
24-01-2016, 17:37
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Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Location: Tunkhannock PA
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Re: Carabiners and hooks
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Originally Posted by Collin Stiers
I don't think they generally make climbing carabiners that size, but even if you could find one you would have a problem, carabiners that size would be for some heavy duty mountaineering, as such the have a latch on the opening portion, so that it cannot be pushed open, but rather you have to rotate a screw to unlatch it. Also those types of carabiners are built to withstand the force of a person falling at several meters per second stopping suddenly, so they are large and made of very heavy duty (and heavy weight) material, which could cause a problem for a robot with a strict weight limit
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http://www.rescuetech1.com/iscfiremansladderhook.aspx
Used to hook on ladder rungs. 
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