17, 2022
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